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“Our duty was to come back prepared for this moment. It was tough, but we’ve made it.” That is how La Liga president Javier Tebas describes the return of the top division of Spanish soccer. Spain has recorded a total of over 240,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including over 27,000 …

Roger Federer has announced he will not play tennis again this year after undergoing further surgery on his right knee. The 20-time grand slam champion had been recovering from surgery he underwent in February but suffered a setback in his pursuit of fitness a few weeks ago. “I had to …

The summer’s festival of football looks set to conclude with a “blitz” of the European competition in Lisbon over the space of two weeks in August. Those are the latest plans for completing the 2019-20 Champions League and Europa League, and currently seen as the most workable. Uefa has set …

Conor McGregor says he has retired from fighting – for the third time in four years. Ireland’s former two-weight UFC champion, 31, has a record of 22 wins and four defeats. His last fight, in January 2020, saw him beat American fan favorite Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone in just 40 seconds …

The Qatari FM said the government is currently consulting with the organizing committee, preparing to alter the designs of the nearly completed stadiums to adhere to health official instruction. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the fallout that is projected to follow it for years to come, Qatar’s foreign minister …

Rafael Nadal feels that a two-and-a-half-month break from tennis has set him up for another two years at the top – despite the Spaniard turning 34 on Wednesday. The 19-time Grand Slam champion was unable to pick up a racket for two months as he was forced into lockdown in …

Italy’s Serie A has been given the all-clear to return on June 20 after a three-month enforced absence in one of the epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic. For the Scudetto, all remains to be played for with leaders Juventus just one point ahead of Lazio, in what had been shaping …

The English Premier League season will resume without fans attending on June 17, according to multiple reports, including The Telegraph and Sky Sports. When asked about the resumption, the Premier League would not confirm nor deny as the pre-scheduled Thursday meeting with the 20 clubs was still ongoing. The reports …

La Liga can resume from 8 June, says Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez. The league’s president Javier Tebas said he had hoped Spain’s top flight would restart on 12 June, although La Liga is yet to confirm a restart date. La Liga players started training in groups of no more …

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan are to contest the European Solidarity Cup in 2021 to express gratitude to healthcare workers. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan are to face off in a 2021 charity tournament called the European Solidarity Cup, with the aim of raising money for …

Celtic were crowned champions for a record-equalling ninth consecutive season as the Scottish Premiership campaign was declared over on Monday. Neil Lennon’s men were 13 points clear at the top of the table when the season was stopped due to the coronavirus pandemic in March with eight games remaining for …

The Premier League moved a step closer to the return of competitive football on Monday as clubs gave the green light to small group training commencing within the next 24 hours. Despite their latest video-conference, however, no date was set for league fixtures to re-start. Professional football has been suspended …

Organising body, La Liga said the players would remain at their homes where they would continue individual training before being tested again “in the next few days” to determine whether they can return to their club’s training ground. Five players in Spain’s top two divisions have tested positive for Covid-19 …

The biggest domestic football league in the world, the English Premier League, has been given the green light to return by the UK government with matches played behind closed doors. The Premier League has been in lengthy discussions and debates with its member clubs over “Project Restart” which will form …

Players from FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico, as well as most of the clubs in the Spanish football league, were tested for the new coronavirus this Wednesday. This is the first step of the protocol for the return of the teams to training. The tests are mandatory, by the …

Germany’s health minister has expressed his support for the Bundesliga’s plan to resume play behind closed doors later this month. “The (football league’s) basic plan makes sense and could serve as a model for other professional sports,” Jens Spahn told public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk on Tuesday. “But we’ll have to see how …

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani has said that moving the European soccer season to the calendar year is a “possibility to be discussed” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic which has brought football to a standstill around the world. In an interview with Italy’s Radio Sportiva, Montagliani, who is seen …

Paris Saint-Germain was declared champion of the French football league on Thursday after the season ended early because of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement from the league followed the French government’s decision on Tuesday to call off the football and rugby seasons in the country and end plans to resume. …

Saudi Arabia has its eyes on claiming a greater slice of the English Premier League once its takeover of Newcastle United Football Club is approved. Riyadh is determined to get even more lucrative TV rights to air Premier League matches. All the paperwork for the takeover of Newcastle United is …

The French prime minister, Edouard Philippe, has announced there will be no professional football in the country until at least September and the 2019-20 season in Ligue 1 and 2 will therefore end immediately. Matches in France have been suspended since the start of March because of the coronavirus pandemic, …