India, June 18 -- Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill will not be racing with Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles, at least for now.

Both athletes had planned a big event at New York City's Times Square for the weekend, but it has now been called off. The fans were eagerly awaiting the race between one of the fastest players in the NFL and the Olympic champion in the 100-meter track event, and they would be disappointed.

But why was the planned race between Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles called off?

Noah Lyles provided an explanation about his planned race with NFL wideout Tyreek Hill getting cancelled, citing 'personal reasons'.

"We were very deep into creating the event. In fact, it was supposed to happen this weekend. Unfortunately, ...