Coronavirus: Two games in Belarus postponed due to COVID-19 fears
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Two games in Belarus postponed due to COVID-19 fears

The Hindu  

Two games in the top two tiers of Belarusian football have been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. The Premier League match between FC Minsk and Neman Grodno - scheduled for May 15 - has been called off, as has the second-division meeting between Arsenal Dzerzhinsk and leaders Lokomotiv Gomel. The country's football federation confirmed it was because of suspected cases of COVID-19 among the Minsk and Lokomotiv players. As of May 11, Belarus had just over 23,900 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 135 people dying with the disease.

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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 …

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 …

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. …

COVID plays havoc with world sport as infection rate surges
3 years ago

COVID plays havoc with world sport as infection rate surges

The Hindu  

World sport was again hit by COVID-19 infections on Thursday with football and rugby matches called off, a cricket series cancelled and holiday action in North America under threat. Manchester United’s home match against Brighton & Hove Albion became the fifth Premier League game postponed since Sunday but league officials intend to continue with the fixture schedule where safely possible …

US coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging, causing new disruptions and cancelations
3 years ago

US coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are surging, causing new disruptions and cancelations

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising once again, prompting a new wave of cancellations and disruptions as the country prepares for another pandemic holiday season. In New York City, the test positivity rate of PCR tests doubled between December 9 and 12, rising from 3.9% to 7.8%, according to mayoral adviser Dr. Jay Varma, who tweeted Thursday, “We’ve …

Covid crisis deepens in PL as Burnley v Watford becomes third postponed match
3 years ago

Covid crisis deepens in PL as Burnley v Watford becomes third postponed match

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 The Premier League’s Covid-19 crisis deepened on Wednesday …

US sport on alert as Covid cases surge in NFL, NBA, NHL
3 years ago

US sport on alert as Covid cases surge in NFL, NBA, NHL

Firstpost  

The NFL, NBA and National Hockey League were scrambling to counter a sharp uptick in coronavirus cases as the Geneva-based World Health Organization warned the new Omicron variant was spreading at an unprecedented rate. Los Angeles: Professional sports leagues across North America were on alert Tuesday as a surge of Covid-19 cases left dozens of players sidelined, prompted teams to …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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 …

German sport facing disruption as 4th coronavirus wave hits
3 years, 1 month ago

German sport facing disruption as 4th coronavirus wave hits

The Hindu  

Cancelled games, players in quarantine and arguments over vaccine mandates. “It’s obvious,” said Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann, who himself missed four of the team’s games after contracting COVID-19 despite being vaccinated. Bayern surprisingly lost at Augsburg in Kimmich’s absence on Friday, and there are fears at the club that unvaccinated players could also miss the potentially decisive clash with Borussia …

16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village
3 years, 5 months ago

16 new Olympics-related COVID-19 cases, but no athlete and none from Games Village

India TV News  

The Olympic Games organisers announced 16 new COVID-19 cases associated with the event on Wednesday but none of them were athletes. It is for the first time in four days that no COVID-19 cases were reported among Olympic athletes. The total number cases in the Games village currently stands at 19. Rojer and his doubles partner Wesley Koolhof, who were …

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: 3 more Games-related cases detected, none athlete, confirm organisers
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 hit Tokyo 2020: 3 more Games-related cases detected, none athlete, confirm organisers

India Today  

A day after three sportspersons, two of them staying at the athletes Village, tested positive for the virus, the Games organisers confirmed that one Olympics concerned personnel and a contractor were among three Covid-19 cases detected on Monday. Their identities were not revealed by the organisers but the South African Football Association issued a statement to make that information clear. …

Finland sees COVID-19 spike after EURO 2020 fans return from Russia
3 years, 6 months ago

Finland sees COVID-19 spike after EURO 2020 fans return from Russia

The Hindu  

Finnish football fans returning from Russia after Euro 2020 matches have caused a spike in their country's daily coronavirus cases, Finnish health authorities said on Thursday. The Finnish national team suffered two defeats in St. Petersburg this month and nearly 100 infections have since been recorded at two border crossings, mostly among returning fans, authorities said. The Finnish Institute for …

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: Russian co-host city Saint Petersburg sees spike in COVID-19 cases days before start of tournament
3 years, 7 months ago

Euro 2020: Russian co-host city Saint Petersburg sees spike in COVID-19 cases days before start of tournament

Firstpost  

Authorities in Russia’s second city have set up additional hospital beds while assuring the spike in cases was due to a “cyclical” phenomenon. Saint Petersburg: Russian health authorities said on Tuesday that coronavirus cases in Saint Petersburg were on the rise with days to go before the city co-hosts the postponed Euro 2020 football championship. The Health Committee of Russia’s …

FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers: Two more Poland players positive for COVID-19 ahead of England clash
3 years, 9 months ago

FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers: Two more Poland players positive for COVID-19 ahead of England clash

Firstpost  

Two more Poland players have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total to four, the Polish Football Association said on Tuesday, on the eve of a 2022 World Cup qualifier against England. Unfortunately, the results were positive for Grzegorz Krychowiak and Kamil Piatkowski,” football association spokesman Jakub Kwiatkowski said on Twitter. Kwiatkowski, who said he himself had also tested positive, …

Surges in new Covid-19 cases worldwide dim hopes for speedy end to the pandemic
4 years ago

Surges in new Covid-19 cases worldwide dim hopes for speedy end to the pandemic

Firstpost  

The United States reported a daily record of Covid-19 deaths and Brazil’s toll passed the bleak milestone of 200,000 Thursday as new surges of the coronavirus dimmed hopes for respite from the pandemic anytime soon. “The nature of this virus means that the world can only be as strong as the weakest health system.” The global outbreak shows no signs …

Premier League: 40 COVID-19 cases among players, staff following tests
4 years ago

Premier League: 40 COVID-19 cases among players, staff following tests

The Hindu  

The Premier League said on Tuesday that a total of 40 individuals tested positive for COVID-19, the highest number of cases in a week this season, in two rounds of tests conducted last week. READ| The league, which is now conducting tests twice per week, did not name the people who tested positive but said they will self-isolate for 10 …

Championship games off after COVID-19 outbreaks - Football News -S Sportstar
4 years ago

Championship games off after COVID-19 outbreaks - Football News -S Sportstar

The Hindu  

Two Championship matches scheduled for Saturday have been postponed after Bristol City and Luton Town reported COVID-19 outbreaks in their squads on Friday. City said its players showed COVID-19 symptoms but could not test the entire squad and staff as the testing laboratory was closed with Friday being a New Year bank holiday. This is City’s second major brush with …

High in COVID-19 cases sparks call to suspend Premier League
4 years ago

High in COVID-19 cases sparks call to suspend Premier League

India TV News  

Coronavirus outbreaks at English soccer clubs have raised concerns about games continuing, with the highest number of positive tests across Premier League clubs in a single week — reflecting a sharp rise in infections across the country. There were 18 positives after 1,479 tests on players and club staff from Dec. 21-27, the Premier League said Tuesday, sparking calls to …

Everton's home game against Man City postponed due to COVID-19 cases
4 years ago

Everton's home game against Man City postponed due to COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

More coronavirus cases at Manchester City have led to the Premier League game against Everton being called off. Pep Guardiola’s side had previously announced on Friday that striker Gabriel Jesus and defender Kyle Walker had tested positive for COVID-19 along with two staff members. But hours before kickoff was due at Goodison Park on Monday, City announced that more coronavirus …

Coronavirus Spike in English Women's Football With 32 Cases
4 years ago

Coronavirus Spike in English Women's Football With 32 Cases

News 18  

LONDON: Brighton and Southampton will no longer be allowed to play in front of a crowd due to new coronavirus restrictions, leaving Liverpool and Everton as the only Premier League clubs permitted up to 2,000 spectators. When limited crowds were allowed back into games three weeks ago for the first time since March, they were allowed at half of the …

UEFA Nations League: Ukraine's game in Switzerland called off after six players test COVID-19 positive – Firstpost
4 years, 1 month ago

UEFA Nations League: Ukraine's game in Switzerland called off after six players test COVID-19 positive – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Ukraine are three points ahead of Switzerland with one match left in Nations League Group 4, as they attempt to remain in the top tier of the competition. Kiev: Tuesday’s Nations League match between Switzerland and Ukraine has been called off, the Ukrainian football association said, after six of its players tested positive for the coronavirus. Earlier on Tuesday, Ukrainian …

Ukraine-Switzerland Nations League match cancelled due to COVID-19 - football news - sportstar
4 years, 1 month ago

Ukraine-Switzerland Nations League match cancelled due to COVID-19 - football news - sportstar

The Hindu  

Ukraine's Nations League game against Switzerland on Tuesday has been cancelled after the entire Ukraine team was placed in quarantine following positive COVID-19 tests within the squad, UEFA and the Ukraine Association of Football said on Tuesday. UEFA told UAF that the Department of Health of the Canton of Lucerne had quarantined the entire delegation from Ukraine so the match …

Nine Dinamo players contract COVID-19 ahead of Europa league clash
4 years, 2 months ago

