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Posted by: Mack. 3rd March 2020, 11:00 PM
The sporting events being cancelled because of coronavirus:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/51605235
Posted by: awardinary 3rd March 2020, 11:04 PM
What is there to think about? It was obvious that this would happen, and more sports cancellations are inevitable. Imagine the publicity if Coronavirus was spread by means of a major sporting event, the press would be all over why the authorities allowed the event to go ahead.
Prevention is always better than a cure.
Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2020, 04:39 PM
Sorry I have rephrased that post. Of course I fully agree with you awardinary why they have done it.
Posted by: Mack. 5th March 2020, 03:18 PM
England's Six Nations games against Italy on 14 and 15 March have been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The men's, women's and under-20s contests will be played at "a later date" say organisers.
"Six Nations fully intends to complete all 15 games in all three championships when time allows," they added.
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th March 2020, 04:02 PM
A few of the cyclists at the World Championships had to be quarantined after coming back from the cancelled UAE tour, can't exactly have been the best preparation for them.
Posted by: Mack. 5th March 2020, 11:32 PM
Valencia's Champions League last-16 tie at home to Atalanta on 10 March will be played behind closed doors in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Spain's health ministry says it wants to avoid "large gatherings of fans".
Posted by: Bjork 6th March 2020, 06:26 PM
is the F1 going ahead?
Posted by: Mack. 6th March 2020, 07:59 PM
QUOTE(Bjork @ Mar 6 2020, 07:26 PM)
is the F1 going ahead?
Chinese Grand Prix is off.
Australia, Vietnam and Bahrain still on. All races on at the moment, Bjork.
Posted by: Dobbo 6th March 2020, 11:00 PM
Reckon Vietnam will get the boot too, extra unfortunate what with it being the inaugural edition!
Posted by: Mack. 9th March 2020, 02:51 PM
Saturday's match between France and Ireland is the latest Six Nations fixture to be postponed because of concerns over the coronavirus Voutbreak.
Posted by: Mack. 9th March 2020, 04:10 PM
The Indian Wells tournament has been cancelled because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
The tournament, a combined ATP and WTA event which is one of the biggest and most prestigious outside of the Grand Slams, was due to start this week.
Posted by: Mack. 9th March 2020, 10:45 PM
All sport in Italy has been suspended until at least 3 April because of coronavirus, the country's prime minister Giuseppe Conte has announced.
This includes Serie A but not Italian clubs or national teams participating in international competitions.
Posted by: Mack. 9th March 2020, 10:58 PM
Wolves Europa League last 16 first-leg match at Olympiakos will be played behind closed doors as the Greek government announced yesterday that all sport events for the next two weeks will be played without any spectators.
Posted by: Mack. 10th March 2020, 08:21 PM
Today in sport regarding the coronavirus:
Man United, Chelsea and Rangers matches all being played behind closed doors.
The Italian football federation (FIGC) said after a meeting on Tuesday that the Serie A season may not finish because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Matches in the top two divisions in Spain and France are to be played behind closed doors because of coronavirus concerns.
La Liga announced its ruling will affect the next two rounds of fixtures while the French league said fans will be banned until 15 April.
La Liga said it acted on guidance from Spain's ministry of health.
The Republic of Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off against Slovakia on 26 March will be played behind closed doors following a Slovak Government decision.
Leeds Rhinos' away Super League game against French side Catalans Dragons on Saturday will be played behind closed doors because of coronavirus concerns.
Posted by: Mack. 10th March 2020, 11:38 PM
The owner of Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos has tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted by: Mack. 11th March 2020, 08:23 AM
Posted by: Mack. 11th March 2020, 12:54 PM
Roma say they will not be travelling to their Europa League tie with Sevilla on Thursday because their plane from Italy is not authorised to land in Spain.
Posted by: Mack. 11th March 2020, 07:28 PM
The following events affected by coronavirus today:
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◾FOOTBALL: Manchester City's Premier League match with Arsenal on 11 March is postponed as a "precautionary measure" - and several Gunners players put into self-isolation.
◾FOOTBALL: The Europa League ties between Sevilla and Roma in Spain and Inter Milan's match against Getafe on 12 March have been postponed.
◾FOOTBALL: Rangers' Europa League game at Bayer Leverkusen on 19 March and the Eintracht Frankfurt-Basel tie on 12 March in the same competition will be played behind closed doors.
◾MOTORSPORT: Formula E race in Jakarta on 6 June is cancelled. It is the third race this season to be postponed.
◾FORMULA ONE: Two members of the Haas Formula 1 team and one from McLaren are in self-isolation after being tested for coronavirus at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
◾GOLF: European Tour event Hero Indian Open due to take place from March 19-22 is postponed. The Czech Masters, scheduled from August 20-23 is cancelled, along with two tournaments in the Czech Republic in May along with one in Slovakia in July on the secondary Challenge Tour.
◾FOOTBALL: French League Cup final Paris St Germain between Lyon on 4 April is postponed.
◾FOOTBALL: Timo Hubers, who plays for German second tier side Hannover tests positive for coronavirus.
◾GYMNASTICS: The International Gymnastics Federation postpones three World Cup competitions until June.
◾DARTS: The cancelled European Darts Open in Leverkusen in Germany is replaced by a Players Championship weekend in Milton Keynes on March 28 and 29.
◾CRICKET: Surrey's pre-season training camp at the ICC Academy in Dubai, due to begin on 17 March, has been cancelled.
◾FOOTBALL: Spanish Cup final between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad in Seville on 18 April is postponed.
◾TENNIS: The Fed Cup finals in Budapest from 14-18 April and other Fed Cup play-offs ties on the weekend of 17 and 18 April are postponed.
◾SPORT: Argentina has cancelled all international sporting events due to be held in the country in March. The South American Swimming Championships, World Cup fencing events, Olympic boxing qualifiers and athletics have been affected.
Posted by: Steve201 11th March 2020, 07:34 PM
QUOTE(Mack. @ Mar 10 2020, 11:38 PM)
The owner of Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos has tested positive for coronavirus.
Forest team given the all clear.
Posted by: Mack. 11th March 2020, 07:38 PM
That's good to hear, no coronavirus testing at Arsenal following the postponement of the Man City game.
I wouldn't be surprised if the Aintree Festival got postponed. I was surprised that Cheltenham Festival went ahead.
At the moment, I can't see the Euros going ahead at all.
Posted by: Mack. 11th March 2020, 10:16 PM
Juventus have announced that Italy centre-back Daniele Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted by: Dobbo 12th March 2020, 12:22 PM
ALL Champions League & Europa League games to be suspended indefinitely I've just read.
Posted by: Mack. 12th March 2020, 08:25 PM
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◾FORMULA 1: This weekend's season-opening Australian Grand Prix called off. News follows McLaren team member testing positive for coronavirus.
◾FOOTBALL: Second leg of Manchester City's last-16 Champions League tie against Real Madrid, scheduled for Tuesday 17 March, postponed after Real first team quarantined. A Real Madrid basketball player, who shares training facilities with La Liga club, tested positive for the virus.
◾FOOTBALL: Spanish top flight La Liga suspended for at least next two rounds of matches.
◾FOOTBALL: Uefa calls emergency meeting for Tuesday at which possibility of postponing Euro 2020 by one year will be discussed.
◾FOOTBALL: Three Leicester players self-isolating after showing symptoms of coronavirus.
◾BASKETBALL: NBA suspended until further notice after Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus.
◾TENNIS: ATP suspended for six weeks.
◾RUGBY UNION: Pro14 suspended indefinitely.
◾FOOTBALL: Sampdoria striker Manolo Gabbiadini tests positive for coronavirus.
◾TENNIS: Miami Open, starting on 23 March, cancelled.
