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Canada and Australia have signalled their withdrawal from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, as pressure mounts on the International Olympic Committee to postpone the Games
Football
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The World Snooker Championship has been postponed just days after promotor Barry Hearn suggested that the event could take place behind closed doors during the Covid-19 pandemic
Football
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Noël Le Graët, president of the French Football Federation (FFF), has expressed his desire for the Ligue 1 season to run until at least July 15 to ensure all domestic leagues in Europe are completed.
Governance

UK law firms acting for clients in the sports industry say they are dealing with an unprecedented demand for advice after the Covid-19 outbreak caused the widespread cancellation of sporting events.
Motorsport
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The Formula 1 motor-racing series has postponed events in the Netherlands and Spain and cancelled the Monaco Grand Prix altogether due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has also led to a delay in the implementation…
Football
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has insisted that cancelling this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the Covid-19 outbreak is not under consideration.
Baseball
Governance

Major League Baseball has called off planned regular-season games in Mexico and Puerto Rico due to the global Covid-19 pandemic
Football
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English professional football will remain postponed until April 30 at the earliest, with stakeholders today (Thursday) reaching an agreement that will allow the domestic season to extend beyond June 1
Football
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Fifa has agreed to delay the inaugural staging of its revamped Club World Cup in China to accommodate the new dates for the European Championship and Copa América national team tournaments, adding that …
Football
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The English Football League (EFL), governing body of the three divisions below the Premier League, has said it will provide a £50m (€53.3m/$57.5m
Football
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Officials in Italy and Spain have expressed hope that Serie A and LaLiga may be able to restart in May, as Lars-Christer Olsson, chairman of the European Leagues group, stated forward planning is hopeful…
Motorsport
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The annual 24 Hours of Le Mans motor racing event has been delayed from its regularly scheduled dates of June 13-14 until September 19-20 as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak
Football
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An International Olympic Committee spokesperson said yesterday "no solution will be ideal", regarding the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on Tokyo 2020
Australian Rules Football
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Aussie rules football league the AFL has today (Wednesday) committed to commencing its 2020 season as scheduled on Thursday, with chief executive Gillon McLachlan stating that the game “can't stand still”.
Media

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has stressed that it has options to recoup some sports rights costs after withdrawing its profit guidance for the year ending June 30, 2020 as it “recognises t…
Cycling
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Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Tour of Flanders have become the latest of the five ‘Monuments’ of road cycling to be postponed. T
Football
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed moving the new Club World Cup, which was scheduled to be hosted in China next year, as world football’s governing body seeks to address the competition backlog c…
Multi-sport
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Indonesia's bid to host the 2032 Olympics Games is focusing on Jakarta, and not the country's mooted new capital city, the Indonesian National Olympic Committee has said