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BBC A Spanish tennis player who was among many Australian Open competitors to complain about quarantine rules has revealed she has coronavirus. Paula Badosa said she had felt unwell with symptoms before testing positive for the virus in Melbourne on Thursday. Badosa is believed to be the fourth competitor to test positive in hotel quarantine, but is the first to identify herself publicly. On Friday, she said "sorry guys", adding quarantine rules were "pivotal". "Please, don't get me wrong. Health will always comes

Following confirmation that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, Auckland City FC will be unable to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup 2020™, FIFA has adapted the competition’s match schedule. The competition format remains unchanged, with the opening match forfeited. The tournament will now be staged at Education City and Ahmad Bin Ali stadiums, while Khalifa International Stadium, which was originally due to host two games, will not be used. Ahmad Bin

Yazeed Al-Rajhi won stage 10 of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Wednesday - the Saudi driver's second victory in the space of four days. Stephane Peterhansel finished in third place behind Nasser Al-Attiyah and moved closer to a 14th Dakar title. Peterhansel lost 49 seconds to Al-Attiyah, but remains over 17 minutes clear of the Qatari in the overall standings with two stages to go. American Ricky Brabec, the defending champion in the bikes category, clinched his third stage win of this year's

Esports and gaming are at the forefront of a sporting revolution across the globe. Originally labelled as a niche market, esports are now increasingly considered as equal alongside mainstream ‘traditional’ sports and have grown into an entire industry. Today, esports are changing what it means to be an athlete.Defined as ‘a competitive sporting tournament through video gaming’ esports is not restricted to living rooms but extends into large venues around the world, hosting thousands of spectators as players and teams compete for glory. Thanks to

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski have been named the AIPS Best Athletes of 2020. Bayern Munich won the AIPS Best Team of 2020 after breaking a plethora of records en route to winning five trophies. This is the result of a poll by the International Sport Press Association (AIPS), where a panel of 422 journalists from 116 countries voted for the Champions of 2020.  It is the first time that Lewandowski and Osaka are winning the prestigious accolade which

Ibrahim Al-Muhannadi won the first place in the men’s Amir Cup 2020 Shooting & Archery Championshi, followed by Ali Al-Yazidi and Ahmed Al-Abdi in third place at the Losail Shooting Range on Friday. In the youth competitions, Muhammad Mualla Mostafavi won the first place and Muhammad bin Khaled al-Thani took the second place. In the Olympic Youth Competition, Muhammad bin Khalid al-Thani won the first place and Muhammad Mualla al-Mostafwi the second place. The gold medal for the bow and arrow was achieved

The Evaluation Committee for 2030 Asian Games ended their three-day visit to the Qatari capital Doha on Friday by visiting various sports venues. Two cities Doha in Qatar and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, logger heads on the diplomacy front on account of the Gulf blockade, are bidding to host the multi-sport continental event in ten years’ time. The team which reached Doha on Tuesday, got themselves acquainted with the sports infrastructure projects that Qatar has mentioned in the bid document submitted to the

Rookie Golfer Rahul Kumar teamed up with Anwar Ali to play flawless golf to defeat 40 players paired into 20 teams playing a Two-Person Texas Scramble Format, and win QGL 196, a monthly tournament, organized by the Qatar Golf Lovers at the Doha Golf Club Academy Course over the weekend.  Young husbandand wife team of Saad and Shazia Kazi narrowly missed winning the title and ended up as runners-up with a nett score of 30. The team of Sanjeev Gupta and Amit Nagpal

Carrying the colours of Mohamed Fahad Al Attiyah, NIJINSKI AL MAURY (FR) (Amer x Nemosie Al Maury) opened his accountin the IFAHR Cup, a Listed race over 2,200metres for four-year-old and older Purebred Arabians, on fibre-sand at Mons,Belgium on Thursday, 12 November 2020. Ridden by Jérôme Cabre and trained by Thomas Fourcy, the four-year-old colt did well and proved a very cosy winner. Bred by Renée-Laure Koch, NIJINSKI Al Maury is a nephew of NO RISK AL MAURY (KESBEROY), who himself was a

