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April 18, 2020 No Responses

Brady: Key Questions Must Be Answered Before Premier League Can Resume

West Ham chief executive Karren Brady believes a return to football is no clearer than when the lockdown started despite hopes of resuming the Premier League season in mid-June. The Premier League stated after talks with the 20 clubs on...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Privac Reveals ‘Two or Three’ Welsh Players Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac has revealed that “two or three” of his squad have tested positive for coronavirus. The pandemic saw the Six Nations brought to a halt before it could reach a conclusion, with Wales’ clash with Scotland...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

European Tour Hoping to Resume in The Summer Despite Postponing Scottish Open

Chief executive Keith Pelley is upbeat about the prospect of the European Tour resuming sometime in the summer despite announcing this year’s Scottish Open would be postponed as well as the cancellation of two other events. While the PGA Tour...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Ending Premier League Season by June 30 ‘Not Raised’ by Clubs on Conference Call

Finishing the Premier League season by June 30 in order to avoid player contract disputes was not raised when English top-flight clubs gathered by conference call today. The 20 clubs remain committed to finishing the 2019-20 season, which is on...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Lower League Scottish Clubs Given End-of-Season Payments

The Scottish Professional Football League has advanced lower-league clubs the £1.8million they were due at the end of the original season. Clubs voted to end the Championship, League One and League Two on Wednesday because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

April 17, 2020 No Responses

Norman Hunter Dies, Aged 78

Former England and Leeds defender Norman Hunter has died aged 76. Hunter, who made 28 appearances for the Three Lions and was part of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad, was last week admitted to hospital with coronavirus. Leeds said in...

April 15, 2020 No Responses

Klopp and Henderson Pay Tributes to Mark Hillsborough Anniversary

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and captain Jordan Henderson have paid tributes to mark the 31st anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. The Hillsborough Family Support Group was due to hold its last memorial service in memory of the 96 supporters who...

April 15, 2020 No Responses

Arsenal Hold Off on Furloughs But Continue Talks on Player Wages

Arsenal will not be using the UK Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme as “productive” pay discussions with players continue during “one of the most challenging periods in our near 134-year history”. Tottenham and Bournemouth have recently fo...

April 15, 2020 No Responses

Start of Tour de France Postponed Until The End of August

The Tour de France has been postponed by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, world governing body the UCI has announced. The 107th edition of the race was due to begin in Nice on June 27 and conclude in...

April 14, 2020 No Responses

Cherries Reverse Decision on Staff Furloughs After Fan Criticism

Bournemouth have become the latest Premier League club to reverse their decision to furlough members of their non-playing staff. In a statement, the Cherries said they were “aware of criticisms of Premier League clubs applying for this scheme” during the.....

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