World Short track speed skating championship in Seoul is cancelled. This isn't for big clubs like... Tottenham follow Newcastle in shutting down their player... Tottenham staff 'were told of 20% pay cut just 30 MINUTES... LIVE: Liverpool vs Arsenal - Andy Robertson makes up for mistake that allowed Gunners to take the lead by... 'If they don't invest in the next week, it's tough days ahead... the honeymoon period is certainly over for... Frank Lampard 'gave Marcos Alonso a furious dressing down in front of a stunned Chelsea squad after the... Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa: Scott Parker's start to the season goes from bad to worse as goals from Jack... 'Sam Allardyce was no longer the England football team manager. The Barcelona marathon scheduled for March 15 has been postponed until October. All sport, including Serie A games, were suspended until at least April 3 to contain the virus. Many of them were due to be held in China or east Asia in countries badly hit by the outbreak. Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War II as All England Club chiefs called the tournament off at an emergency meeting. West Ham chief Karren Brady called for the season to be null and void while Aston Villa believe no team should be relegated. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Football's PR disaster: Politicians, ex-players and fans... 'I can't believe it. The decision also means the Tokyo Paralympic Games will be subject to a one-year delay. Newcastle United banned their players from shaking hands with each other amid coronavirus fears. Cycling's Giro d'Italia has been called off, with the race scheduled to start in Hungary in May. FIFA says it will postpone South American World Cup qualifying matches due to take place in March. "That's why I'm saying that Sonny when he's back from Seoul we will have to follow the protocols and we are not going to have him immediately here. The London Marathon, which had been scheduled to take place on April 26, has been postponed until October 4. They could still be postponed. The Football Association of Ireland announced that all football under its jurisdiction will cease until March 29. All Matchroom promoted fights in March and April have been postponed. They will not be rescheduled. Matchroom Boxing has also postponed all events scheduled for March and April, including Josh Kelly's European title fight against Russia's David Avanesyan (scheduled for March 28). The Cheltenham Festival went ahead despite travel disruption caused by the virus. FIFA says it will postpone South American World Cup qualifying matches due to take place in March. It was also agreed that the Games will keep the name Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020.'. The Premier League clash between Manchester City and Arsenal, scheduled for March 11, had already been postponed as a 'precautionary measure' after Olympiacos and Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis tested positive for coronavirus weeks after watching his Greek team play at the Emirates Stadium. The Dubai World Cup meeting will go ahead on March 28 'without paid hospitality spectators'. Organisers said the race will be postponed to a date yet to be determined. The women's game has also been hit by postponements and cancellations, with the year's first major, the ANA Inspiration, the highest profile casualty. Germany's Bundesliga, the other major European league, is also suspended until April 3 at least. The Women's Six Nations has also been hit by postponements. Son Heung-min must spend two weeks in quarantine when he returns from South Korea this weekend due to the threat of coronavirus. Real Madrid's first-team squad were in quarantine after a member of the basketball team tested positive for Covid-19. On March 18, the West Indies offered to host England's upcoming home Tests against them in the Caribbean instead of in the UK - should the coronavirus outbreak not have improved by then. MotoGP have cancelled their first two races of the season in Qatar and Thailand. The World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, has been postponed due to concerns over the danger of the coronavirus and its ability to spread. Premier League clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City, have sent players home to train alone following the British government's increasing crackdown on mass gatherings and unnecessary social contact. The Japanese boxing commission cancelled all fight cards scheduled for March on government advice to suspend all pending sporting fixtures. If playing the series in England proves unworkable, CWI have offered to step in for this series, and also for England's three Tests against Pakistan, due to start on July 30. Published: 15:02 BST, 28 February 2020 | Updated: 17:23 BST, 29 February 2020. The Gunners' game against Brighton, scheduled for Saturday March 14, has been postponed. On March 13, the Masters was postponed. Those games were scheduled for April 3, 4 and 5. Wimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War II. Birmingham City become the first Championship side to see players take temporary 50 per cent wage cuts to ease financial pressure. The UFC has cancelled its next three events, although president Dana White is still pushing ahead for the highly-anticipated lightweight title fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson. Son, currently in a two-week quarantine after flying in from London last weekend, has to by law serve a mandatory four-week national service in the South Korean military. The Paris half-marathon is cancelled and the French government also decided to ban all public gatherings of more than 100 people, before ordering people to stay at home from March 15 for at least 15 days. Top-level English and Scottish football was initially suspended until April 3 at the earliest. FIFA said that the newly-expanded Club World Cup, originally scheduled to take place