Washington, July 25 (IANS): Organisers of the Detroit Marathon have announced that the 2020 edition of the race, slated to be held in October, will not take place because of COVID-19 pandemic.
"We were
(Reuters): Al-Sadd coach Xavi Hernandez, the former Barcelona and Spain midfielder, said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic.
Xavi, who renewed his contract with the Qat
(Reuters): Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi will miss the FA Cup final against Chelsea on Aug. 1 because of a hamstring injury, the Premier League club said.
Mustafi, 28, sustained the injury during th
(Reuters): Liverpool's Premier League title winning captain Jordan Henderson was named England's Footballer of the Year on Friday in the annual vote of the Football Writers' Association (FWA).
ZURICH, July 25 (Reuters): Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber offered to resign on Friday after a court concluded he covered up a meeting with FIFA head Gianni Infantino and lied to supervisors while hi
ROME, July 25 (Reuters): Italian former Formula One driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi was returning to intensive care on Friday, three days after being moved to a specialist recovery centre to tr
PARIS, July 25 (Reuters): Paris St Germain's Neymar struck early to secure a 1-0 win over 10-man St Etienne as they claimed a record-extending 13th Coupe de France on Friday in a near empty stadium as
(Reuters): Manchester City's David Silva says his trophy-laden career with the Premier League club has exceeded his wildest dreams as he prepares for his final league game against Norwich City on Sunda
MANCHESTER, England, July 25 (Reuters): West Indies are confident of recovering after England gained the initiative on the opening day of the third and final test, said opener Kraigg Brathwaite as he defen
(Reuters): When the National Basketball Association restarts its coronavirus-interrupted season on July 30 in its "bubble" in Orlando, Florida, the stands could have more than 300 fans - none of
(Reuters): The upcoming Palermo Ladies Open could lose its biggest draw in world number two Simona Halep after Italy decided to impose a mandatory quarantine of 14 days for people coming from Romania and B
MANCHESTER, England, July 25 (Reuters): England batsmen Ollie Pope said he was relieved to be nearing a century in the third and deciding test against the West Indies after failing with the bat earlier in the s
(Reuters): Tiger Woods, who has made one start in five months, said on Friday he will skip next week's World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational so he can prepare for the Aug. 6-9 PGA Champi
LONDON (Reuters): Formula One scrapped all four of this season's races in the Americas due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday and added three European rounds, including old favourites Imola and the Nue
(Reuters): The cancellation of the U.S. Grand Prix is a big loss for Texas but Austin's Circuit of the Americas will aim to attract more fans next year, promoter Bobby Epstein said on Friday after Form
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that he hopes sporting activities in the country, which have been on a standstill since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Former Australian batsman and commentator Dean Jones feels that M.S. Dhoni's performance in the Indian Premier League will still be vital to whether he is taken back into the India
London, July 24 (IANS) Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has reportedly escaped punishment from his club following his foul-mouthed rant aimed at Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his assistant manager during the
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS): The 2014 tour of England is one that saw current India skipper Virat Kohli struggle against the swinging Dukes ball in English conditions. With scores of 1, 8, 25, 0, 39, 28, 0,7, 6 a
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS): Chess legend Viswanathan Anand suffered his third straight defeat at the ongoing Legends of Chess tournament, going down to Russia's Vladimir Kramnik in his latest encounter.
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