2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more
Ex-Cardiff City and England U21 star Peter Whittingham is seriously ill in hospital after falling down the steps at a seaside pub after watching England v Wales in the Six Nations South Wales Police have confirmed Peter Whittingham is seriously ill in hospital Reports flooded the internet on Tuesday and Wednesday suggesting he had died Police … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
UEFA CORONAVIRUS MEETING LIVE: Norwegian FA claims Euro 2020 is postponed until June 2021, as insiders claim UEFA wants domestic leagues somehow finished by JUNE UEFA will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the future of football President Aleksander Ceferin will host representatives on video calls on Tuesday AMITAI WINEHOUSE will provide live updates … Read more
Galatasaray and Besiktas put on one of Europe’s only football matches as Turkish giants clash in empty stadium which was DISINFECTED beforehand… only to play out drab 0-0 stalemate A huge Turkish derby played despite European cancellations due to COVID-19 Galatasaray hosted bitter rivals Besiktas in a behind-closed-doors fixture The whole stadium was disinfected before … Read more
UK Anti-Doping are poised to open a new investigation into Tyson Fury and his cousin Hughie Fury after explosive allegations that a member of their team offered a farmer £25,000 to lie about how they each failed a drugs test in 2015. While the national doping watchdog is remaining tight-lipped, Sportsmail understands they are set … Read more
Home of Tottenham football star Jan Vertonghen raided by four machete-wielding armed robbers as thugs target young family while footballer was away for Champions League clash with RB Leipzig Police are on the hunt for four armed men who raided Jan Vertonghen’s home The Beligan’s wife and two young children were in the property on … Read more
Sports fans put coronavirus fears to one side as they flock to non-League games with no Premier League action on as queues snake around the block… while more than 10,000 head to Uttoxeter races Sports fans are limited for choice this weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic Professional football has been suspended as has the Six … Read more
With the first weekend of elite sport suspended as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic upon us, it is not just the regular-going fans who are seeking alternative ways to spend their weekend. Sports stars all around the world have themselves turned from entertainers to keeping themselves occupied. Physical activity was of course at the … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
Everton become latest Premier League club to put entire first-team squad into self-isolation after player reported symptoms consistent with coronavirus – three days before Merseyside derby Everton have become third Premier League club to self-isolate entire first-team News comes after a player reported symptoms consistent with coronavirus Arsenal & Chelsea full squad self-isolating, as are … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more