I want fans back in the arenas: Trump hopes virus-hit sport is back 'sooner than later’

The NBA, Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer and National Hockey League have all halted or suspended their respective seasons.

AFP

· 18 hours ago

2021 Asian Youth Games to be staged in Shantou as China are named hosts

The OCA has decided to hold the Asian Youth Games from November 20 to 28.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 01, 2020 · 08:19 pm

Coronavirus: Shooting World Cup, Junior World Championship to be held in Germany cancelled

The ISSF World Cup was to be held in Munich from June 2 to 9 while the ISSF Junior World Championship was scheduled for July 11 to 19 in Suhl.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 01, 2020 · 07:04 pm

China rules out resumption of major sports events as country faces second wave of coronavirus cases

There had been speculation that the Chinese football and basketball seasons could get going, after numbers of locally transmitted cases dwindled.

AFP

· Apr 01, 2020 · 05:34 pm

The silent playground: We have always taken the right to play sport for granted

One wonders whether we will look at the place sports has in our lives differently once the coronavirus crisis ends.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 26, 2020 · 10:32 am

Six-time champion quarterback Tom Brady signs NFL contract with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brady had announced earlier in the week that he was leaving the New England Patriots after 20 seasons.

AFP

· Mar 20, 2020 · 08:24 pm

Coronavirus is not the first health crisis to hit global sport, but it’s on much bigger scale

From HIV to Sars, to Avian Flu and to Ebola, the sporting world has gone through this before but the severity of COVID-19 may have lasting impacts.

James Skinner, The Conversation

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Aaron CT Smith, The Conversation

· Mar 19, 2020 · 06:30 pm

Coronavirus: As matches are cancelled or postponed, how will Covid-19 impact the sports industry?

Some of the tensest sport battles this year are likely to be staged not in Tokyo or London, but in courtrooms across the world.

Simon Chadwick, The Conversation

· Mar 18, 2020 · 06:05 pm

Be a sport, spread some cheer: Here’s what is keeping fans going despite the coronavirus shutdown

With sport around the world being cancelled or suspended at an unprecedented rate, fans and sports stars have become very creative.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 18, 2020 · 12:01 pm

Coronavirus: Centres for Disease Control want sporting activities in USA stopped for longer period

The CDC recommended on Sunday that all activities be cancelled or postponed for the next eight weeks.

AFP

· Mar 16, 2020 · 08:31 am

Coronavirus: First stage of Archery World Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The event in Guatemala had no direct qualification implications for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Press Trust of India

· Mar 13, 2020 · 10:33 am

Ex-Brazil football star Ronaldinho, brother arrested in Paraguay

On Thursday, Prosecutor Federico Delfino had said he had decided not to pursue charges against the pair

AFP

· Mar 07, 2020 · 08:48 am