Marseille Reports Three More Positive Cases of Covid-19, Total Cases Rises to Eight
4 years, 4 months ago

Marseille Reports Three More Positive Cases of Covid-19, Total Cases Rises to Eight

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French football giants Marseille announced Tuesday that three more people have tested positive for the coronavirus, following five players last week. “Marseille has just learned that three new suspected cases of COVID-19 have been detected in its professional squad,” the club said in a statement. Marseille, which had to cancel what would have been the Ligue 1 season opener last Friday because of the five existing coronavirus cases, added that it had notified the French league about the new infections. Their return to domestic duty will come at a busy time, however, sandwiched between France’s international match against Croatia on September 8 and the French capital side’s opening home fixture of the season five days later against arch-rivals Marseille.

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Premier League reports fourth straight weekly fall in COVID-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

Premier League reports fourth straight weekly fall in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The Premier League said on Monday it had reported 16 new infections of COVID-19 in the previous week, continuing a downward trend in the number of positive cases for a fourth week. The league recorded 33 cases in the last three reports, while there were 103 positives, a weekly record, between December 20 and December 26. "The Premier League can …

Serie A: Venezia record 10 new COVID-19 cases, Inter Milan match at risk
2 years, 11 months ago

Serie A: Venezia record 10 new COVID-19 cases, Inter Milan match at risk

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Inter Milan’s Serie A match with Venezia is at risk of being postponed after their promoted opposition announced 10 new Covid-19 cases among playing and coaching staff on Thursday. Milan: Inter Milan’s Serie A match with Venezia is at risk of being postponed after their promoted opposition announced 10 new Covid-19 cases among playing and coaching staff on Thursday. The …

Manchester City plunged into Covid chaos ahead of FA Cup third round
3 years ago

Manchester City plunged into Covid chaos ahead of FA Cup third round

Daily Mail  

Manchester City have been hit by a major coronavirus outbreak, with 21 members of their first-team set up isolating ahead of tonight's FA Cup tie at Swindon Town. Pep Guardiola has tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of Friday night's FA Cup tie 'It is unpredictable. City want to fulfil Friday night's cup game at League Two Swindon, broadcast on ITV, …

COVID outbreak at Man City; 4 Serie A games scrapped
3 years ago

COVID outbreak at Man City; 4 Serie A games scrapped

The Hindu  

A coronavirus outbreak at Manchester City put manager Pep Guardiola and seven players in isolation while four Serie A teams were ordered into quarantine and unable to play matches on Thursday. ITALY At least four of the 10 Serie A matches scheduled for Thursday won’t be played after local health authorities ordered teams into quarantine amid rising coronavirus cases. Inter …

More COVID-19 disruption for teams before Cup of Nations finals
3 years ago

More COVID-19 disruption for teams before Cup of Nations finals

The Hindu  

COVID-19 infections caused more disruption to African Cup of Nations preparations on Wednesday, with Senegal delaying their departure for the tournament in Cameroon and Burkina Faso set to miss players in Sunday’s opening game. Cape Verde Islands and Tunisia also reported new positive cases of the novel coronavirus and the Ivory Coast were forced to cancel a second warm-up match …

Coronavirus disrupts sports: Full list of matches postponed and players affected due to Omicron variant
3 years ago

Coronavirus disrupts sports: Full list of matches postponed and players affected due to Omicron variant

India TV News  

Secured bio-bubbles, stringent measures all stand soiled when Covid-19 creeps in with its raging effects. Ranji Trophy 2021-22 While BCCI's white-ball domestic events- Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy sailed smoothly, things didn't go the merry way for the red-ball domestic tournament. In the wake of the same, the governing body of cricket in India- BCCI took the …

Liverpool's Covid crisis deepens as assistant boss Pep Lijnders tests positive
3 years ago

Liverpool's Covid crisis deepens as assistant boss Pep Lijnders tests positive

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The club have cancelled Wednesday’s pre-match press conference, at which Lijnders was due to speak. Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has become the latest member of the club staff to test positive for coronavirus, throwing Thursday’s League Cup semi-final at Arsenal into further doubt. With manager Jurgen Klopp and three players — Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Roberto Firmino — …

PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma tests positive for Covid
3 years ago

PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma tests positive for Covid

The Hindu  

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has tested positive for Covid-19, the club announced on Tuesday, the day after he played in a French Cup match. The 22-year-old Italian international joins a growing list of PSG players who have been sidelined by positive tests. We hope that there will be no additional cases.” Juan Bernat, who contracted the coronavirus during the …

Serie A set to resume despite 10% of players COVID positive
3 years ago

Serie A set to resume despite 10% of players COVID positive

India TV News  

Highlights Despite about 60 reported COVID-19 positive, 10 matches are scheduled this Thursday and Sunday Last-place Salernitana is the hardest hit with nine of its players having COVID-19 Clubs like Inter, Napoli and Juventus are each missing big players The Italian football association have decided to resume Serie A after a two-week holiday break despite one out of every 10 …

Bayern's Hernandez, Nianzou test positive for COVID-19
3 years ago

Bayern's Hernandez, Nianzou test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Bayern Munich's Lucas Hernandez and Tanguy Nianzou have tested positive for COVID-19, the Bundesliga club said on Monday, adding to a mounting list of players forced into isolation due to the virus. Club captain Manuel Neuer, Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso and Omar Richards returned positive tests on Saturday, while assistant coach Dino Toppmoeller is also isolating at home. Last month, …

Torres and Pedri latest to test positive in Barcelona COVID outbreak
3 years ago

Torres and Pedri latest to test positive in Barcelona COVID outbreak

The Hindu  

Barcelona players Ferran Torres and Pedri tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, the latest cases confirmed by the club after an outbreak at the LaLiga side. "The first team players Pedri and Ferran Torres have tested positive for COVID-19. READ: Samuel Umtiti and Clement Lenglet also tested positive during the week but were cleared after their latest test came back …

Premier League reports fall in COVID-19 cases
3 years ago

Premier League reports fall in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The Premier League said on Monday it had found 94 new positive COVID-19 cases among players and staff in the last week, the first week-by-week decrease in positive results for eight weeks. " Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp as well as Alisson Becker, Roberto Firmino and Joel Matip from the playing squad missed the 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Sunday after …

Three Liverpool players COVID-19 positive before Chelsea trip: Klopp
3 years ago

Three Liverpool players COVID-19 positive before Chelsea trip: Klopp

The Hindu  

Three Liverpool players and more staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the trip to Chelsea but it is too soon to ask the Premier League to postpone the game, manager Jurgen Klopp said on Friday. RELATED | "We have three new COVID cases in the team and a few more in the staff, so it's not so …

LaLiga: Barcelona's COVID-19 crisis worsens, positive cases swell to 10
3 years ago

LaLiga: Barcelona's COVID-19 crisis worsens, positive cases swell to 10

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Sergiño Dest, Philippe Coutinho and Abde Ezzalzouli are the latest players to contract COVID-19, Barcelona said. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the Barcelona squad swelled to 10 on Thursday, potentially jeopardizing the team’s return to league play after Spain’s winter break of nearly two weeks. They are self-isolating at home and the team said they were …

COVID hits favourites ahead of Africa Cup of Nations finals
3 years ago

COVID hits favourites ahead of Africa Cup of Nations finals

The Hindu  

Algeria, Ivory Coast and Morocco, who are among the favourites for the Africa Cup of Nations, have been hit by COVID-19 just over a week before the tournament kicks off in Cameroon. The Ivorians said players arriving from Europe at their training camp in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had tested positive and been put into quarantine by local authorities. Algeria earlier …

LaLiga: Atletico coach Diego Simeone, Antoine Griezmann among five COVID-19 cases at club
3 years ago

LaLiga: Atletico coach Diego Simeone, Antoine Griezmann among five COVID-19 cases at club

