IFSC cancels two World Cup events in Switzerland
Paris/Xinhua: The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has canceled World Cup events in Meiringen and Villars in Switzerland due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Report: No COVID-19 positives in Barca squad
Madrid/Xinhua/UNI: The FC Barcelona squad will be able to start individual training on Friday after none of the club's first team players or coaches tested positive for COVID-19.
Three Flamengo players test positive for Covid-19
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua: Three Flamengo players have tested positive for the coronavirus, casting fresh doubt over plans to restart football in Brazil.
West Indies tour of England delayed
Port-of-Spain/UNI: West Indies were scheduled to tour England for three Tests in June, but the tour has now been postponed over "uncertainty for the safe resumption of cricket".
MS Dhoni plays video game, wife Sakshi seeks husband's attention
Ranchi/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni seemed to be too busy in lockdown days to give attention to his wife Sakshi Singh Dhoni.
BCCI postpones IPL 2020 indefinitely amid COVID-19 lockdown
Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian cricket board on Thursday officially postponed the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 indefinitely amid the COVID-19 outbreak and the ongoing lockdown which has been called to stem the spread of the contagion.
Iran extends postponement of sports events over COVID-19
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iranian authorities have extended the postponement of all sports events in the country until May 20 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, official IRNA news agency reported.
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.
Liverpool legend Dalglish tests positive for COVID-19
London/Xinhua: Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing no symptoms, his family announced on Friday.
Four more Osaka Evessa players test positive for COVID-19
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The Osaka Evessa basketball club in Japan's B League Division 1 announced that four more of their players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected players in the squad to 11.
Roger Federer challenges Virat Kohli for a unique challenge
Bern/IBNS: Swiss Tennis icon Roger Federer is spending time in his home with his family at a time when the world is engaged in a tough battle against COVID-19 outbreak.
COVID-19: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's mother dies
London/IBNS: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's mother, Dolors Sala Carrio, passed away after suffering from COVID-19, the club confirmed on Tuesday.
Two more European Tour golf events cancelled
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: Two more golf events on the European Tour have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, which ensures there will be no play until the end of June at the earliest.
French Stade Reims Football Club's doctor kills himself after contracting COVID19: reports
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bernard Gonzalez, a French Stade de Reims football club's doctor, has committed suicide while in self-isolation after having contracted the coronavirus, the French Le Parisien newspaper reported.
Dortmund stadium converted into COVID-19 testing center
Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: From this Saturday, Borussia Dortmund's stadium, the biggest in Germany, will house a COVID-19 testing center.