Liverpool’s Champions League round-of-16 first-leg match at RB Leipzig will not be able to take place in Germany, government officials have confirmed. The German government has banned entry on all arrivals from areas affected by Covid-19 mutations until at least February 17.
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Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. The seven-time Formula One world champion is in isolation after his positive result was announced on Tuesday morning.
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Four players including two Shamrock Rovers players have joined Stephen Kenny’s Ireland squad ahead of Wednesday’s UEFA Nations League clash with Bulgaria after Matt Doherty and James McClean tested positive for Covid-19 while Adam Idah was ruled out through injury.
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The Giro d’Italia is in turmoil after a second team this morning was forced to withdraw from the race due to Covid-19 testing. The race had already lost Mitchelton-Scott and has now lost Jumbo-Visma as well.
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Sergio Perez will not take part in the British Grand Prix after testing positive for Covid-19. The Racing Point driver was not present at the circuit during media activities on Thursday after his original test produced an unclear result. A subsequent test returned a positive result.
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