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Mon, March 30, 2020 | 14:58

Postponement puts Korean football players' Olympic status in doubt

Postponement puts Korean football players' Olympic status in doubt

The postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will mean different things to different athletes. For several South Korean male football players, it may mean the loss of a career-altering opportunity.

2020-03-25 16:42

Olympics succumb to the inevitable

Olympics succumb to the inevitable

With almost every other sport already postponed or cancelled, attention was on 2020 Olympics. Finally, on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan announced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games to 2021.

2020-03-25 16:41

How Europe's football media keeps fans occupied during virus

How Europe's football media keeps fans occupied during virus

LONDON (AFP) - From impassioned debates around the kitchen table to detailed reports about matches that never happened, Europe's football media are working overtime to give fans a welcome distraction during the coronavirus crisis.

2020-03-24 16:33

Men's basketball league cancels season due to coronavirus

Men's basketball league cancels season due to coronavirus

The South Korean men's pro basketball season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, with the coronavirus outbreak forcing a premature finish for the first time in the league's 23-year history.

2020-03-24 12:11

Dybala, Maldini test positive for coronavirus

Dybala, Maldini test positive for coronavirus

ROME (AFP) - Argentina striker Paulo Dybala said Saturday that he has become the third Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus while former AC Milan defender Paolo Maldini revealed that he and his son have also been infected.

2020-03-22 17:08

Australian sports leagues face coronavirus fallout

Australian sports leagues face coronavirus fallout

SYDNEY (AP) _ Australia's major football codes have begun to bow to the inevitable and suspend competitions in the face of increasingly stringent restrictions on travel and social contact due to COVID-19.

2020-03-22 17:07

Football enters uncharted territory

Football enters uncharted territory

UEFA, European football's governing body, is due to meet Tuesday to discuss what to do about the new coronavirus. There will be a lot of interest around the world to see what happens. Just as most of Asian football has come to a halt due to the outbreak of the virus, the game in Europe has also stopped. Last weekend there were no games in any of the big leagues - England, Spa...

2020-03-16 16:49

Serb teenager selected by Kosovo targeted by abuse

Serb teenager selected by Kosovo targeted by abuse

Sixteen-year-old Ilija Ivic just wants to dodge the abuse and play football.But as the first ethnic Serb picked to represent Kosovo on a professional youth squad, there is a price to pay in a region still bitterly divided along ethnic lines. After he was invited to join Kosovo's under-19 team last month, Ivic became the target of online attacks and intense media scrutiny.

2020-03-15 18:12

Premier League season should be abandoned, says West Ham executive

Premier League season should be abandoned, says West Ham executive

A leading executive at a relegation-threatened Premier League team has called for the English soccer season to be abandoned, saying officials were in ``dreamland'' if they thought play could resume early next month after games were suspended amid the coronavirus outbreak.``The only fair and reasonable thing to do is declare the whole season null and void,'' West Ham vice-chai...

2020-03-15 17:42

Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi becomes first Premier League player with coronavirus

Chelsea's Hudson-Odoi becomes first Premier League player with coronavirus

LONDON (AFP) _ Chelsea's players and coaching staff were ordered into isolation as Callum Hudson-Odoi became the first Premier League player confirmed to have the new coronavirus late on Thursday.

2020-03-13 16:18

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