◾FOOTBALL: Danish Football Association cancels all football activities in the country for two weeks.
◾BASKETBALL: International Basketball Federation (FIBA) suspends all competitions from 13 March.
◾BASKETBALL: Euroleague Basketball competitions suspended.
◾FOOTBALL: Bosnia-Herzegovina request Uefa postpones the home Euro 2020 play-off semi-final against Northern Ireland on 26 March.
◾ICE HOCKEY: Great Britain's two matches with Poland due to take place on 17 and 18 April are cancelled.
◾DARTS: The Professional Darts Corporation has cancelled the Premier League double-header in Rotterdam on March 25-26 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
◾GOLF: The PGA Tour banned spectators from attending tournaments through April 5, starting with Friday's second round of the Players Championship.
◾ICE HOCKEY: NHL season in the US and Canada is suspended.
◾SPORT: Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government is considering banning sporting fixtures amid the coronavirus outbreak but it will not happen immediately.
◾BASEBALL: Start of MLB season delayed by at least two weeks and spring training games cancelled.
◾FOOTBALL: MLS suspends matches for 30 days.
◾FOOTBALL: Juventus announces 121 members of staff, including players, are self-isolating after Daniele Rugani tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted by: Mack. 12th March 2020, 10:30 PM
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus.
Posted by: Mack. 12th March 2020, 11:05 PM
Premier League to hold emergency club meeting tomorrow regarding fixtures. Fixtures have to be called off.
Posted by: Steve201 12th March 2020, 11:15 PM
Dybala of Juve has too!
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 13th March 2020, 10:48 AM
All UEFA competitions have been postponed including the Champions and Europa League
Posted by: Dobbo 13th March 2020, 11:09 AM
All PL & EFL matches off till April...
Posted by: The S***e 13th March 2020, 11:30 AM
All of the Everton first team squad are self isolating after a player got coronavirus-like symptoms.
Posted by: Mack. 13th March 2020, 12:52 PM
The Bahrain and Vietnam GPs are set to be cancelled today with official confirmation reportedly imminent.
Posted by: Mack. 13th March 2020, 05:29 PM
London Marathon has been postponed and rearranged for 4th October.
Posted by: Mack. 13th March 2020, 07:38 PM
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ATHLETICS: London Marathon - scheduled for 26 April - is postponed and rearranged for 4 October. The Manchester Marathon, scheduled for 5 April, is also postponed.
BADMINTON: All BWF World Tour and other BWF-sanctioned tournaments are suspended from 16 March until 12 April.
CRICKET: England's Test series against Sri Lanka postponed.
CRICKET: India's one-day international series with South Africa postponed.
CRICKET: Pakistan Super League play-offs condensed, while some overseas players fly home.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League's start delayed from 29 March until 15 April.
CRICKET: Scotland's one-day international series against USA & UAE postponed.
CRICKET: Champion County game between MCC and Essex cancelled.
CRICKET: Hampshire, Kent, Warwickshire and Yorkshire curtail pre-season tours.
CYCLING: The Six Day Manchester - scheduled to be held this weekend - will not take place.
CYCLING: ASO says the final stage of the Paris-Nice race is cancelled, so Saturday's stage will be the last.
CYCLING: May's Giro D'Italia, which was due to begin in Hungary, is postponed.
DARTS: The Professional Darts Corporation reschedules its double-header in Rotterdam, which had been due to take place on 25-26 March, for 9-10 September. The semi-finals and finals of the tournament will take place on the second of those nights in the Dutch city.
FOOTBALL: The Football Association, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship collectively agree to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest.
FOOTBALL: The remainder of the Scottish football season is postponed indefinitely.
FOOTBALL: Domestic football at all levels in Wales is suspended until at least 4 April due to coronavirus.
FOOTBALL: The men's and women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, scheduled for 25-31 March, are postponed.
FOOTBALL: Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc and four first-team staff self-isolate after showing symptoms of the virus.
FOOTBALL: Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus and Chelsea men's team squad are self-isolating.
FOOTBALL: Everton's first-team squad and coaching staff self-isolate after a first-team player shows symptoms of the virus.
FOOTBALL: Uefa suspends all football competitions due to be played on 17 and 18 March.
FOOTBALL: French football's governing body suspends all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches.
FORMULA 1: The start of the season is suspended with the Bahrain and Vietnam Grands Prix, due to be held in March and April, called off.
GOLF: The Masters, scheduled to start on 9 April, is postponed.
GOLF: The Players Championship in Florida is cancelled after one round, with PGA Tour suspending all play until 2 April.
ICE HOCKEY: Elite League cancels all matches with immediate effect.
MOTORSPORT: Formula E is suspended for two months, affecting races in Paris, Seoul and Jakarta.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Leeds Rhinos postpone Super League game against Catalans Dragons on Saturday after a player shows symptoms of coronavirus.
RUGBY UNION: French rugby federation suspends all competitions until further notice.
RUGBY UNION: Saturday's Six Nations match between Wales and Scotland is postponed.
SQUASH: PSA tour suspended until end of April.
Posted by: coi 13th March 2020, 11:33 PM
Interestingly most National League fixtures tomorrow are still going ahead.
Posted by: Mart!n 14th March 2020, 10:41 AM
Euros are looking most likely to be postponed till 2021, this will have an effect by delaying Women's Euro competition which will be held Summer 2022. The Quatar competition will still go ahead later in the year (November) as planned so far. Qualifications could be a bit of a pain though.
https://apnews.com/ec7c6243935d73d430cc400866582a5f
The sporting programme is beginning to look a bit of a mess for domestic, European etc etc
Posted by: Dobbo 14th March 2020, 01:04 PM
Yup this is absolutely unprecedented for the Sporting world, being likened to the wartime. So many unanswered questions, I think Qatar might be ok just purely because of the fact it's in the winter. But the knock on effects will reverberate for years possibly decades to come.
Posted by: Mart!n 14th March 2020, 03:21 PM
QUOTE(Dobbo @ Mar 14 2020, 01:04 PM)
Yup this is absolutely unprecedented for the Sporting world, being likened to the wartime. So many unanswered questions, I think Qatar might be ok just purely because of the fact it's in the winter. But the knock on effects will reverberate for years possibly decades to come.
Lucky we are in Qatar that year, could have been a different story. I should imagine the next UEFA comp will be back on track for 2024 some how (for the qualifications to be played out before hand) otherwise they be clashing with the women's.
I was really looking forward to this year's Euro. I guess it won't be too long for the World Cup the following year in Qatar
Posted by: Rooney 15th March 2020, 03:28 AM
I’ve seen so many theories but right now it seems as though people are confident that in 2-3 months things will be ok again. Let’s be honest the Euros are going to get postponed which is the sensible thing to do right now. I’ve seen the idea that they go to 2021 and also that they get played in December this year.
I have a feeling that the domestic season will probably finish in the summer and we will then adjust the 20-21 and 21-22 seasons to fit in the same timeline with the 2022 World Cup. That’s what I think is the most sensible answer right now, the domestic season has to be finished and I am sure it will be, it’s just when it finishes that is the main thing...
As for the Olympics? Got to be postponed surely.
Posted by: Houdini 15th March 2020, 04:54 AM
If Karen Brady has her way then the season will be null and void. Two things that are virtually guaranteed to happen though are that the Euros wont take place this year and at least 3 English football teams are not going to be happy with the final outcome.
I read an article which said that Jermaine Jenas thinks the cup competitions should be axed to make way for the Premier League season to finish, in my opinion of all the scenarios I've heard/read that is the worst. The league might be the most regularly featured component of a season but it is outnumbered by the other competitions so if those other competitions get voided then you might as well void everything and just restart again.
