Premier League chiefs insist the show MUST go on despite some clubs wanting a three-week mid-season break amid growing Covid rates – with pressure to finish season in time for Euros The Premier League do not want to implement a short-term break in competition There are growing numbers of cases, particularly at Aston Villa and … Read more
Sir Matthew Pinsent calls for the Olympic Games to be CANCELLED, with Tokyo replacing Paris as the 2024 host due to the Covid-19 pandemic By David Coverdale For Mailonline Published: 15:37 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 15:42 GMT, 11 January 2021 Sir Matthew Pinsent has become the most high-profile Olympic figure to call for this … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Scottish football in Covid chaos with THIRTEEN Celtic players forced to isolate after a team-mate tested positive on return from Dubai trip amid questions over social distancing… as all-but the top two divisions are halted By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 12:02 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 12:05 GMT, 11 January 2021 … Read more
Try to imagine Sir Laurence Olivier treading the boards in an am-dram village hall production. Or Pavarotti belting out karaoke classics in the Dog and Duck. That’s what it was like to witness the mighty Tottenham Hotspur turn out at the Marine Travel Arena in Crosby yesterday. And forget corporate boxes or plush hospitality suites … Read more
Marine fans ignored UK lockdown rules to welcome their side ahead of their historic FA Cup third round clash with Tottenham. The eighth-tier outfit were gearing up for the biggest game in the Merseyside club’s history, with the unfancied outfit gearing up for a fairytale story. But with the UK’s latest lockdown due to the … Read more
Ugly scenes mar third Test between India and Australia in Sydney as tourists allege Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj were subjected to racist abuse from the crowd… with ICC set to investigate the claims Ajinkya Rahane reported the abuse to umpires Paul Reiffel and Paul Wilson The Sydney venue is working with the ICC to make … Read more
Football clubs have been warned they must do more to prevent the spread of Covid after new figures appeared to show players and staff are more likely to catch the virus than people in the general population. Mandatory testing at 66 EFL clubs took place this week and found 112 Covid cases out of 3,507 … Read more
Newcastle investigate Allan Saint-Maximin’s supermarket selfie to determine if star broke coronavirus quarantine rules after returning to Tyneside from France following battle with Covid… and Premier League could take disciplinary action if proven By Craig Hope for MailOnline Published: 17:00 GMT, 8 January 2021 | Updated: 17:03 GMT, 8 January 2021 Newcastle United are trying … Read more
REVEALED: The full scale of Aston Villa’s Covid-19 outbreak – TEN first-team players tested positive along with four coaches Aston Villa chief Christian Purslow opened up on the club’s Covid-19 outbreak He said that 10 first team players tested positive on eve of FA Cup third round The entire first-team along with manager Dean Smith … Read more
Clubs in the English Football League recorded 112 positive tests for coronavirus among staff and players during a week of testing. A total of 66 EFL clubs underwent mandatory testing for the first time since November, and it has revealed the extent to which Covid is spreading in the game. League officials and clubs were … Read more
EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Sportsmail can reveal top flight clubs have been sent ’emergency guidance’ which includes a host of new, stringent protocols, which have raised concerns.
REVEALED: Championship stars are not allowed to have SHOWERS after training unless they live more than an hour away under stricter Covid-19 protocols Championship players have been told they cannot have showers after training Unless they live more than 60 minutes away under strict new guidance from EFL Players should arrive at training grounds in … Read more
Referees, assistants and VAR officials will follow players by being tested TWICE a week for coronavirus with Premier League paying for new programme amid rise in positive cases Match officials will follow players in being tested twice a week for Covid-19 Clubs in the EFL are introducing twice-weekly testing, starting next week PGMOL are now following … Read more