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Sunday January 24, 2021

Zidane tests positive for COVID-19

Real Madrid on Friday confirmed in a communique that first team coach Zinedine Zidane has tested positive for the coronavirus, COVID-19, reported Xinhua. The test means that Zidane has been forced to self-isolate and is unable to travel with the rest of the squad for Saturday's La Liga

Published: 01:16 am,Friday 22 January 2021

Finland hosts 2022 Ice Hockey WC on 13-29 May

Finland will host the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from 13 to 29 May, said the City of Helsinki in a press release, quoting the International Ice Hockey Federation on Thursday. Finland’s ninth Ice Hockey World Championship will take place in Tampere and Helsinki. The patron of the 2022

Published: 01:05 am,Wednesday 20 January 2021

2-game ban for Messi after Supercup red card

FC Barcelona captain and striker Leo Messi has been given a two-match suspension on Tuesday following his sending off against Athletic Club Bilbao in the final of the Spanish Supercup, reported Xinhua. Messi, who looked frustrated and off the pace all game due to playing with a hamstring

Published: 00:12 am,Tuesday 19 January 2021

IIHF decides to move 2021 WC from Belarus

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) on Monday decided to move the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship from Minsk, Belarus on security and safety grounds. The decision was taken by the IIHF Council following the conclusion of an extensive diligence process, said the IIHF in a press release. The

Published: 20:24 pm,Monday 18 January 2021

Poland Nat’l team coach Brzeczek sacked

Poland national team coach Jerzy Brzeczek has been sacked, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) said Monday on its official website, reported Xinhua. Poland hired Brzeczek in July 2018 after the team failed to advance into the knockout stage of the World Cup. Brzeczek led the team to qualify

Published: 00:51 am,Saturday 16 January 2021

Hradecky becomes sportsperson of 2020

The goalkeeper of national football team, Lukas Hradecky, has been elected the sportsperson of 2020. His name was announced from the annual sports gala on late Thursday night after the members of Finland’s sports journalists’ association voted him as the player of the year. A total of 132 journalists cast

Published: 19:23 pm,Saturday 16 January 2021

Messi a doubt ahead of Spanish Supercup final

FC Barcelona face Athletic Club Bilbao in the Spanish Supercup final in the 'Estadio de la Cartuja' in Seville on Sunday night, reported Xinhua. Barca have a major doubt over the fitness of Leo Messi, who missed Wednesday's nerve-wracking semifinal win over Real Sociedad after a penalty shootout with

Published: 12:15 pm,Friday 15 January 2021

Ferrari driver Leclerc tests positive for COVID-19

Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc announced on Twitter on Thursday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, reported Xinhua. "I learned that I have been in contact with a positive case and immediately went into self-isolation. A subsequent test I took has come back positive," the 23-year-old said. Leclerc

Published: 23:26 pm,Saturday 9 January 2021

FIFA to test concussion substitutes at 2021 Club WC

World football governing body FIFA announced on Friday that the use of concussion substitutes will be tested at the Club World Cup in Qatar in February, reported Xinhua. According to the FIFA statement, it will "trial additional permanent substitutions for cases of actual or suspected concussion" at the seven-team

Published: 23:39 pm,Saturday 9 January 2021

World's top tennis players to play in South Australian exhibition tournament

The world's top tennis players are set to play in South Australia (SA) ahead of the Australian Open, reported Xinhua. World number one Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams will be among a host of the sport's superstars who will quarantine in Adelaide before

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