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6 tested positive for coronavirus at Fiorentina

Medics at Fiorentina have identified 6 cases of coronavirus. Three players and three staff members of Fiorentina have been tested positive. The tests were carried out ahead of the return of the player for training after a 2-month halt because of the coronavirus spreading all over Italy.The government had recently given a green light to Serie A teams to return to individual training  The 6 players and staff members have been sent home where they will stay in isolation and follow the government protocols. The club will prepare its players and staff members to undergo the test for corona on Friday. Fiorentina did not name the players and has said that the optional individual training will continue  Three Fiorentina players had been tested positive earlier in March which included Patrick Cutrone at Wolves, German Pezzella and Dusan Vlahovic. They have not made a full recovery. Another fellow Serie A side Torino announced one of their players being test positive. The player was never named

Premier league doctors not happy with football resumption as fear of players contracting coronavirus

Football has been suspended since March and different plans are being discussed how the came is to be restarted and when. It is most likely that “Project Restart” will be adopted, where games are to be played in neutral grounds by June. But the medics are showing their concerns and penned a letter to the Premier Leagues medical advisors. Some of the issues raised in the 100-point letter were  · Threat of death · Liability of the medics in case a player contracts coronavirus · Testing of the players · Transmission of the virus through sweat · Transmission of the virus through the goalkeeper’s gloves · Increase risk to the minority groups · Increase risk to employees · Emergency personals to be able to attend the training grounds Premier league medics were invited and asked to mention their concerns regarding the return of the game. Most of the clubs have started their training as they wait for the restart date which was or

3 clubs to be promoted and 3 to be relegated- Rick Parry (EFL Chief)

Amid the coronavirus, it is yet to be decided whether the football season would resume or not. Project Restart is being discussed where multiple plans are to be adopted. One of the plans of the restarts include is playing league games at neutral venues. The clubs that sit at the bottom of the table won’t be willing to d so, as the chances of relegation increases. Earlier, ideas were proposed to scrap the premier league relegation for the season, but the EFL chief Rick Parry came out and said to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, “Promotion and relegation will remain as they are. We expect 3 championship clubs to be promoted. The Premier league expects 3 clubs to be relegated” The chief also mentioned about the losses that clubs could be facing. Losses up to 200 million pounds are expected by September. Wage cuts and deferred payments were also discussed, to which Parry said that EFL was on board with the Deloitte, which was appointed by the PFA to investigate the c

Live sports is coming back this month

46 days have gone with no sports yet there is no major event is coming before September in the field of cricket, football, hockey and baseball. fans who are desperate to watch some live action of their favorite sports, There is a good news for them In the world of tennis, A low ranked tournament is happening this month with just one official and two players in the field. This month top 4 tennis players Tennys Sandgren, Reilly Opelka, Tommy Paul and Matteo Berrettini will face each other in a mini tournament in West Palm Beach, Florida The Indy 500 has been postponed to August, however, NASCAR drivers are anticipated to begin buying and selling paint once more on May 17 at Darlington. There are a number of extra races scheduled earlier than the month is out, together with the most important Coca-Cola 600 on May 24 at Charlotte. despite no official news football and cricket field fans better stay hopeful as many top athletes from respective sports are also asking their management to arr

NBA players who overcame COVID-19 to contribute to experimental treatment

The NBA season has been suspended indefinitely as of March 11 when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, followed by a myriad of other players and NBA figures, including New York Knicks owner James Dolan and former MVP Kevin Durant. However, several NBA players who contracted and subsequently overcome the coronavirus plan to donate their blood for an experimental treatment that could ultimately help high-risk patients to overcome the virus, according to Dr. Michael Joyner, a member of the leadership team of the National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project. The procedure itself is a form of therapy that is called convalescent plasma. It works by utilizing the antibodies in the blood donated from recovered patients to fight the virus in patients that are sick.  Marcus Smart, poing guard for the Boston Celtics, confirmed he is one of the players planning to participate. Smart announced via social media that he had been cleared of the virus by the Massachusetts Dep

Games, Quarantine and Childhood...

