2nd Bundesliga, Corona: A massive corona outbreak is causing great concern at the second division soccer club SV Sandhausen. As the SVS announced on Thursday, an “extensive PCR test” resulted in 18 positive corona findings “in the team and the team environment”. Whether the game scheduled for Sunday (1.30 p.m. / Sky) can take place at FC St. Pauli will be decided by the German Football League (DFL) “after all documents have been checked”.
Twelve players and six supervisors are affected, all of whom have gone into quarantine. “Some” have “slight signs of a cold”. For team doctor Nikolaus Streich the high number of positive results is “surprising”. The physician attributes the predominantly mild course to the effect of the vaccination.
In order to get a game cancellation, Sandhausen would have to submit a corresponding application to the DFL. Should the club have “more than 15 licensed players and / or amateurs / contract players eligible to play in the licensed team”, such a request would not be granted according to the DFL game rules. These players must include “at least nine licensed players, including a goalkeeper”.
Motorsport, Formula 1: Aston Martin driver Sebastian Vettel believes a woman in the Formula 1 driver field is possible at some point. “I don’t think there is anything against it,” said the four-time world champion before the Mexican Grand Prix at the press conference on Thursday in response to a girl’s question. But you couldn’t say when, said Vettel. Young fans can also ask questions to the pilots on Thursdays before the races.
The first female racing driver in the premier class of motorsport was Maria Teresa de Filippis, who qualified for three races. So far, only one woman has made it into the points: The Italian Lella Lombardi took sixth in 1975 in an abandoned Grand Prix, half a point. Others such as the British Susie Wolff, wife of Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, came close to Formula 1. But they never started in a Grand Prix.
Basketball, NBA: Basketball player LeBron James threatens to miss his Los Angeles Lakers in the North American professional league NBA again. The 36-year-old fell out of the defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder (104: 107) because of an abdominal muscle injury. “Every time LeBron is out and will miss a certain time, that’s worrying. Hopefully this time it’s not that bad,” said his coach Frank Vogel on Thursday evening (local time).
The portal The Athletic reported that James would be absent from the Lakers for at least a week. The club wants to be careful with the veteran this season. James has won four titles in his long NBA career and is considered the toughest opponent of Michael Jordan in the debate about the best basketball player in history. The Lakers, who employ a second star player in Anthony Davis, are considered serious title contenders this season. James missed three of the first nine games of the season.