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Southampton dent Liverpool's title hopes

Jan 05, 2021

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Liverpool’s Premier League title defense has suffered a setback, after they fell to a 1-0 defeat away to Southampton.

Danny Ings lobbed in the only goal of the game in the second minute, to inflict a second defeat of the season for the Reds.

Liverpool remain top of the table on goal difference from second placed Man United, who have a game in hand.

The Saints, meanwhile, move up to sixth place.

Aussie GP could be postponed

The season-opening Australian F1 GP in March could be postponed because of the strict Covid-19 quarantine restrictions in Melbourne.

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The regulations require all personnel to undergo a 14-day isolation, which is not possible with the tight F1 schedule.

If the postponement is confirmed, it will mean the new season is set to begin on March 28^th with the Bahrain GP.

National athletes contract Covid

Seven national athletes, including five para-athletes as well as one official are confirmed to have contracted Covid-19.

Their cases were detected prior to the start of their quarantine-based training program.

They are believed to have contracted the virus while on leave in their hometowns.

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The National Sports Council says those who’ve been in close contact with the patients have also been isolated and will be tested again.