Posted by: Rooney 15th March 2020, 10:29 AM
QUOTE(Houdini @ Mar 15 2020, 04:54 AM)
If Karen Brady has her way then the season will be null and void. Two things that are virtually guaranteed to happen though are that the Euros wont take place this year and at least 3 English football teams are not going to be happy with the final outcome.
I read an article which said that Jermaine Jenas thinks the cup competitions should be axed to make way for the Premier League season to finish, in my opinion of all the scenarios I've heard/read that is the worst. The league might be the most regularly featured component of a season but it is outnumbered by the other competitions so if those other competitions get voided then you might as well void everything and just restart again.
Karen Brady wants the season stopped so West Ham don’t get in to a relegation battle
Let’s be honest the league is not getting voided, we’ve played 75% of the games. The likelihood is it will get finished during the summer. I don’t see any point in starting a new league until you complete the old one and regardless of how much anyone hates Liverpool it would be a complete travesty not to award Liverpool the league title. Luckily from what I’ve read it seems all clubs privately are in agreeance if the league is cancelled then Liverpool should be champions as there’s no way Liverpool don’t collect those 6 points they need.
Posted by: Dobbo 15th March 2020, 10:35 AM
I don't think anyone would begrudge pool against winning the league (tho there would always be banter about how they didn't 'actually' win it) but the big problem is the top 4/5 battle and particularly relegation. That game in hand villa have causes the most headaches in that regard!
Posted by: Mack. 15th March 2020, 10:42 AM
You got the Japanese Prime Minister saying the Olympics will go ahead as planned, personally can't see that happening.
Posted by: Rooney 15th March 2020, 10:55 AM
QUOTE(Dobbo @ Mar 15 2020, 10:35 AM)
I don't think anyone would begrudge pool against winning the league (tho there would always be banter about how they didn't 'actually' win it) but the big problem is the top 4/5 battle and particularly relegation. That game in hand villa have causes the most headaches in that regard!
Oh there would be banter but it would be terrible banter as everyone knows Liverpool have won the league. Saying we haven’t/ won’t is pure clutching at straws.
Anyway I think it’s all moot as the league will get finished. The world has to get back to normal at some point over the next couple of months otherwise financially the world will be crippled and won’t be able to recover. There’s way too much riding in terms of broadcasting rights etc. etc. That makes me thing the league will be completed over the summer as the Euros are 100% getting moved.
Posted by: Mart!n 15th March 2020, 11:02 AM
If the Euro games don't get played this year, the PL should used the summer to finish the League, and start next season in September, and play extra games in the week to catch up. I'm sure they will find an easy solution that is going to work. It be good practice for when the Domestic and European Leagues will have to shuffle about in 2022 due to the World Cup.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 15th March 2020, 11:18 AM
I think the season should be finished, whenever that is. If needed, next season could be reduced and there are ways to do that depending on appetite - no domestic cups for a season, reduce league games by doing splits like in the SPL. If time is really reduced just play each other once, drawn at random who you get home and away.
Posted by: Suedehead2 15th March 2020, 12:13 PM
The expectation is that the virus will peak in the UK around the end of May. If that happens then there doesn't seem to be much chance of finishing the season in the period currently set aside for the Euros. Therefore, something more radical may be required. That includes completing this season's fixtures in the autumn.
Posted by: Houdini 15th March 2020, 12:56 PM
One possibility that I heard was for Liverpool to be awarded the title, no teams to get relegated and Leeds United & West Brom to get promoted as the top 2 teams currently in the Championship which would extend the number of teams in the league to 22. Then the bottom 4 teams would get relegated and 3 would replace them to get the total back to 20 teams.
I think this would be a good idea if the season can't be finished but it would cause controversy for teams chasing play off positions in the Championship. In the first season after World War 2 this is what happened.
Posted by: RabbitFurCoat 15th March 2020, 02:34 PM
Whilst that sort of makes sense, it only makes sense for that division where the top 2 in the Championship have a reasonable advantage (6 and 7 points ahead with only 9 remaining - they're unlikely to be caught), and I don't think anyone would really mind Liverpool being awarded the title. But as you go down the leagues you can't replicate it, and is anyone offering this argument suggesting a solution to the other divisions? In league 1 2nd and 8th are split by three points, with teams having played a different number of games (between 34 and 36), where do you make the cut off there? The same in league 2, the top team only 5 ahead of 5th who have a game in hand, how can you fairly say any of those teams can be awarded promotion? You can't. The season needs to finish.
Also, 4 down and 3 up will leave 21, not back to 20.
Posted by: Houdini 15th March 2020, 02:56 PM
QUOTE(RabbitFurCoat @ Mar 15 2020, 02:34 PM)
Whilst that sort of makes sense, it only makes sense for that division where the top 2 in the Championship have a reasonable advantage (6 and 7 points ahead with only 9 remaining - they're unlikely to be caught), and I don't think anyone would really mind Liverpool being awarded the title. But as you go down the leagues you can't replicate it, and is anyone offering this argument suggesting a solution to the other divisions? In league 1 2nd and 8th are split by three points, with teams having played a different number of games (between 34 and 36), where do you make the cut off there? The same in league 2, the top team only 5 ahead of 5th who have a game in hand, how can you fairly say any of those teams can be awarded promotion? You can't. The season needs to finish.
Also, 4 down and 3 up will leave 21, not back to 20.
I agree that the season needs to finish and that would be the best scenario. It was only mentioned for the Premier League but yes they would definitely need to take the lower leagues into consideration. The playoffs would need to be cancelled in the 2020/21 season to get the number of participants back to normal if they use this system. This is probably the toughest decision the FA have ever had to make because there is the European club competitions to take in consideration as well.
Posted by: Mart!n 15th March 2020, 02:56 PM
I agree this season needs to be finished, Gillingham are in contention to get in the play-offs, in League One, won't be fair on them if they just miss out
Posted by: Mack. 15th March 2020, 04:02 PM
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CYCLING: International Cycling Union suspends all events until at least 3 April.
FOOTBALL: Five Valencia players and staff are "in good health" after testing positive for coronavirus.
FORMULA 1: Ferrari shuts down production of Formula 1 and road car factories.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: UFC London, scheduled to take place on Saturday 21 March, will be moved out of the UK.
NETBALL: Netball Superleague season is suspended until further notice.
OLYMPICS: The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games flame handover in Athens next week will be done behind closed doors because of coronavirus concerns.
RUGBY UNION: England's Premiership is set to announce a postponement to the league season - and European competitions will also be suspended.
Posted by: Mack. 15th March 2020, 10:49 PM
Horse racing in Britain is set to continue behind closed doors until the end of March because of coronavirus, with the sport's leaders meeting to discuss the decision on Monday.
There will be no spectators at Monday's Kelso race meeting because of Scottish government guidance against gatherings of more than 500 people.
Posted by: Rooney 15th March 2020, 11:20 PM
QUOTE(RabbitFurCoat @ Mar 15 2020, 11:18 AM)
I think the season should be finished, whenever that is. If needed, next season could be reduced and there are ways to do that depending on appetite - no domestic cups for a season, reduce league games by doing splits like in the SPL. If time is really reduced just play each other once, drawn at random who you get home and away.
I think that is what will happen, pretty certain the domestic cups will be scrapped. Guess we will know more after Tuesday.. still think the season will continue in the summer and we will start the new season in September/October.
Most important thing is this season gets finished.
Posted by: Mack. 16th March 2020, 08:44 PM
Grand National has been cancelled.
Posted by: Mack. 16th March 2020, 10:59 PM
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ALL SPORT: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said from Tuesday the Government would no longer be supporting mass gatherings with emergency workers.
