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French football set to return on July 24 with Coupe de France finals

Up to 5,000 supporters are expected to be allowed into the Stade de France to watch the two cup matches.

Fifa approves September start for CONMEBOL 2022 World Cup qualifiers

The FIFA Council has approved the plans by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) to begin its 2022 World Cup qualifiers in September.

Liverpool's win couldn't have come at better time: Kevin Pietersen

Liverpool finally won their first ever Premier League title after Manchester City lost 1-2 to Chelsea

Batting will hold key to West Indies' success in England: Michael Atherton

England's 30-member training group is preparing for the Test series against the West Indies at the Ageas Bowl's biosecure bubble, which is set to host the opening match

Will be interesting to see India pace attack plans against Smith: Atherton

Smith was serving one year ball tampering suspension when India toured Down Under in 2018-19 and won its maiden Test series 2-1 with David Warner also among list of banned players

Couldn't be more proud of boys, says Klopp as Liverpool ends 30-year-wait

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is over the moon as his side brought an end to a 30-year-old wait for a Premier League title.

Bangladesh board launches app to track Covid-19 symptoms among its players

Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza and two other former Bangladesh cricketers, Nazmul Islam and Nafees Iqbal have so far tested positive

The Hundred: England cricket board reduces men's salary by 20% in 2021

The men and women players will also be paid 11.5 per cent of what they were promised this year after the Board was forced to defer the inaugural season of due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19: England board cancels Dynamos Cricket, national competitions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had recently upheld the ban on recreational cricket in the country

Aaron Finch keeps himself busy by planning for 2023 World Cup in India

The T20 World Cup in Australia later this year looks unlikely due to the Covid-19 pandemic while India have the rights for the 2021 edition

Venus Williams joins World TeamTennis; season starts in July

Venus Williams has signed up to play World TeamTennis for the 15th time, the league announced. She will be a member of the Washington Kastles, one of nine teams that will gather at a resort in West Virginia for a three-week season starting July 12. Matches normally are played at various sites around the country, but WTT decided to bring everyone to one location because of the coronavirus pandemic. Williams, who turned 40 last week, announced in 2011 that she had been diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome, a condition that can cause exhaustion and joint pain. Williams has since spoken about how she turned to a plant-based diet and learned other ways to get by. The American is a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, with five titles at Wimbledon and two at the U.S. Open. She also has paired up with her younger sister Serena to win 14 Grand Slam trophies in doubles. Up to 500 spectators will be allowed to attend each match at a 2,500-seat outdoor court at The Greenbrier. A maximum of 25

BCCI GM Cricket Operations Saba Karim's position under scanner: Report

Throwing further light on the issues that have been raised, a functionary said that the women's team which is under the purview of Karim has time and again raised their concerns with the board.

Covid-19: Hockey teams focussing on strength training during stay at home

The Indian men's and women's hockey teams have been spending quality time with their families after being given a month-long break last week.

This day 21 yrs ago, Mithali Raj made international debut with a classy ton

Playing against Ireland in an ODI game at Milton Keynes, Mithali opened the batting alongside other debutant Reshma Gandhi

World Athletics launches 'Road to Tokyo' qualification tracking tool

Searchable by discipline, country and qualification status, the tool will provide a real time view of each event over the course of the Tokyo 2020 qualification period which ends on June 29, 2021

Pro Kabaddi League not shifting season 8 to Sri Lanka, says organisers

The league is usually held between July and October with matches hosted by different cities across the country

Indian tennis association eyes resumption of players' training in September

The national governing body for tennis informed Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju of its plan in a meeting he had with presidents and secretary generals of 15 National Sports Federations

Fifa approves $1.5 billion Covid-19 relief fund for world football

Fifa said that each of the 211 member associations will get a one million dollars payment, part of which will be granted in July this year, while the rest in January next year

Rohit Sharma starts outdoor training, says 'good to be back on the park'

Star India opener Rohit Sharma has hit the greens and as per his social media post India's white-ball vice-captain had his first outdoor training session post relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown.

Manchester City manager congratulates Liverpool after his team's reign ends

It was a day Pep Guardiola saw coming a long time ago, as early as the first weeks of the longest season in the history of English football