SHANGHAI: Football clubs and players have voiced concern about their mental well-being when the Chinese Super League (CSL) starts because they will spend at least two months cut off from their families to stop the spread of coronavirus. The CSL will kick off on Jul 25 – five months later […]
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MUMBAI: Men’s governing body ATP on Monday (Jul 7) unveiled a revised system for calculating world rankings when the season resumes in August following a five-month suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditionally the ATP rankings operates on a formula of 18 best results over 52 weeks but will now […]
LONDON: West Indies great Brian Lara says the Caribbean side must try and beat “overwhelming favourites” England in four days because their batting is not strong enough to last five days. The three-Test series, which marks the return of international cricket after the coronavirus shutdown, starts on Wednesday in Southampton […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand wants to set up a ‘travel bubble’ with Australia in order to host trans-Tasman sporting events, such as rugby union’s Bledisloe Cup, later this year but safety remains paramount, the country’s Sports Minister said on Tuesday. Cross-border competition was brought to a halt in March due to […]
SHANGHAI: The retirement of two-time Olympic champion Lin Dan signals the end of a golden era of Chinese sporting superstars, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 7). Arguably the greatest badminton player of all time, the 36-year-old said on Saturday that he was bringing the curtain down on a career […]
REUTERS: Merseyside Police have launched an investigation after a red flare was set off on the statue of Everton record goalscorer Dixie Dean outside the Premier League club’s Goodison Park stadium. Everton said in a statement that the club were assisting police in their enquiries and that no damage had […]
REUTERS: Rennes have bought striker Martin Terrier from Ligue 1 rivals Olympique Lyon for a fee of €15 million (£13.61 million), including €3 million in add-ons, Lyon said. The 23-year-old has made 77 appearances for Lyon since joining the club in 2018 and has scored 17 goals in all competitions. […]
India’s cricket board will only consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) abroad as a last resort if there is no other way to salvage the lucrative limited-overs tournament this year, a top BCCI official has told Reuters. NEW DELHI: India’s cricket board will only consider staging the Indian Premier […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s planned A-League restart next week was thrown into chaos after three Melbourne teams failed to leave Victoria state when their dramatic airport dash to beat a border closure was scuppered by fog. Nine days from the scheduled opening game, the A-League was left seeking a New South Wales […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s government said on Tuesday (Jul 7) it has released the first instalment of a NZ$265 million (US$174 million) funding package to help the local sports industry cope with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports Minister Grant Robertson said much of the initial NZ$80 million tranche […]