Challenge Cup final: Two Salford Red Devils test positive for coronavirus days before showpiece
4 years, 2 months ago

Challenge Cup final: Two Salford Red Devils test positive for coronavirus days before showpiece

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Challenge Cup finalists Salford have announced two players have tested positive for coronavirus and been ordered to self-isolate, just four days before their Wembley showdown with Leeds. The Red Devils also say the results of two other players from two rounds of routine Covid-19 testing since last Thursday have proved inconclusive and are self-isolating as a precaution. The club say training sessions were cancelled on both Sunday and Monday as a precautionary measure, meaning no additional players are impacted.

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Three positive Covid tests confirmed in New Zealand’s tour party
2 years, 7 months ago

Three positive Covid tests confirmed in New Zealand’s tour party

The Independent  

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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, …

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 — …

Saracens are forced to forfeit their European Challenge Cup clash against Pau after Covid outbreak
3 years ago

Saracens are forced to forfeit their European Challenge Cup clash against Pau after Covid outbreak

Daily Mail  

Saracens have forfeited their European Challenge Cup game against Pau following a Covid-19 outbreak at the Gallagher Premiership club. Tournament organisers European Professional Club Rugby said a 28-0 scoreline and five match points had been awarded to the French club, who were due to host Saracens on Saturday. Saracens have had to close their training ground and forfeit their European …

Covid scare at England training camp with journalist forced to isolate
3 years, 6 months ago

Covid scare at England training camp with journalist forced to isolate

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy England suffered a Covid scare as a journalist …

Football and beer in the sun: coronavirus experiments continue
3 years, 10 months ago

Football and beer in the sun: coronavirus experiments continue

Dutch News  

Experiments to see if larger events can be held safely during the coronavirus pandemic continued at the weekend, this time with professional football. On Sunday, 1,200 fans saw De Graafschap beat NEC 2-1 at NEC’s stadium in Nijmegen, after first testing negative for the virus. Meanwhile, one of the people who attended last Monday’s congress in Utrecht, the first of …

Sheffield Wednesday's fixtures against Coventry and Wycombe SUSPENDED due to coronavirus outbreak
3 years, 11 months ago

Sheffield Wednesday's fixtures against Coventry and Wycombe SUSPENDED due to coronavirus outbreak

Daily Mail  

Sheffield Wednesday's next two Championship fixtures have been postponed, the club have announced. In a statement, it was revealed the EFL have been informed that, due to a number of positive coronavirus tests, first team players and staff must self-isolate. Sheffield Wednesday's next two fixtures have been suspended due to a coronavirus outbreak 'Sheffield Wednesday’s next two Sky Bet Championship …

FA Cup: Southampton's match against Shrewsbury Town called off over coronavirus concerns
4 years ago

FA Cup: Southampton's match against Shrewsbury Town called off over coronavirus concerns

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Southampton’s FA Cup home tie against League One Shrewsbury Town this weekend is off after a number of positive coronavirus tests in the visiting camp, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. Saints said they had received confirmation from the Football Association after a number of players and staff at third-tier Shrewsbury tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Saturday’s scheduled …

EFL Championship: Derby County close training ground in wake of multiple positive COVID-19 tests
4 years ago

EFL Championship: Derby County close training ground in wake of multiple positive COVID-19 tests

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London: Championship strugglers Derby County have closed their training ground after several first-team staff members and players tested positive for coronavirus, the club said on Tuesday. “Staff members and players were tested on Monday and have subsequently returned a number of positive results,” read a statement on Derby’s website. “The names of those individuals will not be made public for …

Sheffield United confirm ‘a number of positive coronavirus tests’ to continue Premier League’s Covid-crisis
4 years ago

Sheffield United confirm ‘a number of positive coronavirus tests’ to continue Premier League’s Covid-crisis

The Independent  

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Sheffield United's game at Turf Moor goes ahead despite positive Covid-19 tests
4 years ago

Sheffield United's game at Turf Moor goes ahead despite positive Covid-19 tests

Daily Mail  

Sheffield United's game against Burnley went ahead as planned on Tuesday, despite the club revealing 'a number of positive coronavirus tests' just hours earlier. Sheffield United's game against Burnley went ahead after multiple positive Covid tests Chris Wilder, pictured arriving at Burnley, was only able to name seven subs for the game It is unclear as to the number of …

English football might need 'circuit breaker,' says club doc
4 years ago

English football might need 'circuit breaker,' says club doc

The Hindu  

English football would benefit from being briefly suspended as more clubs are hit by COVID-19 outbreaks, including the new variant strain, a team's medical staff member said on Tuesday. Byard said the speed of the transmission and the "data and symptom profile" confirms the cases at the club were the new strain of the virus, which has been detected mainly …

Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain
4 years ago

Ipswich Town claim seven staff test positive for new coronavirus strain

Daily Mail  

A Football League club today claimed the new coronavirus strain is behind a squad outbreak that has seen two members of management and five players test positive. The club's physio Matt Byard said the speed of the transmission and the 'data and symptom profile' confirmed the cases at the club were the new strain of the virus. The club's physio …

Seven Premiership players and two staff test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Seven Premiership players and two staff test positive for coronavirus

Daily Mail  

Seven Premiership Rugby players and two staff tested positive for coronavirus after the first week of rugby contact training. That is just one fewer than tested positive last week, when players were only allowed to train in small groups. Seven Premiership players and two staff have tested positive for coronavirus this week The Gallagher Premiership will resume on Friday August …

Two more coronavirus positive cases found in Championship clubs, says EFL
4 years, 7 months ago

Two more coronavirus positive cases found in Championship clubs, says EFL

India TV News  

The English Football League has confirmed two more COVID-19 positive cases have been found from two championship clubs in the latest round of testing. "Following the latest round of COVID-19 testing, the EFL can confirm that 1179 players and club staff from the 24 Championship clubs were tested over the course of Wednesday 3 June, Thursday 4 June, Friday 5 …

Coronavirus: Ten positive tests confirmed in Championship
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Ten positive tests confirmed in Championship

The Hindu  

The Championship saw 10 individuals test positive for coronavirus after tests on Thursday and Friday, it was announced. The English Football League announced there were 10 positives from eight clubs after 1,058 tests on Thursday and Friday. "Following the latest round of COVID-19 testing, the EFL can confirm that 1,058 players and club staff from the 24 Championship clubs were …

Hull City confirm two people from club test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Hull City confirm two people from club test positive for coronavirus

India TV News  

English Championship side Hull City on Sunday confirmed that two people at the club have tested positive for COVID-19. "Hull City can confirm that two people have tested positive for COVID-19 following the first round of testing at the training ground," a statement on the club's website, hullcitytigers.com, read. Earlier, Premier League side Bournemouth confirmed that an unnamed player is …

EFL Championship club Hull City confirms two positive
4 years, 7 months ago

EFL Championship club Hull City confirms two positive

The Hindu  

Hull City has confirmed two positive tests for coronavirus at the Championship club. The English Football League on Sunday said there were two positive cases out of the 1,014 COVID-19 tests taken by players and staff at Championship clubs. A club statement said: "Hull City can confirm that two people have tested positive for COVID-19 following the first round of …

Coronavirus: EFL announces two positive tests in Championship
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: EFL announces two positive tests in Championship

The Hindu  

The English Football League has revealed two positive results following coronavirus tests carried out across all 24 Championship clubs. The two unidentified individuals to test positive came from the same club, the EFL confirmed in a statement on Sunday, and will now self-isolate for seven days. READ | Championship teams are preparing to resume training from Monday, albeit while following …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Two more players from Premier League club Watford self-isolate after families infected
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Two more players from Premier League club Watford self-isolate after families infected

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The unnamed pair join Watford defender Adrian Mariappa and two staff who went into isolation this week after they tested positive in the English Premier League’s first round of testing. Pearson said the team’s two new cases came from people they had contact with testing positive for COVID-19, even though the players’ own tests were negative. “We need to see …

Championship stars face crucial coronavirus tests today to try to return to group training
4 years, 7 months ago

Championship stars face crucial coronavirus tests today to try to return to group training

Daily Mail  

Efforts to resume the Championship campaign ramped up on Thursday, with teams starting to give Coronavirus tests following meetings with the EFL. Championship clubs are looking to press ahead with plans to resume the season, with the likes of current table toppers Leeds United hoping to seal promotion to the Premier League Like Premier League stars last week, Championship players …

A Brighton player has Coronavirus... could European football's return be stopped before it begins?
4 years, 7 months ago

A Brighton player has Coronavirus... could European football's return be stopped before it begins?

Daily Mail  

Amid talks of relaxing coronavirus lockdown rules, Europe is attempting to emerge from the ominous coronavirus shadow which has seen everyday life brought to a grinding halt. The number of positive cases in Europe's top-four leagues as well as in Turkey and Portugal Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has been planning to launch Project Restart England Brighton CEO Paul …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Marcus Rashford, Lucy Bronze among 16 England players to participate in FA's FIFA 20 tournament
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Marcus Rashford, Lucy Bronze among 16 England players to participate in FA's FIFA 20 tournament

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The #Footballsstayinghome Cup kicks off on Friday, with the 16 players including Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Liverpool’s Trent Alexander Arnold and Olympique Lyonnais defender Lucy Bronze set to battle it out on the popular video game London: Some of England’s leading players will go head-to-head from their living rooms over Easter as part of a new FIFA 20 tournament launched …

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