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PGA Tour: 5 players withdraw, 1 tests positive; Covid-19 gets on nerves

The tour released results that showed three positive tests at the TPC River Highlands in Connecticut Cameron Champ and the caddies for Koepka and McDowell

IOA chief disappointed with little response from members on resuming sports

The white paper titled "Safe Resumption of Sport in India" has now been prepared by IOA and its aim was to ask all stakeholders for their feedback for safely resuming sport.

Gayle opts out of Caribbean Premier League 2020 citing personal reasons

The tournament is slated to be played between August 18 and September 10 behind closed doors in Trinidad and Tobago

Covid-19: Champ becomes 2nd PGA Tour player to test positive in 5 days

Nick Watney tested positive Friday at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina last week

World Karate Federation provisionally de-recognises Indian association

WKF made it clear that it was unhappy with the infighting within the KAI, which resulted in a "flawed" election process in January last year.

Ranji Trophy: CAB pays Rs 1 crore runner-up prize money to Bengal team

The delay in clearing the money was raised the during an online team bonding session with head coach Arun Lal and other members of the coaching and support staff

Cricket South Africa reports seven positive cases for coronavirus

CSA has conducted over 100 tests throughout the country on affiliate staff and some of the contracted professional players, including the franchise training squads

Brazilian Serie A: One Santos player, 8 employees tested Covid-19 positive

Santos added that antibody tests showed three other players had previously been in contact with the virus without knowing

England tour during coronavirus pandemic a 'big risk', says PCB doctor

Saleem said he was encouraged by soccer resuming in Europe where the Bundesliga in Germany and the Premier League in England have staged games played in empty stadiums

South African govt to penalise sports bodies for breaching Covid-19 curbs

Resumption of sporting activities were part of the easing of severe lockdown regulations announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last week.

Coronavirus: 193 athletes offered grants from Athlete Welfare Fund

World Athletics disclosed that the IAF had received 261 eligible applications by the May 31 deadline

Arun Jaitley's son Rohan approached to contest DDCA chief election

But considering the mess, controversy that association seems to find itself in time and again, some members wish for Rohan to play waiting game and start as a director before rising to the top spot

Zidane bothered by 'referee talk' as Real Madrid leads La Liga points table

What bothers me is that in the end we only talk about the referees, it seems that we have not done anything on the field, says Real Madrid manager Zidane

Serie A: Inter Milan manager Conte hopeful of winning Italian league

Conte's remark came as Inter Milan defeated Sampdoria 2-1

Inter Milan beats Sampdoria 2-1, moves to 3rd place on Serie A points table

Strikes from Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez put the Nerazzurri firmly in charge before half-time

North London derby: Arsenal vs Tottenham on July 12 as EPL confirms fixture

Currently, Tottenham and Arsenal are placed at the eighth and ninth positions respectively in the Premier League standings.

South American football confederation sets protocols for restart

CONMEBOL did not set a date for a return to the Copa Libertadores - South America's equivalent of the UEFA Champions League - or the second-tier Copa Sudamericana

Colombian football to resume from August after five-month Covid-19 break

Players will initially be limited to individual training, with group sessions to be permitted in early July

Top Indian golfers and Kapil Dev to feature in Covid-19 charity golf event

The charity exhibition match, touted as India's first live sport event during this ongoing pandemic, received a huge boost on Wednesday with top golfing bodies in the country coming out to support it

Rio soccer league to return on Thursday despite coronavirus threat

The governing body of soccer in Rio de Janeiro said Flamengo and Bangu will play in an empty Maracan Stadium on Thursday in the local league