At a meeting of Premier League Shareholders today, clubs discussed in detail how to respond to the COVID-19 global pandemic. First and foremost, it was reaffirmed that the overriding priority is to aid the health and wellbeing of the nation and our communities, including players, coaches, managers, club staff and supporters. It was acknowledged that … Read more
Premier League clubs have all agreed to discuss their players taking wage cuts or deferrals of up to 30 per cent after their latest round of talks on Friday. As exclusively revealed by Sportsmail today, Manchester United became the first top flight club to slash their salaries, sacrificing 30 per cent of their wages for … Read more
The streets of Britain’s popular city centres remained empty as the nation heeded its Government’s warnings to stay inside and keep away from others – but crowds flocked to watch supercars go by in an upmarket Kensington street last night despite growing calls for social distancing. As the UK coronavirus death toll reached 233, with … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES Cancelled The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday 13 March – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta on Friday despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of … Read more
Britain’s streets, trains, pubs and theatres are set to stay deserted for weeks after the Prime Minister announced the country is shutting down and all non-essential contact is banned for three months. At a dramatic press conference in Downing Street, as the UK coronavirus death toll spiked to 55, Boris Johnson set out the need for … Read more
Ibiza and Majorca close all pubs and clubs in ‘drastic’ measures taken to halt the spread of coronavirus Balearic President, Francina Armengol said that ‘sacrifices’ need to be made There are 26 cases of coronavirus in the Balearics and there has been one death Discos and clubs will have to close for at least a … Read more
Asian cricket club of the year’s future is at risk because it refuses to take Lottery funding that is not acceptable for its mainly Muslim members Mount Cricket Club in Batley, West Yorkshire, needs £2m to improve its facilities Sports England, which gives donations to club, is funded by the National Lottery But most of … Read more