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Atletico said Simeone and 2018 World Cup-winner Griezmann were asymptomatic and isolating along with Koke, Hector Herrera and Joao Felix. Madrid: Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and forward Antoine Griezmann have tested positive for COVID-19, as the reigning La Liga champions announced five new cases on Thursday. La Liga rivals Barcelona also confirmed three new cases, bringing the total to …

Barcelona's Coutinho, Dest and Abde test positive for Covid-19
3 years ago

Barcelona's Coutinho, Dest and Abde test positive for Covid-19

The Hindu  

Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho, defender Sergino Dest and winger Ez Abde have tested positive for COVID-19, the LaLiga club said on Thursday. The Catalans have been hit by several COVID-19 cases in their squad, with Ousmane Dembele, Samuel Umtiti and Gavi set to miss Sunday's LaLiga trip to Real Mallorca after testing positive. READ: LaLiga: Real Madrid's Courtois, Valverde and …

Premier League had record 103 COVID-19 cases in past week
3 years ago

Premier League had record 103 COVID-19 cases in past week

The Hindu  

A record 103 positive COVID-19 cases were found among players and staff in the Premier League over the past week, the league said on Monday following a raft of fixture postponements during the busy festive period. "The League can today confirm that between Monday 20 December and Sunday 26 December, 15,186 COVID-19 tests were administered on players and club staff. …

SCORES of Premier League players now able to play in Christmas fixtures after isolation period cut
3 years ago

SCORES of Premier League players now able to play in Christmas fixtures after isolation period cut

Daily Mail  

Scores of Premier League footballers, who have tested positive for Covid-19, are now back in contention for selection during Christmas after ministers cut the period of isolation. He could now be in contention for Leeds' Boxing Day trip to Liverpool and the home game with Aston Villa on December 28, provided he records negative lateral flow tests and is symptom …

Premier League: Managers to meet over worsening COVID-19 concerns
3 years ago

Premier League: Managers to meet over worsening COVID-19 concerns

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Manchester City Pep Guardiola may join the growing list of those in isolation after he returned an inconclusive COVID-19 test that forced the cancellation of his press conference on Friday London: Premier League managers will meet on Monday to discuss the worsening COVID-19 situation, which has already wiped out half of the weekend games and sidelined star players. Manchester City …

Premier League managers to meet over COVID-19 concerns
3 years ago

Premier League managers to meet over COVID-19 concerns

The Hindu  

Premier League managers will meet on Monday to discuss the worsening COVID-19 situation, which has already wiped out half of the weekend games and sidelined star players. “That's the reason why the Premier League, on Monday, have put in place an opportunity for the managers to get together and I'm hoping there will be a lot of clarity which comes …

Four More Real Madrid Players Test Positive for Covid-19
3 years ago

Four More Real Madrid Players Test Positive for Covid-19

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Four more Real Madrid players, including Gareth Bale, tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, joining Marcelo and Luka Modric, whose positives were announced the day before. “Real Madrid C. F. informs that our players Marco Asensio, Gareth Bale, Andriy Lunin and Rodrygo, and our head assistant coach Davide Ancelotti have tested positive for COVID-19,” the club announced in a brief …

Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week
3 years ago

Premier League has record 42 positive COVID-19 cases in past week

The Hindu  

The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs over the past week, it said on Monday just hours after Manchester United's fixture against Brentford was thrown into doubt due to an outbreak at the club. "Individuals who tested positive are isolating per Premier League protocols," the club said in a statement. …

Premier League reports record 42 new Covid-19 cases
3 years ago

Premier League reports record 42 new Covid-19 cases

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This week’s significant spike eclipses the previous highest weekly figure of positive tests - 40 cases were recorded at the start of January. The English Premier League on Monday reported 42 new Covid-19 cases, a record number since testing figures started being released in May 2020. Clubs have already been instructed by the league to reinstate emergency measures, including the …

Europa Conference League: UEFA says Tottenham-Rennes game is off after COVID outbreak
3 years, 1 month ago

Europa Conference League: UEFA says Tottenham-Rennes game is off after COVID outbreak

