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Aston Martin shareholders have approved the British luxury carmaker's return to Formula One as a constructor in 2021, it was confirmed Wednesday in a deal that will see the Racing Point team rebranded.

Premier League clubs have been accused of living in a "moral vacuum", with players urged to take their share of the financial hit from the coronavirus.

Only getting one crack at the Lions in 2021 should tilt Cheslin Kolbe’s clashing-dates quandary away from Olympics participation, an expert tells Rob Houwing.

Safeguards must be put in place to manage player workload in what will inevitably be a condensed 2020/21 season, a senior figure at the world players' union FIFPRO has said.

Europe captain Padraig Harrington says it would be better to stage the Ryder Cup on schedule this September with a shortened qualification period.

Football players should be the first to bear the economic burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said.

Retired tennis player Patrick McEnroe has recovered from a mild case of coronavirus, he announced on social media.

Tottenham face a major battle to keep Harry Kane this summer if they fail to qualify for the Champions League

Manchester United are ready to offer Matthijs de Ligt an escape route from Juventus if the Dutch defender continues to struggle in Italy.

The package has so far been delayed to 2022 to save costs at a time when the sport and teams are facing a significant loss of revenues.

Nick Faldo believes a tightly-packed Major window later this year will offer Rory McIlroy a real opportunity to rewrite golf history.

Bafana Bafana No 1 goalkeeper Ronwen Williams admits that it has been difficult to handle the nationwide imposed lockdown.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has said he will auction the shirt he wore in England’s 2019 World Cup final victory to raise funds for efforts to fight the coronavirus. The post England’s Buttler to auction World Cup final shirt for coronavirus fight appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage […]

Spain's La Liga could recommence in July without spectators, the head of a major broadcaster has said, adding that the season was likely to be cancelled if a player tested positive for the coronavirus once the campaign had restarted. The post Broadcaster predicts La Liga restart in July with no fans appeared first on SABC […]

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced a 61 million pounds ($75.63 million) aid package on Tuesday to help the English game withstand the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The post ECB announces 61 mln pounds aid package due to coronavirus appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, […]

A businessman who received millions of dollars for his work on Tokyo’s successful campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, which was postponed last week due to the coronavirus, said he played a key role in securing the support of a former Olympics powerbroker suspected by French prosecutors of taking bribes to help Japan’s bid. The […]

Having coached in Central, West and now in North Africa, Zamalek head coach Patrice Carteron has his sights on coaching in the Southern African region with Premier Soccer League (PSL) being his preferred destination. The post Is Carteron heading to the PSL? appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport […]

Springbok and Stormers captain Siya Kolisi says all South Africans need to pull together and play their part as the world faces the Coronavirus pandemic. The post Springboks and Stormers captain appeals to South Africans to unite appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

The team were in preparation for the Olympics when the coronavirus pandemic struck.

Australia's ill-tempered tour of South Africa exploded in a ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town two years ago, leading to a review of the team culture among other measures.

Novak Djokovic last week pledged one million euros (895,305.69 pounds) to help buy medical equipment in his native Serbia, while Rafa Nadal has called on fellow Spanish athletes to help raise 11 million euros to fight the pandemic.

NZR chief executive Mark Robinson said under a worst case scenario Super Rugby teams and the All Blacks would not be able to take the field this year.

A number of sports teams and organisations around the world have either reduced the salaries of players and officials, or cut their staff numbers in the wake of the virus outbreak that has crippled global sport.

The Tokyo Olympics are now scheduled to run from July 23 to August 8, 2021 after they were put back a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Measures include devising plan for medically justifiable resumption of matches and training

With almost all sports on hold, there's not much to be done, but we will certainly learn a few valuable lessons

Mental coach Dr Jannie Putter says this is an opportunity to regroup‚ refocus‚ reset and recover

Acting director Graeme Smith says the priority is to fill the convener of selectors role

Talks are taking place behind closed doors but players will probably be called in for unpalatable discussions

Frankie Dettori says the pandemic and its effect on the global economy is going to hurt every sport