WASHINGTON, DC: Britain’s Justin Rose fired a seven-under par 63 on Thursday (Jun 11) to seize the early lead as the US PGA Tour ended a 91-day coronavirus shutdown and paid tribute to George Floyd. Rose, the 2013 US Open champion, birdied seven of his first 12 holes then closed […]
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PARIS: The 2020 MotoGP season will start on Jul 19 in Spain following the coronavirus lockdown, with back-to-back races to be held at the Jerez circuit, organisers announced on Thursday (Jun 11). There will be a minimum of 13 races in the season, all in Europe between July and November, […]
LONDON: Formula One looks set to add more European races to the calendar with grands prix in Asia and the Americas likely to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The current schedule features eight races, all in Europe, but with the sport hoping for a season of between 15 […]
MILAN: The Italian season resumes after a three-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday (Jun 12) when Juventus, still chasing a possible league, cup and Champions League treble, host AC Milan in the return leg of their Coppa Italia semi-final. The match, to be played behind closed doors […]
LONDON: Manchester City and England footballer Raheem Sterling on Sunday (Jun 7) insisted that racism is “the only disease right now”. The 25-year-old, who has often and powerfully spoken out on discrimination, admitted his remarks may appear ill-chosen as the globe fights the coronavirus pandemic. “I know this might sound […]
LONDON: Williams driver George Russell completed a hat-trick of esports wins on Sunday (Jun 7) to knock Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc off the top of Formula One’s virtual grand prix standings with one race remaining. The Briton, who failed to score a point on the real racetrack last year in an […]
SHANGAI: Six Chinese under-19 internationals have been banned from playing for six months and forced to write self-criticism essays after flouting COVID-19 prevention rules to go drinking late at night. The Chinese Football Association (CFA) suspended the six until the end of November and the players were hit with additional […]
On Friday, Nihal Sarin took on Magnus Carlsen in a series of one-minute chess shootouts. At the end of these “bullet games”, the score read: Carlsen 19, Sarin 13. A 16-year-old Indian Grandmaster is giving a Norwegian four-time World Champion a run for his reputation — online. On Friday, Nihal […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand will become the first country to resume professional rugby union games next weekend as governments around the world move to ease lockdown measures to fight the novel coronavirus. All eyes will be on the 10-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition organised by New Zealand Rugby (NZR) as others […]
LONDON: The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is seeking clarity on whether the physical distancing rule can be reduced from two metres to one so they can admit 40,000 fans into Twickenham Stadium for the November internationals, chief executive Bill Sweeney said. Elite sport in England was given the green light […]