Reports: Pistons’ Wood tests positive for coronavirus
Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood tested positive for coronavirus, multiple outlets reported Saturday night.
Mixed martial arts: Oliveira wins in eerie silence as UFC Brasilia defies coronavirus fears
The sporting calendar took a serious beating this week with few events surviving the world’s battle to contain the coronavirus, and even though Saturday’s UFC mixed martial arts event in Brazil still went ahead, it was against a backdrop of eerie silence in an empty arena.
USA Gymnastics birthday tweet brings heated Biles response
Four-times Olympic champion Simone Biles fired back at USA Gymnastics on Saturday after the sport’s governing body used its Twitter account to wish her happy birthday.
NBA: Affected player Gobert pledges $500,000 to virus relief effort
Frenchman Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player known to have tested positive for the coronavirus, is donating more than $500,000 to support both the employee relief fund at the Utah Jazz’s home arena and COVID-19-related social services relief in Utah, Ok…
Factbox: Sports events around the world hit by coronavirus pandemic
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak:
Boxing: Russo’s bid for fifth Olympics fades in his hotel room
Italian super-heavyweight Clemente Russo, a double Olympic silver medallist, blamed digestive problems for a no-show in his Tokyo 2020 qualifying bout with Britain’s Frazer Clarke on Saturday.
Boxing: Dubois wins Tokyo 2020 qualifier to launch senior career
British lightweight Caroline Dubois, who made her start in boxing pretending to be a boy called Colin, won the first fight of her senior career in a Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifier on Saturday.
Biathlon: Fourcade hangs skis and rifle after glittering career
France’s most decorated Olympian Martin Fourcade ended his glittering career with his 83rd World Cup biathlon victory in a 12.5-km pursuit event in Kontiolahti, Finland, on Saturday.
WTA seeks ‘more time’ before decision on European clay season
The Women’s Tennis Association may seem out of step with other sports bodies in stopping short of a wholesale suspension to its calendar but the WTA says it is to give themselves more time to make informed decisions amid the coronavirus pandemic.
SportAccord meeting canceled due to coronavirus
The SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, organizers said on Saturday.
