JOC board member says Olympics should be postponed: Nikkei
Japan Olympic Committee board member Kaori Yamaguchi has said the Tokyo Olympics should be postponed because athletes are unable to prepare adequately because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Friday.
Tokyo 2020 organizers receive Olympic flame for troubled Games
Tokyo 2020 organizers received the Olympic flame in a scaled-down handover ceremony in the Greek capital on Thursday, amid the coronavirus spread that has cast doubt on the global, multi-billion dollar event.
Motor racing-Formula One considering delay to 2021 rules
Formula One could push back a major rules revamp to 2022 on Thursday with bosses and teams discussing by telephone the impact of the spreading coronavirus on this season and next.
Factbox: Sports events still happening despite coronavirus pandemic
Sports events around the world that have not been suspended, postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic:
September switch saves French Open but leaves organizers isolated
Postponing the French Open to September may have prevented the Grand Slam from falling victim to the coronavirus pandemic but the organizers now find themselves isolated and friendless as the tennis world comes to terms with the shock move.
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic:
I’ll defend French Open title whenever it’s played: Barty
French Open champion Ash Barty did not receive a heads up from tournament chief Guy Forget about moving the 2020 edition back by four months but said she would grasp at any chance she gets to defend her title.
As Games face coronavirus risk, Tokyo flags chief hoists standard for perfection
At 79, Tadamasa Fukiura has never lost his boyhood love of flags. But now the man in charge of supplying more than 10,000 of them for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics has a flag obsession of a different stripe – whether the Games will go ahead.
Basketball: Wildcats awarded Australian title after Kings withdrawal
The Perth Wildcats were awarded Australia’s National Basketball League title on Thursday, two days after the Sydney Kings pulled out of the championship series due to coronavirus concerns.
Soccer: Neville says his hotels free for NHS staff during coronavirus crisis
Gary Neville has said that the two hotels he co-owns with former Manchester United team mate Ryan Giggs will be made available to National Health Service (NHS) staff at no cost as they fight the coronavirus pandemic.
