Former Marseille president Pape Diouf dies after contracting coronavirus
BBC Online :Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died aged 68 after contracting coronavirus, the club have announced.The Senegalese was president between 2005 and 2009...
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Broadcaster predicts La Liga restart in July with no fans
Agency :Spain’s La Liga could recommence in July without spectators, the head of a major broadcaster has said, adding that the season was likely to...
Olympic Solidarity programs related to Tokyo 2020 will be extended into 2021
Agency :All Olympic Solidarity programs related to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 will be extended into 2021, according to a statement released by the International...
Buttler auctions World Cup final shirt for hospital appeal
England’s Jos Buttler is auctioning the shirt he wore in last year’s dramatic World Cup final win in support ofhospitals treating the coronavirus.The 29-year-old wicketkeeper/batsman...
Australian documentary ‘motivates’ England skipper Root for Ashes
AFP, London :England Test captain Joe Root has said watching the first few episodes of a documentary about the Australian cricket team has been a...
Lancashire chairman David Hodgkiss dies due to coronavirus
LANS :Lancashire Cricket Club chairman David Hodgkiss has died after contracting coronavirus. He was 71.Hodgkiss, who had been on the board at Emirate Old Trafford...
South Africa set deadlines for tours
Agency :The South African team will require six weeks of preparation before embarking on any tours, Cricket South Africa’s acting director of cricket, Graeme Smith,...
Lord’s opens up for NHS & local community in UK
LANS, London :In light of the current situation regarding the outbreak of Covid-19, the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has decided to help the medical staff...
Rohit Sharma donates Rs 80 lakh to get India ‘back on its feet’
LANS, Mumbai :India cricketer team opener Rohit Sharma on Tuesday donated Rs 80 lakh in support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Rohit said...
AIFF hopeful of organising FIFA women’s U-17 World Cup in November
Agency :The All India Football Federation (AIFF) remains hopeful of organising the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in November despite the COVID-19 pandemic causing cancellation...
World Athletics to postpone 2021 World Athletics Championships to 2022
Agency :The global athletics governing body released a statement on Monday to support the new 2021 dates of the Tokyo Olympic Games and promised to...