Teams face major blow if Tour de France not held: Riis
Professional cycling would be left in dire straits if there were no return to competitive racing this year with a potentially catastrophic impact on teams,...
Soccer: PSG crowned Ligue 1 champions – French league
Paris St Germain have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after the season was ended amid the COVID-19 crisis, the French League (LFP) said on...
Germany postpones decision on new start for schools, Bundesliga: Focus Online
Germany’s federal government and states on Thursday postponed a decision on fully reopening schools and kindergartens and resuming Bundesliga soccer matches, Focus Online news magazine...
Fan of routine, Djokovic finds it tough to adjust to uncertainty
World number one Novak Djokovic said he initially struggled to cope with the uncertainty surrounding when tennis can restart after its shutdown in early March...
Tennis: Germany’s Brown heads cast as live action resumes
The ATP and WTA Tours remain on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic but professional tennis resumes on Friday with the first in a televised...
Rugby: French Top 14 season to be abandoned – league
The French Top 14 rugby union season is to be abandoned amid the COVID-19 crisis after the league’s organisers (LNR) and the club presidents reached...
Rallying: Portugal’s postponed WRC round now cancelled
The postponed Portuguese round of the world rally championship has now been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday....
On this day: Died May 1, 1994: Ayrton Senna, triple F1 champion
A brass plaque on a grassy circle in Sao Paulo’s Morumbi cemetery marks the last resting place of a man revered by many as Formula...
Latvia’s former Olympic javelin champion Lusis dies aged 80
Latvia’s former Olympic javelin champion Janis Lusis has died of cancer at the age of 80, the global governing body of athletics said in a...
Motor racing: Electric SUV series takes a lead from mixed doubles tennis
In a motor racing first inspired by mixed doubles tennis, the Extreme E electric off-road series plans to pit male and female drivers against each...