HONG KONG: Fifa and Asia’s football governing body are considering postponing upcoming World Cup qualifiers over the novel coronavirus, a statement said on Thursday.
“For both Fifa and the AFC, the well-being and health of all individuals involved in football matches remains the highest priority, and as such, a formal proposal to postpone upcoming matches in the Asian Fifa World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers will now be shared with the relevant member associations,” the Fifa statement said.
The women’s Olympic playoff between China and South Korea, both hard-hit by the virus, is also up for discussion, as well as the AFC Futsal Championship in Turkmenistan.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Asian shares rise following surge in US on stimulus measuresTOKYO (AP): - Asian shares rose Thursday (March 5), taking their cue from a surge on Wall Street as governments and central banks took more aggressive measures to fight the virus outbreak and its effects on the economy.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
Asian badminton meet moved from Wuhan to ManilaPETALING JAYA: The Asian Badminton Championships slated to take place in Wuhan from April 21-26 has been relocated to Manila.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street sinks despite rate cutBEIJING (AP): Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday (March 4) after Wall Street sank despite an emergency US interest cut aimed at defusing fears a virus outbreak might depress global economic activity.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
Vietnam to focus on Olympic sports at South-East Asian (Sea) Games in 2021HANOI: Vietnam will focus on Olympic events at the 31st Southeast Asian Games to be held in its capital city of Hanoi in 2021, which will feature the largest number of Olympic sports in the event's history, Vietnam News Agency reported on Tuesday (March 3).
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
As Indian virus cases rise, experts fear prospect of S. Asian epidemicThe densely populated subcontinent with its poor medical infrastructure is ill equipped for a contagion. FMTNews India Cirus Epidemic Quarantine Coronavirus Covid19
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »
Asian nations pledge over US$38 bil to counter virus impactFrom China to Australia, governments have each pledged billions in stimulus packages. FMTNews China Australia STIMULUS
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »