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English Premier League suspended 'indefinitely'

Date: 2020-04-03 17:43:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:74 - ID:8381553

LONDON, April 3 (MENA) - The English Premier League will not resume at the beginning of May and has been suspended indefinitely amid the coronavirus pandemic. The competition was earlier suspended until at least 30 April. Football authorities ....

Japan: May Sumo tournament to be postponed 2 weeks over coronavirus

Date: 2020-04-03 14:13:56 GMT - Japan - Sports - SN:52 - ID:8381314

TOKYO, April 3 (MENA) - The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which was scheduled to open on May 10, will be postponed for two weeks due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Japan Sumo Association said Friday. The JSA's board of directors decided to ....

Wimbledon 2020 cancelled in response to coronavirus pandemic

Date: 2020-04-01 17:57:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Sports - SN:55 - ID:8378820

LONDON, April 1 (MENA) - Wimbledon, one of the centerpieces of the British summer sporting calendar, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the All England Club has confirmed, the first time the tournament will not be held since the ....

Ministry urges media outlets to be accurate in news related to athletes stranded abroad

Date: 2020-04-01 17:42:06 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:51 - ID:8378779

CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - The Youths and Sports Ministry urged on Wednesday all media outlets to verify the authenticity of news related to the conditions of Egyptian athletes who were stranded abroad following the suspension of flights as a ....

Sports minister follows up anti-coronavirus measures for athletes, sports facilities

Date: 2020-03-31 16:18:32 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:60 - ID:8377261

CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi reviewed Tuesday with the ministry's sports medicine representatives measures to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The meeting took up disinfection operations at all ....

Manpower, sports ministers probe ways to support irregular workers

Date: 2020-03-31 15:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:55 - ID:8377078

CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Manpower Minister Mohamed Safaan and Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy discussed on Tuesday ways of offering social care to irregular workers at clubs and youth centers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Safaan stressed ....

Sports Ministry continues to offer social services - min.

Date: 2020-03-31 14:17:40 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:49 - ID:8377005

CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhy said on Tuesday the ministry continues to offer and share its social services with the state bodies in implementing precautionary measures against the coronavirus. Sobhy ordered ....

Algeria delays 2021 Mediterranean Games till 2022 amid coronavirus fears

Date: 2020-03-31 13:53:49 GMT - Algeria - Sports - SN:36 - ID:8376910

ALGIERS, March 31 (MENA) - Algeria announced on Tuesday that it postponed the 19th edition of the 2021 Mediterranean Games to be in 2022 instead of 2021. The tournament was scheduled to be held from June 25 to July 5 in Oran. Algerian ....

IHF head: Efforts underway to hold Men's Handball Championship on time

Date: 2020-03-30 20:26:44 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:75 - ID:8376230

CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - President of the International Handball Federation (IHF) Hassan Moustafa said that he exerts strenuous efforts to hold the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt on time. In press statements on Monday, Moustafa ....

Tokyo Olympics to be held from July 23 to Aug. 8 in 2021

Date: 2020-03-30 15:18:49 GMT - Japan - Sports - SN:50 - ID:8375738

TOKYO, March 30 (MENA) - The Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, will be held from July 23 to Aug. 8 in 2021, the games' organizing committee was quoted by Kyodo news agency as saying Monday. The 2020 ....