Ali Bin Saeed Aljafali Al Nuaimi’s AJAL (Domestic Fund x My Sweet Natalie) completed a hat-trick of wins this seasons with a third straight victory in the AL WUKAIR CUP (LOCAL THOROUGHBRED HANDICAP Rated 85 & Below) at the dirt track at Al Rayyan Park on Wednesday. Majed Mahadi Seifeddine’s charge opened the season with a maiden win over mile on turf, before switching to dirt and 1700m for a handicap two weeks ago. The 4yo colt lined for C&D on Wednesday with

Injaaz Stud’s LEKHRAIB (AF AlBahar x Grace T) had narrowly missed out on a victory on his last outing but the Mohammed Gassim Ghazali saddled horse made amends on dirt on Thursday, landing the DOHA CUP (LOCAL PUREBRED ARABIAN CONDITIONS) at Al Rayyan Park. Having finished runner up last month over C&D, the 6yo chestnut had Marco Casamento for company in the six furlong sprint, and despite a threatening challenge by a duo saddled by Alban Elie Marie De Mieulle – Patrice Alexandre

The Dishang 2020 ITTF Men’s World Cup is delivering more top-class table tennis over the next three days (13 – 15 November) in Weihai, China. This is the second event of the #RESTART series, which marks the return of international table tennis after eight months of inactivity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows just days after several of the globe’s best women’s players put on a show at the Dishang 2020 ITTF Women’s World Cup between 8 – 10 November, which saw world no.1 Chen

Round two report Kearney posted a one under par round of 71 while Spaniard Pastor carded a three under par round of 69 at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri, and the duo lead Matthew Baldwin by one stroke after the Englishman signed for an excellent six under par round of 66 to sit in third place on six under par. Niall Kearney and Jacobo Pastor share the halfway lead at the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz after the duo reached seven under par

A contract extension sees the intermediate and lightweight classes remain on Dunlop rubber for at least another three seasons. Dorna Sports is delighted to announce a three-year contract extension that will see the FIM Moto2™ and Moto3™ World Championships continue racing on Dunlop tyres until at least 2023. This new agreement extends an already longstanding partnership with Dunlop, who have been a vital part of the MotoGP™ paddock since the World Championship began in 1949.    Dunlop are the most successful tyre company

Round one report Niall Kearney leads by strokes at the end of the opening round of the Andalucía Challenge de Cádiz thanks to a sublime six under par round of 66 at Iberostar Real Club de Golf Novo Sancti Petri. The Irishman signed a blemish free card at the end of a blustery day in Andalucía to lead by two over Spain’s Jacobo Pastor in second place on four under par, while Germany’s Allen John, Spanish duo Manuel Elvira and Alfredo Garcia-Heredia, and

For months, the fight for the 2020 MotoGP™ World Championship has seemed too close to call, with almost half the field in with a mathematical chance at the crown. With 15 different riders on the podium and a record-equalling nine different winners, five of them first timers, there have been more twists and turns than anyone would have predicted when competition re-started in Jerez. Yet here we are, on the verge of more history and with one man now firmly in the driving

World Table Tennis (WTT) is delighted to welcome on board Coca-Cola. The global industry leader joins as WTT’s first-ever partner in the modern era of the sport.Coca-Cola will be the Official Beverage Partner of WTT events in China during 2021 – the year in which WTT embarks on its mission to revolutionise table tennis by launching a brand-new series of international events. Coca-Cola will enjoy exclusivity across the categories of water, energy drinks and soft drinks at WTT events in China and at WTT’s

The European Tour is delighted to announce the appointment of Penny Avis to the Board of the Tour as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. The former Deloitte corporate finance partner will bring considerable Board experience to the European Tour in addition to a wide appreciation and understanding of business and governance matters, from a career which has taken her across Europe, the Americas and Asia. In addition to current NED roles at law firm Howard Kennedy and Cifas, the UK’s Fraud Prevention

Buenos dias! Please find attached the profiles and statistics ahead of the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. We hope you enjoy the race weekend! Rider Profiles Statistics

On Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th of November, the Accenture CHAMPS virtual workshops returned at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. Red Bull KTM Tech 3 riders Ayumu Sasaki and Deniz¨Öncü joined the first workshop, before the second saw the return of Kaito Toba (Red Bull KTM Ajo), this time joined by new attendee Billy Van Eerde whilst on site for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.On Monday it was the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup riders hailing from closer timezones to Europe who