Ignatius Indro of the National Team’s Supporters Association criticized the announced timeline, saying that continuing the leagues early next year would only lead to a tight schedule that in the end would drain players’ stamina and increase the probability of injuries.

The Soccer Association of Indonesia's (PSSI) executive committee announced on Thursday that it would cancel all soccer matches in 2020 following the National Police's decision not to issue a permit for the leagues amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In the co-main event of the evening,  lightweight world champion Christian “The Warrior” Lee of Singapore will make the first defense of his world title against Iuri Lapicus of Moldova.

Madrid's 3-1 victory over Barcelona in the Clasico on Saturday swerved a third consecutive defeat after losses to Cadiz in La Liga and Shakhtar Donetsk. 

Leicester substitute Jamie Vardy's late close-range header was enough to give his side their first away win at Arsenal in 47 years.

Fans are asked to vote for their favorite design until Monday through the club’s website, tranmererovers.co.uk. 

Against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter movement to protest racial injustice, calls have increased this year for a change to Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter, which bans any form political protest during the Games.

Ramos, making a record 45th appearance in the 'Clasico' fixture, was awarded the spot-kick following a VAR review, after falling in the area when his shirt was tugged by Barca's Clement Lenglet as the pair contested a corner.

The Russian, who won by a second-round technical knockout, was fighting for the first time since the death of his father and coach Abdulmanap in July.

The national COVID-19 task force has urged the Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) and the country's top soccer leagues, Liga 1 and Liga 2, to weigh the risk of virus transmission prior to restarting competition.

"The King" has suffered from a series of health problems in recent years, but has not lost his charisma or sense of humor.

Dortmund are brimming with young talent but have struggled to find consistency this season, having lost once in their four league games already.

Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, forward Gabriel Jesus and defenders Aymeric Laporte and Nathan Ake all missed Wednesday's 3-1 Champions League win over Porto.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced earlier that Indonesia would host the three-week competition despite the pandemic.

The Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) says it has prepared a strict health protocol for next year’s U-20 Championship, as ordered. The rules include mandatory swab tests for every player and official involved and admission of just a handful of spectators for matches to ensure sufficient distance is maintained.

Unbeaten middleweight contender Reinier “The Dutch Knight” de Ridder of the Netherlands is set to challenge Myanmar’s “The Burmese Python” Aung La N Sang for the ONE Middleweight World Title. Engelen is a huge fan of both individuals, but believes his countryman has what it takes to cause a massive upset.

Britain and the United States on Monday condemned what they said were a series of malicious cyberattacks orchestrated by Russian military intelligence, including attempts to disrupt the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Rooney, a player-coach at Championship side Derby County, played in Derby's 1-0 home defeat by Watford on Friday, a day after the friend visited him at his home.

The Premier League champions confirmed on Sunday that the Dutchman, ever-present in the league for the last two seasons, would need an operation, although they did not say how long he would likely be missing.

It was the only Grand Slam, however, to be canceled in 2020 as the US Open in New York and the French Open in Paris were held in bio-secure environments after the Australian Open was held in normal circumstances at the beginning of the year.

Ronaldo risks a fine after joining his national side last week despite Juventus being in isolation after two staff members tested positive.

Tiley is confident the Grand Slam will go ahead but conceded that the ATP Cup and warm-up tournaments might need to be switched to Melbourne if the borders between Australia's states remain closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sweden have made a habit of knocking teams such as Portugal out of their stride with their aggressive, physical style but the European champions refused to be bullied, even without their talismanic all-time record scorer.

In a graphic illustration of the selling power of a big name player, five years of Nielsen Fan Insights surveys show that Spurs had negligible support in the nation of 52 million before Son joined the club in 2015.

France beats Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup final before defeating the country by the same score in last month's reverse Nations League fixture.

Only Pele, with 77 goals, has scored more for Brazil than Neymar.

Portugal and Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was said to be "fine and sunbathing" on Tuesday after testing positive for coronavirus which has ruled him out of a midweek Nations League fixture with his country.

Indonesian track and field legend Eduardus Nabunome died on Monday at the Harapan Kita Hospital where he was being treated following a heart attack.

One league has been canceled, while another has been put on hold.

A recently released short biographical movie tells the story of one of the most inspirational figures in martial arts, Chatri Sityodtong, who is also the founder of ONE Championship.