Gym closures force Kenyan sports champions to train by roadside

The government closed sports facilities in March as part of measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, leaving many athletes with nowhere to train.

Woods, Brady win a TV charity match as good as real thing

Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning held off a late challenge to beat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady 1Up in a charity golf match in Florida on Sunday that raised $20 million for Covid-19 relief efforts.

Two more positive coronavirus tests in Premier League

No matches have been played in the Premier League since March, but the government has given the green light for elite sport to resume from June 1, including the top-flight football.

Djokovic announces Balkan region series, Thiem joins

All professional tennis tours were suspended in early March and will not return before August as countries went into lockdowns and closed borders to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Jerry Sloan, coaching great of Jazz glory days, dies at 78

Under Sloan's leadership, the Utah Jazz made it to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 and he was a two-time All-Star as a player with the Chicago Bulls.

Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Ashley Cooper dies at 83

The former Australian, Wimbledon and US singles titleholder, was part of the golden era of Australian men's tennis in the 1950s, winning four major singles titles and four in doubles.

Gaza's young female boxers train on the beach amid coronavirus closures

Young female boxers in Gaza swap their usual training grounds for the beach, due to concerns that the confines of their club may cause the virus to spread rapidly.

F1 could manage to race in July with positive Covid-19 cases – FIA

Professor Gerard Saillant told Sky Sports TV the sport would still need a "red line," however, beyond which racing could not continue.

Six Covid-19 cases at three Premier League clubs as training resumes

The league has not disclosed the identities of those who tested positive from the tests on 748 people on Sunday and Monday.

Players union slams Cricket Australia's Covid-19 cost-cutting

Cricket Australia furloughed about 80 percent of its staff and said it had suffered a $13 million fall in revenue due to Covid-19, despite the pandemic hitting at the end of the season.

Jordan's first Air Jordan sneakers sold for record $560,000 at Sotheby's

The Air Jordan 1s, designed for Jordan in 1985 and the first ever signature sneakers, were expected to fetch between $100,000 to $150,000 in the auction that closed on Sunday.

Serie A clubs return to group training but re-start date still unclear

Training will resume on Monday but no decision has been made on when a new season will start after the current season was halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.