NEW YORK, May 9 — Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemic: Football For an overview of the state of play in Europe’s football leagues amid the coronavirus outbreak click here: Major League Football players...
The postponed Tokyo Olympic Games will now begin on July 23, 2021 and run until August 8. — Reuters pic
The 2021 World Championships will begin in late November instead of August to avoid clashing with the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics.Taiwan’s baseball season resumed in April behind closed doors.Dillian Whyte’s heavyweight fight against Alexander Povetkin has been rescheduled for July 4.Canoe Slalom World Cups in France and Czech Republic have been tentatively rescheduled to October or November.
The European Road Cycling Championships, scheduled for September 9-13, have been postponed by a year.Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff will take part in a US$3 million charity skins match on May 17. The Ladies Professional Golf Association is hoping to get the 2020 season underway with the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational from July 15-18.Racing in France will begin without spectators at ParisLongchamp on May 11.
Formula One hopes to start the delayed season in Austria in July without spectators before ending in Abu Dhabi in December.Teams were notified they could reopen practice facilities on May 8 under strict guidelines. Reigning NBA champions Toronto Raptors will allow players access to their training facilities from next week.The NFL season will begin on September 10 with a game between Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs and Houston Texans.
This year’s International Champions Cup, a pre-season tournament featuring Europe’s top clubs, was cancelled.The Diamond League, the elite track and field competition, was forced to postpone events in seven cities scheduled between April and June.The 2020 European Athletics Championship due to take place from August 25-30 were cancelled.The Badminton World Federation cancelled the last five tournaments in the qualification period for the Olympics.
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