FIFA president Infantino tests positive for COVID-19
Geneva/UNI: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has tested positive for COVID-19, the global soccer's governing body said in a statement.
COVID-19: Athens Marathon canceled due to pandemic
Athens/Xinhua: The 2020 Athens Marathon, scheduled to take place on November 7-8, has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) announced on Thursday.
Liverpool confirm Thiago positive for Covid-19
London/Xinhua: Liverpool confirmed on Tuesday that Spain international midfielder Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for the coronavirus.
English cricketer David Willey tests positive for Covid-19
London/IBNS: English cricketer David Willey has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Melbourne/UNI: A limited number of spectators will be allowed to attend the upcoming series between Australia Women and New Zealand Women in Brisbane, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Monday.
Olympic family impressed by Beijing 2022 preparations despite pandemic
Beijing/Xinhua: As the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games approach its 500-day countdown, Olympic family members spoke highly of the Beijing 2022 preparations despite the COVID-19 pandemic this year.
PSG announce three more COVID-19 cases, six in total
Paris/Xinhua: Three more Paris Saint-Germain players tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total number of infected within the squad to six.
One more CSK player tests positive for Covid-19 in Dubai
Dubai/Chennai/IBNS: A second Chennai Super Kings (CSK) player has tested positive for Covid-19 after a T20 specialist pacer tested positive along with ten other members of the contingent in Dubai, said media reports.
Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat tests positive for Covid-19
New Delhi/IBNS: Wrestler Vinesh Phogat said on Friday that she has tested positive for Covid-19 but is asymptomatic.
IPL: Members of CSK contingent test COVID-19 positive
Chennai: At least ten members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent, including an Indian player, who are currently in Chennai have tested positive for Coronavirus, media reports said.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba tests Covid-19 positive
Manchester/IBNS: French footballer and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for Covid-19, media reports said.
After COVID-19 test, Usain Bolt says he is self-quarantining
Kingston: Sprint legend Usain Bolt on Monday released a video on social media and announced he is self-quarantining after undergoing a COVID-19 test.
Sikkim stadium named after Bhaichung Bhutia to be inaugurated after Covid-19 subsides
Gangtok/IBNS: A stadium named after former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia is going to be inaugurated in Namchi, some twenty-five kilometres away from the maestro's birthplace, Tinkitam in the district of South Sikkim, after the the spread of Covid-19 is stemmed.
Football matches in Argentina are likely to be held without spectators till early 2021: Minister
Buenos Aires/Xinhua: Football matches in Argentina are likely to be held without spectators at the stadium at least until early 2021, the country's Minister of Tourism and Sports, Matias Lammens, said on Monday.
UP minister and former cricketer Chetan Chauhan dies of Covid-19
Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: Former India cricketer and Uttar Pradesh Home Guard Minister Chetan Chauhan, who was detected Covid-19 positive last month, died at the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Sunday following multiple organ failures. He was 73.