ALL SPORT: All football and cricket in South Africa is cancelled.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: The NFL will proceed with the 2020 NFL Draft, but has cancelled all public events surrounding the event scheduled for 23-25 April in Las Vegas.
BASEBALL: Start of Major League Baseball delayed indefinitely after the US restricted events of more than 50 people for the next eight weeks.
BOXING: Olympic qualifying event in London, scheduled to run until 24 March, is suspended after the conclusion of Monday's evening session.
BOXING: Regis Prograis-Maurice Hooker fight in Maryland on 17 April is postponed.
CRICKET: Zimbabwe and Ireland postpone the planned six-match men's series scheduled to be played in Zimbabwe next month.
CRICKET: Pakistan and Bangladesh postpone a one-day international and a Test match, scheduled for early April.
DARTS: Premier League Darts event in Newcastle on Thursday 19 March is cancelled and rescheduled for 1 October.
FOOTBALL: The German Football League (DFL) announces a suspension of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 until April 3, but warned it was likely to last longer, with a review to take place on 30 March.
FOOTBALL: The final six rounds of the Australian A-League season are to be played behind closed doors.
FOOTBALL: The National League, the fifth tier of English football, is suspended until at least 3 April.
FOOTBALL: The Northern Premier League, the seventh-tier of English football, announces all fixtures are suspended until further notice.
FOOTBALL: Football Association advise grass roots football in England to be postponed.
FOOTBALL: EFL chairman Rick Parry says no decisions have been taken regarding the next steps after games were suspended until 3 April because of coronavirus.
FOOTBALL: The PFA postpones its annual awards ceremony, which was due to take place on 26 April.
FORMULA 1: A member of tyre supplier Pirelli's Formula 1 team tests positive for coronavirus in Melbourne.
GOLF: The Sunshine Tour, based in southern Africa, suspends all activities and will review the situation on 20 April "or as the situation demands".
GOLF: The Japan Championship, a PGA Tour Champions event which was due to take place from 8-14 June, is cancelled.
GYMNASTICS: British Gymnastics cancels all its events, including the FIG World Cup and the British Artistic Championships, until the end of June 2020.
HOCKEY: England Hockey suspends national hockey.
HORSE RACING: The head office of the British Horseracing Authority and Great British Racing are closed until further notice because of suspected cases amongst office-based staff.
HORSE RACING: All racing will go behind closed doors from Tuesday, the British Horseracing Authority announces. Racing also to be suspended in France.
HORSE RACING: The Grand National, due to take place on 4 April, is cancelled.
MOTORSPORT: Isle of Man TT from 30 May - 12 June is cancelled.
NETBALL: England Netball suspends netball activity across the country at all levels of the game.
ROWING: Men's and women's Boat Race on 29 March is cancelled.
RUGBY UNION: England's Premiership is suspended for five weeks, covering four rounds of matches.
RUGBY UNION: European Rugby is suspended, with Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-final matches not going ahead as scheduled on 3-5 April.
RUGBY UNION: Rugby Football Union suspend all rugby activity in England from 17 March until 14 April subject to continued review.
RUGBY UNION: The Scotland Women player who had contracted coronavirus is released from hospital.
RUGBY UNION: Club rugby around Australia shut down until at least the first week of May, covering matches, training and face-to-face education courses.
RUGBY UNION: South Africa Rugby suspends all competitive matches until 25 April at the earliest and calls off all national team training camps.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League and the Rugby Football League suspend the season until 3 April.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Dewsbury's Championship match against Toulouse on Sunday is postponed after the French side decide not to travel to England.
SNOOKER: World Snooker says Tour Championship in Llandudno from from 17-22 March will still go ahead as planned but behind closed doors.
TENNIS: The WTA is suspended for a further two weeks, until 2 May.
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 17th March 2020, 03:52 PM
The Euros have been postponed until 2021.
Posted by: Dobbo 19th March 2020, 03:09 PM
All English leagues pushed back to April 30th earliest.
Dutch, Spanish & Monaco Grands Prix postponed/cancelled.
Posted by: Mack. 19th March 2020, 11:51 PM
Scottish football has been suspended until at least 30 April due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Scottish FA has given this date to provide clarity on the earliest date football could return, but added there is still uncertainty.
Furthermore, the 2020-21 season is to start "as soon as is practically possible", according to the Joint Response Group.
Posted by: Mack. 20th March 2020, 12:13 AM
I wonder if the summer transfer window will still open on the date it normally opens?
Posted by: Mack. 20th March 2020, 04:35 PM
World Snooker Championship postponed til July/August.
Posted by: Mack. 21st March 2020, 05:22 PM
USA Track and Field, athletics' US governing body, has called for this summer's Olympics in Tokyo to be delayed because of the ongoing coronavirus situation.
The federation has asked the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee to advocate to the International Olympic Committee for the postponement of the Games.
It follows a request from USA Swimming for it to be delayed by 12 months.
The Olympics are scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August.
Posted by: Dobbo 22nd March 2020, 03:50 PM
There's no way on earth the Olympics are happening this year. And the powers that be trying to hang on to it is rather unsettling imo.
Posted by: Suedehead2 23rd March 2020, 09:50 AM
QUOTE(Dobbo @ Mar 22 2020, 03:50 PM)
There's no way on earth the Olympics are happening this year. And the powers that be trying to hang on to it is rather unsettling imo.
The worst part is that they have only just acknowledged what we have known for weeks - that the games may need to be postponed. Until now, they have been insisting that they will definitely go ahead as scheduled. If they are postponed just for a couple months (although that seems over-optimistic at the moment), that could benefit athletes as the weather will be more favourably by then.
Posted by: Mack. 24th March 2020, 12:00 AM
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BOXING: British Boxing Board of Control suspends all events until the end of April.
FOOTBALL: All football in Spain, including La Liga, is put on hold indefinitely while the country deals with the spread of coronavirus.
FOOTBALL: The Irish Football Association extends the suspension of the football season in Northern Ireland until 30 April.
FORMULA 1: The Azerbaijan Grand Prix, due to take place on 7 June, becomes the eighth race of the 2020 season to be postponed or cancelled.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Australia's National Rugby League, which had been continuing behind closed doors, is suspended.
Posted by: Mack. 24th March 2020, 12:32 AM
Olympics postponed until 2021 according to Dick Pound.
Posted by: Suedehead2 24th March 2020, 12:35 PM
Japan and the IOC have finally faced reality and said the Olympics will be postponed until 2021.
Posted by: Quarantilas 24th March 2020, 12:57 PM
Damn right. There’s a dozen sports that can’t do any training right now in a lot of countries and it was deeply unfair for them for the IOC to recklessly push on with profiteering over the well-being of athletes and their ability to train and perform at their peak for what is the absolute pinnacle of their career
Posted by: I. :II: z 24th March 2020, 02:24 PM
Good move. Would be irresponsible for them to be held now and I suspect it's contributed to the rather lackluster response to the virus in Japan (trying to downplay the reported limits of the outbreak there and being generally slow to do most measures). And setting it for a year from now rather than cancelling until 2024 (which I thought might have been a possibility) means that fewer athletes miss out on their prime years and we still do get a Tokyo Olympics.
Posted by: Toilet Rollo 24th March 2020, 07:05 PM
Sky are allowing their customers to pause their sports channel subscription payments online instead of having to wait hours to get through on the phone so I've done that today.
Posted by: Mack. 24th March 2020, 11:32 PM
QUOTE(Toilet Rollo @ Mar 24 2020, 08:05 PM)
Sky are allowing their customers to pause their sports channel subscription payments online instead of having to wait hours to get through on the phone so I've done that today.
That's great to hear.
Posted by: Mack. 25th March 2020, 11:49 PM
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DIVING: British Swimming cancels the London leg of the 2020 Fina Diving World Series. It had initially been postponed.
