Man Utd guarantee pay for casual workers
Manchester United have vowed to pay 3,000 casual staff even for the remainder the season even if matches are forced behind closed doors or cancelled...
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‘Premature’ to postpone Tokyo Olympics, says IOC chief
AFP, Washington :International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said it would be “premature” to postpone the Tokyo Games Thursday but admitted the body was...
Higuain leaves Juve quarantine to return to Argentina
Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain has left the team’s quarantine and returned home to Argentina, according to multiple reports in Italy on Thursday. The 32-year-old international...
Asian golfers could lose out if Olympics go ahead: Tour chief
AFP, Hong Kong :The Olympics going ahead in Tokyo this year is “highly unlikely”, the boss of Asian golf told AFP, and proceeding as planned...
Too early to decide fate of Tokyo 2020, says IOC president Bach
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach stressed it’s too early to decide the fate of 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in a teleconference with representatives...
Hearts ask players to accept 50 percent pay cut due to coronavirus woes
AFP, Glasgow :Hearts have asked their players and staff to accept their pay being cut by half in order to stave off troubles brought on...
India’s Chand says pre-Olympics training fraught with virus fears
After battling in court to be able to run and fighting discrimination when she came out as gay, Indian sprinter Dutee Chand now has to...
Tokyo Olympics plans ‘insensitive, irresponsible’ – IOC member
International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Hayley Wickenheiser said Tuesday that vows to press ahead with plans for the Tokyo Games are “insensitive and irresponsible.”Wickenheiser, a...
‘Putting us in danger’ – athlete concerns grow ahead of Olympics
AFP, Tokyo :Olympic pole vault champion Katerina Stefanidi said athletes were being forced to take health risks as competitors started to speak out about holding...
US Open tennis chams could be postponed by coronavirus
AFP, New York :The US Tennis Association acknowledged Tuesday that developments in the coronavirus pandemic could dictate moving the US Open, now scheduled to start...
Halep says donating equipment to help coronavirus fight
Wimbledon champion and world number two Simona Halep said she was donating money to pay for medical equipment in Romania as the country deals with...
