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Bernie Ecclestone to become a father at 89 years of age Bernie Ecclestone, the former president and "owner" of Formula 1, is set to become a father for the fourth time, at 89 years of age with his wife Fabiana Flosi who, at 41, is 48 years his junior.
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The former chief executive of the Formula One Group made the announcement that the baby will be born in the summer, a few months before he turns 90. "He'll be born in the summer," Ecclestone told Blick "Like all parents, we only have one wish: that the child be born healthy." And hopefully he never expresses the intention of doing something in Formula One," Ecclestone added. Ecclestone has been married to his Brazilian wife since 2012. His eldest daughter, Deborah, is currently 65 years old.
Amir Khan: Coronavirus is a man-made thing to control the population In his home town of Bolton, Amir Khan, the former light-welterweight world champion has offered his £5million venue to the NHS to help fight the coronavirus outbreak. The facility was meant to open as a wedding venue in August but Khan is now ready to hand over the keys, insisting the safety of the public takes precedence at this stage. The 33-year-old wrote on Twitter: "I am aware of how difficult it is for the public to get a hospital bed in this tragic time.” "I am prepared to give my 60,000 square foot 4 story building which is due to be a wedding hall and retail outlet to the NHSuk to help people affected by the coronavirus. However Khan believes the coronavirus isn't a mere accident but that it is purposely being used to cull sections of the global population. The British boxer went into detail about the conspiracy theory on social media, insisting that the official story isn't the truth. “I don’t think it’s coming from China. That’s a lie, really. People are saying that they were eating bats and snakes and the poison mixed. What b*****t is that? Do you believe that? I don’t. Coronavirus this, coronavirus that – you’re prob-
ably getting bored of it, as I am. Do you not think it’s anything to do with that 5G in these towers that are going up? “It’s a man-made thing. It’s been put there for a reason – while they test 5G. It might be for population control – get rid of a lot of us, especially when they say that it harms old people. Look at these towers at night-time that have been put up, then telling people not to go out.” Meanwhile Khan has announced food for 10,000 Pakistani families amid the coronavirus lockdown. A few days later the former world champion took to Instagram sharing his photo and writing, “I’m giving out food to the people of Pakistan. 10,000 families will receive aid.”
NBA contemplate cancelling season
He also shared a video from his Islamabad boxing academy, where ration bags were being prepared for distribution. Amir wrote, “Seeing everyone suffer in Pakistan with food shortage due to the corona virus I have made bags which contain rice, flour, daal, chick peas, juices, water, powder milk, bars of soap.” “I would like to thank the Pakistan Army for helping us distributing the bags. The bags will be distributed from Amir Khan boxing hall in Islamabad.” Following the NBA's suspension of it’s fixtures on 12 March, bosses at the basketball league are now considering several options about how they can proceed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. They have considered shortening the play-offs, playing in summer or hosting games in one city, but now they are said to be thinking about cancelling the season altogether. One ESPN journalist who covers the sport revealed, the NBA and the players' union (NBPA) have begun conversations on how they could facilitate a shutdown. The financial damage is already significant, but TV, sponsors and ticket sales money will be
lost if basketball does not return. If the season were cancelled it is understood that National Basketball Association owners could get some financial relief in the form of returned pay in any compensation deal with players, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the players’ union, has told agents that any compensation deal constructed by the NBPA and league owners will include refunds on all NBA contracts. One NBA agent who spoke on condition of remaining anonymous believes the league may try to stop 50% of players’
remaining pay until the completion of the league’s 2019-20 accounts, which are expected in early July. Meanwhile, the Chinese Basketball Association had suspended their league since January due to the coronovirus outbreak which hit the country hard. American players returned to their teams because the competition was scheduled to restart in April, but it has been postponed again until May. Although life is going back to normality in China, basketball has yet to return and the NBA are considering that it might be impossible to get some action in the United States in the foreseeable future.
