coronavirus

Mar 30, 2020 16:03
WIMBLEDON, THE TENNIS calendar's only grass court Grand Slam, scheduled to begin in London on June 29, will in all likelihood NOT be held for the first time since 1945, when there was no event due to World War II. Wimbledon will be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-president Dirk Hordorff.
Mar 28, 2020 23:03
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will donate Rs 510 million to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund to help fight the coronavirus outbreak in the country. 
Mar 26, 2020 18:03
ZURICH: World football governing body FIFA on Wednesday said it is “monitoring the developments” arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic in India, which is scheduled to host the Women’s U-17 World Cup in November. FIFA said it is also exploring “alternative solutions”. 
Mar 25, 2020 19:03
MUMBAI: With the ongoing coronavirus crisis leading to world sport's biggest and most complex event - the Olympic Games - postponed to next year, the spotlight is well and truly on the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which India is scheduled to host from November 2 to 21.
Mar 25, 2020 18:03
ZURICH: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called on football to show solidarity and unity in the fight against the coronavirus after speaking at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva following the launch of the latest WHO-FIFA awareness campaign which is led by world-renowned footballers.
Mar 24, 2020 19:03
LONDON: Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey has provided another update on the latest situation with the 2020 F1 season in light of the coronavirus outbreak. Chase said:  "Over the past week, Formula 1, the ten F1 teams and the FIA have come together and taken rapid, decisive action as part of our initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mar 21, 2020 12:03
WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS pandemic has suspended the 2019-20 NBA season, it has not lessened the league's global impact and reach. Over the past week, 18 NBA and WNBA players created public service announcement videos to share important health and wellness information about ways to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Those videos have generated more than 37 million views across the league's social media accounts.
Mar 19, 2020 18:03
LONDON: Formula 1's summer shutdown period has been brought forward and extended in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The break, which is usually two weeks in August when the teams must cease all race and car-related activity for the full fortnight, has been moved to March and April. And while the shutdown normally lasts two weeks, the revised break will this year extend to 21 days.
Mar 14, 2020 15:03
NEW DELHI Adhering to the advisories issued by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, and directives from several state governments, all footballing activities under the aegis of the All India Football Federation stay suspended till March 31.
Mar 13, 2020 19:03
MUMBAI: After initially considering playing games behind closed doors, the organisers of the Unacademy Road Safety World Series, a Twenty20 tournament featuring retired cricketers, called off the event due to the global outbreak of coronavirus, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Heath Organization (WHO).