Sports News Today Headlines Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Next year’s Olympics will be cancelled if… — Games chief
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president warned, ruling out further delays. The comments, in an interview with a Japanese sports daily published Tuesday, come as medical experts doubted whether the pandemic can be sufficiently contained byRead More
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Confident Froome trusts Tour de France safety measures
Chris Froome’s hunger for a fifth or even sixth Tour de France victory remains undiminished although he is unsure the race can go ahead in 2020 due to coronavirus, he told French daily L’Equipe in an interview published on Tuesday. The Tour’s postponement until late August suits the four-time winner who has been fighting toRead More
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NFF Board urges federation to prioritise its programs
In line with the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a total lockdown and stoppage of all football activities in the country and the world at large, the Board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has mandated the federation to prioritise its programs, activities and competitions in which it will partake. In a communique issued afterRead More
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Van der Sar applauds Dutch league cancellation
The decision to not award the Dutch league title to Ajax Amsterdam was understandable, said the club’s general manager Edwin van der Sar as the season in the Netherlands was formally brought to a premature close by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ajax were top of the standings with nine matches left to play when the seasonRead More
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West Ham, Brighton players return to training grounds
West Ham, Brighton and Arsenal opened their training grounds to players on Monday as Premier League clubs took steps towards a potential re-start. The English top-flight is reportedly eyeing a resumption of the season on June 8 behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Project Restart” could see the 20 Premier League clubs resumeRead More
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Ronaldinho says arrest and confinement has been ‘hard’
Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho said on Monday that his arrest and subsequent house arrest in Paraguay for using a false passport was “a very hard blow”. “I would never have imagined myself in such a situation,” said the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain striker in an interview with the Paraguayan newspaper ABC. Ronaldinho andRead More
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Rise of lifestyle fitness influencer, Disney Martinez
Disney Martinez is living it up, and it’s a hard-earned and well-deserved celebration she’s having. The 31-year-old is a mother of two and half of the marriage-powerhouse-duo FitCouple.
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FIFA proposes up to 5 substitutions per match on a temporary basis
FIFA has proposed that teams should be allowed to make up to five substitutions per match, instead of the usual three, as a temporary measure to help cope with potential fixture congestion in the aftermath of the novel Coronavirus outbreak. Football has been at a standstill since mid-March but many leagues and federations are stillRead More
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Italian PM says sports training can start in May, but no date for Serie A re-start
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gave the go-ahead on Sunday for professional sports teams to start training again in May following the novel coronavirus outbreak. Conte however did not set a date for football’s top-flight Serie A championship to resume. The prime minister, announcing measures to ease the lockdown during a televised address to theRead More
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Dominic Thiem says struggling players don’t deserve his hard-won money
Tennis world number three Dominic Thiem expressed scepticism Sunday about plans to set up a fund to help lower-ranked players struggling because of the shutdown of the sport. In an interview with Austria’s Krone newspaper, Thiem was asked about last week’s announcement by world number one Novak Djokovic that he was working with Roger FedererRead More
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Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid react to Robinson’s death
Liverpool has paid tributes to their former striker, Michael Robinson, who died on Tuesday. Robinson’s family in a tweet via a Twitter account had announced his death, stating that the 61-year-old will be dearly missed. The tweet reads: “With tremendous sadness, we inform you of Michael’s death. “It leaves us with a vast emptiness, but …
Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid react to Robinson’s death
Former Liverpool striker, Micheal Robinson is dead
Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland striker, Michael Robinson, has died at the age of 61. According to the Sun UK, the ex-Man City forward and popular TV presenter was diagnosed with skin cancer in 2018. Robinson’s family in a tweet via his Twitter account announced his death, stating that he will be dearly missed. …
Former Liverpool striker, Micheal Robinson is dead
EPL: Arsenal set price to sell Aubameyang to Chelsea, Barcelona
Arsenal are resigned to losing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer and have placed a £30million price tag on the Gabon international, the UK Sun reports. Aubameyang has 14 months left on his current deal and talks over an extension have not progressed. That leaves the Gunners in a tight spot, especially with the financial hit that …
EPL: Arsenal set price to sell Aubameyang to Chelsea, Barcelona
Coronavirus: Arteta missing as Arsenal players resume training
Arsenal head coach, Mikel Arteta, was missing as the first team resumed training at London Colney on Monday, the UK Metro reports. A ‘majority’ of the squad trained at the club’s Hertfordshire base, after the club decided that it was safe to open up their large training base. However, the Gunners enforced strict rules for …
Coronavirus: Arteta missing as Arsenal players resume training
UK govt wants Premier League back
The UK government says it is in talks with the English Premier League (EPL) on resumption of matches. The government said it was working on getting football back on the field as quickly as possible. Oliver Dowden, Culture, Media and Sports Secretary, spoke at a parliamentary questions session on Monday. “I personally have been in …
UK govt wants Premier League back
Liverpool take final decision on signing Victor Osimhen
UEFA Champions League holders, Liverpool are interested in signing Lille striker, Victor Osimhen. DAILY POST recalls that Osimhen had drawn interest from Jurgen Klopp’s side in the past. According to Le10sport, Liverpool has now opened discussions with Osimhen’s representatives in a bid to lure the Nigerian international to Anfield. The French newspaper reports that the …
Liverpool take final decision on signing Victor Osimhen
Coronavirus: FIFA to introduce new rules when football returns
The world football governing body, FIFA has proposed new rules in the beloved game, after a long absence by players. FIFA has suggested allowing teams to make up to five substitutions in a game, to help players cope with the return to action after COVID-19, SkySports reports. Teams will be given only three slots during …
Coronavirus: FIFA to introduce new rules when football returns
Player Messi wants Barcelona to sell instead of Coutinho revealed
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, has revealed the player he wants the club to sell this summer, instead of attacking midfielder, Philippe Coutinho. Coutinho is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, but the Bundesliga club will not exercise their purchase option to sign him permanently. The 27-year-old, who had previously played for Liverpool in England, is …
Player Messi wants Barcelona to sell instead of Coutinho revealed
Serie A: Italy’s Prime Minister gives update on sporting activities, date of resumption
Italy’s Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has announced that sporting activities in the country, including Serie A teams, would be allowed to resume group training from May 18, 2020. Conte said this during an extensive television address on Sunday, according to Italian newspaper, Corriere Dello Sport. “To allow a gradual resumption of sports activities, training sessions …
Serie A: Italy’s Prime Minister gives update on sporting activities, date of resumption
I was surprised at my arrest in Paraguay – Ronaldinho
Former Barcelona and AC Milan star, Ronaldinho, has said he was “totally surprised” to have been arrested and charged with using a fake passport in Paraguay. In his first interview after being released from prison, Ronaldinho claimed he and his brother came to the country to attend the launch of an online casino. Ronaldinho and …
I was surprised at my arrest in Paraguay – Ronaldinho
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