FOOTBALL: The suspension of Japan's J League is extended into May, along with the associated cup competition.
FOOTBALL: Unicef's Soccer Aid fundraiser, scheduled to take place at Old Trafford on 6 June, is postponed.
MOTORSPORT: The opening three rounds of the British Superbike Championship - at Silverstone, Oulton Park and Donington Park - are confirmed as postponed.
SWIMMING: British Swimming cancels all its end of season domestic championships.
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 26th March 2020, 07:47 PM
So basically everything's come to a halt now which is expected but still sad. Hopefully some sport can resume behind closed doors in the coming months.
Posted by: Houdini 26th March 2020, 08:23 PM
Yep. In summary the effect of Coronavirus in sport is that anything that you enjoy or have looked forward to is ruined. In fact that could be applied to pretty much anything else right now. One positive is that it can't and won't last forever!
Posted by: Mack. 26th March 2020, 08:27 PM
QUOTE(PeteFromLeeds @ Mar 26 2020, 08:47 PM)
So basically everything's come to a halt now which is expected but still sad. Hopefully some sport can resume behind closed doors in the coming months.
It is sad but completely understandable why. Maybe at the beginning of May it might get going again.
Indy 500 postponed til August. Talk of the Tour de France taking place behind closed doors.
Posted by: EternalBlue 26th March 2020, 09:55 PM
QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Mar 24 2020, 08:35 AM)
Japan and the IOC have finally faced reality and said the Olympics will be postponed until 2021.
thank the lord
Posted by: Mack. 27th March 2020, 03:23 PM
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In addition, ITV4 will also play out the five games that featured the England football team in some of their most memorable head to heads, as well as the final between Germany and the Czech Republic.
Football fans will be able to relive the drama from the epic Summer of ’96, during which host nation England fought to bring the trophy back home, with a squad made up of sporting legends Alan Shearer, David Seaman, Paul Gascoigne, Sol Campbell and Teddy Sheringham.
1996 was the last time England reached the semifinals of the European Championships and remains fondly remembered thanks to Baddiel and Skinner and The Lightning Seeds’ chart-topping anthem Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home).
Paul Mortimer, Head of Digital Channels & Acquisitions, ITV said:
“Nothing brings the country together like Euro fever, and with this year’s tournament postponed to 2021, we’re giving our audience a chance to relive one of the all-time great sporting events, Euro ’96. Thanks to the ITV Hub and ITV4, there’ll be no shortage of vintage football classics for fans to indulge in over the next few months.”
Posted by: Mack. 28th March 2020, 12:33 PM
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL: The NFL draft will go ahead on its scheduled dates of 23-25 April - but with no players, fans or media present.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League meetings in Stockholm (24 May), Naples/Rome (28 May) and Rabat (31 May) suspended.
GOLF: The Evian Championship, one of five majors in the women's game, will move into the week vacated by the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics. Originally scheduled for 23-26 July at Evian-les-Bains, the Championship will move to 6-9 August.
Posted by: Toilet Rollo 28th March 2020, 01:27 PM
Meanwhile,the Belarus Football League continues. I'm just looking at a live stream on Betfair of Slavia Mozyr v BATE Borisov. There are plenty of fans in the ground. The main stand is where the camera is so I can't see that many but they're making lots of noise so I'm judging that the stand is full. I can hear some people coughing.
President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled the former Soviet Republic in an authoritarian manner since 1994, described the coronavirus pandemic as a "psychosis, and I will not be dissuaded from it."
The president of the football federation, Vladimir Basanov has termed the pandemic as "no critical situation". A DW query about at what point the Belarusian league might cease play went unanswered.
Posted by: Mack. 29th March 2020, 10:36 PM
Turkey's most capped player, former goalkeeper Rustu Recber, is in a "critical period" in hospital with coronavirus.
Posted by: Mack. 31st March 2020, 12:11 AM
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BOXING: Dillian Whyte's heavyweight fight against Russian Alexander Povetkin is moved to 4 July.
BOXING: British Boxing Board of Control suspends all events until the end of May
CRICKET: Lancashire chairman David Hodgkiss dies at the age of 71 after contracting coronavirus.
FOOTBALL: Barcelona players will take a 70% pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic and make additional contributions to ensure non-sporting staff receive full wages.
FOOTBALL: Tottenham allow their stadium to be used to support vulnerable individuals affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
FORMULA 1: Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko said he advised his drivers to become infected with coronavirus while the season is in hiatus.
GOLF: The Irish Open, scheduled for May 28-31, becomes the latest European Tour event to be postponed.
HOCKEY: England Hockey extends the suspension of all hockey activity until 30 June. The sport was originally suspended until 15 April
OLYMPICS: The Tokyo Olympic Games will start on 23 July, 2021 and run to 8 August after being postponed for a year.
PARALYMPICS: The Paralympic Games, originally due to start on 25 August, 2020, will now take place between 24 August and 5 September, 2021.
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st April 2020, 04:39 PM
Wimbledon has been cancelled, which comes as a massive surprise to all the people who just assumed it had been cancelled already.
Posted by: Dobbo 1st April 2020, 04:59 PM
Yeah lol not sure what the hold up was there tbh.
This is the first time I've applied for the ballot but was unsuccessful on the first 2 draws.
Posted by: Houdini 1st April 2020, 06:01 PM
BBC Sports Personality Of The Year will probably not happen this year as well the way things are going.
Posted by: Dobbo 1st April 2020, 06:23 PM
Give it to Tyson Fureh!!!
Posted by: Mack. 1st April 2020, 09:46 PM
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BASEBALL: Major League Baseball cancels the London Series between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, which was scheduled for 13-14 June at London Stadium.
FOOTBALL: All Champions League and Europa League matches are suspended "until further notice".
FOOTBALL: Uefa postpones all international matches for men and women until at least the end of June.
FOOTBALL: Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe takes a "significant" voluntary pay cut - the first Premier League manager to do so.
FOOTBALL: Marseille's Senegalese former president Pape Diouf dies aged 68 after contracting coronavirus.
FORMULA 1: British Grand Prix organisers say a decision on the Silverstone race, due to take place on the weekend of 17-19 July, will be made by the end of April.
TENNIS: Wimbledon, due to be held from 29 June to 12 July, is cancelled for the first time since World War Two. Meanwhile, all tennis is suspended until at least 13 July.
Posted by: Mack. 2nd April 2020, 09:49 PM
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FOOTBALL: Atletico Madrid players agree to take 70% pay cut to help support the club's staff.
FOOTBALL: Brighton's chief executive, technical director and head coach take a pay cut for the next three months.
FOOTBALL: The Belgian Pro League is set to become the first major European league to be cancelled because of coronavirus. Club Bruges will be declared champions with the current league table set to stand.
GOLF: The Open organisers are considering postponing the 2020 Championships due to take place from 16-19 July.
HORSE RACING: British jump racing suspended until the beginning of July.
MOTORSPORT: MotoGP's French Grand Prix, due to take place from 15-17 May, is postponed.
RUGBY UNION: Newcastle Falcons' promotion back to the Premiership is confirmed, while the women's Premier 15s season is declared null and void.
Posted by: Mack. 3rd April 2020, 10:50 PM
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CRICKET: New Zealand's women's tour of Sri Lanka, scheduled for late April, is cancelled.
CYCLING: The Tour de Suisse, due to have taken place from 6-14 June, is cancelled.
Posted by: Mack. 5th April 2020, 01:22 PM
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FOOTBALL: Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes, his staff, and players agree to defer between 10 and 30% of their wages for four months.
FOOTBALL: Liverpool place some non-playing staff on temporary leave as part of the government furlough scheme.