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UEFA confirmed in a statement on Thursday the game would not go ahead, giving the organisation a headache over the rescheduling of the game. London: European football’s governing body UEFA has confirmed that Tottenham’s Europa Conference League game with Rennes on Thursday is off after a coronavirus outbreak in the Spurs camp. Tottenham announced on Wednesday that the Group G …

Tottenham Hotspur's Europa Conference League Game against Rennes Called Off Due to Covid-19
3 years, 1 month ago

Tottenham Hotspur's Europa Conference League Game against Rennes Called Off Due to Covid-19

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Tottenham Hotspur’s home Europa Conference League game against Rennes on Thursday has been called off due to the number of coronavirus cases in the Spurs squad, the Premier League club said in a statement on Wednesday. Coach Antonio Conte confirmed earlier that there had been 13 positive cases at Tottenham, eight players and five members of staff. “We can confirm …

Conte says 8 Spurs players, 5 staff members have coronavirus
3 years, 1 month ago

Conte says 8 Spurs players, 5 staff members have coronavirus

The Hindu  

Eight Tottenham Hotspur players and five members of staff at the club have tested positive for the coronavirus, manager Antonio Conte said Wednesday. "Every day we are having people with COVID," Conte said at a news conference a day before a match against French team Rennes in the Europa Conference League. Conte said "everyone is a bit scared" at the …

Tottenham hit by Covid outbreak ahead of Rennes match
3 years, 1 month ago

Tottenham hit by Covid outbreak ahead of Rennes match

The Hindu  

Tottenham's plans for a busy period of games have been hurt by a coronavirus outbreak at the club. With a must-win Europa Conference League game against Rennes on Thursday and then Premier League games at Brighton and Leicester, Spurs' preparations look set to be severely impacted. It saw matches against Aston Villa and Fulham called off last season due to …

Portuguese league orders players to get COVID-19 test ahead of every match
3 years, 1 month ago

Portuguese league orders players to get COVID-19 test ahead of every match

The Hindu  

Portugal’s football league said on Wednesday that all professional players must get tested for COVID-19 ahead of every match after a game had to be abandoned last week due to an outbreak. The league said in a statement that it had informed clubs that all players must take an antigen test 48 hours before a match and said masks must …

Football heading back behind closed doors: Bayern Munich are told they must play in empty stadium
3 years, 1 month ago

Football heading back behind closed doors: Bayern Munich are told they must play in empty stadium

Daily Mail  

Bayern Munich are preparing to play their upcoming home matches behind closed doors at the Allianz Arena as Germany reacts to a spike in coronavirus infections. All Christmas markets in the area - usually a huge hit among residents and tourists - have been cancelled, and football is now also heading back behind closed doors, starting with Bayern's Champions League …

Six more positive COVID-19 cases at Leipzig, nine in quarantine
3 years, 1 month ago

Six more positive COVID-19 cases at Leipzig, nine in quarantine

The Hindu  

German football club Leipzig reported six more positive coronavirus cases on Friday following its Champions League game in Belgium against Brugge. Defender Willi Orban, forwards Yussuf Poulsen and Hugo Novoa, and goalkeeping coach Frederik Gößling all tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Belgium, while defender Mohamed Simakan and a member of the backroom staff were infected despite not travelling, …

Bayern's Choupo-Moting, Kimmich test COVID positive
3 years, 1 month ago

Bayern's Choupo-Moting, Kimmich test COVID positive

The Hindu  

Already-quarantined Bayern Munich players Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Joshua Kimmich have tested positive for COVID-19, the Bundesliga club said on Wednesday, as the German champions struggle with rising cases and a reduced squad. The club said Kimmich, who is the most high-profile unvaccinated Bayern player, had also tested positive later in the day. Bayern is also dealing with mounting criticism …

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus
3 years, 2 months ago

Premier League: Nearly seven in 10 players double-jabbed against coronavirus

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“The Premier League can confirm today that 81 percent of players have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination dose, with 68 percent now fully vaccinated,” the league said in a statement. London: Sixty-eight percent of Premier League players have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, the English top flight confirmed on Tuesday following criticism of hesitancy among footballers. Britain has one …

