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  Chennaiyin FC official held for carrying cannabis at ISL match

  March 16, 2020 17:17 IST

  Fatorda police station in-charge Kapil Nayak said Bhushan Bagadia, an official photographer and social media handler of Chennaiyin FC team, was arrested on Saturday night after police found 24 gms of ganja in his bag during frisking at the VIP gate of the stadium.  

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  Brazil suspend national football competitions amid coronavirus outbreak

  March 16, 2020 14:27 IST

  The CBF's decision comes three days after the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) suspended this week's scheduled matches in the Copa Libertadores.

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  Cristiano Ronaldo's hotel denies reports of being transformed into hospital

  March 16, 2020 10:53 IST

  Ronaldo's Hotel staff are not aware of any plans to transform its use on a temporary basis to treat those infected with the virus.

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  'Final Four' in Istanbul: UEFA considering alternative solution for CL amid COVID-19 outbreak

  March 16, 2020 9:41 IST

  The Champions League could be concluded with a 'final four' in Istanbul amid the deadly outbreak of COVID-19.

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  Italy to ask UEFA to postpone Euro 2020

  March 15, 2020 23:09 IST

  The Stadio Olimpico in Rome is slated to host the opening match of Euro 2020 on June 12, plus three other games of the tournament.

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  Antonio Habas will be coach of merged ATK-Mohun Bagan team: ATK boss Sanjiv Goenka

  March 15, 2020 21:36 IST

  The Spaniard, who had guided them to the title in the inaugural ISL in 2014, was back at the helm at the start of 2019 following two tumultuous years, which witnessed four coaches with the team finishing ninth and sixth in the standings.

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  Swiss soccer president Dominique Blanc tests positive for coronavirus

  March 15, 2020 19:45 IST

  The Swiss federation said 70-year-old Dominique Blanc got the results of a test on Sunday morning and isolated himself at his home.

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  Coronavirus hits La Liga: Valencia's Ezequiel Garay tests positive for COVID-19

  March 15, 2020 16:53 IST

  Ezequiel Garay has been tested positive for coronavirus and the footballer posted a picture on his official Instagram profile to inform on the same.

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  FACT CHECK! Did Ronaldo turn his chain of hotels into hospitals for free coronavirus treatment?

  March 15, 2020 16:50 IST

  It was reported that Ronaldo has transformed his chain of hotels into makeshift hospitals to fight against the global pandemic and bo charges will be taken from the patients.

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  Egypt suspends football activities amid COVID-19 fears

  March 15, 2020 16:13 IST

  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi also decided to suspend school and university classes across the country for two weeks due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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  Lionel Messi sends 'strength' to COVID-19 affected people

  March 15, 2020 15:50 IST

  The Barcelona and Argentina forward's message came as the global death toll from the outbreak surpassed 5,000 on Saturday.

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  ISL 2019/20 final confetti features fans' tweets to make up for missing spectators

  March 15, 2020 15:33 IST

  The match played in front of a Fatorda Stadium that was closed to spectators due to the spread of coronavirus around the country

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  ISL 2019-20: Target will remain to be the best club in India, says ATK coach Antonio Habas

  March 15, 2020 10:41 IST

  ATK rode Spanish midfielder Javi Hernandez's brace to defeat Chennaiyin FC 3-1 and grab their third title in a riveting closed-door final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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  No. 10 in Serie A: Sampdoria midfielder Fabio Depaoli tested positive for coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 23:37 IST

  Depaoli is the 10th Serie A player confirmed positive and the sixth at Sampdoria.  

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  Lionel Messi joins call to ask people to stay home amidst coronavirus outbreak

  March 14, 2020 23:07 IST

  Lionel Messi wrote a heartfelt wrote on Instagram, which said, "It is the moment to act responsibly and to stay home,”

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  Premier League season should be abandoned, says West Ham executive

  March 14, 2020 22:28 IST

  The Premier League said it hopes to be back up and running, if possible, by the weekend of April 3-4 - meaning two rounds will have been missed. 

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  ISL 2019/20: Rampaging ATK grab historic third title with 3-1 win over Chennaiyin FC

  March 14, 2020 22:19 IST

  Javier Hernandez (10th) and Edu Garcia (48th) put ATK in the driving seat but Nerijus Valskis (69th) reduced their advantage to set up a tense end to the contest.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Two more Fiorentina players test positive

  March 14, 2020 17:06 IST

  With Cutrone and Pezzella added to the list with Vlahović, there are now nine Serie A players who have tested positive.

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  COVID-19: AIFF suspends all football tournaments till March 31

  March 14, 2020 16:35 IST

  The suspension will come into effect from Sunday. The coronavirus outbreak has led to other cancellation or postponement of many sports events across the world.

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  FC Barcelona suspend all activity due to coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 10:05 IST

  Barcelona's decision came after upwards of 4,300 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Spain, with over 120 losing their lives to the disease.

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  Premier League games postponed to April 3 due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 13, 2020 17:25 IST

  Matches in England will be stopped until at least April 3 after five Premier League clubs said some players or staff were in self-isolation. 

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  I-League games to be held behind closed doors: AIFF

  March 13, 2020 16:55 IST

  The Sports Ministry on Thursday asked all national federations to ensure that any sporting event in India is conducted without any public gathering amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

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  UEFA postpones Europa and Champions League matches due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 13, 2020 16:56 IST

  The decision comes four days ahead of a meeting to decide the European soccer calendar, including the possible one-year postponement of the 2020 European Championship.

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  Ligue 1 postponed indefinitely, Bundesliga matches to be played inside closed doors this week

  March 13, 2020 15:57 IST

  The coronavirus pandemic has forced the top-tier competition in France to be postponed indefinitely.

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  Everton player reports symptoms consistent with coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 15:46 IST

  Everton said the club is in regular contact with the player in question and is monitoring the wellbeing of all players and staff.

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  FIFA suspends South American World Cup qualifiers amidst coronavirus outbreak

  March 13, 2020 12:56 IST

  The announcement came a day after the South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, told FIFA that each of its 10 member-federations were opposed to staging the first two rounds of qualifiers from March 26 to 31, as scheduled.

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  Premier League: Chelsea footballer Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 8:36 IST

  Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has become the latest footballer to be tested positive for the deadly COVID-19.

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  Premier League: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tests positive for coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 7:33 IST

  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting Premier League to host an emergency meeting on Friday.