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Premier League: Manchester City thrashes Arsenal 3-0 as EPL returns

Manchester City now has 60 points and is placed on the second position on the Premier League table while Arsenal holds the ninth spot with 40 points

Napoli wins its sixth Italian Cup title, beats Juventus in penalty shootout

Ronaldo was likely Juventus' last penalty taker but after Paulo Dybala had his shot saved and Danilo blasted high over goal, then he could only stand at midfield and watch as Napoli won shootout 4-2

Premier League braced for 2nd wave of coronavirus as shutdown ends

The league's priority for now is staging the remaining 92 games by July 26, starting Wednesday with Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United and Manchester City playing Arsenal

Portugal coach Fernando Santos contract extended until 2024 Euro Cup

Santos is now set to remain in charge of the national team at next year's European Championship, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

India slotted in Pot 3 for official draw of AFC U-16 Championship Bahrain

This is India's third consecutive qualification in the AFC U-16 finals, and ninth overall

Manchester City manager raises injury concerns ahead of EPL restart

The top English clubs are resuming play after as little as three weeks of contact training following the lockdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak

Kohli, Rohit, Bhutia pay tribute to Indian soldiers killed in Galwan clash

Bhutia, who has also dabbled in politics, termed the attack a 'planned one'.

Covid-19 crisis: Cricket Australia announces more job cuts, cost reductions

Cricket Australia will be reducing budgets in areas including administration, travel, marketing, and advertising while cutting all bonuses for senior management

Kumar Sangakkara feels Test cricket shouldn't be treated like a cash cow

ICC came up with World Test Championship to reinvigorate the format in white-ball era but Sangakkara feels sustaining such tournaments will be difficult

Erling Haaland can't play 90 minutes in every match: Dortmund head coach

Haaland came off the bench to score a 95th-minute winner for Dortmund in their 1-0 win against Duesseldorf on Saturday. He has scored 11 goals in 12 Bundesliga games so far

Cricket Australia appoints Nick Hockley interim CEO as Roberts resigns

CA chairman Eddings thanked Roberts for his service to cricket during his eight years at CA, initially as a board member and more recently as Chief Executive

PCB unveils 5-year plan to become 'top-performing, credible' cricket board

According to a PCB statement, the progress of its implementation will be 'robustly monitored' on a monthly basis throughout the duration of the plan

Won't restart football anytime soon due to Covid-19 crisis, says Argentina

We cannot think about allowing football to be played in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area or anywhere else in the country in the near term, says Argentina health minister Gines Gonzalez

Beijing suspends all sports events after two new Covid-19 cases reported

Due to changes in the situation of epidemic prevention and control in Beijing, all kinds of sports events will be suspended in the city from now, says Beijing's Municipal Sports Administrator notice

Vasant Raiji, India's oldest cricketer, dies at 100; condolences pour in

A right-handed batsman, Vasant Raiji played nine first-class matches in the 1940s and scored a total 277 runs

Juventus into Coppa Italia final despite Cristiano Ronaldo penalty miss

The first leg finished 1-1 in Milan before the coronavirus forced the season to be suspended on March 9. Napoli hosts Inter Milan in the other semifinal second leg on Saturday.

Sevilla beats Real Betis 2-0 as La Liga returns with video game look

La Liga became the second top European league to resume, after the Bundesliga in Germany

ICC postpones two series on road to World Cup 2023 over Covid-19 pandemic

Series nine of the Men's CWC League 2 was to take place between July 4 and 11 in Scotland, with the hosts, Nepal and Namibia competing in six One Day Internationals

Australia relaxes Covid-19 rules; sporting events to resume from July

The changes would apply to events like sporting matches, concerts and festivals, though venues would only be able to seat 25% of their capacity, says Australia PM Scott Morrison

South Africa cricket to hit restart button with made-for-TV match on Jun 27

Acting Cricket South Africa chief executive Jacques Faul said the proposed match is a fund-raiser and will be held behind closed doors pending government clearance