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European Tour expected to go ahead as planned in the Middle East

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Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship is due to start next week.

The European Tour is confident it can stage its first three events of 2021 in the Middle East, despite the coronavirus situation in the region.

The United Arab Emirates was removed from the UK's travel corridor list earlier this week, meaning anyone who arrives from the UAE will need to self-isolate.

The announcement follows a spike in cases of Covid-19 across the UAE, with a 52 per cent increase reported by UK officials.

The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship will take place from January 21-24, with the Omega Dubai Desert Classic staged from January 28-31. The European Tour then moves to neighbouring Saudi Arabia for the Saudi International from February 4-7.

A European Tour spokesperson told the PA news agency: "Preparations are continuing for our forthcoming events in the Middle East to hold these tournaments safely and in-line with government guidance.

"We will continue to operate strict tournament bubbles as part of our stringent health strategy, an approach which helped us safely stage 27 consecutive events in 2020 following our resumption in July."

Chief executive Peter Lawwell admitted earlier this week that Celtic's controversial decision to go to Dubai for a mid-season break was a "mistake".

Defender Christopher Jullien tested positive for Covid-19 and although all other players and staff members were negative, 13 players, manager Neil Lennon and assistant John Kennedy were deemed to be close contacts and had to self-isolate amid widespread criticism.

The Women's Super League fixture between Manchester City and West Ham was postponed last weekend following four positive coronavirus cases "and a number of other mitigating factors affecting the City squad".

The PA news agency understands those four City players had travelled to Dubai around Christmas, with the club's permission.

Arsenal's WSL match at Aston Villa was also postponed with several Arsenal players isolating following a positive test for one. That player was among three members of the squad who had made trips to Dubai around Christmas as well, it is understood.

Manchester United women manager Casey Stoney also apologised for a "poor error of judgement" in allowing some of her players to join counterparts from Arsenal and Manchester City in flying to Dubai during the Christmas break.

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City26195252163662
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd25147453322149
3Leicester CityLeicester25154644271749
4West Ham UnitedWest Ham2613674031945
5Chelsea25127641251643
6Liverpool25117745341140
7Everton2412483733440
8Aston Villa23113937261136
9Tottenham HotspurSpurs24106837271036
10Leeds UnitedLeeds25112124343035
11Arsenal25104113126534
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2596102632-633
13Crystal Palace2595112943-1432
14Southampton2586113143-1230
15Burnley2577111830-1228
16Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2551192632-626
17Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2574142643-1725
18Fulham25410112132-1122
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2528151955-3614
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2532201541-2611
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