BIG W WILL BE CANCELLED: GERMAN OFFICIAL

LONDON: Wimbledon organisers will announce the cancellation of the grasscourt Grand Slam this week due to the Covid-19 pandemic, German Tennis Federation (DTB) vicepresident Dirk Hordorff has told Sky Sports. All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) officials earlier said the June 29-July 12 event would not be played behind closed doors and postponement was not without significant risk and difficulty. “Wimbledon has stated that they will have a board meeting next Wednesday and will make the final decision there,” Hordorff told Sky Sports Germany. “I am also involved in the bodies of the ATP and WTA. The necessary decisions have already been made there and Wimbledon will decide to cancel next Wednesday. There is no doubt about it. This is necessary.”

Mourinho to shift Spurs training online

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff will put players through their paces from home starting Monday as the club holds live video training sessions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Spurs players are in self-isolation with Britain in lockdown and the League suspended until at least April 30. The players have been working through their own training programmes designed by the coaching and sports science teams, and England midfielder Harry Winks said they were still adjusting to the new routine. “It’s a bit strange for all of us, but I’ve got my head around it,” Winks said. “We’ve all been given a schedule, but it’s flexible, we can do it in our own time.”