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Fines paid by players and clubs in Brazil to go into coronavirus fund
BRASILIA, April 7 — A large portion of fines levied on Brazilian football clubs and players will be paid into a fund to help in the fight against the new coronavirus, Brazil’s...
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Coronavirus not an opportunity for athletes to dope, says Wada president
LONDON, April 7 — Athletes are fooling themselves if they think they can use the chaos caused globally by the coronavirus pandemic to cheat, World Anti-Doping Agency president...
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Players and clubs lack common ground in wage-cut talks amid Covid-19 pandemic
MANCHESTER, April 7 — With the best paid footballers in the world, billionaire club owners, under-pressure politicians and even a millionaire trade union leader involved, it is...
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Phelps urges athletes to take care of mental health after Games delay
NEW YORK, April 7 — Olympic great Michael Phelps has voiced his concerns over the negative impact on athletes’ mental health of the Tokyo Games postponement prompted by the...
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Formula One teams Williams and Racing Point drivers take pay cuts
LONDON, April 7 — The British-based Williams and Racing Point Formula One teams yesterday followed McLaren in temporarily furloughing staff as a result of the new coronavirus...
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Serie A angers players by recommending wage cuts
MILAN, April 7 — Italy’s Serie A league has recommended that clubs impose wage cuts of between two and four months’ pay on playing and coaching staff during the coronavirus...
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Augusta National reschedules Masters for November
NEW YORK, April 7 — Augusta National Golf Club said yesterday that it had identified November 9-15 as a possible date for the rescheduled Masters. Augusta National had earlier...
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Former Fox executives indicted in US Fifa corruption probe
NEW YORK, April 7 — US prosecutors yesterday accused two former 21st Century Fox Inc executives of paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure lucrative media and marketing...
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British Open cancelled for first time since World War II due to virus
LONDON, April 6 — The British Open has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus. The 149th Open was scheduled to take place at Royal St...
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Fifa urges clubs and players to reach agreement over wages, say sources
LAUSANNE, April 6 — Fifa today urged clubs and players to reach agreement on wage reductions to protect clubs suffering financial damage because of the coronavirus crisis,...
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BWF postpones May-July tournaments
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has postponed all tournaments including grade two and three competitions from May to July due to the global Covid-19...
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Guardiola’s mother dies after contracting virus
LONDON, April 6 — Pep Guardiola’s 82-year-old mother has died after contracting coronavirus, Manchester City announced today. “The Manchester City family are devastated to...
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England boss Southgate, FA’s top earners take wage cuts due to virus
LONDON, April 6 — England manager Gareth Southgate and the Football Association’s top earners will take wage cuts of up to 30 per cent as the governing body deals with a...
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F1 team Williams furlough staff as drivers take pay cut
LONDON, April 6 — Williams became the second Formula One team to furlough some staff due to the coronavirus pandemic as drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi agreed to cut...
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Walker faces Man City probe after hosting ‘sex party’ during lockdown
LONDON, April 6 — Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from Manchester City after reportedly breaking coronavirus lockdown conditions by hosting a “sex party” even...
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Bayern Munich to resume training today
BERLIN, April 6 — Bayern Munich said Sunday that players will return to training on Monday for the first time since the Bundesliga was suspended due to the coronavirus. Bayern...
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Italian FA boss says Serie A season could run to October
ROME, April 6 — The Serie A season could be extended to September or October, the head of the Italian FA (FIGC) said on Sunday, warning that there could be an “avalanche of...
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Report: Russian Smolov breaks Spain’s lockdown to return home
MADRID, April 6 — Celta Vigo’s Russia international Fedor Smolov has flouted Spain’s lockdown to return to his home country, becoming the second Celta player to break the...
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McLaren boss Brown warns F1 must change to survive
LONDON, April 6 — Formula One is in “a very fragile state” due to the new coronavirus crisis and risks losing some of its 10 teams unless some big changes are made, McLaren...
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Uefa denies Aug 3 deadline to complete Champions League
LONDON, April 5 — Uefa has denied there is an Aug. 3 deadline to complete this season’s Champions League after a report by German broadcaster ZDF quoted the body’s President...
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Man City says will not ask government to pay staff
LONDON, April 5 — Manchester City will not seek to use the government job retention scheme and furlough staff during the shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Premier...
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Fifa draws up guidelines to tackle pay-cut complaints
MANCHESTER, April 5 — Fifa is getting ready to deal with complaints and appeals over wage cuts for players, producing guidelines for clubs and football bodies looking to cut...
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Rooney says handling of Premier League pay row ‘a disgrace’
LONDON, April 5 — Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the Premier League for placing footballers in a “no-win situation” over proposed pay cuts after players were...
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Perak footballers train at home to maintain fitness
IPOH, April 5 — The enforcement of the nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19 is not an excuse to neglect physical training, especially for...
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Malaysian lifters barred from Tokyo Olympics, MWF suspended a year
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 — National weightlifters can kiss goodbye to their Olympic dreams after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) barred Malaysians from competing...
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China’s once-dominant Liaoning face closure as players go unpaid
HONG KONG, April 5 — Three decades ago Liaoning FC were the standard bearers of Chinese football, sweeping aside all before them domestically and across Asia, but their 67-year...
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Burnley could run out of money by August, says chairman
LONDON, April 5 — Premier League Burnley could run out of money by August if the season does not resume by then, club chairman Mike Garlick said on Saturday, three weeks after...
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Report: NBA, ESPN working on game of H-O-R-S-E
NEW YORK, April 5 — A staple of driveways everywhere, a H-O-R-S-E competition among top NBA players could be coming to national television in the near future, ESPN’s Adrian...
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Ecclestone says 2020 F1 championship should be cancelled
LONDON, April 5 — Bernie Ecclestone says this season’s Formula One championship should be cancelled because it appears unlikely that enough races can be completed for it to be...
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Bryant heads 2020 Hall of Fame honorees
LOS ANGELES, April 5 — Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant headed a star-studded list of honorees named to basketball’s 2020 Hall of Fame on Saturday. The Los Angeles Lakers...
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Liverpool blasted over virus furlough, players in £200m wage cut warning
LONDON, April 5 — Liverpool were accused of betraying their “morals and values” on Saturday for their move to furlough non-playing staff during the coronavirus pandemic as...
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Trump hopes virus-hit sport back ‘sooner than later’
WASHINGTON, April 5 — President Donald Trump said Saturday he believed US sports leagues hit by the coronavirus pandemic would resume “sooner rather than later” but declined...
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Liverpool furlough non-playing staff amid Covid-19 pandemic
APRIL 4 — Premier League leaders Liverpool have furloughed some of their non-playing staff due to the Covid-19 pandemic and are holding talks about the prospect of salary...