Club Brugge were formally declared Belgian champions on Friday after the country’s Pro League confirmed last month’s decision to bring the season to a premature end in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Brugge had a runaway 15-point lead…
Tennis extends coronavirus suspension: ATP and WTA Tours on further hold
Professional tennis on the ATP and WTA tours has been suspended further because of the coronavirus pandemic. All ATP tournaments in July have been suspended, including the Hamburg Open – a third-tier 500 level event. WTA events in Bastad, Bucharest,…
Lagos begins enlightenment campaign in 57 councils
Lagos State government has begun an extensive public enlightenment campaign to reinforce its efforts at curbing further spread of coronavirus pandemic. The campaign will be held across all the 20 local government areas and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs)…
MLB coronavirus protocols include limiting spitting, high fives
MLB’s medical/safety protocols to return to play will include trying to discourage players from spitting, high-fiving and taking ride services such as Uber to the ballpark. MLB has discussed a variety of these issues with the Players Association, but as…
COVID-19: Nwakali allays fear over stint with Huesca
Erstwhile Golden Eaglets’ captain Kelechi Nwakali said his career with Portuguese side Huesca is still on track despite some outrageous claims as he enthused about what lies ahead on football return following the Coronavirus pandemic. Nwakali who joined Spanish Segunda…
Rivers United eying NPFL title despite coronavirus setback
Despite the setback caused by the suspension of the Nigeria Professional Football League due to the coronavirus pandemic, second placed Rivers United are still confident of lifting the league title. The General Manager of the club Okey Kpalukwu has said…
Coronavirus: Tunisia federation says football could resume in August
Tunisia’s football federation (FTF) said its current top-flight domestic campaign could resume in August – if the government agrees. In a statement on its website on Friday, the federation said it had revised its hopes for a 10 June restart…
Project Restart: TV broadcasters draw up epic football schedule with almost 200 games to be shown live
Almost all of the remainder of the Premier League and Championship season will be televised, according to reports. Football chiefs are pushing to receive the green light from the British government to resume action behind closed doors amid the coronavirus…
Sir Cameron Mackintosh: ‘Theatres could be closed until next year’
Theatre producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh has said that West End and Broadway theatres are unlikely to be able to stage musicals until early next year. Speaking to Michael Ball on BBC Radio 2, Sir Cameron said it’s impossible for theatres…
Jeff Bezos ‘set to be world’s first trillionaire’ as coronavirus drives Amazon fortune
The coronavirus pandemic has already cost over three million lives worldwide, and its economic cost cannot even begin to be measured. But that cost won’t fall on all of us equally. Some will actually come out of this unprecedented crisis…