BARCELONA (REUTERS) – Barcelona captain Lionel Messi sat out Friday’s (June 5) training session as he has a small thigh strain, the Spanish champions said. Barca returned to full training on Monday for the first time in three months ahead of the Spanish season re-starting on June 11 after being halted since March due to … More Football: Messi misses training again with thigh injury
SYDNEY (AFP) – World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty voiced caution on Friday (June 5) about resuming tennis too soon, saying she needed more information before committing to the US Open in August. The Australian, who surged to the top of the rankings last year and has stayed there since, said it was not just her … More Tennis: World No. 1 Barty wary of US Open return
PARIS (AFP) – Rafael Nadal insisted on Thursday (June 4) tennis “cannot resume until the situation is completely safe” and if the US Open was being played this week, he wouldn’t take part. World number two Nadal, who captured a fourth US Open and 19th major in New York last year, said he remained convinced … More Coronavirus: No tennis ‘until it’s completely safe’, says Nadal
LONDON (REUTERS) – Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle to sign Germany striker Timo Werner from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, Sky Sports said on Thursday (June 4). The report added that Werner has a €55 million release clause which expires on June 15 and that Premier League club Chelsea had offered the 24-year-old a … More Football: Chelsea set to sign Germany forward Werner, says Sky Sports
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA’s board of governors approved a return-to-play plan on Thursday (June 4), paving the way for the league to resume in Florida following a three-month coronavirus shutdown. ESPN and The Athletic reported that a proposal put to the league’s board which will see 22 teams based at a single location … More Basketball: NBA to return as board approves return-to-play plan
Premier League clubs will be able to use five substitutes, rather than the usual three, when the season resumes on June 17, it was announced on Thursday (June 4). The change was decided during a virtual meeting of the league’s shareholders, where broadcast enhancements were also discussed to compensate for the absence of supporters at … More Football: Premier League agrees five substitutes for season restart
BERLIN (REUTERS) – It was supposed to be a marriage made in heaven when David Wagner took over at success-starved Schalke 04 at the start of the season but if their recent slump continues, they could soon be heading for a messy divorce. Wagner, a former Borussia Dortmund youth coach during Jurgen Klopp’s time there, … More Football: Love on the rocks with new manager David Wagner on the brink at slumping Schalke
coronavirus testing and having fewer spectators, were being considered by organisers. John Coates, the head of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) inspectorate for Tokyo, has said a lack of a defence against the new coronavirusthreatened the Games and organisers had to start planning for what could be a “very different” Olympics if there were no signs of … More Olympics: Japan to explore ‘simplified’ 2021 Games, says Tokyo governor
(REUTERS) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) has targeted Oct 12 as the last possible date to complete the 2019-20 season, which has been on hold since mid-March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPN reported on Tuesday (June 2). The report, which was based on unnamed sources, said a timeline shared with teams showed Oct … More Coronavirus: NBA targets mid-October finish to virus-hit campaign
World soccer’s governing body FIFA has joined sports leagues, teams and players around the globe to express solidarity amid outrage over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody in the United States. FIFA, an organisation that has had zero tolerance for players expressing personal views about politics, religion and … More FIFA adds voice to protests over Floyd’s death
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