Counting the burials: African nations scramble to track COVID-19

By Reuters,

Long after the funding for his project was frozen, Bilal Endris has kept a lonely watch over cemeteries in Ethiopia’s capital by slipping cash to gr...

coronavirus

League CEO Masters to face parliamentary committee over Project Restart

By Reuters,

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters will face questions from a British parliamentary committee next week on soccer’s restart amid the COV...

British parliamentary committee , chief executive , Premier League , Project Restart , Richard Masters

Burnley condemn ‘White Lives Matter’ flyover banner

By Reuters,

A plane carrying a banner declaring ‘White Lives Matter Burnley' flew over Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium on Monday at the start of the Premier ...

Black lives matter , Burnley , racism , White Lives Matter

La Liga to use ‘virtual’ stands and audio for broadcasts

By Reuters,

La Liga will use virtual images of stands in television broadcasts with added ‘fan audio’, produced by the makers of the FIFA video game, when it ...

FIFA video game , La Liga , Virtual Stand

OPINION: The resumption of Kenya’s economy – is now the time?

By Guest Writer,

By Kagwe Kibugu In light of the recent call for the National Government to loosen the curfew and county restrictions, I can't help but sympathize w...

Premier League to restart on 17 June with Man City tackling Arsenal

By Agencies,

The Premier League season is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, the BBC has learned. The ...

Arsenal , manchester city , Premier League , Restart

My family suffered abuse over my stance on EPL restart: Deeney

By Reuters,

Watford striker Troy Deeney says his family has suffered personal and online abuse after his decision not to return to training last week. Deeney h...

coronavirus pandemic , Family abuse , Project Restart , Troy Deeney , Watford striker

Premier League clubs agree to resume contact training

By Agencies,

Premier League clubs have unanimously agreed to resume contact training as plans to restart the season move to the next phase. The decision to retu...

Contact training , Premier League clubs , Professional Football Association

Lifting league trophy without fans would be ‘strange’: Henderson

By Reuters,

Lifting the Premier League trophy without fans there to see it would be a “pretty strange” experience, Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson has said. ...

COVID-19 , fans , Jordan Henderson , Premier League trophy

Bournemouth player tests positive for COVID-19

By Reuters,

A Bournemouth player was one of two people working for Premier League clubs who tested positive for COVID-19 following a second batch of testing, the ...

Bournemouth , COVID-19 , Premier League , Project Restart

Two more positive coronavirus tests in Premier League

By Reuters,

Two people from two Premier League clubs have tested positive for the coronavirus after a second batch of testing, the Premier League said on Saturday...

coronavirus , Premier League

Chelsea’s Giroud, Caballero pen contract extensions

By Reuters,

Chelsea forward Olivier Giroud and goalkeeper Willy Caballero have signed one-year contract extensions until the end of the 2020-21 season, the Premie...

Chelsea FC , Olivier Giroud

Clubs must respect players’ health concerns, says Allardyce

By Reuters,

Premier League clubs must reassure players there will be no repercussions if they are unwilling to risk their health by returning to action during the...

COVID-19 , health , Premier League , Sam Allardyce

Games without spectators only a short-term solution: Wenger

By Reuters,

Staging football matches without spectators must only be a short-term fix during the COVID-19 pandemic as the prolonged absence of fans could damage t...

Arsene Wenger , COVID-19 , football , Spectators

Premier League players won’t be fit until late June, says Newcastle boss Bruce

By Reuters,

Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce has warned that players will not be ready for competitive action until the end of June as the Premier League look...

Newcastle , Premier League , Steve Bruce

Rushed return could put lives at risk, warns Watford boss Pearson

By Reuters,

Watford manager Nigel Pearson has warned that players lives could be in danger if the Premier League returns too soon during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

danger , Nigel Pearson , Premier League , Watford manager

Third Brighton player tests positive for novel coronavirus

By Reuters,

A third first-team player from Brighton & Hove Albion tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, the Premier League club’s chief executive Paul B...

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Watford chief opposed to Premier League neutral grounds plan

By Reuters,

The chief executive of Premier League club Watford has said that plans to resume the season at neutral venues are unfair and that there could be enoug...

Premier League , Watford

Trump sought a reopening but found the virus in the White House instead

By CNN,

President Donald Trump hoped this would be the week he emerged into a nation recovering from pandemic. Instead the pandemic came to him. A day afte...

coronavirus , President Donald Trump

PSG willing to play UCL abroad after Ligue 1 season over

By Agencies,

The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume after the French Prime Minister announced no sporting events, even those behind closed doors, could ta...

coronavirus , Ligue , PSG , UEFA Champions League