Coronavirus sports deaths

Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter TWO Spanish football personalities and two sports journalists have succumbed to the Covid-19 pandemic, with the latest being former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz, who…

Liverpool ‘100% certain’ to be champions

Elite football in Britain and across Europe’s major leagues has been suspended, with all football in England on hold until at least 30 April because of the coronavirus outbreak. But…

Season to proceed until Australian govt orders play to stop

Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) say their season will continue until the government tells them to stop. The season got under way last week but is being played behind closed…

EPL could resume before virus restrictions are lifted

Southampton’s chief executive has suggested Premier League matches could be on television every day while people are still confined to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak. Martin Semmens says…

Nadal may skip the US Open

The remainder of the 2020 season is sure to throw up more interesting connotations and ATP doubles great Todd Woodbridge believes it is unlikely that we will see Rafael Nadal…

Uncertainty as football’s transfer industry grinds to a halt

With football having ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, the usual transfer rumour mill has fallen silent and nobody cares much where Neymar or Paul Pogba might…

Organisers plan for Olympics delay

Tokyo 2020 organisers have started drafting possible alternatives to holding the Olympics this summer, two sources familiar with the talks said, in contrast to the Japanese government’s stance that postponement…

Trump starts 2020 in the worst polling position since Truman

A NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 52% to 43% in a general election matchup. An average of all polls…

Croatia’s Zagreb rocked by powerful quake

A powerful earthquake has struck north of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, damaging buildings, burying vehicles in rubble and causing several fires. As firefighting and rescue operations were continuing at several locations…

3rd Fort Hare student killed since start of year

A third student at the University of Fort Hare in Alice has been murdered since the start of the 2020 academic year. Siphumle Nazo was allegedly hit on the head…

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