The world is facing a disaster these days and almost everyone is stuck at their homes. Major events are cancelled including Olympics. So, in times like this which sport or game will help you to escape boredom? Well its an era of smartphones and it pretty much helps you in killing time but back in my childhood these things were not that easily accessible and we were bound to play either outdoor games or incase of rain, some board and card games. In this current situation, when everyone gets bored by constantly following the same routine everyday and even get tired by using the smartphones, i guess its perfect to start playing those games and bring back the old childhood memories. Here is the list of some games you can play with your family at home: Scrabble  Monopoly  Battleship UNO Catan Ludo Chess and many others. I believe that it is the perfect time to refresh all those memories and tell your kids about those amazing times, also they must know how to play these gam

PSG is the winner of Ligue 1, what about La Liga?

Paris Saint-Germain’s enjoy the title of Ligue 1 this season without usual celebrations due to Covid-19 instead, there was just a formal announcement from the board and just some muted reaction on social media that provided another example of how badly corona virus affect one of the most popular game football. Right after two days when government announced that the league had to be canceled because of the pandemic. PSG Officially crowned Ligue 1 title as the PSG were leading the table with 12 points and the another reason behind this is to put focus of teams on UEFA champions league. Since the decision from Ligue 1 executives is made, fans from La Liga also asking the management to declare winner for this season. if we look at the table FC Barcelona is clearly leading the table with equally matched played among teams. FC Barcelona leading the table with 58 points and arch rival Real Madrid is next to FC Barcelona with 56 points. Fans supporting around the globe asking the top ma

European leagues will inform whether to start or not by May 25th

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in Football being halted all over Europe. But there are hopes that the seasons will resume by June be it behind closed doors. Premier League players have already started doing their training according to BBC. As the teams are hopeful and ready for a June start. The top teams have their meetings already scheduled for April 30 th to discuss about the resumption UEFA has now issued a 25 th May deadline, by which all leagues in Europe are to report whether or not they would be restarting and by what date. Other leagues have already cancelled out their season. The French government has banned the Ligue 1 and 2 from taking place until September, while the Dutch league has also be abandoned. No champion, promotion or relation was done by the dutch. The Scottish leagues are yet to take decision. UEFA is still waiting though, as the European competition teams needed to be seeded for next season. UEFA has already said that if leagues are

Effect of Corona Virus on overall Sports

2019-2020 corona virus that has swept across the globe in last few weeks the virus not only had a affect on public health, society, economy but it has also affected the sporting calendar due to the virus many professionals and armature leagues all around the world has postponed or suspended their leagues and seasons to avoid the gathering of large amount of people. NBA was the first professional sports league which was suspended the lost of this cancellation was estimated between 350 and 450 million dollars. The spread of corona virus has impacted different sports events around the world: CRICKET:  The proposed seven-match series between Ireland and Bangladesh has been postponed. The games were scheduled to be held in Belfast & England in May. Pakistan Super League is postponed, on the day the semi-finals were due to take place. FOOTBALL :  English football suspended until 30 April at the earliest, with the end of the 2019-20 season extended indefinitely.  T

What happened to/in HBL PSL V?

Pakistan Super League is a big hit now a days but unfortunately its season v never had its final match. So, let’s start from the bottom about PSL V. The Pakistan Super League season 5 was scheduled to happen on 20 February 2020 till 22 March 2020. There were 34 matches scheduled among the 6 teams of the tournament. The matches continued amazingly till an unwanted situation took place and organizers decided to stop the tournament. Here is the schedule of PSL V and what has happened so far: Match no. Teams Venue Winner 1 IU vs QG Karachi QG won by3 wickets 2 KK vs PZ Karachi KK won by 10 runs 3 LQ vs MS Lahore MS won by 5 wickets 4 QG vs PZ Karachi PZ won by 6 wickets 5 MS vs IU Lahore IU won by 8 wickets 6 KK vs QG Karachi QG won by 5 wickets 7 LQ vs IU Lahore IU won by 1 wicket 8