Posted by: Mack. 6th April 2020, 02:26 PM
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GOLF: The 149th Open Championship - due to be held from 16-19 July at Royal St George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent - is cancelled
Posted by: Mack. 7th April 2020, 11:00 PM
Racing's first four Classics of the season - including the Derby at Epsom - have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Next month's Guineas meeting at Newmarket, featuring the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas, is off.
The Derby meeting in June, which includes the Oaks, is also affected, said Jockey Club Racecourses.
Meanwhile, organisers of June's Royal Ascot say the meeting will not "take place as an event open to the public".
Posted by: Mack. 8th April 2020, 10:50 PM
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ATHLETICS: The 2022 World Athletics Championships, already pushed back by a year after the postponement of this summer's Tokyo 2020 Olympics to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, has been moved forward by three weeks to avoid a clash with the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
Posted by: Mack. 10th April 2020, 11:57 AM
Ex-England defender Norman Hunter is being treated in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, his former club Leeds United have confirmed.
Posted by: Suedehead2 10th April 2020, 03:56 PM
QUOTE(Mack. @ Apr 10 2020, 12:57 PM)
Ex-England defender Norman Hunter is being treated in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus, his former club Leeds United have confirmed.
I hope the staff are well protected against old Bites Yer Legs.
Posted by: Mack. 10th April 2020, 10:24 PM
Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus and is in hospital but is showing no symptoms, his family have announced.
Dalglish was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics.
The 69-year-old former Celtic and Scotland forward was routinely tested for coronavirus after being admitted.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 12th April 2020, 02:42 PM
Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has been released from hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.
Dalglish, 69, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 12th April 2020, 10:25 PM
The women's section of the Rogers Cup has been postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 18th April 2020, 09:40 AM
The Women's Super League season could be completed over a six-week period, with the 45 games left played behind closed doors at one central base.
St George's Park, the Football Association's national football centre, is understood to be under consideration to host teams and matches.
Depending on government advice, the earliest the campaign could restart would be the weekend of 6-7 June.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 18th April 2020, 09:41 AM
The English Football League is planning to stream every remaining game live once the season restarts, chairman Rick Parry has said in a letter to fans.
Elite football in England is suspended indefinitely because of coronavirus.
In a separate letter sent to clubs on Thursday and since obtained by the BBC, Parry has also warned that they needed to be ready to restart the season at "relatively short notice".
Posted by: Toilet Rollo 18th April 2020, 11:55 AM
They're still playing football in Belarus with spectators in the ground. I'm just watching it now on the Betfair stream.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 20th April 2020, 09:57 PM
Brighton convert their Amex Stadium into a drive-in coronavirus testing centre. It will be capable of carrying out 1,000 tests per day.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 24th April 2020, 10:59 PM
The Eredivisie - the top tier of football in the Netherlands - has been abandoned for the season with no title winner and no teams relegated.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 26th April 2020, 10:26 PM
Serie A sides will be allowed to return to individual training on 4 May and team training on 18 May after the Italian prime minister announced the first steps in lifting the country's coronavirus lockdown.
There are hopes Serie A fixtures could resume between 27 May and 2 June - with an end date for the season of early August.
Posted by: Houdini 27th April 2020, 12:12 AM
It will be quite a story if Serie A manages to continue their season with all that has happened in Italy in particular! Serie A was the league above all others that I did not expect to continue. I think what they did in Holland is a bit drastic at this stage as September is still several months away and things could improve before then.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 28th April 2020, 10:42 PM
Fifa's chief doctor has warned against restarting the interrupted 2019-20 campaign and suggested governing bodies prepare for action next season instead.
Michel d'Hooghe said "as a doctor" he would be "sceptical" about continuing leagues amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 30th April 2020, 10:40 PM
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BOXING: British Boxing Board of Control "hopeful" professional boxing will resume in July.
CRICKET: The Hundred - the England and Wales Cricket Board's new franchise tournament due to begin on 17 July - is postponed until 2021.
DISABILITY SPORT: The World Para Athletics Championships, which were due to be held in Japan in September 2021, have been rescheduled to 2022.
RUGBY UNION: French rugby union's top two divisions - the Top 14 and Pro D2 - are to be abandoned.
Posted by: Mack. 🐠 3rd May 2020, 08:50 AM
The European Road Cycling Championships in Italy this September have been postponed by a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted by: Quarantilas 6th May 2020, 01:19 PM
Shall we have some good news??
Bundesliga is back!! And it’s been far more thrilling to watch this year than the Prem has anyway
Posted by: Rooney 6th May 2020, 02:06 PM
QUOTE(Quarantilas @ May 6 2020, 02:19 PM)
Shall we have some good news??
Bundesliga is back!! And it’s been far more thrilling to watch this year than the Prem has anyway
Only if you're not a Liverpool fan!!! 
Posted by: Mack. 6th May 2020, 02:07 PM
QUOTE(Quarantilas @ May 6 2020, 02:19 PM)
Shall we have some good news??
Bundesliga is back!! And it’s been far more thrilling to watch this year than the Prem has anyway
That is fantastic news to hear.
Posted by: Mack. 10th May 2020, 04:43 PM
Five players have tested positive for coronavirus across Spain's top two divisions, La Liga has said.
The unnamed players are all asymptomatic and are now in isolation.
They will continue to be tested and can only rejoin training when they return two consecutive negative results.
Posted by: Mack. 13th May 2020, 09:53 PM
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ATHLETICS: The Anniversary Games in London, part of the Diamond League season and scheduled to be held on 4-5 July, are cancelled.
FOOTBALL: Women's Under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica and Panama, postponed from August-September is rescheduled for 20 January-6 February 2021, while Women's Under-17 World Cup in India, originally planned for November, will now be held from 17 February-7 March 2021.
Posted by: Mack. 17th May 2020, 10:43 PM
Uefa president Aleksander Cerefin says it has a "concrete plan" for finishing the European season "in August".
The quarter-finals and semi-finals are expected to be played over two legs.
Posted by: Mack. 19th May 2020, 04:10 PM
This season's Challenge Cup final has been postponed after the Rugby Football League conceded it will not take place at Wembley on 18 July.
Posted by: Mack. 23rd May 2020, 01:37 PM
La Liga can resume from 8 June, says Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez.
The league's president Javier Tebas said he had hoped Spain's top flight would restart on 12 June, although La Liga is yet to confirm a restart date.
La Liga players started training in groups of no more than 10 at the start of the week.
Posted by: Mack. 25th May 2020, 10:56 PM
The government has given the go-ahead for elite athletes to return to contact training - when individual sports deem it safe to do so.
The government advises beginning with clusters of two or three athletes, then progressing to groups of four to 12 and ultimately full team training.
It is up to individual sports to assess the risk and consult athletes, coaches and support staff.
The Premier League will discuss the guidance at a meeting on Wednesday.
Posted by: Mack. 28th May 2020, 10:34 PM
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BOXING & MMA: Fights will return to Las Vegas behind closed doors from 30 May after Nevada state authorities lift a ban on combat sports.
FOOTBALL: Premier League clubs unanimously vote to resume contact training.
NETBALL: The 2020 Superleague season is terminated, with only three full rounds of fixtures played before it was suspended.
TENNIS: A series of domestic tennis tournaments will be held behind closed doors at the National Tennis Centre in July.
Posted by: Mack. 31st May 2020, 10:25 PM
ALL SPORT: The UK government approves the return of domestic competitive sport behind closed doors from 1 June
Posted by: bigwiglaf 1st June 2020, 01:28 PM
I surmise you've heard that the Premier League will resume play 17 June, and it's been advertised here in the US...
Posted by: Mack. 5th June 2020, 11:07 PM
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DISABILITY SPORT: The World Para Athletics European Championships, originally scheduled to take place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, from 2-7 June 2020, will take place in 2021.
