AFP Russian officials on Monday appealed to the international sports fraternity to remain calm as the coronavirus pandemic threatened the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020. “Panic is the worst that can happen in the current situation,” the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said...
AFP/Files LAUSANNE: UEFA’s medical committee believes restarting seasons suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic “is definitely possible”, just as several European countries are ruling out attempts to return to action. “All football organisations which are planning the restart of their competitions...
Lionel Messi. Photo: File Barcelona skipper Lionel Messi and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola have donated one million euros to help buy medical supplies for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in his native Spain. Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic said it had...
The News/via Geo.tv/Files KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) legal adviser Tafazzul Rizvi on Wednesday filed a defamation suit worth Rs10 million against former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar for calling him “an inept person of highest order”, along with other serious allegations....
Photo: AFP Bangladesh’s national cricketers will donate half of their monthly remuneration to their government’s relief fund to fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-10) pandemic, Dhaka Tribune reported. As per the publication, of the 27 cricketers making the donations, 17 are centrally...
Juventus star Paulo Dybala revealed Friday how he “struggled to breathe” after contracting coronavirus which has killed over 9,000 people in Italy. The Argentine international announced last Saturday he was one of three Juventus players to catch the virus along with...
NBA analyst Doris Burke revealed on Friday that she, too, had come down with the coronavirus. Burke said she first began feeling symptoms on March 11, which was the same day in which Gobert tested positive. At the time, Burke was...
KARACHI: Azam Khan, one of the greatest squash players of all time, passed away in London on Saturday, becoming one of the thousands of victims of the coronavirus pandemic. The 95-year-old Azam, who won four consecutive British Open titles between 1959-62,...
West Ham players celebrate after scoring a goal. AFP LONDON: West Ham has eight players in self-isolation after showing mild symptoms of the coronavirus, according to the club’s vice-chairwoman Karren Brady. The Hammers are the latest Premier League club to be...
Photo: File Tokyo Olympics organisers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following the historic decision to delay the event due to the coronavirus. Given the ongoing pandemic and need for preparation...
