Flurry of positive coronavirus tests in athletes hurts U.S. restart plans

By Reuters,

Hopes that sport in the United States might soon return to business as usual suffered a blow on Friday as athletes from golf to hockey tested positive...

coronavirus pandemic , COVID-19

Fires. Tear gas. Rubber bullets. ‘I can’t breathe’ protests heat up over death of George Floyd

By Reuters,

Civil unrest flared and curfews were imposed in several major U.S. cities on Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets to vent outrage at the deat...

George Floyd

Murray to return at ‘Battle of the Brits’ tourney in June

By Reuters,

Andy Murray will make his return to tennis at a behind-closed-doors tournament organised by his brother Jamie from June 23-28 in London, the Lawn Tenn...

Andy Murray , Jamie , Lawn Tennis Association , London.

U.S becomes world’s worst coronavirus epicenter with over 82,000 cases

By CNN,

The United States now has the highest number of known cases of coronavirus in the world with more than 82,000, according to CNN's tally of cases repor...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , United States

SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars

By Isaac Swila,

Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...

coronavirus , kenya , sports

Tennis, NBA, football: coronavirus shreds sports calendar

By Reuters,

The global sporting calendar has been shredded by the coronavirus pandemic, with men’s tennis shut down for six weeks, top European soccer leagues o...

coronavirus

Injured Halep and Kerber pull out of Indian Wells

By Reuters,

Former world number ones Simona Halep and Angelique Kerber have pulled out of next week’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after failing to recover ...

Indian Wells , ngelique Kerber , Simona Halep

Federer out of French Open after knee surgery

By Agencies,

Roger Federer will miss his fourth French Open in the last five years after having knee surgery on Wednesday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion had art...

French Open , knee surgery , Roger Federer

Andreescu fends off Williams comeback to win U.S. Open

By Reuters,

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu claimed her first Grand Slam title in a hard-hitting, nerve-jangling 6-3 7-5 win over Serena Williams on Saturday t...

Bianca Andreescu , Grand Slam , Serena Williams , US Open

US billionaire accused of sex trafficking

By VOA,

Jeffrey Epstein, a U.S. hedge fund billionaire with links to top politicians and celebrities, was charged on Monday with running a sex trafficking rin...

Jeffrey Epstein , sex trafficking

Aussie bad boy Tomic fined Sh5.8m for playing below standards

By Reuters,

Australia’s Bernard Tomic was fined Sh5.8 million ($57,000) for not playing to “required professional standards” after he put in minimal effort ...

Bernard Tomic , Wimbledon

Venezuela confirms death of detained officer who opposition says was tortured

By Reuters,

Venezuelan authorities late on Saturday confirmed the death of a military officer who opposition leaders and family members said was tortured in custo...

Juan Guaido , President Nicolas Maduro , United Nations , Venezuela

Trump on Democratic debate: ‘BORING’

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump dismissed the first Democratic debate as “BORING” on Wednesday night and declared himself above the fray even as his campai...

Nadal considered ending season after Indian Wells injury

By Reuters,

French Open champion Rafa Nadal has said he nearly ended his season after being forced to withdraw from the Indian Wells semi-finals with a knee injur...

French Open , Indian Wells , Knee injury , Rafa Nadal

FIFA abandons 48-team 2022 World Cup

By Reuters,

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA Presiden...

2022 World Cup , FIFA , Gianni Infantino

Dominant Nadal makes winning start in Monte Carlo

By Reuters,

Rafa Nadal produced a claycourt masterclass to pick apart fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1 6-1, as the world number two began his Monte Carlo...

Monte Carlo Masters , Rafa Nadal , Roberto Bautista Agut

Trump: ‘I know nothing about wikiLeaks’; US seeks assange extradition

By VOA,

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has no knowledge of the website WikiLeaks, after the whistleblowing site’s founder, Julian Assange, was...

Trump

Federer downs injured Isner in Miami for 101st career title

By Reuters,

Roger Federer defeated a hobbling John Isner 6-1 6-4 for his 101th career title at the Miami Open on Sunday. Holder Isner struggled to continue lat...

101th career title , John Isner , Miami Open , Roger Federer

Teenagers provide glimpse of future at Miami Open

By Reuters,

Experience triumphed over youth in the Miami Open semi-finals where a pair of veterans held off talented Canadian teenagers whose time to shine will h...

Denis Shapovalov , Felix Auger-Aliassime , Grand Slam singles champion Federer , Miami Open , teenagers

Federer eases past Medvedev into Miami quarters

By Reuters,

A clinical Roger Federer took a confident step towards a fourth Miami Open title on Wednesday, easing past 13th-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-2...

Daniil Medvedev , Miami Open , Roger Federer