Premier League plan to resume season at start of May behind closed doors

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Premier League stars are ‘ready to revolt over plans play behind closed doors’

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more

Gary Neville urges all to face up to reality of coronavirus after giving hotel beds to NHS staff

Gary Neville already has some personal, human stories to share and he knows there will be more. The former Manchester United and England defender has given the two hotels he owns with Ryan Giggs and former Old Trafford team-mates over to the NHS to use for staff during the epidemic. Some 35 bedrooms are occupied and … Read more

Premier League’s plan to save the season: Start again on June 1, play all matches in just SIX weeks

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more

Former Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini tests positive for coronavirus

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES   The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Premier League clubs ‘plan to play all remaining games behind closed doors’

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That … Read more

Premier League Coronavirus Q&A: Will Liverpool win the league?

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard receives vile abuse from fans after Derby win

Shocking footage shows fans hurling vile abuse at Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard, calling him ‘s***’ and ‘a w*****’ as he boards the coach after FA Cup win at Derby, before team-mate Luke Shaw argues with the offenders Jesse Lingard was subjected to a torrent of abuse from fans after Derby win United supporters shouted expletives … Read more