Covid-19

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The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has today released a statement expressing its “full commitment” to ensuring this year’s Summer Games in Tokyo go ahead as planned between July 24 and …
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Formula One's season-opening race in Australia on March 15 is to go ahead, with teams and equipment expected to depart for the event this week, despite the threat of the coronavirus
Badminton
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Motorcycle racing championship MotoGP has cancelled its season-opening race in Qatar that was due for March 8
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The Asian Football Confederation is arranging emergency meetings with member associations and leagues from its east and west regions to discuss the ongoing effect of the coronavirus epidemic on football…
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Discovery, the US-based media group that holds Olympics broadcast rights across Europe, has said that it is closely following the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak on this summer’s Olympic G…
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Japanese advertising and sports marketing agency Dentsu yesterday ordered its 5,000 employees at its Tokyo headquarters to work from home, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus
Ice Skating
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The International Skating Union (ISU) has announced that it will be unable to stage its World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Seoul as planned next month amid the ongoing threat of the coronavirus
Athletics
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Japanese football authorities have suspended J.League and Levain Cup matches until mid-March, due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
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Italian pay-television broadcaster Sky Italia has said that it will consult with Lega Serie A over whether to broadcast this Sunday’s fixture between Juventus and Inter Milan on its free-to-air channel T…
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Dick Pound, the long-serving member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has estimated there is a three-month window to decide whether the 2020 summer Olympic Games will proceed as planned in…
Table Tennis
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The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has postponed its 2020 World Team Championships in Busan as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea rose to close to 1,000 today (Tuesday)
Baseball
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A raft of sports events in Korea have been cancelled or put under threat after a spike in coronavirus cases in the country
Modern Pentathlon
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The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) has announced that its Modern Pentathlon World Championships will take place in the Mexican city of Cancun this year, switching from Xiamen, China due to…
Football
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Four Italian Serie A football matches were postponed at the weekend after an outbreak of coronavirus cases in the north of the country
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Sportswear company adidas's sales in China are down 85 per cent in the period from Chinese New Year until now, compared to the same period last year, due to the coronavirus outbreak
Mixed Martial Arts
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China has forfeited its away Davis Cup tennis match against Romania next month as its team cannot travel due to the coronavirus epidemic. The match was scheduled for March 6-7
Running
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Famed US road running event slated to proceed as scheduled in April
Beach Volleyball
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This year's Tokyo marathon is being confined to 200 elite runners due to the coronavirus outbreak, wiping out the mass participation element that would have involved 38,000 amateur runners