Bundesliga: COVID-19 outbreak in Mainz squad casts cloud over German league's restart
3 years, 4 months ago

Bundesliga: COVID-19 outbreak in Mainz squad casts cloud over German league's restart

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The 2021/22 season kicks off Friday when Monchengladbach host defending champions Bayern Munich, who are seeking a tenth straight German league title. Berlin: An outbreak of COVID-19 in the Mainz squad has cast a cloud on the eve of the new Bundesliga season, with Germany’s professional footballers urged to get vaccinated. ‘Sensitive issue’ “Vaccinating is the best way back to …

More coronavirus infections at Mainz before Bundesliga 2021-22 opener
3 years, 4 months ago

More coronavirus infections at Mainz before Bundesliga 2021-22 opener

The Hindu  

Bundesliga club Mainz reported three more coronavirus infections on Wednesday ahead of its league opener against the visiting RB Leipzig on Sunday. Mainz said two players and a coaching staff member tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and Tuesday following Karim Onisiwo’s positive result on Friday. The club said “there have also been cases of infection in the domestic sphere.” …

Full crowd allowed for PSG's home league game on Saturday
3 years, 5 months ago

Full crowd allowed for PSG's home league game on Saturday

The Hindu  

A capacity crowd will be allowed for Paris Saint-Germain's first home game of the season against Strasbourg in the French league on Saturday. PSG said Monday that the Paris prefecture had approved 49,700 fans at Parc des Princes, in accordance with coronavirus health and safety measures. Fans must have proof of full vaccination, proof they have had COVID-19 and are …

Euro 2020: Slovakia defender Denis Vavro, staff member test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Euro 2020: Slovakia defender Denis Vavro, staff member test positive for COVID-19

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The 25-year-old Vavro, who spent the second half of last season on loan at La Liga side Huesca from Lazio, sat out Slovakia’s 2-1 win against Poland in their opening game on 14 June. Saint Petersburg: Slovakia defender Denis Vavro and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Friday’s Group E game against Sweden at Euro 2020, …

Portugal's Joao Cancelo Tests Positive for Covid-19, Out of Euro 2020
3 years, 6 months ago

Portugal's Joao Cancelo Tests Positive for Covid-19, Out of Euro 2020

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Portugal’s Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 and is out of Euro 2020, the defending champions’ federation announced on Sunday. Cancelo’s exit represents a blow to coach Fernando Santos coming just 48 hours before Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2016 Euro winners take on the Hungarians. “According to the Covid-19 protocol established by UEFA before Euro 2020 matches every player in the …

Euro 2020: Two Sweden players test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Euro 2020: Two Sweden players test positive for COVID-19

India TV News  

Two players in Sweden's squad for the European Championship have tested positive for the coronavirus, the team said three days before the start of the tournament. Juventus winger Dejan Kulusevski returned a positive test soon after informing Sweden's medical team that he had symptoms for a cold. At the start of the first practice session in Gothenburg, Bologna midfielder Mattias …

Diego Llorente becomes the second Spain player to test positive for Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Diego Llorente becomes the second Spain player to test positive for Covid-19

Daily Mail  

The Spanish national team has been rocked by a second case of coronavirus with defender Diego Llorente the latest to test positive. The unfamiliar team were called into action after Spain captain Sergio Busquets tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, sending the entire senior squad and coaching staff into isolation. Fixtures No matches scheduled View all fixtures Spain have been …

EURO 2020: What are UEFA's guidelines if players test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

EURO 2020: What are UEFA's guidelines if players test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Just days ahead of the European Championships kick off on June 11, several players have tested positive for the coronavirus. FULL EURO 2020 COVERAGE A congested international calendar may not allow postponement of matches and the European body had laid out four conditions to help matches go ahead as scheduled. 1) In case players from a team have to be …

UEFA EURO 2020 Cup: Players affected by COVID-19
3 years, 7 months ago

UEFA EURO 2020 Cup: Players affected by COVID-19

The Hindu  

The European Championships is set to kick off on June 11 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome when Italy takes on Turkey. The tournament is set to take place in 11 major cities across a month's time in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The 16th edition of the Euros were postponed from 2020 after the virus outbreak in March …

