Manchester City cancel Pep Guardiola's press conference after manager's inconclusive Covid-19 test result

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has returned an inconclusive COVID-19 test, prompting the club to cancel Friday's pre-match news conference.

Manchester City canceled Pep Guardiola's news conference on Friday after the manager's COVID-19 test returned inconclusive, the club said. Guardiola was scheduled to talk to the media ahead of the Premier League leader's match at Newcastle on Sunday.

Half of the scheduled weekend matches have already been postponed because of COVID-19 outbreaks at clubs, underscoring the worsening health emergency in Britain as the omicron variant spreads.