Paris Installs a Curfew on Outdoor Sports

The plan echoes a scheme by the Big3, the American three-on-three basketball league, to play its games in a quarantined area. That league planned to go a step further, having the players live in a house together for a “Big Brother”-style reality show.

And speaking of islands, Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, said his organization’s fight cards might soon be held on one, too.

“I’m a day or two away from securing a private island,” he told TMZ. “We’re getting the infrastructure put in now.” He said fights held there would primarily be for international fighters who could not get into the United States.

There would be no fans, and steps would be taken to assure the health of fighters, referees and production people, he said.

White said he was still not ready to reveal the location for U.F.C. 249, scheduled for April 18.

Golf, Darts and Table Tennis

There is, in fact, a golf tournament underway in the United States.

The perhaps aptly named Outlaw Tour, a minor league circuit, is holding an event this week in Scottsdale, Ariz., where golf courses are open after being deemed essential businesses.

The mostly American, mostly unknown field includes Alex Cejka, a German who won on the PGA Tour in 2015.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/sports/paris-curfew-outdoor-sports.html