体坛英语新闻：Antic got offers from China last year, Chinese media reports 　　BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Radomir Antic received offers from Chinese clubs last year, but the former Atletico Madrid coach, whose death was mourned by the Chinese clubs and players he coached, de...

体坛英语新闻：Chinese clubs and players mourn the passing of Radmiro Antic 　　BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Shandong Luneng and Hebei China Fortune, the two Chinese top-flight clubs which Radmiro Antic coached toward the end of his career, along with several Chinese players, w...

体坛英语新闻：F1 official: 2020 season could be held behind closed doors 　　LONDON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Formula 1 motorsport managing director Ross Brawn says the 2020 season could potentially be held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. 　　F1 has decided to ...

体坛英语新闻：Kenya to spend more to prepare for 2021 Tokyo Games due to COVID 　　NAIROBI, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Kenya will need to spend more to prepare the team for the Tokyo Olympic Games after it was pushed back to 2021. 　　Kenya had set aside a budget of 600 million shillings (...

体坛英语新闻：Ex 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has confirmed that he is in talks with Botafogo about a possible move to the Rio de Janeiro club. 　　Botafogo began soundi...

体坛英语新闻：Halep positive about foot injury 　　WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep shared good news, through a Twitter video on Monday, that she can run without pain on her injured right foot. 　　The Romanian...

体坛英语新闻：Obiri makes best of isolation, targets strong return 　　NAIROBI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Olympic 5,000m silver medalist Hellen Obiri has urged fellow athletes to follow social distancing and practice good hygiene standards. 　　Obiri, the world 5,000m champion...

体坛英语新闻：French top leagues reach agreement on temporary reduction of wages 　　PARIS, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Clubs and players in France's top two football leagues Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have reached a non-binding agreement on a temporary pay cut amid the COVID-19 crisis, the Nation...

体坛英语新闻：Canadian F1 Grand Prix postponed 　　OTTAWA, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The organizers of the 2020 Canadian Grand Prix, which was scheduled for June 12-14, have announced the postponement of the race due to the coronavirus outbreak. 　　This po...

体坛英语新闻：Still no agreement over possible restart for Spanish football season 　　MADRID, April 7 (Xinhua) -- How, when, or if the current football season in Spain can be finished is still uncertain after the Spanish Football League (LaLiga) on Tuesday distanced itself from an ag...

体坛英语新闻：Thailand, Malaysia weightlifters barred from Tokyo 2020 　　PARIS, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Malaysia have been banned from sending weightlifters to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo because of multiple doping offences, the Independent Member Federation...

体坛英语新闻：Tergat calls for Kenya to criminalize doping 　　NAIROBI, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Former World marathon record-holder Paul Tergat said Monday that subjecting dopers to criminal charges will help curb the spread of the vice in the country. 　　Tergat, wh...

体坛英语新闻：F1 team Williams furlough staff as drivers take pay cut 　　LONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Williams became the second Formula One team to put some of their staff on furlough -- an enforced absence from work -- due to the coronavirus pandemic, as their drivers a...

体坛英语新闻：Masters moves to November as majors reschedule amid COVID 　　WASHINGTON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The world's golf organizations Monday announced a reconfigured 2020 schedule, featuring the cancelation of the British Open and new dates for the three remaining majo...

体坛英语新闻：Barca Experience Haikou offers supplies to help FC Barcelona fight COVID 　　HAIKOU, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The Barca Experience Haikou will use all its ticket pre-sale income for 2020 to purchase medical supplies to help Barcelona FC fight against COVID-19, the museum's govern...

体坛英语新闻：Feature: Marathoner Tuliamuk relishing Olympic dream despite coronavirus disruption 　　NAIROBI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Marathoner Aliphine Tuliamuk hopes the world will move past the COVID-19 pandemic and see sports flourish as before. 　　Kenyan-turned-American Tuliamuk, who will be leadi...

体坛英语新闻：Casemiro: Im not thinking about winning La Liga 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Casemiro said Friday that he is not thinking about winning the Champions League or La Liga titles this season as the world grap...

体坛英语新闻：Former Honduras president embroiled in FIFA graft case dies 　　MEXICO CITY, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Callejas, the former Honduras president convicted in the sprawling FIFA corruption scandal, died in the United States on Saturday. 　　The 76-year-old was under...

体坛英语新闻：Argentinian football set to remain in recess until June: President 　　BUENOS AIRES, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez said Saturday that the country's football competitions - halted since March 17 because of the coronavirus outbreak - are unl...

体坛英语新闻：Dani Alves still the worlds best right 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Sao Paulo and Brazil defender Dani Alves is still the world's best in his position, according to his club coach Fernando Diniz. 　　Alves, who joined Sao Pa...

体坛英语新闻：South American football in no rush to restart 　　ASUNCION, April 2 (Xinhua) -- South American football will not return from its coronavirus-enforced recess until the pandemic is under control and clubs are ready to resume, head of the sport's regi...

体坛英语新闻：Kobe and Baumann among latest inductees into 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame 　　WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and former International Basketball Federation (FIBA) secretary general Patrick Baumann are both to be posthumously inducted into t...

体坛英语新闻：Yokohama triathlon event suspended due to coronavirus 　　TOKYO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The World Triathlon Series and World Paratriathlon Series, set to take place in Yokohama in May, have been suspended due to the global spread of the coronavirus. 　　The org...

体坛英语新闻：SSC Napoli want to keep Arkadiusz Milik 　　WARSAW, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Sporting director of SSC Napoli Cristiano Giuntoli emphasized that the club wants the attacker Arkadiusz Milik to stay as he is a very important player for the team. 　　Th...

体坛英语新闻：UEFA hopes to restart football league in July and August 　　PARIS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Although the European football has been currently shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic, the governing body UEFA is aiming to resume the leagues in July and August. 　　In ...

体坛英语新闻：Dortmund stadium converted into COVID 　　BERLIN, April 3 (Xinhua) -- From this Saturday, Borussia Dortmund's stadium, the biggest in Germany, will house a COVID-19 testing center. 　　Rooms in the Westfalenstadion's north stand have been pre...

体坛英语新闻：Flick pens contract extension at Bayern 　　BERLIN, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick has penned a contract extension ahead of schedule, the reigning German champions confirmed in an official statement on Friday. 　　The ...

体坛英语新闻：Neymar donates $1 million to curb coronavirus 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar has donated one million U.S. dollars to help combat the coronavirus outbreak in his native Brazil. 　　The funds were divided bet...

体坛英语新闻：Tokyo Olympic flame to be displayed in Fukushima 　　TOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Tokyo Olympic flame has been handed over to Japan's northeastern Fukushima Prefecture to be displayed for a month. 　　A simple ceremony was held at the J-Village Nation...

体坛英语新闻：Thiago Silva longs for Fluminense return 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva has reaffirmed a desire to return to his former club Fluminense as he mulls life beyond the French capital. 　　Silva's co...