Coronavirus - Virtual Substitute Events

Some sports and websites are going to attempt live streaming of E Sports equivalents and also lectures and teaching in the intermission

Here’s Some

The show must go on!

We will be hosting all 4️⃣ #EmiratesFACup quarter-final fixtures LIVE as @EASPORTSFIFA simulations across the weekend 🎮 pic.twitter.com/0NznobDRhc

— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 20, 2020

We race on 👊

The Bahrain Virtual Grand Prix is here. Coming Sunday, 20:00GMT ⏰

Featuring #F1 drivers, #F1Esports stars, and more! pic.twitter.com/NYXzUAbVfz

— Formula 1 (@F1) March 20, 2020

Self isolating? I’m doing an online home school class on Wednesday, and the response has been immense... but teachers have pointed out they can’t use social media in class. So I’m going to set up a YouTube channel. Details will be on here ASAP. Also to include my friends on contd pic.twitter.com/bKRCCW5jGY

— Steve Backshall (@SteveBackshall) March 21, 2020

Send your science questions to

stayathome@cosmicshambles.com

Getting some great questions about black holes, viruses and the moon from children. Adults, you can ask questions too.
See you at 3pm on Saturday. https://t.co/9k6TfsQzTD

— Robin Ince 💙 (@robinince) March 20, 2020

We are working to bring you as many productions as we can. Here is some of the Space content you can watch from your couch (we'll be adding to this, stay posted). https://t.co/SBrSwBxt38

— The Space (@thespacearts) March 19, 2020

Add others as you find them.

Last night Tottenham's Sessingon and West Ham's Antonio streamed a FIFA match at the same time the two clubs were originally supposed to play in the Premier League. Lots of that sort of thing going on, plus teams who were supposed to play each other playing Twitter Connect 4 with each other, club official accounts "live-tweeting" classic matches in real time as if they were happening today. Anything to get through the lack of fixtures!

Sorry, do we need a separate thread for this? None of these are even on TV. I doubt The Sport Thread will be too busy for the foreseeable!

I thought it'd be a useful resource for people to add events that were happening to divert their attention - a relief. The Space stuff is highly likely to end up on the iPlayer by the end of the month, anyway.

Fair enough.

it can "be" on TV if you Chromecast it, or play YouTube videos on your TV...

*ducks for cover*

Indeed, I watched Leeds United thrash Luton 3-0 on FIFA and the Facebook video app only crashed my firestick once during the entire game.

Bet365 have a load of virtual sports going on. Really don't get how they're allowed to have people bet on those when the outcome could be manipulated.

'could be mainipulated'?
Are mainipulated.

Look at the results of the bookies own 100+ odd races per day virtual horseracing as seen in all the shops, and tell me how many 2/1favs (or shorter) come home in first place?

In the real world - nearly 40% on average over the year. In the virtual world - None.

I meant on TV channels, not online. As in, it would be noteworthy if Sky Sports were now showing it as a replacement rather than it just being on YouTube like it would have been anyway.

According to my EPG Sky Sports F1 are showing the virtual Bahrain GP tonight from 8pm.

That must indicate that the feed must be going through FOM tv at Biggin Hill then.

Virtual GP going out on ME and Mix too.