Sun 24 May 2020: (Reuters) India’s sports minister on Sunday said any decision to allow the Indian Premier League to go ahead this year would be taken by the government, not the Indian cricket board, and would be based on how well the country has contained the novel coronavirus. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the […]
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Sat 23 May 2020: Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka is now the highest paid female athlete with nearly $40 million in earnings, according to Forbes business magazine Friday. “Osaka’s record $37.4 million in earnings surpasses Serena Williams, who, with $36 million in earnings, previously held the title as the world’s highest-earning female athlete,” according to […]
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Wed 20 May 2020: (AFP) An unnamed Middle Eastern individual represented by former France winger Christophe Dominici said on Tuesday they want to buy second-tier French rugby club Beziers. The 11-time French top-flight champions were relegated to the ProD2 in 2005 and according to reports have financial problems. The businessman from the United Arab Emirates […]
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Fri 15 May 2020: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) expects to bear costs of up to $800 million for its part in organizing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which were rescheduled to 2021 due to the novel coronavirus. ”The International Olympic Committee anticipates that it will have to bear costs of up to $800 million for […]
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Sat 02 May 2020: English club Arsenal’s star Mesut Ozil has donated 713,000 Turkish liras ($101,000) to the Turkish Red Crescent for an aid campaign for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The money will be used to provide iftar – the evening meal to break the daily fast during the month – to 16,000 […]
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Wed 29 April 2020: The proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Qatar has spilled over into England’s Premier League, with a Qatari broadcast company seeking to block a Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of the Newcastle United team. The company, beIN Media Group, the rights holder for Premier League games shown in the Middle East, has sent […]
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Sun 26 April 2020: (AFP) Chelsea have said they will not impose a pay cut on their first-team squad in response to the coronavirus outbreak. But the Premier League side added Saturday they had asked players to continue donating to charities during the ongoing pandemic. It has been reported the west London club have been […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: (REUTERS) David Beckham, the former England soccer captain and now co-owner of Major League Soccer’s Inter-Miami, is giving fans a chance to play a five-a-side charity match and raise funds to help feed those in need during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Beckham’s offer is part of the “All In Challenge” in […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: Mohamed Salah has posted a video of himself working out at home as the Premier League said it hopes to resume training on 11 May and for matches to start during the second week of June. The pictures come after the Liverpool star donated thousands of tonnes of meat and food […]
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Wed 15 April 2020: (REUTERS) A possible takeover of Premier League side Newcastle United by a group fronted by British financier Amanda Staveley with Saudi Arabian backing appeared to be moving closer to completion on Tuesday. A 31-page charge agreement filed with Companies House and signed by Staveley for PCP Capital Partners and a lawyer […]
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