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Former Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi has died from complications linked to COVID-19, the country’s health ministry announced on Sunday. Radhi, 56, is an Iraqi football legend and scored what remains Iraq’s only World Cup goal in 1986 against Belgium, and he passed away on Sunday just hours before he was …

Exactly 100 days after the last game, the Premier League is back. In stadiums restricted to around 300 people as the pandemic dangers persist, Manchester City will host Arsenal after Aston Villa plays Sheffield United on Wednesday night. It will usher in an unprecedented summer blitz of games in an …

A World Trade Organization panel ordered Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to adhere to global intellectual property rules in a ruling on a dispute with Qatar which accuses Riyadh of blocking its broadcaster after the Gulf neighbors fell out in 2017. Doha filed its complaint in 2018, saying Saudi Arabia was …

After a number of stars in Germany’s Bundesliga voiced their support for the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in recent weeks, Real Madrid’s Brazilian international Marcelo made his own individual act of solidarity on Sunday. With Real 2-0 up against Eibar, Marcelo netted Los Blancos’ third goal and celebrated by …

Donald Trump has threatened to boycott the NFL and US Soccer after the leagues decided to repeal bans on players kneeling during the national anthem due to ongoing Black Lives Matter protests. In a series of tweets, the president said he would no longer be watching the sports over the …

With Barcelona gearing up for their Spanish Primera Division showdown with Mallorca, manager Quique Setien has offered updates on the fitness of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. The Blaugrana’s South American duo have been under the spotlight due to their injury concerns but the Camp Nou gaffer has made positive …

More than 20,000 fans witnessed the Otago Highlanders edge a 28-27 thriller against the Waikato Chiefs on Saturday as New Zealand welcomed the return of live sport after the coronavirus. The highest-profile sports fixture worldwide since the pandemic, and one of the first with an unrestricted crowd, did not disappoint, …

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 …

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 …

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 …