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Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid virus

Saturday, 16 May 2020, 11:00 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

No fans, no hugging, no spitting. The Bundesliga will be very different when it resumes Saturday following a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no...

Tennis tours extend coronavirus breaks; 40-plus events off

Friday, 15 May 2020, 20:05 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

More than 40 top-level professional tennis tournaments are off the sport's 2020 calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic as of Friday, when the men's and women's tours extended their...

Club Brugge crowned Belgian champion after league shutdown

Friday, 15 May 2020, 19:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Club Brugge has been be awarded its 16th Belgian title after the country's professional soccer league announced the end of the season with the current standings declared final. The league’s...

Formula 1: Belgian GP gets go-ahead for Aug. 30, with no fans

Friday, 15 May 2020, 16:29 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Belgian Grand Prix can go ahead at its original August date, but with no fans, local authorities in the Walloon region said Friday. After Belgium last month banned all mass events in the...

Augsburg coach to miss game for shopping during quarantine

Friday, 15 May 2020, 00:24 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Augsburg coach Heiko Herrlich will miss his team’s first game when the German soccer league resumes Saturday because he broke quarantine rules to buy toiletries. Herrlich apologized...

Italian football league hopes to resume competition on June 13

Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 17:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The 20 teams in Serie A agreed Wednesday to resume competition on June 13 in empty stadiums. The date is subject to approval by the Italian government, however. “With regard to the...

Scottish clubs reject idea of probe into canceling of season

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 19:32 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Scottish clubs on Tuesday voted to reject a resolution calling for an independent investigation into the decision to end the season for leagues below the top-tier Premiership because of the...

EPL to address players' fears, London mayor resists restart

Tuesday, 12 May 2020, 13:38 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The English Premier League will seek to allay players' concerns about health risks as the government prepares to release protocols allowing a phased resumption of contact training as coronavirus...

Spanish league keeps plan to resume despite 5 positive tests

Sunday, 10 May 2020, 16:59 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Spanish league is not changing its plan to resume competing after five players from clubs in the first and second divisions tested positive for COVID-19. The league confirmed the positive...

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