Andy Murray has pulled out of what was due to be his first tournament of the season in Florida next week because of coronavirus concerns.The former world number one accepted a wild card into the Delray Beach Open and had been due to play his first match next Friday but has decided the trip is too risky.“After much deliberation with my team I’ve decided not to travel to play in Delray Beach,” said Murray.“Given the increase in Covid rates and...
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Brexiteers have long argued that leaving the European Union, with or without a trade deal, would herald Britain’s so-called sunlit uplands of economic prosperity.But the outlook remains uncertain, as the economy struggles to recover from a recession sparked by the coronavirus outbreak.Despite eye-wateringly costly emergency state interventions, including the subsidy of private-sector wages, a bounce back does not look to be on the cards for months, if not years.Britain will nevertheless embark upon life outside its main trading partner on...
England’s first cricket tour of Pakistan in over 15 years, due to take place early in 2021, will not go ahead, according to British media reports.The BBC and the Press Association (PA) reported that England would not be able to send a strong enough squad.England are already committed to playing Sri Lanka and India in early 2021. So a second-string squad would have had to be selected for the Pakistan series.The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced in October...
Ten Premier League players and staff tested positive for coronavirus over the past week, the highest number of infections since the English top-flight returned from a three-month layoff in June.“The Premier League can today confirm that between September 21 and 27 September 27, 1,595 players and Club staff were tested for Covid-19. Of these, there were 10 new positive tests,” the league said in a statement on Monday.“Players or Club staff who have tested positive will self-isolate for a period...
Coronavirus could potentially cost one million jobs in Britain this year, with most losses anticipated during the current third quarter, according to a study published on Monday.Job losses could hit 450,000 between July and September, the Institute for Employment Studies forecast in a report, warning this could worsen to 690,000 positions under a worst-case scenario.Another 200,000 cuts could follow in the fourth quarter, or three months to December, the research group predicted.Recent official data showed that Britain has already shed...
BP plunged into a net loss of almost $16.85 billion in the second quarter, the British oil giant announced Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged demand for oil, sending prices tumbling.“The ongoing severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to create a volatile and challenging trading environment,” BP said in its earnings statement.“Looking ahead, the outlook for commodity prices and product demand remains challenging and uncertain,” it added.The quarterly loss after tax of almost $16.85 billion (14.10 billion euros) compared...
Liverpool offered the chasing pack in the Premier League title race a late Christmas gift by throwing away two points...
Liverpool turned on the style for their returning fans on Sunday, beating Wolves 4-0 to join Tottenham at the top of the Premier League after another episode of the Son Heung-min and Harry Kane show.Jurgen Klopp’s men had not had the chance to play in front of their supporters since they ended their 30-year wait to be crowned English champions but made up for lost time.“You’ll Never Walk Alone” rang out around Anfield as 2,000 home fans – the maximum...
Rafael Nadal insisted he can still win the ATP Finals for the first time despite a damaging 7-6 (9/7), 7-6...
The gulf that still exists between Liverpool and Chelsea was on show on Sunday as the Premier League champions secured...
Japan’s foreign minister on Wednesday began a three-day trip to Britain in a bid to wrap up negotiations on a...
Footballers can be sent off if referees judge they have coughed deliberately at opponents or match officials in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, say the sport’s rule-makers and England’s Football Association.The International Football Association Board (IFAB) said it was up to the referee to judge whether he felt the cough was an abusive gesture.IFAB classified deliberate coughing as similar to “using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures”.“As with all offences, the referee has to make a judgment about...
