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Watford defender Christian Kabasele does not think the Premier League's proposed return date of June 12 is realistic, and believes the end of next month is a more likely start date. Teams returned to small group training this week as part of Project Restart's phase one, and there is growing optimism from some that the Premier League will soon be able to follow in the footsteps of the Bundesliga and play matches behind closed doors. But some players, such as Kabasele's teammate Troy

South Africa's Director of Cricket Graeme Smith has backed the idea of Sourav Ganguly taking charge as the next president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) as he feels cricket's governing body needs "strong leadership" once the sports resumes after the coronavirus crisis. Ganguly was unanimously elected as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in October last year but the board has already sought the Supreme Court's approval to water down https://www.sportsmonks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/450x216_SWING_INTO_GOLF_banner133539421103193450-1.webpistrative reforms on tenure cap for

The German women’s championship will resume behind closed doors on May 29, the country’s football federation announced on Wednesday, after a suspension of almost three months due to the coronavirus. The men’s season resumed last weekend, also without fans and under strict health measures designed to minimise the threat from the virus. “I am very happy that the Bundesliga’s women’s clubs have come out in favour of the continuation of the season,” said DFB president Fritz Keller. “It’s precisely this unity that we

The Qatar Football Association (QFA) has decided to complete the Amir Cup for the current season. The QFA decision was conveyed to the clubs provided the dates of the remaining two phases are determined later. The competition stopped after the end of the quarter-finals while the semis and and final were scheduled to be held when coronavirus outbreak happened. Al Sadd meets Al Duhail and Al Arabi with Al Markhiya in the semifinals. Amir Cup is the season-ending tournament and was supposed to

The coronavirus has made footballers cheap. At ProFootballDB, we have decided to see how much the value of individual players has been affected by the virus. Kylian Mbappe is the most valuable player while Neymar has been the most affected. There are more and more transfer stories these days and they are all about swap deals rather than multi-million euro signings due to the coronavirus crisis. Clubs have less money, but the players are also less valuable and at ProFootballDB we have decided to measure it.

One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus. The other two are at a third club, the details of which have not been revealed. Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days. It comes as squads started non-contact training on Tuesday, as the Premier League steps up plans for a restart. A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested. Norwich City did

It's been two months now, since the cancellation of the one-day series between India and South Africa on March 14, that the Indian team has not stepped out on the field. In fact, like everyone else across the country, Virat Kohli & Co. have found themselves quarantined over the last 60-odd days, making do with whatever resources at their disposal to work on their cricket and aspects of physical and mental fitness.The isolation notwithstanding, there's been a lot at play behind the scenes for the

The threat of a new European Super League is growing because of football's financial meltdown across the Continent, according to reports. UEFA and league bosses thought they had headed off attempts to form a breakaway competition made up of the European elite last year. But the Sun report that those in favour of a European Super League believe there will never be a better time to tempt the likes of Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus lockdown. Private equity and venture capitalist

Watford chairman Scott Duxbury says the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’ plans aren’t fair on smaller clubs who will be more affected by the loss of home advantage. The Premier League aims to play matches at a number of neutral venues, stating health and safety and hygiene as among the factors for the decision. Duxbury says he accepts that games have to be played without fans but believes clubs should be able to play at their home grounds, as is set to happen in the Bundesliga.

India's cricket team is prepared to undergo quarantine to salvage a money-spinning Test series against Australia, a top official said on Friday, but there was less optimism about this year's Twenty20 World Cup taking place Down Under. Virat Kohli's men are scheduled to contest a four Test series in Australia towards the end of the year but will need to isolate for two weeks under current COVID-19 rules.Board of Control for Cricket in India treasurer Arun Dhumal said the Test team were willing to make

Multiple sclerosis sufferer Mary Wilson fears the coronavirus pandemic could have robbed her of her dream to play Badminton at the Paralympics. Wilson, who hoped to qualify for Tokyo 2020, says if she does make it to Japan next year it will “be the biggest thing ever” but she recognizes time may not be on her side. The 56-year-old Scot has faced -- and overcome -- some astonishing challenges since being diagnosed with MS, a chronic neurological condition, in 2004. She survived an

Australian spin legend Shane Warne has offered a unique answer to the question of how to swing the ball without using saliva or resorting to tampering in a post COVID-19 world — make one side of it heavier to ensure that it doesn’t need any shining. Warne feels it can help fast bowlers generate swing even on flat wickets and permanently eradicate ball-tampering. “Why can’t the ball be weighted on one side so it always swings? It would be like a taped tennis ball or

Gordon Taylor has revealed playing less than 45 minutes per half has been proposed ahead of the return of football in England. There has been no professional football in England since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and players' union boss Taylor does not envisage a return until at least the middle of June. The Premier League launched 'Project Restart' in a bid to conclude the 2019-20 campaign, with games potentially played at neutral venues in England or even overseas. World governing body FIFA has

The Portuguese attacker returned to Turin on Monday after spending almost two months in his homeland Cristiano Ronaldo will be placed in quarantine for two weeks after the Juventus star returned to Turin. The Portuguese attacker spent almost two months in his native Madeira as the coronavirus pandemic struck Italy, forcing the country into lockdown. Ronaldo was expected back on May 18, when clubs were initially scheduled to return to training. The Italian government moved that date forward to May 4 after many regions gave permission for training

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is using the coronavirus lockdown to step up his return to fitness after an injury-plagued season. Pogba had made just eight appearances for United this season before the health crisis forced the suspension of the Premier League in March. The French World Cup winner hasn’t played a single match in 2020 due to his persistent ankle problems. His last appearance came in a December 26 win over Newcastle, but Pogba has been keeping fit during the virus break

No shaking, no showering, no sharing, no signing. Welcome to what the world of tennis could look like once government restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic have been lifted. On Friday, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), issued a set of guidelines for local and national-level competitions."They emphasize that decisions made by governments take precedence and that tennis (either competitive or recreational) should not be played until governments have sufficiently relaxed any restrictions that are currently in place," said an ITF statement. The guidelines include arriving at a venue already

Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis have lost their Cricket Australia contracts after falling out of favour with the national selectors over the past 12 months, leaving both with a particularly steep battle to return to international cricket whenever it resumes after the coronavirus pandemic. Alongside Nathan Coulter-Nile, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Shaun Marsh, Ashton Turner and the retired Peter Siddle, Stoinis and Khawaja were broadly expected to be missing when the list was announced on Thursday, but their absence for the first time in some years

World No.2 Rafael Nadal, who was open to the idea of playing competitive tennis behind closed doors, does not wish to compete until the coronavirus pandemic subsides. The 19-time Grand Slam winner explained that he does not have the correct mindset to play professional tennis during the global crisis. The tennis tour came to a halt for an indefinite period since mid-March due to the outbreak of coronavirus all around the world. Consequently, the Spaniard has suggested that it might take a longer time

Star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has raised $24,000 (Rs 18,29460) to assist his country in the fight against coronavirus pandemic by auctioning the bat he used during the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England. The former Bangladesh skipper had earlier decided to auction the blade he used at the World Cup and made over 600 runs, which included two hundred and five half-centuries. The bat was purchased by Arif R Hossain, a New York-based Bangladeshi, who emerged as the highest bidder for the

he US Tennis Association is warning folks: No Bryan Brothers chest bumps. That was among the suggestions from the USTA on Wednesday, when it offered return-to-play guidelines to help players and people running tennis facilities know when and how the sport should resume at the amateur level as coronavirus lockdown restrictions ease. The USTA thinks it will be safe to again play tennis in some cities and states sooner than in others. One of the recommendations is to maintain social distancing by staying