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WOLFF LAUDS LEWIS FOR MAKING STAND

Positive test at Tottenham

- By Neil Squires By Matthew Dunn and David Anderson By Matthew Dunn

TOTTENHAM are the latest club to be hit by coronaviru­s after a member of staff was the only individual to fail the latest round of tests.

In all, 1,197 people were tested in the fifth round of twice-weekly checks and Spurs were quick to hold their hands up.

“We have been informed by the Premier League that we have received one positive test for Covid-19 following the latest round of testing at our training centre,” the club said in a statement. “Due to

LEWIS HAMILTON has been praised over his stance on racism by Mercedes boss Toto Wolff.

The Formula One world champion caused controvers­y by challengin­g his fellow drivers over their silence after the death of George Floyd in police custody and the civil unrest that followed in the USA.

But Wolff said: “It’s good that Lewis as a superstar speaks out in a sport dominated by white males.” HAMILTON A REAL LEADER: SEE PAGES 54-55 medical confidenti­ality, the individual’s name will not be disclosed.

“The individual concerned is currently asymptomat­ic and will now be required to self-isolate for seven days, which is in line with the Premier League’s protocol, before undergoing further testing.” None of the players

THE BBC are set to break the Premier League viewing record at the first time of asking when they broadcast Bournemout­h against Crystal Palace on June 20.

That game has been chosen as the first live top-flight match shown by the BBC since 1988 – and will take place on the first Saturday of football’s return. The Premier League’s record audience of just 4.04million tuned in to Sky to see Manchester City snatch the title on the final day in 2012. But the BBC are likely to draw a bigger audience in their

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