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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese organisers are in final stages of talks to set the opening date for the Tokyo Games in July next year, Japanese media said. The Tokyo event, postponed last week due to the coronavirus pandemic, will most likely have its opening ceremony in 2021 on July 23 and closing ceremony on August 8, each ...

ANKARA: Former Turkish national team and ex-Barcelona goalkeeper Rustu Recber is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, his wife said. Recber took on hero status in Turkey as he kept goal at the 2002 World Cup, anchoring his team to the semi-finals and ultimately third place, their greatest ever performance in the tournament. The powerfully built and poney-tailed goalkeeper ...

Roger Federer and his wife Mirka have donated 1m Swiss francs (£857,000) “for the most vulnerable families in Switzerland” and have called on others to add their support. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Switzerland has imposed a ban on all private and public events and has closed all non-essential businesses until at least 19 April. “These are challenging times for ...

The All England Club says a decision regarding this year’s Wimbledon will be made next week. In a statement on Wednesday, the club said postponement and cancellation of the event, scheduled between 29 June-12 July, because of the impact of coronavirus were possible outcomes. Playing behind closed doors has been formally ruled out. Earlier this month, the French Open, due ...

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros ($1.08 million) towards the fight against coronavirus. Argentina international Messi’s donation will be split between Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and another medical centre in his home country, according to a report in Marca. “Leo Messi made a donation to the clinic to fight the ...

The suspension of the professional tennis tours because of coronavirus has been extended to 7 June, ruling out the entire clay-court season. The ATP and WTA Tours were already off until 27 April and 2 May respectively. The extension covers joint tournaments in Madrid and Rome, plus women’s events in Strasbourg and Rabat and men’s events in Munich, Estoril, Geneva ...

London:It is too early to decide whether to cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but “nobody is saying we’re going to the Games come what may,” says World Athletics chief Lord Coe. The International Olympic Committee has said the Games could still begin on 24 July despite the coronavirus pandemic. Coe told BBC Sport: “Let’s not make a precipitous decision when ...

Lahore:As per directions of the Pakistan government regarding preventive measures to combat coronavirus pandemic, which blowout globally. All sporting activities have been cancelled by the competent authorities. Keeping in view the foregoing, the PHF offices – Lahore & Karachi – Shall remain closed till further order. In case of any emergency, the offices shall be opened for a short period ...

LAHORE : Secretary Youth Affairs, Sports, Archeology and Tourism Punjab Ehsan Bhutta inspected precautionary measures made by Punjab Sports Department and Sports Board Punjab for the prevention of fatal coronavirus at Nishtar Park Sports Complex on Thursday. Secretary Youth Affairs, Sports, Archeology and Tourism Punjab Ehsan Bhutta was accompanied by Director Admin Javed Chohan, SBP consultant Shahid Faqeer Virk and ...

In a huge setback for football fans, the European governing body on Tuesday decided to postpone the Euro 2020 tournament to next year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has brought the whole world to a standstill. UEFA said that the 24-team tournament, which was due to be staged in 12 nations across the continent from June 12 to ...