Former world champion Fausto Gresini dies with COVID-19 at 60

Fausto Gresini, a former motorcycling world champion and team owner, died Tuesday from complications linked to the coronavirus. He was 60.

Gresini Racing said he died in the hospital in Bologna, exactly a month after his 60th birthday. It also posted the news on its official Twitter account.

"The news we would have never wanted to give, and that unfortunately we are forced to share with all of you," the team said. "After nearly two months battling against Covid, Fausto Gresini has sadly passed away, few days after turning 60. #CiaoFausto."

Gresini won two world titles in the 125cc class, in 1985 and 1987. He retired as a rider in 1994 and founded his team three years later.

Gresini tested positive for COVID-19 in December. He was hospitalized on Dec. 27 after an initial period at home.

He appeared to slowly improve but his condition worsened this month and he developed a serious lung infection.

Gresini Racing has had success in all classes, although the closest it has come to winning the MotoGP title was two secondplace finishes with Sete Gibernau and Marco Melandri, in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

Patrick Bamford strengthened his case for an England call-up ahead of the European Championship by scoring his 13th goal of the season in Leeds' 3-0 win over struggling Southampton in the Premier League on Tuesday.

Bamford squeezed a low, angled shot into the corner from the edge of the area in the 47th minute to put Leeds ahead and move level with Harry Kane and Dominic Calvert-Lewin as the leading English scorers this campaign.

Only Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes have scored more.

Left back Stuart Dallas provided an outside-of-the-foot finish at the end of a breakaway in the 78th for Leeds' second goal and Brazilian winger Raphinha wrapped up the victory with a curling free kick from 20 meters as Southampton's winless run extended to eight games.

The margin of victory flattered Leeds, according to its manager, Marcelo Bielsa.

"Throughout the game, it was difficult to establish differences between the two teams," Bielsa said through a translator.

"When the games are so close, the team that scores first gets the advantage. It is not definitive but has weight."

Southampton's winless streak, which has included a 9-0 loss at Manchester United, has plunged

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side toward the relegation zone. It was briefly the league leader in November.

"First half, good," Hasenhuttl said, "second half, disaster. We gave up in the second half, and that is not what I like."

Southampton is in 14th place, eight points clear of third-to-last Fulham, which has found some good form in recent weeks in its bid to escape relegation.

Leeds climbed above Wolverhampton and Arsenal into 10th place in an impressive first season back in the Premier League. Bamford has been one of the team's shining lights as he starts to dispel his reputation as a wasteful finisher that he picked up mostly in stints in the second division.

The 27-year-old striker has played for England's youth teams but never for the country's senior team.