Global sport suffers multibillion-dollar coronavirus hit
Some of the biggest events in the sporting calendar fell victim to the coronavirus this week, with organisers, clubs and broadcasters among those counting the multibillion-dollar cost of disruption after fixtures across the world were cancelled because of the global pandemic. On Friday, the English Premier League, France’s Ligue 1 and Uefa, European football’s […]
Tokyo 2020: Japan under pressure to postpone Olympics Games
Pressure is being mounted on Japanese Olympic Commitee chiefs to consider a postponement of the 2020 Olympics following escalating cases of the coronavirus. The flu-like virus, which originated in China last year, has infected over 274,000 people globally and caused more than 11,000 deaths. It has also brought the sporting world to a standstill. The […]
Spain PM to extend coronavirus state of emergency until April 11
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Sunday his government would ask parliament to extend for another 15 days until April 11 a state of emergency it imposed this month to try to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. The nationwide state of emergency was first announced on March 14 and it bars people in […]
StarTimes revs up with new Telenova channel
In an obvious move to improve on its entertainment offerings for its growing number of subscribers, leading digital pay-TV company, StarTimes has announced the addition of a new stylish telenovela channel ‘Nina Novelas’ for the delight of television viewers across Africa. Speaking on the content offering, the head of media division, Lily Meng noted that […]
COVID-19: Churches record low turn out in Lagos State
Churches in Lagos State on Sunday, recorded partial compliance with the ban by the State Government on gathering of not more than 20 people over Coronavirus (COVID-19). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that most Churches had their normal services while other had their services at various community/zonal centres. At the Living-spring International Chapel, […]
Skysports awards suffers coronavirus postponement
The 2020 Skysports newspapers awards and logo unveiling billed for March 25 in Benin City, Edo State has been put off due to coronavirus concerns. According to the organisers the event which was scheduled to highlight the Edo 2020 Sports Festival, will get a new date when the coronavirus clouds have cleared up. ALSO READ: Delta […]