in China in June 2021, will be postponed and a new date announced when 'there is more clarity on the situation'. Son earned an exemption from 21 weeks of service after winning the Asian Games in 2018, Son has been sidelined since February after breaking his arm in victory over Aston Villa. The women's game has also been hit by postponements and cancellations, with the year's first major, the ANA Inspiration, the highest profile casualty. However, reports suggest that the league could resume on April 18 as China gets to grip with the virus. View our online Press Pack. Despite the delay, the name of the delayed Games will still be Tokyo 2020, the city's governor Yuriko Koike revealed. Organisers said the race will be postponed to a date yet to be determined. The quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have also been postponed. The final of an ATP Challenger event in Bergamo, Italy, between Enzo Couacaud and Illya Marchenko of Ukraine was cancelled. Liverpool have announced a charity match between a Reds Legends side and Barcelona Legends, due to be played at Anfield on March 28, has been postponed. Saturday, 31 October is a possible date for the final weekend of matches. It was hoped that the Dutch Grand Prix on May 3 would be the first race of the new season but that has also been postponed due to Covid-19. Tottenham star Son Heung-min will be forced to stay in isolation for two weeks after returning from South Korea due to the coronavirus outbreak. The … They were denied the opportunity to play behind closed doors. England's game with Italy and Ireland's trip to France had already been called off with Wales and Scotland leaving it until the day before before calling off their game. Major League Soccer has been suspended for 30 days until mid-April with David Beckham's first Inter Miami home game delayed. The Reds are currently just 12 points away from clinching their first title since 1990, which will become nine should Manchester City lose a game. Reports suggest football bodies across England and the rest of Europe are bracing themselves for a reported total shutdown of every league until September. The Cheltenham Festival went ahead amid some criticism before the social distancing measures were tightened. The two teams share the same training facility. He revealed in an Instagram post that he had no underlying health issues and urged everyone to stay at home. The announcement came hours after Lewis Hamilton said it was 'shocking' that the race was going ahead. In an aid to decrease risks of exposure to the virus, the NBA had told players to avoid taking items such as pens, markers, balls and jerseys from autograph seekers. He shared a hotel room with Molinari and he was told to self-isolate. The Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 19 was the first race to be postponed, with no decision over whether it will be reinserted into the 2020 calendar for later in the season. Players have been quick to criticise the move, which has created a conflict with the Laver Cup men’s team event spearheaded by Roger Federer, and a women’s tournament in China. The Japan Racing Association revealed that 'government-sanctioned races' will go ahead behind closed doors. On March 17 Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant confirmed he had tested positive for the virus alongside three unnamed team-mates. But Mourinho has now revealed that he could feature at some point with a cast. The IBF title fight between Daniele Scardina and Andrew Francillette in Milan on February 28 was postponed by Matchroom due to restrictions in Italy following the outbreak. The Paris-Roubaix cycling race, another major event on the French sports calendar, was postponed due to the pandemic, while the April 5 Tour of Flanders, only previously cancelled during World War I, was also postponed in a further sign that Le Tour is under grave threat. It had been due to take place at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco from May 11-17, but has been rescheduled for later this summer. It is the only the third time that a relay to Athens for the summer Games has not been completed. They also scrapped the following three events leading up to the Masters, but after that was cancelled four further events in April and May – the RBC Heritage, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the Wells Fargo Championship and the AT&T Byron Nelson - also bit the dust. The NHL has announced it has paused the 2019-20 season with no date confirmed for when it will resume. Elsewhere in Italy, Fiorentina striker Patrick Cutrone, who is on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers, tested positive for coronavirus. All 72 pre-season baseball games in Japan are to take place behind closed doors. The four teams in the AFC Champions League are playing their matches behind closed doors. In the early hours of Friday, March 13, Chelsea announced that winger Callum Hudson-Odoi had been diagnosed with the illness. All Matchroom promoted fights in March and April have been postponed. Asian Champions League matches involving Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG are postponed until April. The final two stages of the UAE Tour were cancelled after two members of staff on the race were suspected of having the disease. The Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for March 20-22, is also called off, as is the inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place in Hanoi on April 5. Tokyo 2020 organisers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on March 19. England's tour of Sri Lanka was postponed on March 13, with the England and Wales Cricket Board citing 'completely unprecedented times'. They will not be rescheduled. ': UFC president Dana White blasts Paulo Costa for 'weird' performance in demolition by Israel Adesanya. This year's Six Nations will have to wait for its conclusion with all remaining games postponed. Scotland's