KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) #BreakTheChain campaign marked a significant milestone Saturday with more than 50 players and officials pledging their support to the COVID-19 public awareness movement since its launch just 48 hours ago.
The COVID-19 epidemic continues to impact the global sporting…
MUMBAI: Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group, took to social media to announce Saturday that Tata Trusts was committing Rs 5 billion towards the fight to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and related activities, noting it was one of the "toughest challenges the human race will face".
Soon after, Tata Sons, the holding firm of the…
LONDON: A collective of seven UK-based Formula 1 teams*, their respective technology arms and Formula 1 has made significant progress in defining and coordinating its response to the UK government’s call for assistance with the manufacture of medical devices to help in the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
The…
TOKYO: The 'Tokyo 2020 New Launch Task Force', assembled to oversee the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, held its first meeting on Thursday, "ready to go where no organising committee has ever gone before".
The Tokyo Olympic Games' organisers will aim to decide the new dates in 2021 for the Games as…
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board met Friday via teleconference in lieu of planned meetings to discuss urgent matters for decision only, due to COVID-19.
The impact of the pandemic on the sport globally was discussed.
ICC chief executive Manu Sawhney said: “We continue to undertake a comprehensive…
MUMBAI: Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday donated Rs 5 million towards relief efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed 17 Indian lives and wreaked havoc globally.
Tendulkar's donation is so far the biggest contribution among India's leading sportspersons, some of whom have pledged their…
MUNICH: FC Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayer 04 Leverkusen are contributing a total of €20 million euros as part of a solidarity campaign. The aim is to support Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs in cases of hardship triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.
LAUSANNE: World Archery’s executive committee has extended the suspension of all international competition and development activities until the end of June.
The stoppage, originally announced to last until 30 April, was introduced in mid-March because of the rapidly worsening worldwide health crisis caused by the COVID-19…
MIES, Switzerland: FIBA has awarded the hosting rights for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 to Basketball Australia.
Basketball Australia and the Russian Basketball Federation were the two finalists bidding to host FIBA's women’s flagship event two years from now.
The decision was taken by FIBA's…
MONACO: The Wanda Diamond League Friday postponed three more meetings which had been scheduled to take place in May. An alternative calendar for the 2020 season is to be announced in due course.
Following the postponement of early-season events in Qatar and China last week, the series has decided to also suspend meetings in…