GYMNASTICS: The European Gymnastics Championships, which had been due to take place in April/May, are rescheduled for December in Baku. The men's event will take place from 9 to 13 December, while the women's event - which had been originally set for Paris - will be from 17 to 20 December.
Posted by: Mack. 10th June 2020, 08:37 AM
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GOLF: The Evian Championship - which was set to be the Ladies' Professional Golf Association's first major of the year - is cancelled.
MOTORSPORT: The Wales Rally GB, which was due to be held from 29 October to 1 November, is cancelled.
Posted by: Mack. 5th July 2020, 08:55 AM
New quarantine exemptions will allow major sporting events, as well as TV and film productions, to go ahead this summer, the government has said.
Some sports teams and production crews will not have to quarantine upon arrival in England if they are essential to the event or production.
The scheme gives the green light for Formula One, international football, golf and snooker tournaments to return.
Ministers said darts, horse racing and other sports are expected to follow.
Posted by: Dobbo 6th July 2020, 09:46 AM
I thought we already knew that? F1 had the green light weeks ago to race in Silverstone.
Posted by: Mack. 8th July 2020, 03:15 PM
The 2020 Ryder Cup has been postponed for a year because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
The event between the United States and Europe was due to be held at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin on 25-27 September.
But it has now been rescheduled for 24-26 September 2021.
Posted by: Mack. 13th July 2020, 08:17 PM
October's Chicago Marathon has been cancelled because of coronavirus concerns, organisers said on Monday.
The announcement comes after the United States' other major marathons, in Boston and New York, were also called off because of the pandemic.
"My hope was to see everyone on the start line on 11 October," said race director Carey Pinkowski.
"Our highest priority has always been the safety of our participants and our volunteers."
Posted by: Mack. 14th July 2020, 07:37 PM
This year's Manchester Marathon has been cancelled because of coronavirus concerns.
It was due to take place one week after the rescheduled London Marathon which, as it stands, is still set to go ahead on 4 October.
Tokyo's race, which took place in March with elite fields only, is the only one of the six World Marathon Majors events to have been held so far in 2020.
Manchester organisers have set a date of Sunday, 11 April for the 2021 event.
Posted by: Mack. 20th July 2020, 02:34 PM
The men's T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia later this year, has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted by: Dobbo 20th July 2020, 07:03 PM
Sad to see things pencilled in for even later in the year are being cancelled when various other events have been returning!
Posted by: Mack. 31st July 2020, 07:09 PM
Fans will not be allowed to attend the pilot sports events scheduled for this weekend in England after a spike in coronavirus cases, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said.
Spectators were due to watch the first two days of two county cricket matches, while 205 fans were at the start of the World Snooker Championship on Friday.
It was also hoped to allow 4,000 racegoers at Goodwood on Saturday.
The new restrictions on fans will be enforced until at least 15 August.
The announcement comes after general restrictions were reintroduced for people in parts of northern England.
Posted by: HeadlessJockey 14th October 2020, 10:27 PM
Wigan's Super League match against Catalans Dragons on Thursday has been postponed after three members of the Warriors' staff returned positive Covid-19 results.
Three Wigan players also returned positive tests last week.
The club's training session on Wednesday was cancelled after one member of the coaching staff and two support staff tested positive.
Posted by: HeadlessJockey 25th October 2020, 11:51 AM
England women's friendly with Germany on Tuesday has been cancelled after a member of the team's backroom staff tested positive for coronavirus.
The Football Association has taken the decision as a precautionary measure.
The Lionesses, whose last international game was at the SheBelieves Cup in March, were due to play two-time world champions Germany in Wiesbaden.
Posted by: Mack. 19th November 2020, 07:44 PM
£135m Rugby Union (£44m to RFU, £59m to Premiership clubs)
£40m Horseracing
£28m Football (English Football League and women's football)
£12m Rugby League
£6m Motorsport
£5m Tennis
£4m Each for netball, basketball and ice hockey
£2m Badminton
£1m Greyhound racing
Posted by: Mack. 19th November 2020, 07:45 PM
The government has announced a rescue package of £300m of emergency funding for sports impacted by the absence of spectators because of coronavirus.
Both rugby codes and horse racing are among the beneficiaries, but not clubs in football's Premier League nor the English Football League.
Posted by: Dobbo 20th November 2020, 09:54 AM
What the hell, why so much to rugby?
Posted by: Rooney 23rd November 2020, 04:10 PM
Massive news about crowds being allowed back in for the Football & National Leagues if they are in a Tier 1 or 2 area. This will really help the League 2, National, North & South leagues at least providing they are not in a hugely affected Covid area. Same goes for the women's leagues too
Posted by: Mack. 26th November 2020, 11:18 PM
QUOTE(Rooney @ Nov 23 2020, 05:10 PM)
Massive news about crowds being allowed back in for the Football & National Leagues if they are in a Tier 1 or 2 area. This will really help the League 2, National, North & South leagues at least providing they are not in a hugely affected Covid area. Same goes for the women's leagues too
Very much welcoming news for the those leagues as well as League 1 and the women's leagues.
Posted by: Suedehead2 27th November 2020, 02:27 PM
QUOTE(Mack. @ Nov 26 2020, 11:18 PM)
Very much welcoming news for the those leagues as well as League 1 and the women's leagues.
OTOH, the ban on spectators in Tier 3 areas appears to apply to “non-elite” leagues as well. That will mean that a lot of leagues below the National Leagues will struggle to resume next month.
Posted by: Dobbo 27th November 2020, 03:08 PM
I was looking into West Ham tickets for the United match (not that I have much chance of getting any) but can't seem to find any links to purchase any. So wonder if they're privately contacting season ticket holders...
Posted by: Rooney 27th November 2020, 03:41 PM
QUOTE(Dobbo @ Nov 27 2020, 03:08 PM)
I was looking into West Ham tickets for the United match (not that I have much chance of getting any) but can't seem to find any links to purchase any. So wonder if they're privately contacting season ticket holders...
Don't know how it works at West Ham, but sounds like they are opening up to Season ticket holders in the local area at all clubs first in the bigger clubs. I imagine there is an aligned approach to how the clubs are operating, as if the fans are already members/season ticket holders they can prove the live in the local area and are not traveling tjrough different Tiers etc.
Posted by: Mack. 30th November 2020, 02:48 PM
Next year's TT races on the Isle of Man have been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The festival, worth about £30m to the Manx economy, brings tens of thousands of visitors each year. It had been due to take place from 29 May to 12 June.
Enterprise Minister Laurence Skelly said the "logical decision" to cancel the event for a second year was needed to protect residents and visitors.
Posted by: Dobbo 30th November 2020, 02:50 PM
That's not a good sign for the Euros nor the Olympics if we're seeing events due to take place in June cancelled!
Posted by: Rooney 30th November 2020, 04:30 PM
QUOTE(Dobbo @ Nov 30 2020, 02:50 PM)
That's not a good sign for the Euros nor the Olympics if we're seeing events due to take place in June cancelled!
Isn't it more that they don't want thousands of people descending on the Isle of Man?
I can see them shifting all the games in the Euros to one place and not asking fans to travel and for the Olympics, I suspect it will go ahead but there will be a reduced capacity at certain events. Because these events are ticketed too for the majority I suspect we will see the mandatory vaccine or having a covid test before hand before you are allowed entry..
Posted by: King Rollo 30th November 2020, 04:41 PM
I see they allowed 18000 people in to watch Australia v India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday and another 18000 for the second match yesterday.
Posted by: Suedehead2 30th November 2020, 05:10 PM
I'm surprised there hasn't been much talk of switching the Euros to a single country. England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy should all be capable of hosting a tournament at relatively short notice.
