Four Premier League footballers or coaches have tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing. The unnamed quartet – who work for three different clubs – will now self-isolate for seven days. Eight people tested positive in the Premier League’s first two rounds of testing – making it a total of 12 from […]
Indian Olympic great Balbir Singh dies aged 95 (Reuters) – India’s three-times Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh has died at the age of 95 after a prolonged pulmonary illness. Singh helped India win its first Olympic gold as an independent country at the 1948 London Games when they beat Britain 4-0 in the final. India […]
Robin Uthappa wants BCCI to lift player ban on overseas T20 leagues The Indian cricket board should lift its ban on players competing in overseas Twenty20 tournaments, says former India batsman Robin Uthappa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bars its men’s players from joining franchise leagues other than the Indian Premier […]
U.S. Retail Sales Plunged Record 16% In April Business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers. Josh Boak PAID FOR BY SC JOHNSON BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. retail sales tumbled by a record 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened the viability of stores across the […]
BBC: Players have genuine concerns about their health as the Premier League considers resuming fixtures amid the COVID-19 pandemic, players’ union deputy chief Bobby Barnes has said. The league’s “Project Restart” envisages a return to play in June at neutral venues, once given the green light from the government, but players are worried about transmission […]