Shahid Afridi tests positive for Covid-19
Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has tested positive for the pandemic Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Tennis Canada cancels 2020 women's Rogers Cup
Toronto/Xinhua: The WTA tournament in Montreal, Rogers Cup, will not be played this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Tennis Canada.
Virat-Anushka pledges to contribute to PM Cares Fund and CM's Relief Fund to combat COVID-19
Mumbai/IBNS: Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma have pledged to contribute to the PM Cares Fund and the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help to fight against the COVID-19.
Table tennis world team championships postponed again due to COVID-19
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: The table tennis world team championships have been postponed again after ITTF, the sport's governing body, suspended all planned international events until June 30 because of the Coronavirus pandemic.
FC Barcelona to lose 110 million dollar because of COVID-19 pandemic: Reports
Barcelona/Sputnik/UNI: Spanish football club FC Barcelona will lose at least 100 million euros (110.7 million dollar) due to the worldwide Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, the Spanish Marca sport newspaper reported on Monday.
COVID-19: ITTF suspends events until June 30
Beijing/Xinhua: The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Executive Committee has decided to suspend all planned ITTF events and activities involving international travel until June 30 as it discussed the effects of COVID-19 on the international table tennis event schedule.
BCCI to contribute Rs. 51 crore to PM Cares Fund to combat COVID-19
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian cricket board along with its affiliated state associations on Saturday announced that it will contribute Rs. 51 crore to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund or PM Cares Fund to fight against the deadly Novel Coronavirus.
Suresh Raina donates Rs 52 lakh in fight against COVID-19
New Delhi/UNI: India cricketer Suresh Raina on Saturday donated Rs 31 lakh to PM-CARES Fund and Rs 21 lakh to Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s disaster relief fund to help in their fight against coronavirus.
Tokyo 2020 chief says new dates for Olympics could be set next week
Tokyo/Xinhua: Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori said on Saturday that the new dates for the postponed Olympic Games could be decided by the end of next week.
Chinese men's football team tests negative for Coronavirus after returning from Dubai
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese men's football team announced on Thursday that all team members were tested negative for COVID-19 after flying back from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
ICC postpones all World Cup qualifiers amid Coronavirus outbreak
Dubai/UNI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has postponed all the qualifying events for the 2021 T20 World Cup and 50-overs version in 2023, which were scheduled to be held before June 30, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese football star Wu Lei denies re-testing negative for COVID-19
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese star footballer Wu Lei denied on Thursday the rumours that the 28-year-old La Liga Espanol striker was re-tested negative for COVID-19.
Brazilian tennis player Thiago Wild tests positive for COVID-19
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Brazilian tennis player Thiago Wild has tested positive for the deadly Novel Coronavirus, less than a month after winning his first ATP title.
COVID-19: Fate of this year's Wimbledon to be decided next week
London/Xinhua/UNI: The All England Club said that they will decide whether to postpone or cancel this year's Wimbledon Championships next week after an emergency meeting.
COVID-19: Sourav Ganguly offers Eden Gardens to Bengal government for quarantine facilities
Kolkata/IBNS: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly has offered the indoor facility and the players' dormitory of the iconic Eden Gardens to West Bengal government for the quarantine facilities to combat the deadly Novel Coronavirus, media reports said.