Bayern star Suele wary of early Bundesliga restart
Munich
Germany and Bayern Munich defender Niklas Suele admits having mixed feelings about the possible return of German league football next month amid the coronavirus pandemic. Most of the 18 top flight clubs in Germany returned to training last week, albeit with social distancing. “There are many more important things than football at the moment,” the 24-year-old Suele said. “I want to get fit and play again, but the important thing is that my family is well, that everyone is healthy.”
Madrid
Nadal expecting lengthy wait before tennis returns
Rafael Nadal thinks the global nature of tennis means there is little chance tournaments will go ahead any time soon. The French Open has been postponed until September, shortly after the US Open, while Wimbledon was cancelled. “Tennis is a global sport,” Nadal told a radio station. “We go from country to country… It seems difficult to me for any big tournament to be played in the short or medium term.”
Los Angeles
Sports can come back but without fans: Fauci
Top US health and infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci says the key to reopening professional sports leagues in America is to have the athletes play games in empty stadiums. Fauci’s prescription for a return: “Nobody comes to the stadiums. Put (athletes) in big hotels, wherever you want to play. Keep them very well-surveilled, but have them tested like every week and make sure they don’t wind up infecting each other or their families, and just let them play the season out.”
Washington
Teen tennis star Gauff stronger after depression
American teenager Coco Gauff says she struggled to deal with the hype and mental pressure brought on by her rapid rise in tennis. The 16-year-old wrote in a blog: “Throughout my life, I was always the youngest to do things, which added hype that I didn’t want… Right before Wimbledon, going back to around 2017/18, I was struggling to figure out if this was really what I wanted… It took many moments sitting, thinking and crying. I came out of it stronger and knowing myself better than ever.” — Agencies
