Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic:
FILE PHOTO: A member of the airport staff wearing a mask walks past the 'Tokyo 2020 Go' aircraft, before it departs for Greece, to transport the Olympic Flame back to Japan, at Haneda international airport in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo* The International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed and held no later than the summer of 2021.* U.S. Rowing postponed its team trials.
* The men’s and women’s Champions League finals and Europa League final originally scheduled for May have been postponed. * Asian Champions League: Matches involving Chinese clubs Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG were postponed. The start of the knockout rounds was moved back to September.* The Brazilian football Confederation suspended all national competitions until further notice.
* The Turkish Super Lig, among the last to continue playing matches, was suspended after players complained. Basketball and volleyball leagues in the country were also suspended.* The Diamond League postponed its first five meetings of the 2020 season due to be held in April and May in Qatar, China, Stockholm, Naples and Rabat.
* Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defense against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev at Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium on June 20 could be postponed if Spurs need the stadium to complete this season’s Premier League fixtures.* The last two games of Australia’s three-match one-day international series against New Zealand in Sydney and Hobart were canceled.* The start of the Indian Premier League T20 tournament was postponed until April 15.
* The Dubai World Cup, one of the world’s richest horse races and a premier annual sporting event in the United Arab Emirates, will not go ahead this year.* Formula One canceled the opening race in Australia on March 15 and the showcase Monaco Grand Prix in May has also been scrapped. A further six rounds have been postponed.
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