JOHANNESBURG: Professional sport in South Africa was on Saturday (May 30) given a provisional green light to resume training. Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa said non-contact professional sport will be allowed under strict conditions, which include playing without spectators, while contact sports such as football and rugby will be able to […]
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ZURICH: Formula One can start its season in Austria with two races behind closed doors on July 5 and 12, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday. The delayed championship, which was due to get going in Australia in March, has had to cancel or postpone a string of races […]
MUNICH, Germany: Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski ended a personal jinx when he opened his account against Fortuna Duesseldorf by scoring twice in a 5-0 win on Saturday as the holders moved closer to a record-extending 30th Bundesliga title. The thumping victory left leaders Bayern, who are chasing an eighth […]
LONDON: Harry Kane believes Tottenham Hotspur will have to win eight of their remaining nine Premier League games if they are to qualify for next season’s Champions League. The north London club were seven points adrift of the top four when the coronavirus shut down the season in March. Then […]
LONDON: World number 11 Fabio Fognini underwent surgery on both ankles on Saturday to cure a long-standing problem. In a statement posted on Twitter, the 33-year-old Italian said he had hoped the two-month break due to the coronavirus pandemic will have improved his situation. “I’ve been having a problem with […]
KITZBUHEL, Austria: World number three Dominic Thiem will host an invitational eight-man tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel with a “limited audience” from Jul 7-11, organisers announced on Saturday (May 30). The three-time Grand Slam finalist will be joined by Frenchman Gael Monfils in the clay-court event. Austrian star Thiem is also […]
NEW DELHI: India’s cricket board will not push for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to be postponed but would consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the October/November slot if it becomes available, a senior BCCI official has told Reuters. This year’s IPL, which is worth almost US$530 […]
MELBOURNE: Tokyo Games organisers face “real problems” staging the Olympics next year as coronavirus infections continue to soar, senior international Olympic official John Coates said. Coates, Australia’s Olympic chief and head of the International Olympic Committee’s inspectorate for Tokyo, said organisers had to assume there would be no vaccine for […]
SEOUL: When South Korea’s domestic women’s golf tour held its premier event last week – without spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic – no fewer than three of the world’s top 10 players took part. The country of 52 million people has a disproportionate share of the women’s world golf […]
MILAN: Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini admires Uruguay forward Luis Suarez for biting him during a heated match at the 2014 World Cup, he said in his autobiography. Suarez, who escaped punishment during the game, was later banned for four months plus nine internationals – but Chiellini said he bore no […]