US, Spain COVID-19 fatalities up with 6,573,286 global confirmed cases, 387,898 deaths
The World Health Organization has put Spain`s death toll at 27,940 on Thursday, more than 800 higher than the government`s figure.
Jun 05, 2020, 01:20 AM IST
Japanese MotoGP round cancelled due to pandemic
Japan will not have a MotoGP round for the first time since 1986 after organisers on Monday cancelled the Oct. 18 race at Motegi due to the COVID-19 pandemic that will keep the series in Europe until mid-November.
Jun 01, 2020, 16:57 PM IST
La Liga chief says 2020-21 season to start on September 12
Having received government approval last weekend, La Liga is set to start up again on June 11 and finish on July 19.
May 29, 2020, 16:44 PM IST
La Liga gets government green light to resume from June 8
Spanish soccer`s top flight division La Liga can return to action from June 8 after being disrupted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday.
May 24, 2020, 09:33 AM IST
Athletic Bilbao striker Aritz Aduriz retires at 39
Aduriz, who made a total of 443 La Liga appearances for Valencia, Real Mallorca and Bilbao and scored 158 goals, made the decision after being told he needed a hip replacement.
May 21, 2020, 09:47 AM IST
Five players test positive for coronavirus: La Liga
Five players in Spain`s top two divisions have tested positive for COVID-19 since clubs began testing players and staff members last week, organising body La Liga said in a statement on Sunday.
May 11, 2020, 09:37 AM IST
Barcelona players return to training with strict coronavirus guidelines
Barca tested all their players for COVID-19 on Wednesday and captain Lionel Messi was among those seen out on the Joan Gamper training complex conducting individual dribbling and running exercises.
May 09, 2020, 09:38 AM IST
La Liga knocks down talk of June 20 restart
All organised soccer in Spain was suspended in March, along with most leagues and sporting competitions around the world due to coronavirus.
May 08, 2020, 09:22 AM IST
Spain to end women's football season due to coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic
Men`s teams in the top two divisions are returning to training this week in the hope that their seasons can resume in June.
May 07, 2020, 09:30 AM IST
League, federation to decide return of La Liga, says Spanish Prime Minister
The sports ministry approved La Liga`s plans on Thursday for clubs to test their players for the coronavirus before they return to training as the league looks to restart the season in June.
May 03, 2020, 09:36 AM IST
Spanish football clubs to start testing in preparation for return to training
Players and staff must undergo a RT-PCR test for the virus and a serology test before returning to training as part of phase one of La Liga`s protocol for a return to activity.
Apr 30, 2020, 10:58 AM IST
Australia to make Facebook, Google share revenues with media outlets
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission would release in late July draft rules for the platforms to pay fair compensation for the journalistic content siphoned from news media.
Apr 20, 2020, 16:38 PM IST
Barcelona coach not convinced by plans to restart La Liga
La Liga has been on hold since March 10 although president Javier Tebas said last week that the league could start up again on either May 29, June 7 or June 28.
Apr 16, 2020, 18:11 PM IST
Real Sociedad ditch plans to resume training as Spain's coronavirus crises continues
Sociedad had announced on Saturday that players would be able to train individually at the Zubieta training ground from Tuesday after receiving a COVID-19 test.
Apr 13, 2020, 09:31 AM IST
Spain's coronavirus death toll curve flattening at last
The coronavirus death toll curve in Spain flattened further on Friday as the government discussed different strategies to start phasing out one of the world's strictest lockdowns.
Apr 10, 2020, 16:24 PM IST
Coronavirus pandemic: Real Madrid players agree to 10-20 percent wage cut
The club said the exact amount would "depend on the circumstances that may affect the closing of the current 2019/20 sports season.
Apr 09, 2020, 10:05 AM IST
Celta Vigo striker Fedor Smolov breaks Spain's coronavirus lockdown to return home: Report
Celta said Smolov had asked permission to return home for personal reasons but they could not grant it as La Liga did not authorise his request.
Apr 06, 2020, 09:34 AM IST
FC Barcelona seeks to cut players' salaries by 70%: Report
According to the Spanish Marca sport newspaper, the club will lose at least 100 million euros (110.7 million dollars).
Mar 30, 2020, 20:40 PM IST
Barcelona players reject wage cut proposal amid coronavirus COVID-19 crisis: Report
Spain has declared a National Emergency to deal with the pandemic that has taken more than 4000 lives in the country.
Mar 27, 2020, 09:55 AM IST
After Italy, Spain witnesses second-highest number of coronavirus COVID-19 deaths; global toll reaches 20,499
The global toll on Wednesday night (11:30 pm IST, March 25) reached 20,499 with total confirmed cases of 4,51,355, according to the Johns Hopkins University's latest graph.
Mar 26, 2020, 00:37 AM IST
