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.
COVID-19: UN health agency advice informs decision to delay Olympic Games for first time since 1944
New York/IBNS: The International Olympic Committee declared on Wednesday that it is postponing the 2020 Summer Olympics which were due to take place in Japan, based on information provided by the UN health agency, WHO, on the fast-spreading COVID-19 pandemic.
Chinese star footballer expected to recover from coronavirus within two weeks, expert says
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese best-known footballer Wu Lei can recover from COVID-19 in one week or two if the illness does not cause severe symptoms, said a Chinese expert.
US Olympic committee calls for postponement of Tokyo Olympics
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee said on Monday that "the path toward postponement" of the Tokyo Games is "most promising" after surveying about 2,000 American athletes.
Islamabad/IBNS: In his Youtube video, former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has expressed his unhappiness over people's casual approach towards dealing COVID 19 outbreak in the country.
Ex-Manchester United footballer Marouane Fellaini tests positive for COVID 19
London/IBNS: Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for COVID 19.
COVID-19: 'Cancellation of event out of question', say Tokyo Olympics organizers
Tokyo/Moscow/Sputnik: The cancellation of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic is out of question, Organizing Committee CEO Toshiro Muto said on Monday, adding that different scenarios will be studied.
Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies after COVID 19 infection
Madrid/IBNS: Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz passed away after being infected by COVID 19, officials said on Sunday.
Thomas & Uber Cup postponed due to COVID-19
Copenhagen/Xinhua/UNI: The TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup, scheduled for May 16-24, has been postponed until August 15-23, according to Badminton Denmark in a press release issued.
COVID-19: Chinese star footballer Wu Lei tests positive in Spain
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese international footballer Wu Lei has tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptom as he currently conducts self-isolation at home in Barcelona, Spain, a source confirmed to Xinhua on Saturday.
2020 PGA Championship postponed due to coronavirus
Los Angeles/Xinhua/UNI: The 2020 PGA Championship in San Francisco, originally scheduled to be held from May 11 to 17, has been postponed, the PGA of America announced on Tuesday.
French Open shifted to September-October amid COVID19 scare
Paris/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus scare, one of the major sporting events of the year-French Open- has been shifted to September and October, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Rio suspends football for two weeks
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Rio de Janeiro's state championship is the latest Latin American football competition to be suspended because of the coronavirus.
Uganda postpone Tri-Nations Football tournament
Kampala/Xinhua/UNI: The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has postponed the Tri-Nations Football tournament that was scheduled to take place on March 17-21 in Kampala.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Shoaib Akhtar blames Pakistan's all-weather ally China for its eating habits
Islamabad/IBNS: While Pakistan government seemed to be standing by its strategic ally China in the time of Coronavirus scare worldwide, to the point that it made no effort to evacuate its own students from Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, the South Asian nation's people seemed not amused.