Posted by: Rooney 1st December 2020, 05:05 PM
Villa vs Newcastle called off..
Villa will have 2 games in hand now, not sure when there are gaps in the schedule now. Must be pretty bad as I thought the Premier League would make clubs play with their U23s..
Posted by: Suedehead2 3rd December 2020, 07:40 PM
QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Nov 27 2020, 02:27 PM)
OTOH, the ban on spectators in Tier 3 areas appears to apply to “non-elite” leagues as well. That will mean that a lot of leagues below the National Leagues will struggle to resume next month.
Clubs in the Isthmian, Southern and Northern Premier Leagues have voted to continue with the suspension. That is likely to mean no resumption until January at best.
Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 4th December 2020, 01:07 PM
England's first one-day international against South Africa in Cape Town on Friday was postponed after one of the hosts' players tested positive for coronavirus.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) said a player tested positive on Thursday following the Twenty20 series.
The first ODI of the three-match series, due to begin at 11:00 GMT at Newlands, was postponed at about 10:00.
The rearranged games will now take place on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.
Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 6th December 2020, 04:48 PM
Two unnamed members of the England tour party in South Africa have returned "unconfirmed positive tests" for coronavirus.
The tourists were tested on Saturday after two members of staff from the hotel where they are staying tested positive.
Sunday's rearranged opening one-day international in Paarl was called off 30 minutes before the 08:00 GMT start.
England players and staff are self-isolating in their hotel rooms.
The opening game of the three-match series on Friday was postponed after a South Africa player tested positive for coronavirus.
The South Africa squad were tested again
Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 14th December 2020, 11:32 PM
Sporting events in London will not have fans attending from Wednesday after the UK capital was moved into the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions.
Up to 2,000 had been allowed at outdoor arenas in England after the end of the second national lockdown on 2 December.
However, a rise in infections has resulted in the move into tier three.
West Ham's match against Crystal Palace on Wednesday will be behind closed doors, as will the midweek Premier League matches at Arsenal and Fulham.
Posted by: Iceman501 7th January 2021, 11:18 PM
Arsenal’s WSL clash with Aston Villa axed after player tests positive for Covid.
Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 9th January 2021, 12:27 PM
I don't know when it was announced but the Tour de Yorkshire has been cancelled for another year 
Hopefully it will recover and go ahead in 2022.
Posted by: Iceman501 11th January 2021, 06:27 PM
European rugby's Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been temporarily suspended, organisers have confirmed.
It comes after the French government decreed its clubs should not play in the competitions this month.
As a result, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) says it had "no choice" but to postpone all matches scheduled for the weekends of 16 and 23 January.
However, EPCR aims to resume and finish the tournaments "as soon as practicable".
Tournament chiefs hope two rounds of Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool games on the weekends of 15-17 and 22-24 can go ahead at a later date as authorities deal with the impact of a new strain of Covid-19.
Posted by: King Rollo 12th February 2021, 12:50 PM
There have been spectators at the Australian Open but Melbourne has now been placed into lockdown again so there will be no crowds tomorrow. Also, the people watching the Novak Djokovic match taking place right now have been told to leave so they will be home by midnight. They were not pleased about this and there was lots of booing. The match was suspended and has now resumed in an empty arena. It looks like it might go to a fifth set.
Posted by: Mack. 22nd February 2021, 04:42 PM
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Up to 10,000 fans could be back in stadiums by mid-May as part of the government's plans to move England out of lockdown.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a four-part plan to lift the coronavirus lockdown.
Outdoor sports including football, golf and tennis will be allowed to resume in England from 29 March.
The plan to ease lockdown requires four tests on vaccines, infection rates and new coronavirus variants to be met.
"The turnstiles of our sports stadia will once again rotate," said Johnson.
Leisure centres, gyms and swimming pools can open from 12 April.
Venues such as gyms, tennis courts and golf courses have been closed across England since lockdown was announced on 4 January.
Posted by: Dobbo. 22nd February 2021, 04:43 PM
And full capacity stadia from June 21st, that's right in the middle of the Euros.
Posted by: Rooney 22nd February 2021, 04:54 PM
QUOTE(Dobbo. @ Feb 22 2021, 04:43 PM)
And full capacity stadia from June 21st, that's right in the middle of the Euros.
Part of me wonders whether the rumours about Euro 2021 coming to us might be true. UEFA could easily push back by a few days and they'd likely get full capacity for most games..
Posted by: Dobbo. 22nd February 2021, 04:55 PM
I can almost hear "IT'S COMING HOME!" dominating the Summer again.
(plz plz plz)
Posted by: Rooney 22nd February 2021, 05:08 PM
Haha I have tickets to some random last 16 game which I can't remember! I'd happily go to another couple of games though so fingers crossed.
Posted by: Dobbo. 22nd February 2021, 05:39 PM
Got tickets to England vs Czech Republic of 22nd June (day after target date of full stadia) and a last 16 tie.
Posted by: Rooney 22nd February 2021, 06:16 PM
QUOTE(Dobbo. @ Feb 22 2021, 05:39 PM)
Got tickets to England vs Czech Republic of 22nd June (day after target date of full stadia) and a last 16 tie.
That's the dream. I've held on to my ticket but I'd gladly swap if I could get an England game somewhere. But even though the idea if full stadia, I still think that is slightly ambitious! But at least it gives confidence that the 21/22 season will be allowed to have crowds, so that's something to look forward to.
Posted by: Mack. 23rd February 2021, 12:21 AM
Fingers crossed indeed for you both!!
Posted by: Mack. 4th May 2021, 02:19 PM
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been suspended after an increase in coronavirus cases among players.
A Sunrisers Hyderabad player tested positive before Tuesday's match against Mumbai Indians.
Monday's match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore was postponed after two KKR players tested positive.
In a statement, the IPL said it had "unanimously decided" to postpone the season after an emergency meeting.
"The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) does not want to compromise on the safety of the players, support staff and the other participants involved in organising the IPL," it said.
Posted by: Mack. 11th September 2021, 12:18 AM
England's fifth Test against India at Emirates Old Trafford was cancelled after some of the tourists' backroom staff tested positive for Covid-19.
India said they were unable to field a team because they fear further cases spreading through the squad.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said: "We send our sincere apologies to fans and partners.
"We know it will cause immense disappointment and inconvenience to many."
Posted by: Mack. 30th September 2021, 02:04 PM
Australia's Tour Down Under has been cancelled for the second year in a row because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Restrictions in Australia made it difficult for teams to travel to the event, which was due to be part of the men's UCI World Tour and women's UCI Pro Tour.
The Tour Down Under is traditionally the first Tour race of the season.
Posted by: Mack. 28th November 2021, 01:20 AM
The Women's World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, which involved Ireland, has been abandoned after the detection of the new Omicron Covid-19 variant.
Travel restrictions have been imposed from a number of African countries, including the host country.
The tournament was scheduled to be played until 5 December to decide the final three spots for the Women's World Cup in New Zealand next year.
Qualification places will now be decided based on team rankings.
This means that Bangladesh, Pakistan and West Indies will progress to next year's tournament, with Sri Lanka and Ireland occupying the two remaining berths in the next 2022-25 cycle of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Women's Championship.
Posted by: Iceman501 15th December 2021, 06:57 PM
The World Darts Federation (WDF) alongside the hosts and sponsors have taken the decision to postpone the Lakeside World Championship which was due to take place between 3-9 January 2022.
The reason being Covid-19 concerns with the new Omicron variant which could lead to further government restrictions being implemented.
As a result, the tournament dates have been set for three months later, with Lakeside 2022 now being held from Saturday 2nd to Sunday 10th April 2022.
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