Nine Dinamo players contract COVID-19 ahead of Europa league clash

The Hindu  

Nine Dinamo Zagreb players have contracted the novel coronavirus ahead of the team's home Europa League clash with Austrian side Wolfsberger AC on Thursday, the Croatian club's representatives said. “We conducted an official test and in addition to four players who had earlier contracted the COVID-19 virus, another five tested positive,” the club's press officer Alen Lesicki told Wednesday's news …

COVID-19 cases increase in Bundesliga after international break - football news - Sportstar
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 cases increase in Bundesliga after international break - football news - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Players are returning to the Bundesliga from international duty, and they are bringing the coronavirus with them. "When you look at the rising numbers, you have to wonder whether it makes sense to stop for the next break,” Leipzig sports director Markus Kruesche said after his team’s 2-0 win in Augsburg. “Now it’s the worst case scenario.” Other cases are …

The Latest: Besiktas Technical Director Tests Positive for Coronavirus
4 years, 3 months ago

The Latest: Besiktas Technical Director Tests Positive for Coronavirus

News 18  

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The season-opening football game between Virginia and Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium scheduled for Sept. 19, has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues at Virginia Tech. On its web page, Virginia Tech reported Friday it has had 219 positive tests for the coronavirus in the …

Three more PSG players positive for coronavirus, six overall
4 years, 4 months ago

Three more PSG players positive for coronavirus, six overall

The Hindu  

Three more Paris Saint-Germain players tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the number so far to six and throwing the club’s start to the new season into chaos. PSG announced the positive tests late on Thursday, without giving the names of the players and only saying that they are subject to the appropriate health protocol.” But sports daily L’Equipe named …

Three Paris Saint-Germain Players Test Positive for Coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Three Paris Saint-Germain Players Test Positive for Coronavirus

News 18  

Three Paris Saint-Germain players have tested positive for coronavirus, the French club announced on Wednesday. ?Three Paris Saint-Germain players have confirmed positive Sars CoV2 tests and are subject to the appropriate health protocol,? The French champions who last month lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich, had said on Monday two unnamed players had presented with coronavirus symptoms. League …

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

News 18  

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 …

Four Players at Turkish Top-flight Football Clubs Test Positive for Coronavirus
4 years, 4 months ago

Four Players at Turkish Top-flight Football Clubs Test Positive for Coronavirus

News 18  

A total of four players from three teams in the Turkish Super Lig have tested positive for coronavirus after tests carried out on their squads and other staff, the clubs said on Friday. Istanbul's Galatasaray said two of its players were found to be positive after tests conducted on players and staff returning from holiday. Trabzonspor, who came runners-up in …

Belgian season to start with no fans amid COVID-19 spike
4 years, 5 months ago

Belgian season to start with no fans amid COVID-19 spike

The Hindu  

The Belgian football league will start next season in empty stadiums because of the coronavirus pandemic and it urged fans on Tuesday to avoid large gatherings when supporting their team. The league’s decision came amid a surge of new COVID-19 infections in the country of 11.5 million inhabitants that has led the government to reintroduce drastic social-distancing measures. The season …

Belarus President dismissed Covid-19 as ‘psychosis,’ now says he’s had it
4 years, 5 months ago

Belarus President dismissed Covid-19 as ‘psychosis,’ now says he’s had it

CNN  

CNN — The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has said he contracted coronavirus but recovered without suffering any symptoms, state-run news agency Belta reported Tuesday. “Doctors made this conclusion yesterday — it was asymptomatic.” “Like I said, 97% of our people go through this illness without symptoms and thank God I’ve managed to get into this group of asymptomatic people,” …

Ukraine club quarantined after players test positive
4 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine club quarantined after players test positive

The Hindu  

Ukrainian football club Karpaty Lviv has been placed in quarantine after 25 people among the players and staff tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s Premier League said on Tuesday. All those infected have self-isolated while the club was “put in quarantine for at least two weeks,” the league said in a statement. Karpaty said that 65 people were tested …

Ukrainian match postponed after footballers test positive for coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian match postponed after footballers test positive for coronavirus

The Hindu  

Ukraine's top professional soccer league said on Saturday it had cancelled one of its first post-lockdown matches after several players and staff at Karpaty in the western city of Lviv tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The match between Karpaty and Mariupol from the Azov Sea port of Mariupol was supposed to be played on Sunday behind closed doors. The …

Fans allowed to attend Russian football matches next month
4 years, 7 months ago

Fans allowed to attend Russian football matches next month

The Hindu  

Russian authorities said that a small number of spectators would be allowed at stadiums when the country’s Premier League restarts its suspended season next month. In mid-May, Russia’s football association said that the country’s Premier League would restart its suspended season from June 21 behind closed doors. READ: Liverpool's Robertson feared Premier League return would not be possible “This is …

