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IND vs USA Sanju Samson dropped Jasprit Bumrah rested due to illness.

Source of information.

1. India Today.

https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/t20-world-cup-india-vs-usa-team-news-sanju-samson-bumrah-mohammed-siraj-2864741-2026-02-07?utm_source=story_twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=storyshareurl

Rosenior rules out Chelsea ‘conspiracy’ after new illness in camp.

Source of information.

1. Standard.

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-james-injury-latest-leeds-b1270242.html

Olympic COVID restrictions are gone, but some athletes are still self-quarantining

February 9, 2026

Some athletes are taking extreme measures to stay healthy.

"When members of the U.S. women's cross-country ski team walked into a news conference in a packed room at the start of the Olympics, each of them wore a mask. Jessie Diggins, the team's top athlete, said the same rules apply if she's inside with her husband, who's staying not with Diggins at the Olympics, but with family....

in China, a positive coronavirus test could put athletes in an isolation hotel...

Things aren't that serious this time around. But athletes in cross-country skiing are among the most susceptible to respiratory viruses, and many are being extra cautious to stay healthy during the most important competitions of their lives.

Not only are many skiers and coaches wearing masks indoors, but America's cross-country team, and some from Scandinavia, have dispensed with the Olympic Village altogether and are renting out their own hotels, where they can avoid busy cafeterias and control who comes in and out...."

LINK:
https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/02/09/olympic-covid-restrictions-are-gone-but-some-athletes-are-still-self-quarantining

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LINK:
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/09/nx-s1-5702394/olympic-covid-restrictions-are-gone-but-some-athletes-still-self-quarantining

COMMENT: BRAVO!
Olympians taking safety matters into their own hands! True Winners! True Olympians in my opinion.  Refreshing to see athletes who are playing it more safer and taking charge of protecting themselves and loved ones! Thinking ahead of the game!

At the same time just the mere statement(maybe the reporter got this wrong about Olympics not having a policy in regards to covid?): "Olympic COVID restrictions are gone"  as it just seems crazy, downright  disgusting, irresponsible, masochistic & bizarre to not try to. restrict a disease and have no rules, no backup plans, or policy in place to prevent covid & long covid from spreading! Talk about a lack of a code of ethics and lack of duty towards society as a whole. It's just lowdown and a lack of love towards everybody to not have any rules in place about covid and diseases if you are holding a mass gathering.

Jonas Vingegaard delays season start after crash and illness

'It is better to fully recover' – Jonas Vingegaard will not make his season debut at this month’s UAE Tour as planned, choosing instead to recover after crashing during training and subsequently falling ill.

The two-time Tour de France winner fell off his bike last week after being followed by an amateur cyclist on a descent near Malaga, Spain.

LINK:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/it-is-better-to-fully-recover-jonas-vingegaard-delays-season-start-after-crash-and-illness/ar-AA1VOSZr

Vanie Gandler battles illness in gutsy win over Farm Fresh -

Source of information.

1. Tiebreaker Times.

https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/vanie-gandler-battles-illness-in-gutsy-win-over-farm-fresh/364445

International Sports News Brief...

NYC infectious disease experts prep for World Cup as ‘huge global migration event’ with 1.2M visitors
By Trenton Daniel
 | February 13, 2026

LINK:
https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2026/02/13/world-cup-outbreak-preparedness-drills/

More so called prepping and anticipation for diseases in the international sporting nworld...

The World Cup is the perfect place for disease to spread. Kansas health workers are preparing

"The influx of people could mean a greater chance of disease spreading. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will have training, reporting and testing information for diseases and travel health notices.

A projected 650,000 people will visit the Kansas City region for the World Cup this year, and with that comes the risk of disease spreading and health care demands.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is helping physicians and public health officials prepare. KDHE recently launched a website with resources aimed at identifying and combating the spread of infectious diseases."

LINK:
https://lawrencekstimes.com/2026/02/16/kns-world-cup-health-workers-prep/

COMMENT: no masking is mentioned in the article ..wonder how much the health department gets paid to advise people to cover up their coughing and sneezing and keep washing those hands and watch what you eat?! I agree with the part that says "The World Cup is the perfect place for disease to spread". It says " Kansas Department of Health and Environment is helping physicians and public health officials prepare" ... To one who masks, it is an insult to the intelligence  for no masking to be suggested... its hard to take a department of health and Environment very serious to me the Masked Man. Anybody serious about "combating the spread of infectious diseases" should definitely wear a mask.

Ive heard that masking can greatly reduce airborne illness and airborne disease..someone needs to educate the health department that!
People, You have the option to Wear a Mask to protect your health,

Personally, I'd take the liberty to wear a mask if I were in the health department or anybody for that matter. The mask is perfect for what they deem to be "the perfect place for disease to spread".

Seriously if you are going to (in the health department's very words) "the perfect place for disease to spread", then don't be caught with your mask down!,

The Masked Man
P.S.
It's not just an opinion or personal view that masks help prevent airborne illness and diseases, the high success rate of the mask is actually a well documented scientifically established proof held by many esteemed scientists , doctors and health experts.