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Men's T20 World Cup delayed to 2021 because of pandemic

To no surprise, the men’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia has been delayed for 12 months because of the coronavirus pandemic.

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO Spring Basho in ...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in ...

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

CANOE-KAYAK African Olympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe slalom ...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in Madrid from ...

Premiership-winning Paul Green quits as Cowboys coach in NRL

Paul Green is leaving the North Queensland Cowboys, becoming the third head coach to depart a National Rugby League club ...

Governments around world eye tougher steps to fight virus

Signs of governments reassessing their coronavirus response were scattered around the world Sunday, with the mayor of Los ...

The Latest: Global death toll for pandemic now above 600,000

Johns Hopkins University says the global death toll from COVID-19 has surpassed 600,000. The university’s tally as of ...

Former world junior skating champion Alexandrovskaya dies

The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed the death of former world junior pairs figure skating champion Ekaterina ...

NZ plans to cut South Africa, Argentina from Super Rugby

New Zealand is pushing for a new Super Rugby competition that would exclude South Africa and Argentina but include a Pacific ...

Asian stock prices rebound after Wall Street slips

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday after Wall Street closed lower amid uncertainty about the U.S. economic outlook

The Latest: Australia tries to contain outbreak to Melbourne

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australia’s Victoria state has reported a daily record of 428 new COVID-19 cases as authorities move ...

Confirmed US virus cases rise amid new global restrictions

California, Arizona, Texas and Florida together reported about 36,000 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as restrictions aimed ...

Australia picks limited-overs squad for hopeful England tour

Cricket Australia has gone on the front foot and selected an extended limited-overs squad for a tour of England which has not ...

Asian shares retreat as virus vaccine rally fades

Shares fell back in Asia on Thursday after markets worldwide rallied on rising hopes for a COVID-19 vaccine. Benchmarks fell ...

The Latest: 2 more big Calif cities keeping schools shut

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco and Sacramento have become the latest cities in California to announce that public school ...

Depp ex-employee: Heard asked him to lie in court over dogs

Johnny Depp’s former estate manager said Wednesday that Amber Heard asked him to lie under oath after she was charged with ...

Australia's domestic T20 season set to start in December

Cricket Australia has optimistically announced a Dec. 3 start to the domestic Twenty20 competition which is set to begin the ...

The Latest: China eases restrictions on domestic tourism

BEIJING — China is further easing restrictions on domestic tourism after reporting no new local cases of COVID-19 in nine ...

Review: Handsome, broken Aussies connect in ‘Dirt Music’

Everyone is sad in the Australian indie “ Dirt Music,” a sprawling story about a small fishing town, an affair and the dark ...