Coronavirus: Watford's Christian Kabasele hits out at Twitter user
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Watford's Christian Kabasele hits out at Twitter user

The Hindu  

Christian Kabasele joked Watford are "injecting" COVID-19 into players and staff members in a sarcastic response to the club being accused of trying to avoid relegation. Watford spent much of the Premier League season in the bottom three but sat 17th when the coronavirus pandemic resulted in the suspension of play in England's top flight in March. READ | Kabasele …

Coronavirus: Two more positive Premier League Covid-19 tests
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: Two more positive Premier League Covid-19 tests

The Hindu  

Two individuals returned positive results in the latest round of coronavirus testing in the Premier League, it has been confirmed. READ| A Premier League statement read: "The Premier League can today confirm that on Tuesday May 19, Thursday May 21 and Friday May 22, 996 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. "Previously, 748 players and club staff were …

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp expects intense Premier League restart
4 years, 7 months ago

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp expects intense Premier League restart

The Hindu  

Jurgen Klopp loved seeing the return of the Bundesliga and insists matches behind closed doors can still provide ample nourishment for those craving a football fix. Full video and transcript now available — Liverpool FC May 19, 2020 "Look, I love it," he told Liverpool's official website following a weekend of games in his homeland that included a 4-0 win …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rushed Premier League return could put lives at risk, fears Watford manager Nigel Pearson
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Rushed Premier League return could put lives at risk, fears Watford manager Nigel Pearson

Firstpost  

Watford manager Nigel Pearson has warned that players lives could be in danger if the Premier League returns too soon during the COVID-19 pandemic. London: Watford manager Nigel Pearson has warned that players lives could be in danger if the Premier League returns too soon during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have to try to believe advice that we’re being given …

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 …

Belarus: Life as normal despite ravaging coronavirus epidemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Belarus: Life as normal despite ravaging coronavirus epidemic

Al Jazeera  

Citizens take up fight to contain spread in Belarus, which has one of Europe’s highest per capita infection rates. “Those people died for us.” In a lax attempt at encouraging social distancing, he added: “You don’t need to drag anyone to the event.” The World Health Organization recently singled Belarus out for a “lack of adequate social distancing measures” and …

Coronavirus: Torino player tests positive for COVID-19 - Serie A
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Torino player tests positive for COVID-19 - Serie A

The Hindu  

A Torino player tested positive for coronavirus, the Serie A side announced on Wednesday. The unnamed Torino squad member – currently asymptomatic – contracted COVID-19 following an initial medical examination. READ | “During the first medical tests carried out on the Torino FC players, a positivity to COVID-19 emerged,” the northern club said in a statement. “The football player, currently …

COVID-19: EPL return subject to 'constructive meetings' - UK govt
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: EPL return subject to 'constructive meetings' - UK govt

The Hindu  

Discussions relating to the return of Premier League football have been held in "constructive meetings", according to the United Kingdom government's foreign secretary Dominic Raab. According to reports, numerous ideas are being considered, such as playing the remaining matches behind closed doors at neutral venues, while Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor has suggested matches could even be shortened. Read: …

Two coronavirus cases reported at Moenchengladbach
4 years, 8 months ago

Two coronavirus cases reported at Moenchengladbach

The Hindu  

Six of the ten positive tests for the coronavirus discovered among Bundesliga clubs have been accounted for with two cases of the virus reportedly at fourth-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach. On Tuesday, regional paper The Rheinische Post cited sources close to the club in claiming an unnamed Moenchengladbach player and physiotherapist had tested positive for the virus. On Monday, the German Football …

COVID-19: FIFA medical chief sorry to be the bearer of bad news
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19: FIFA medical chief sorry to be the bearer of bad news

The Hindu  

FIFA's top medical officer takes little satisfaction from being the man appealing for restraint from leagues that are desperate to get playing again. Michel D'Hooghe, formerly head of the Belgian football federation and president of Club Brugge, is chair of FIFA's medical committee and has said there should be no return to action before September. "In my opinion, football has …

Coronavirus: How Europe's top league will react to Ligue 1 cancelling their season
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: How Europe's top league will react to Ligue 1 cancelling their season

Daily Mail  

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 - becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan. The IPL franchises are On March …

COVID-19 outlier Tajikistan suspends domestic football
4 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 outlier Tajikistan suspends domestic football

The Hindu  

One of the few football leagues in the world still playing will be suspended next week after authorities in Tajikistan ruled to temporarily ban sports events over coronavirus concerns. The Tajik football federation said that domestic league matches would go ahead on Sunday before a suspension until at least May 10. Read: How Liverpool conquered the FIFA Club World Cup …

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