Football: Singapore Premier League restart delayed as more Covid-19 tests to be conducted

Singapore Premier League players getting swab tested before resumption of the professional league. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
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SINGAPORE - Players in the Singapore Premier League (SPL) will have to wait a little longer before the league is given the green light by authorities to resume.

Over 200 players and match officials were swab tested for the Covid-19 virus last Sunday (Oct 4) with a view to a restart of Singapore's only professional sports league since its March 24 suspension, subject to all test results coming back negative.

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