West Indies struck two early blows, including the run out of England captain Joe Root, in the opening session of the third and final test at Old Trafford to leave the hosts on 66 for two wickets at lunch on Friday. MANCHESTER, England: West Indies struck two early blows, including […]
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NEW DELHI: The star-studded Indian Premier League cricket will start on Sep 19 in the United Arab Emirates, its chairman told AFP on Friday (Jul 24), adding that players may need to undergo quarantine. Although India’s cricket authorities are still awaiting government approval, Brijesh Patel said the world’s richest cricket […]
SEOUL: The South Korean government announced on Friday (Jul 24) it will begin allowing a limited number of fans back into baseball and football stadiums as soon as Sunday, under new rules aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Fans will be allowed to attend Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) […]
SHANGHAI: All international tennis tournaments in China including the Shanghai Masters and WTA Finals were cancelled Friday (Jul 24) because of the coronavirus, the ATP and WTA said. The major blow to attempts to restart tennis comes after China said it would not stage most international sports events for the […]
PRAGUE: An outbreak of coronavirus in a Czech music club has grown to 98 positive cases, including footballers from several Prague clubs, public health officials said on Thursday. The outbreak was one of several surges of infections in the central European country of 10.7 million people. Public health officials have […]
LONDON: Leeds United defended the club’s decision for the players to parade the Championship trophy in an open-top bus at Elland Road after thousands of fans ignored pleas not to gather at the stadium. Marcelo Bielsa’s side had already sealed promotion back to the Premier League for the first time […]
LONDON: The re-scheduled Diamond League meeting due to be held in Gateshead on Sep 12 has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, British Athletics confirmed on Thursday (Jul 23). “It is with sad news that we announce that the proposed Müller Grand Prix Gateshead due to take place this […]
LONDON: Liverpool’s Premier League title winning captain Jordan Henderson was named England’s Footballer of the Year on Friday (Jul 24) in the annual vote of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA). Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford and Liverpool pair Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane made up […]
SHANGHAI: The National Basketball Association (NBA) has severed ties to a training centre in China’s western Xinjiang region, where Beijing faces growing international condemnation over its treatment of minorities. In a letter published online by US Senator Marsha Blackburn, the US league also said it had lost “hundreds of millions […]
TOKYO: Japan held subdued celebrations to mark one year to go until the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Thursday (Jul 23), with the coronavirus pandemic raising stark concerns about whether the Games will go ahead at all. In Tokyo, which should have been buzzing with thousands of athletes and fans […]