one-day series against the United States and UAE have been postponed. North Korea cancelled the Pyongyang Marathon scheduled for April after imposing a border lockdown due to the level of outbreak in South Korea, where the Seoul Marathon is cancelled in a bid to protect runners. Baseball is among the most popular sports in Japan. On March 13, the FA announced that all of England's games scheduled for the month would be postponed, including those of development teams. They were later reinstated to the tournament after testing negative for the virus. Olympiakos' owner Evangelos Marinakis has tested positive for the coronavirus. LaLiga is also postponed until the end of March at least. The start of the Korean K-League season is postponed. It means that England's friendlies with Italy and Denmark have been called off. In an aid to decrease risks of exposure to the virus, the NBA had told players to avoid taking items such as pens, markers, balls and jerseys from autograph seekers. Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce's Battle of Britain has been pushed back from April to July. Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari were withdrawn from the Oman Open on medical grounds after Gagli showed symptoms of the virus. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. It was hoped that the Dutch Grand Prix on May 3 would be the first race of the new season but that has also been postponed due to Covid-19. Euro 2020 play-off matches due to be held on March 26, including Scotland v Israel have been put off until June. Tottenham forward Son Heung-min is hoping to carry out his mandatory four-week national service following his return to South Korea. Liverpool have announced a charity match between a Reds Legends side and Barcelona Legends, due to be played at Anfield on March 28, has been postponed. Nevertheless, Son will be forced into a period of isolation, in line with Home Office guidelines for people returning from affected countries. England’s cricketers would not play any rescheduled Test series against West Indies in the Caribbean until December at the earliest, it emerged on March 19. Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he is... Newcastle BAN players and staff from shaking hands with each... Harry Kane hands major boost to Tottenham and England by... SERIE A WEEKEND PREVIEW: Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte... LIVE: Liverpool vs Arsenal - Andy Robertson makes up for mistake that allowed Gunners to take the lead by... 'If they don't invest in the next week, it's tough days ahead... the honeymoon period is certainly over for... Frank Lampard 'gave Marcos Alonso a furious dressing down in front of a stunned Chelsea squad after the... Fulham 0-3 Aston Villa: Scott Parker's start to the season goes from bad to worse as goals from Jack... 'Sam Allardyce was no longer the England football team manager. 'The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these troubled times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds itself at present. The enforced break has worked in his favour as he will almost certainly be fit when the action does restart, having originally expected to have missed the remainder of the season. Spurs are confident he can maintain his fitness during his isolation before returning to training with the rest of the squad. Son had wanted the same surgeon who helped him recover from a similar injury he suffered in 2017 that left him with a metal plate in his right arm. UEFA hope to conclude the competitions in the summer but no dates are yet set. It is understood Kane has started light jogging and is slowly building up his pace. Son Heung-min is hoping to carry out his four-week national service after returning home, Son returned to South Korea last week following football's shutdown due to coronavirus. The decisions to suspend follows players and staff becoming affected by the virus, or individuals self-isolating as a precaution after reporting symptoms consistent with Covid-19. The Paris half-marathon is cancelled and the French government also decided to ban all public gatherings of more than 100 people, before ordering people to stay at home from March 15 for at least 15 days. Manchester United clash at Austrian side Lask was behind closed doors, with United handing out £350 to each fan to help with travel and accommodation after they sold 900 tickets for the Europa League game. The postponement provides a chance for European club competitions to be completed. The Premier League has moved to cancel games following the global outbreak of coronavius. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus on March 12 with the entire first-team squad being put into isolation. The European Tour have cancelled all tournaments until the popular Made in Denmark event on May 21. The International Tennis Federation has announced that the Fed Cup finals have been postponed. South Korea's baseball league cancelled all 50 pre-season game which were slated to take place from March 14-24. The Tour de France is under threat of cancellation, with the scheduled start in Nice taking place in just over three months, on June 27. It is the first time since the leagues inception in 1982 that an entire set of exhibition matches are off. England are due to face the Windies in a a three-Test series, which is due to start at the Oval on June 4 but could be delayed until September. The final of an ATP Challenger event in Bergamo, Italy, between Enzo Couacaud and Illya Marchenko of Ukraine was cancelled. For other inquiries, Contact Us. Dele Alli rides his bike to Spurs training as Son Heung-min and Co return for solo sessions after coronavirus lockdown. Eight Leeds Rhinos players had been confirmed to be self-isolating. This year's Six Nations will have to wait for its conclusion with all remaining games postponed. It was my f*****g fault': Agent Scott... 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