Schwab also revealed that the numerous organisations that operate under the WPA's umbrella, including global footballers' union FIFPro and cricketers' equivalent FICA, had been contacted often by athletes worried about their prospects if they catch the virus.

BERN, June 4 (Reuters) - Players may be at an increased risk of injury as professional sports rush back into action following the coronavirus stoppage, a global union representing 85,000 athletes said on Thursday.



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If you're in the market for a push electric lawn mower, you're in luck. I stuck to push-from-behind models only, which cost anywhere from $250 to $550. That's especially true of big, heavy machines you'd rather not push around unaided. I've gathered here a group of the most popular electric mowers I could find. Other factors like whether a mower is self-propelled can have a big impact too. I then unpacked, assembled and personally put each unit through its paces. After the grass clippings from my mowing spree settled, these were my favorites.

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"Many players will not have had access to the necessary training methods to ensure that they have the necessary fitness and conditioning to compete," said the World Players' Association (WPA), whose members play in the NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, European soccer and Australian Rules football, among others.

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The four-page report, entitled Guiding Considerations For A Safe Return To Work And Play, has been drawn up by the World Players' Association ahead of a conference call on Wednesday involving the players' representatives in all major sports, including footballers' union FIFPro, cricketers' equivalent FICA and the bodies representing stars of the NBA, NFL and Major League Baseball.

This served as a torture test for high-powered models, and a good way to determine which mowers are truly worth your money. I paid close attention to whether mowers stalled, got bogged down, or struggled in any way while cutting. I also ran the same test through a low-brush section on the outer edge of the lawn.

LONDON, March 21 (Reuters) - Calls from sporting organisations for this year's Tokyo Olympics to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic gathered pace on Saturday with USA Track and Field (USATF) and Brazil's Olympic Committee the latest to join the throng.

The Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) and the World Players Association (WPA) said a "deep review and broader consultation" with athletes was required regarding the decision over whether the Games could run as planned.

WPA executive director Brendan Schwab pointed to a study conducted by Australian sports scientist Joel Mason last month which suggested an increased injury rate in the Bundesliga since Germany's professional soccer league restarted on May 16.

Other key concerns were whether players had been provided with enough time to return to competition fitness and whether, in the case of injury, they would have access to the usual range of treatment and rehabilitation, given the strain on health services.

It stalled less than some of the larger, more powerful mowers in my test group, and the Ryobi's light weight made it simple for me to push. Chris Monroe/CNET





Just because a lawn mower isn't self-propelled doesn't mean it's hard to use. Even though it's extremely compact and weighs just 34.5 pounds, this tiny machine packs a punch. Case in point: the Ryobi 16-inch One Plus HP 18-volt push mower.

Suggesting a year's delay, he said the IOC was experienced in dealing with obstacles, citing the cancellations in 1916, 1940 and 1944 because of World Wars and the political boycotts of the Games in Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984.

"We acknowledge that there are no perfect answers, and that this is a very complex and difficult decision, but this position (to postpone the Games) at least provides our athletes with the comfort of knowing that they will have adequate time to properly prepare themselves physically, mentally and emotionally to be able to participate in a safe and successful Olympic Games," he wrote.

There's a huge array of capabilities and prices on the market at the moment, which can make shopping for one a little intimidating. You might have made the switch to an electric lawn mower, but if you're still tethered to a power cord you're living in the past. Battery-powered electric mowers are more powerful than ever before, and are more than up to the task of keeping your yard in tip-top shape year-round. I found over the course of this testing that there's a huge variation in how well a battery-powered lawn mower performs compared with how it's advertised, as well as how well battery mowers performed when compared to a corded electric lawn mower or a gas lawn mower.