Football: Italy to host Euro 2020 games with stadium at 25 per cent capacity
Football: Italy to host Euro 2020 games with stadium at 25 per cent capacity

ROME (AFP) – Italy has agreed to host Euro 2020 matches at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico filled by “at least 25 per cent” of its regular capacity, the country’s football federation FIGC said on Tuesday (April 13). No supporters are currently permitted into football stadiums in Italy, but the country was under strong pressure from Uefa... » read more

Sports World: Australian GP set to be postponed

Australian GP set to be postponed LONDON • The Australian Grand Prix will be postponed to the back end of the Formula One season with Bahrain replacing it as the opening race in March, Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll told Reuters. The move, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions, has been widely... » read more

Sports World: Melbourne Park to host tennis bonanza

Melbourne Park to host tennis bonanza MELBOURNE • Melbourne Park will host the ATP Cup, two WTA 500 events, and two ATP 250 tournaments in a blockbuster summer of tennis that culminates with the Australian Open, Tennis Australia said on Saturday. Though the state of Victoria, with Melbourne as the capital city, is facing a... » read more

Sports World: Doha wins bid to host 2030 Asian Games

Doha wins bid to host 2030 Asian Games DUBAI • Doha beat Riyadh to clinch the hosting rights for the 2030 Asian Games at the general assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in Muscat yesterday. Riyadh would host the Games four years later in a move to prevent a diplomatic dispute between bitter... » read more

Bielsa questions fairness of return of fans policy

LONDON • The return of fans, albeit severely restricted, for select Premier League clubs has drawn a mixed reaction from managers. With a month-long national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus set to be lifted on Wednesday, the British government has said up to 4,000 fans can attend outdoor elite sports events, including... » read more

Football: Fifa Club World Cup to be held in Qatar in February
Football: Fifa Club World Cup to be held in Qatar in February

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND (REUTERS) – The Fifa Club World Cup, originally planned for December, will now be held from Feb 1 to Feb 11 in Doha, Qatar, organisers Fifa said on Tuesday (Nov 17). The tournament brings together the six continental champions from across the world, with European Champions League winners Bayern Munich the first to... » read more