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List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

HANDBALL Olympic women's qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June. Olympic women's ...

Rugby in crisis as unions engage in 'unprecedented dialogue'

USA Rugby has filed for bankruptcy. The Australians are facing a black hole of more than $70 million. England leaders have ...

'The project isn't finished': Jones signs new England deal

Eddie Jones signed a new deal as England rugby coach through to the World Cup in 2023, saying on Thursday he was convinced ...

Wales and Scotland rugby take cost-saving measures

Scotland and Wales became the latest rugby unions to take drastic cost-saving measures on Tuesday as the sport plunges into ...

The Latest: US Open tennis site to house temporary hospital

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The site of the U.S. Open tennis ...

New Zealand Rugby in 'fight for survival' amid coronavirus

New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says the sport is "fighting for survival" as competitions at all levels are ...

A-League season halted ending all football in Australia, NZ

Australian soccer's A-League has suspended its season indefinitely, bringing an end to all professional football competitions ...

Australia's National Rugby League shuts down

Australia's National Rugby League became one of the last professional contact sports to shut down in response to the spread ...

The Latest: Australian rules football suspends league

The Latest on the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Only hours after the Australian ...

English rugby in turmoil as season canceled below top flight

English rugby was plunged into financial turmoil and uncertainty on Friday after the season was canceled at all levels below ...

World Rugby delays sevens tournaments, cancels U20 World Cup

World Rugby has postponed the final rounds of the men's and women's world sevens series and canceled the men's under-20 world ...

All Blacks coach in isolation after northern visit

New All Blacks coach Ian Foster is in self-isolation after returning to New Zealand from a trip to Britain and Europe.

The games go on: Australia's football leagues in action

An advertisement painted on the field near the center square would usually have summed up the hype of the Aussie rules ...

The Latest: Report: Kentucky Derby postponed to September

The Latest on the coronavirus outbreak's effect on sports around the world (all times local): 12:45 a.m. The Kentucky Derby ...

Sports in Britain grind to a halt amid virus outbreak

Sports in Britain virtually ground to a halt on Monday as the government ramped up its efforts to tackle the coronavirus by ...

Coronavirus makes New Zealand teams exiles in Australia

New Zealand's professional rugby league and soccer teams have taken the extreme step of basing themselves in Australia to ...

EPL season should be abandoned, says West Ham executive

A leading executive at a relegation-threatened Premier League team has called for the English soccer season to be abandoned, ...

6 Nations set for long hiatus after Wales-Scotland postponed

The Welsh Rugby Union insisted its Six Nations game against Scotland was going ahead. Less than five hours later it wasn't.

6N: Wales v Scotland is green lit despite virus fears

At a fearful time when competitions are stopping and stadiums are empty, the Wales-Scotland rugby match on Saturday in the ...

6N: Marler gets 10-week ban for grabbing rival's genitalia

England prop Joe Marler was handed a 10-week ban on Thursday for grabbing the genitalia of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones in ...