Neymar tests positive for COVID-19, Santos say
Brazil forward Neymar has been sidelined after testing positive for COVID-19, his club Santos said in a statement as quoted by Brazilian media.
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'Don’t ignore the signs' - Stockport dad urges others to act on early cancer symptoms after life-saving diagnosis
A Stockport dad is urging people not to ignore signs of cancer after his own early diagnosis and successful treatment for bladder cancer last year.
Manager Still leaves Ligue 1 side Lens
Will Still has left his role as head coach of Ligue 1 side RC Lens to be closer to his family back home in Britain, the Belgium-born Englishman announced on Saturday.
Kentucky Derby field at 19 with Grande scratch; owner 'shocked' - ESPN
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Grande has been scratched from the Kentucky Derby, reducing the field for Saturday's 151st edition to 19 horses.
'Horrible' Novak Djokovic Falls In Monte Carlo, First Win For Carlos Alcaraz
Novak Djokovic rued a "horrible" performance as he crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters in his opening match on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz staged a fightback for his first win at the tournament. The fifth-ranked Djokovic struggled to find his rhythm in a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the second round, making an inauspicious start to his clay season. Djokovic, 37, went into the tournament hampered by an eye infection that has been troubling him since the semi-finals in Miami at the end of March and admitting that he did not have "very high" expectations for Monte Carlo.
3-year-old girl in Mexico dies of bird flu in country's first human case
A 3-year-old girl in Mexico has died after getting the bird flu, in the country’s first confirmed human case of avian influenza, Mexican health authorities said.
Inspections on trucks from Slovakia over foot-and-mouth disease cause gridlock
Inspections against foot-and-mouth disease in Slovakia have caused traffic jams on the D2 highway heading towards the Czech Republic.
Novak Djokovic Plays Down Monte Carlo Masters Hopes After Eye Infection
World No.5 Novak Djokovic, a finalist at the recent Miami Masters, said on Sunday that he did not have high expectations for the Monte Carlo Masters as he was suffering from the effects of an eye infection. Djokovic is a two-time winner in Monte Carlo but has not won any title since taking the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer. The hard courts of Miami marked a return to form even though the 37-year-old lost the final in straight sets to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik.