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Formula 1 hopes to start season with double-header in Austria

Saturday, 2 May 2020, 15:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Formula One hopes to finally start the season with a double-header in the naturally isolated environment around the venue for the Austrian Grand Prix. Despite the first 10 races having been...

Cycling: Spanish Vuelta reduces format for 1st time in 35 years

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 19:52 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Spanish Vuelta cycling race has reduced its format for the first time in more than three decades because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers said Wednesday this year’s race will...

Bundesliga forced to wait for go-ahead to resume

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 18:25 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Bundesliga will have to wait a bit longer for a chance to restart. German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that a decision on whether the country’s soccer league can resume amid...

PSG declared French league champion as season ends early

Thursday, 30 April 2020, 17:41 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Paris Saint-Germain was declared champion of the French soccer league on Thursday after the season ended early because of the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement from the league followed the...

Man United to trial safe standing at Old Trafford

Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 17:13 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Manchester United will trial safe standing at Old Trafford after being given approval to install 1,500 barrier seats at the stadium. All-seater stadiums have been mandatory in the top two tiers...

Italian football's chances of resuming looking bleak

Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 14:07 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The chances of Italy’s soccer season resuming are looking increasingly unlikely and a definitive decision could even be made by the end of the week. Premier Giuseppe Conte announced Sunday...

Police file reveals suspicions of Blatter in FIFA TV deal

Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 13:58 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Swiss investigators concluded Sepp Blatter knew that a World Cup broadcasting contract was breached illegally and that it would cost FIFA millions of dollars, according to a federal police file...

Man United's Woodward says virus will hit transfer spending

Friday, 24 April 2020, 23:39 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Manchester United vice chairman Ed Woodward has told fans there will be reduced spending on players as the entire football industry deals with the financial consequences of the coronavirus...

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