Euro 2020: Sergio Busquets tests positive for COVID-19, set to miss Spain's opener against Sweden
3 years, 7 months ago

Euro 2020: Sergio Busquets tests positive for COVID-19, set to miss Spain's opener against Sweden

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All other players in the Spanish squad tested negative for COVID-19, the federation said. Madrid: Spain’s preparations for the European Championship have taken a hit after captain Sergio Busquets tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday and is in danger of missing key games at the tournament. The Spanish soccer federation said Busquets left the team’s training camp in Madrid …

Schalke players test positive for virus amid season run-in
3 years, 7 months ago

Schalke players test positive for virus amid season run-in

The Hindu  

German Bundesliga club Schalke has cancelled training after one of its players tested positive for the coronavirus on Monday with three games of the season remaining. Schalke said the unnamed player would immediately go into isolation at home after a positive result from a rapid test. READ| Schalke plays relegation-threatened Hertha Berlin on Wednesday in a game that has already …

IPL 2021: Three non-playing members of CSK contingent test positive as COVID-19 rips through league
3 years, 8 months ago

IPL 2021: Three non-playing members of CSK contingent test positive as COVID-19 rips through league

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After the news of COVID-19 positive cases in Kolkata Knight Riders camp, it has been reported that three non-playing members of Chennai Super Kings have also tested positive for the virus. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, CSK’s chief executive officer Kasi Viswanathan, bowling coach L Balaji and a bus cleaner are positive for COVID-19 while the rest of squad …

Bundesliga: Schalke say one player, one staff member contracted COVID-19 after team was attacked by fans
3 years, 8 months ago

Bundesliga: Schalke say one player, one staff member contracted COVID-19 after team was attacked by fans

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Schalke’s hygiene measures were breached early last Wednesday when angry fans violently confronted the players and staff on their return from having relegation confirmed with a loss at Arminia Bielefeld. A Schalke player and backroom staff member tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after the team was attacked by its own fans following relegation from the Bundesliga, …

Champions League: Bayern Munich star Serge Gnabry out of PSG clash with COVID-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Champions League: Bayern Munich star Serge Gnabry out of PSG clash with COVID-19

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Serge Gnabry “has tested positive for the coronavirus. Munich: Holders Bayern Munich, who already have top-scorer Robert Lewandowski sidelined by injury, will also be without COVID-19 case Serge Gnabry when they face Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday’s repeat of the 2020 Champions League final. Lewandowski, voted FIFA’s best male player of 2020, is out with a knee injury after scoring 42 …

Raphael Varane tests COVID-19 positive ahead of Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League tie
3 years, 9 months ago

Raphael Varane tests COVID-19 positive ahead of Real Madrid vs Liverpool Champions League tie

India TV News  

Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish club announced on their website on Tuesday. The news breaks with hours to go before the high-octane Champions League tie between Madrid and Liverpool in Merseyside on the night. "Real Madrid CF announces that our player Raphaël Varane has given a positive result in the COVID-19 test that …

Bernardeschi becomes sixth Italy player to test positive for COVID-19
3 years, 9 months ago

Bernardeschi becomes sixth Italy player to test positive for COVID-19

The Hindu  

Juventus forward Federico Bernardeschi has become the sixth Italy player to test positive for COVID-19 since the international break, the Serie A champion said in a statement on Tuesday. READ | Florenzi's PSG team mate and fellow Italy international Marco Verratti will also miss the Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday, after testing positive on Friday. …

Coronavirus | Eight groundsmen at Wankhede Stadium test positive
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Eight groundsmen at Wankhede Stadium test positive

The Hindu  

Eight groundstaff members at the Wankhede Stadium have tested COVID-19 positive during the tests conducted ahead of the Indian Premier League’s 2021 edition. The Hindu understands all the 19 groundstaff members at the Wankhede Stadium underwent RT-PCR tests over the last week. The development comes barely a week before the IPL 2021 is scheduled to begin with defending champion Mumbai …

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