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Paris:The French government has postponed the Tour de France bicycle race in view of the risk of spreading the Corona virus outbreak. President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the ban on public events will continue until mid-July. It should be noted that the race was scheduled in France from June 27 to July 19.

London:An agreement has been reached to sell the British football club Newcastle for £ 300m.Mike Ashley, owner of British Media Newcastle, sold the club to Amanda Stoyle; According to British media, the administration of the English Premier League has been informed of the deal. Newcastle United are ranked 13th on the points table this season. Three hundred million pounds of ...

Fears of the coronavirus pandemic have led the British Open’s organisers to cancel the 149th Open — scheduled to take place at Royal St George’s Golf Club in Kent in July — for the first time since World War II. But with the pandemic ripping the 2020 sporting schedule to shreds, the event has became the first of the sport’s ...

Hong Kong:After a 12-year contribution to Hong Kong rugby, Dai Rees has announced that he is stepping down from his role as Chief Rugby Officer of the Hong Kong Rugby Union (HKRU) effective 1 July. “The HKRU and our thriving local rugby community owe a great debt to Dai for his dedication and commitment. His tenure has coincided with some ...

LAHORE: Sports Board Punjab (SBP) has established a quarantine centre at the hostel of State of the Art Tennis Stadium, at Nishtar Park Sports Complex for the treatment of coronavirus patients. The quarantine centre has been set up with the collaboration of City District Govt and Health Department to provide timely treatment to coronavirus patients. The 67 coronavirus patients including ...

Sania Mirza thinks sharing cooking videos and food pictures on social media is not appropriate at a time when the crisis created by the coronavirus pandemic has upended the livelihoods of millions of people. The Indian tennis star on Saturday criticized the celebrities and social media users who have been posting cooking videos and food pictures from their self-isolation. The ...

London:British-Pakistani boxer Aamir Khan placed his belief in a conspiracy theory that the coronavirus is “man-made” and resulted due to the building of 5G towers. In videos shared on Instagram, the two-time world champion said he did not believe that the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic was what it has been made out to be, saying that “it’s been put there for ...

NEW YORK: Davis Cup-winning former US captain Patrick McEnroe said Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus but is feeling well and no longer has symptoms. The 53-year-old younger brother of seven-time Grand Slam singles champion John McEnroe said in a video posting on Twitter that he was tested at a drive-up facility in Westchester County, the New York suburb ...

Wimbledon organisers will announce the cancellation of the 2020 tournament on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the German Tennis Federation (DTB) vice-president, Dirk Hordorff. All England Lawn Tennis Club officials had said the tournament, scheduled to begin on 29 June, would not be played behind closed doors and postponement was not without significant risk and difficulty. “Wimbledon ...

LONDON: West Ham have eight players in self-isolation after showing mild symptoms of the coronavirus, according to the club’s vice-chairperson Karren Brady. The Hammers are the latest Premier League club to be hit by the pandemic. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi — both now recovered — and several unnamed Leicester players tested positive for the virus. “I ...