Wojciech Fibak estimated that the organizers of Grand Slam Wimbledon by canceling this year's edition avoided the multiplication of problems. "I feel that the US Open and the French Open supervisor will not take place this year either," confessed the Polish tennis player who was worldwide famous years ago.more
Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been in Stockholm for two weeks, where he shut up and isolated himself from the world with his family in connection with the epidemic. "This virus has seriously complicated my plans," he confessed in an interview.more
Top tennis players Roger Federer and Serena Williams expressed their disappointment on Twitter after All England Club (AELTC) and the Committee of Management of The Championships cancelled Wimbledon 2020.more
Bayern Munich has fined defender Jerome Boateng for leaving the city "without permission", an act in breach of the strict rules of confinement imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak.more
Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro wrote a heartfelt open letter Tuesday to his homeland, saying seeing the country ravaged by coronavirus "is filling me with anxiety and pain".more
The towel that was draped over the shoulders of Kobe Bryant during his farewell speech following his final NBA game sold for over $33,000 at an online auction, CNN reported on Sunday.more
Due to a coronavirus pandemic, the value of players in the five strongest European leagues may drop by 28% - according to the report of the International Center for Sports Studies (CIES) in the Swiss Neuchatel.more
Spanish sports stars Rafael Nadal and Pau Gasol have launched a fund-raising drive explaining they wanted to give something back to the coronavirus hit nation that nurtured them to greatness.more
Tennis great Roger Federer on Wednesday donated more than a million dollars to help support his "most vulnerable" Swiss compatriots through the coronavirus crisis.more
Cristiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes will finance three intensive care units for patients suffering from coronavirus at hospitals in Lisbon and Porto - with the donation worth £1million.more
Two-time Scottish curling champion Vicky Wright has put her full-time sporting career on hold to return to the NHS frontline. Wright stepped back from her role as a general surgical ward nurse in July last year to focus fully on preparing for the Winter Olympics, which are due to be held in Beijing in February 2022.more
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola have each donated one million euros towards the fight against coronavirus.more
The leader of the world ranking of tennis players Novak Djokovic appealed to supporters to spend as much time as possible at home, which will allow them to quickly control the dangerous pandemic coronavirus.more
Ronaldinho spent his time on the pitch dodging defenders and his post-football career evading the law. But the Brazilian superstar will spend his 40th birthday in a Paraguayan prison today with the biggest challenge of his life threatening to shackle him to a six-month jail sentence.more
The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who announced earlier this month she was spending the "next six weeks in solitude," is having a difficult time dealing with anxiety due to social distancing, especially with concern for her 2-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia. She talked about it in a series of videos on TikTok.more
AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimović set up an online fundraiser on Wednesday to help hospitals at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, with the target of raising 1 million euros ($1.09 million).more
In unusual circumstances, in Bischofshofen, Austrian Stefan Kraft received the Crystal Ball for winning the overall World Cup in ski jumping. The season was abruptly stopped in Trondheim due to the spreading coronavirus.more
Wayne Rooney has criticized England's football authorities over how long they took to suspend matches in the country amid the coronavirus outbreak, saying it felt like players were being treated like "guinea pigs".more
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo will help his countrymen fight the coronavirus pandemic. Juventus star Turin intends to turn his hotel network into hospitals, and will pay for all medical staff out of his own pocket - reports the Spanish newspaper "Marca".more
Polish football players Robert Lewandowski and Grzegorz Krychowiak appealed to supporters to take special precautions in connection with the coronavirus epidemic. They recommend that they stay at home and not gather in front of the stadiums.more
