Brazilian states face calls to stop football amid COVID-19 spike

Mar 05, 2021

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Mar 5: Three Brazilian states suspended their local professional football competitions on Thursday amid surging coronavirus infections.

Bakambu tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 05, 2021

Beijing (China) Mar 5: Beijing Guoan striker Cedric Bakambu said on Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 on his return to China.

Kenya selects four paddlers for Olympics qualifiers

Feb 26, 2021

Nairobi (Kenya) Feb 26: Kenya has named four paddlers to vie for the Tokyo Olympic berths at the World Singles Qualification tournament that runs from...

Mass vaccination begins at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium

Feb 26, 2021

Madrid (Spain) Feb 26: Mass vaccination against COVID-19 began at Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Thursday, with over 1,000 firemen, police, and civil protection...

Villarreal and Granada into last-16 of Europa League

Feb 26, 2021

Madrid (Spain) Feb 26: Spain will have two teams in Friday's draw for the last-16 of the Europa League after Villarreal and Granada assured their...

Hoffenheim, Leverkusen crash out of UEFA Europa League

Feb 26, 2021

Berlin (Germany) Feb 26: Both Hoffenheim and Bayer Leverkusen were eliminated from the UEFA Europa League on Thursday in the last-32.

DuklaMichalovce stretch winning streak in Slovakia's ice hockey league

Feb 20, 2021

Bratislava (Slovakia) Feb 20: In a surprising turn of events, the top three teams in Slovakia's ice hockey league TiposExtraliga all lost their 40th round...

PP Sports suspends Serie A and FA Cup broadcasts

Feb 20, 2021

Hong Kong (China) Feb 20: PP Sports has halted broadcasts of Italy's Serie A and England's FA Cup, the Chinese media platform announced on...

Polish Alpine skier optimistic about Beijing 2022 medal hopes

Feb 20, 2021

Warsaw (Poland) Feb 20: Poland's Alpine skier MarynaGasienica-Daniel is optimistic of a medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, after having had the best...