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Juventus star Dybala says coronavirus left him struggling for breath

2003, March 28, 2020 (EAT)

Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, one of the highest-profile players to be infected with the coronavirus, has started training again after recovering fro...

Mar 23, 2019; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts after losing a point against ...

‘We’ll be stronger than ever in 2021’ – Naomi Osaka

1942, March 28, 2020 (EAT)

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision ...

India needs at least 38 million masks to fight coronavirus-agency document

1602, March 28, 2020 (EAT)

India needs at least 38 million masks and 6.2 million pieces of personal protective equipment as it confronts the spread of coronavirus, and has appro...

U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000 as doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment

1610, March 28, 2020 (EAT)

The sum of known coronavirus U.S. cases soared well past 100,000, with more than 1,600 dead, as weary doctors and nurses coping with shortages resorte...

Weeks of anguish and a ‘black box’ – Inside Tokyo’s decision to delay the Olympics

1541, March 27, 2020 (EAT)

Officials in charge of staging Tokyo’s Olympic Games crowded around a low table inside Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s residence late Tuesday, wincing...

PSG sell out special jerseys, raise Sh23m for hospitals

1356, March 27, 2020 (EAT)

Paris St Germain have raised Sh23 million for local healthcare professionals battling the coronavirus outbreak with the release of a limited edition j...

Kaka and Cannavaro to take part in live FIFA Twitter chats

2049, March 26, 2020 (EAT)

World Cup winners Kaka and Fabio Cannavaro will be among the former players to take control of FIFA’s Twitter account over the next few weeks as the...

IOC working toward July-August Olympics in 2021

1218, March 26, 2020 (EAT)

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is working with sports bodies to arrange a July-August window for the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and h...

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attends a news conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2016. ...

IOC criticised after Turkish boxers get coronavirus

1156, March 26, 2020 (EAT)

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been accused of irresponsibility after two Turkish boxers and a trainer caught the coronavirus during a ...

Rescheduled Tokyo Games may come before summer 2021: Bach

1527, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

The head of the global Olympic movement said on Wednesday that the rescheduled Tokyo Games faced “thousands” of logistical and financial problems ...

South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk celebrates with the South African flag after winning the final ...

Van Niekerk looks for positives in Tokyo postponement

1300, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk says that while the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus outbreak was a “downer” th...

Chinese students fleeing virus-hit U.S. paying Ksh.2M for seats on private jets

1134, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, Chinese students from wealthy families are persuading their parents to pay tens of thousands of d...

Coronavirus cases in South Africa rise to 709 from 554

1107, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

South Africa’s number of coronavirus cases has risen to 709, from 554 on Tuesday, health minister Zweli Mkhize said on Wednesday. “We are now a...

Ighalo set for Man United stay as Martins prepares to join Shanghai

936, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins is on the verge of a return to Shanghai Shenhua, Chinese media have reported, increasing the likelihood Odion Ighalo ...

Soccer Football - FA Community Shield - Manchester City v Chelsea - Wembley Stadium, London, ...

Messi, Guardiola donate one million euros each to coronavirus battle

924, March 25, 2020 (EAT)

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros ($1.08 million) towards the fight against...

Tokyo Games delayed to 2021, easing athletes’ angst

1752, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

The Tokyo Olympics were postponed on Tuesday to 2021, the first such delay in the Games’ 124-year modern history, as the coronavirus crisis wrecked ...

WADA has listed standards that must be met from April 1 by signatories to its code, ...

WADA to continue testing ‘where possible’ amid coronavirus

1150, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Monday that it would continue to test “where possible” while remaining in line with protocols set out ...

Cameroon jazz maestro Manu Dibango dies from coronavirus

1211, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

Cameroon-born jazz singer and saxophone player Manu Dibango has died from a coronavirus infection, according to a statement on his official Facebook p...

Manchester City's German midfielder Ilkay Gundogan (C) attempts a shot on goal during the UEFA ...

Scottish FA warns clubs to stop holding training sessions

1123, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has urged clubs to stop conducting training sessions and adhere to government guidelines on the coronavirus cr...

South African President announces three-week lockdown over coronavirus

916, March 24, 2020 (EAT)

South Africa will enforce a three-week lockdown over coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Monday. In a televised address to the nation,...