Both competitions were frozen in March as the coronavirus pandemic took hold across the continent, and while European football's governing body acted swiftly to move Euro 2020 back a year, for a long time it was unclear how it would manage to complete its two landmark club competitions.

Chelsea trail Bayern Munich 3-0 heading into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Saturday and even if they fail to overcome the deficit Lampard's side will have little over a month to recover before the new season begins.

World championship leader Lewis Hamilton survived a tense last lap drama with a deflated and shredded tire to claim a record seventh victory in Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) has developed a digital platform that has been serving as the stage for the first simulator race in the country. More than 200 racing and gaming enthusiasts participated in the qualifying round.

Vietnam has been selected as a centralized host for two AFC Cup groups in the Southeast Asia zone, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday.

Mack started his career with the UFC, developing and implementing the public relations strategy for promotions. He was also instrumental during the UFC’s early stages in helping the company expand to what it is today by organizing marketing events and partnerships with the most recognizable media outlets in the world.

Next year's coronavirus-postponed Olympics could be held in front of a "limited number of spectators" to prevent the spread of infection, Tokyo 2020 chief executive Toshiro Muto has said.

The 120th US Open will be staged without spectators at Winged Foot on September 17-20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Golf Association (USGA) announced Wednesday.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic and world number two Rafael Nadal have entered the US Open tuneup tournament to be played in New York while Serena Williams is in the women's field.

A member of Sevilla's first-team squad has tested positive for COVID-19, the club said Wednesday while announcing it was suspending training pending the result of further tests.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has called off more international tournaments, including the 2020 BWF World Tour, due to heightened concerns over the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Tobacco giants have spent billions on advertising with Formula One teams over the years, and are again swelling their spending despite a supposed ban, industry monitors said Wednesday.

Something has been missing in Brigitha Sesilya’s life in the past few months. The current COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced people to shelter at home to slow the spread of the disease, has prevented her from going to the gym.

World Athletics announced Tuesday it was creating a scheme to provide unsponsored elite runners with the same carbon-fiber versions of shoes that have revolutionized road running, in an acceptance that the technological advances are irreversible.

Sporting venues in England are unlikely to get the green light to fill to capacity this year and the entire 2020-21 Premier League season could be played in front of reduced crowds, a senior government adviser has said.

Jurgen Klopp was voted the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year on Monday after ending Liverpool's 30-year wait to win the Premier League.

An outbreak of COVID-19 rocked Major League Baseball on Monday, forcing the postponement of multiple games less than a week after the sport launched its season following a four-month coronavirus delay.

CONCACAF has unveiled a new qualification format for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after COVID-19 forced a rejig of the usual system, the governing body for soccer in North and Central America and the Caribbean said on Monday.

The NBA basketball jersey given to Michael Jordan on the day in 1984 when he first signed with the Chicago Bulls will go up for auction in December, Julien's Auctions announced on Monday.

Malaysia has been named the Asian Champions League's centralized hub in East Asia with matches in the region due to restart in October, the continent's soccer governing body said on Monday.

Andy Murray is "mentally" planning for next month's US Open but admits he is apprehensive about the return of tennis following the coronavirus shutdown. 

Qatar will seek to host the 2032 Olympic Games, it said on Monday, joining a crowded field and raising questions about scorching summer temperatures and underwhelming attendances at past events.

Thursday's one-day international between world champions England and Ireland in Southampton will be the inaugural match of the 13-nation league, with World Cup hosts India and the next seven highest-placed teams automatically qualifying for the 2023 edition.

The WTA has a strategy in place to cope with the financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic but chief executive Steve Simon thinks the elite women's Tour will not return to any semblance of normality before 2022.

An original drawing of the Olympic rings by the founder of the modern Games, Pierre de Coubertin, has fetched 185,000 euros ($216,302) at auction in Cannes, the auction house said.

Ex-Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele conceded a penalty, one of two given away by R&F, as they began the coronavirus-delayed season by losing to Roberto Donadoni's Shenzhen.

Klopp's side powered to their first English title for 30 years with a dominant campaign that left their rivals trailing in their wake.

"Because of my strong focus on the China Virus, including scheduled meetings on Vaccines, our economy and much else, I won't be able to be in New York to throw out the opening pitch for the @Yankees on August 15th," he said on Twitter.

Manchester United and Chelsea sealed Champions League places on Sunday as Bournemouth and Watford fell through the trapdoor on a dramatic final day of the longest Premier League season.

Cristiano Ronaldo powered Juventus to their ninth straight Serie A title on Sunday in a 2-0 win over Sampdoria that put them over the line with two matches to spare.