postponement
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Second-placed Lens currently trail leaders PSG by one point - and Lens head coach Pierre Sage said after Sunday's 5-1 win over Angers that his side did not agree with a postponement.
From BBC
The limited five-day postponement “may prevent a stronger and more lasting rally,” Woods added.
From Barron's
Danny Russel, a former senior U.S. diplomat and vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, said Beijing viewed “the sudden, last-minute postponement as disrespectful.”
Tariffs hit operating profit by 1.2 billion euros, while expenses for provisions relating to carbon dioxide regulation, restructuring and the postponement of an electric-vehicle platform all also hit earnings, it said.
Oparanozie said the postponement could have a physical and mental impact on players, who were already preparing for the tournament.
From BBC
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