Football tournaments around the world have ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in one European league it’s business as usual. The Belarusian Premier League has seen its popularity soar among football fans these past two weeks, as it is now the only competition on the continent to continue amid the Covid-19…… MORE
With football on hold across the world, Juventus‘ first-team squad and coach Maurizio Sarri have agreed to give up four months’ wages to help the club manage the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Juventus say the agreement — equal to the monthly payments for March, April, May and June — will save the club…… MORE
The current coronavirus pandemic has plunged much of the world into unprecedented and uncertain times. But acts of kindness across the globe are providing much-needed light relief as people try to adapt to the new world they’re living in. That is certainly the case in Rome, where one of the Italian capital’s football teams, AS…… MORE
Postponing Tokyo 2020 will have provided a sense of relief to many Olympians but the delay in the decision will have unnecessarily perpetuated the anxiety levels of athletes, many of whom suffer from clinical Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), according to a leading sports psychiatrist. On Tuesday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee…… MORE
The brother of Abdelhak Nouri says things are “much better than before” now that the former Ajax star has returned home from hospital. But the 22-year-old is still very dependent on his family. Nouri collapsed during a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen in the summer of 2017, suffering serious and permanent brain damage as a…… MORE
Barcelona has announced its players and staff will take temporary wage cuts as the club grapples with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. La Liga has been suspended indefinitely, with officials saying on Monday that it would only resume when the government confirmed it was safe to do so. Spain has become one of…… MORE
Katie Ledecky turned 23 on March 17. It was a day she will never forget. “I celebrated it alone,” the five-time Olympic champion told CNN. “A few days before my birthday, I went on a grocery run, something I’ve been doing much less frequently, and I bought a box of cookies. I face-timed with my…… MORE
With dust settling from the decision to postpone the Olympics until next year, organizers now face an unprecedented challenge. On three occasions in the past — all because of world wars — the Games have been canceled, but never before have they been shifted in this manner. “If I had an hour to spare with…… MORE
For superstar US swimmer Katie Ledecky, a five-time Olympic gold medalist who has 15 world championship titles and has broken 14 world records, the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games because of the coronavirus pandemic was disappointing, “but it was certainly the right call,” she told CNN on Thursday. “I think we all expected…… MORE
The All England Club (AELTC) will decide the fate of this year’s Wimbledon at an emergency meeting to be held next week. The tournament organizer says it has been evaluating all possible scenarios, including both postponement and cancellation, amid the escalating novel coronavirus outbreak. The grass-court grand slam is due to begin June 29 but…… MORE
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