Cycling: Final stage of Paris-Nice race canceled due to coronavirus
The Paris-Nice cycling race will end a day early in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizers said on Friday.
Soccer: English Premier League suspended due to coronavirus
All elite soccer matches in England, including the Premier League, Football League (EFL) and Women’s Super League (WSL), were suspended until April 4 on Friday due to the coronavirus pandemic, English soccer’s governing bodies said.
Motor racing: Formula One to call off Bahrain and Vietnamese GPs – sources
Formula One will call off the Bahrain and Vietnamese Grands Prix after the cancellation of Sunday’s Australian season-opener due to the coronavirus outbreak, multiple F1 sources told Reuters on Friday.
Czech Olympic javelin champion Zatopkova dies aged 97
Czech javelin champion Dana Zatopkova, who won an Olympic gold medal on the same day her husband did in 1952, died on Friday, the Czech Olympic Committee said. She was 97.
Tokyo to postpone opening ceremony of Olympic aquatics center over coronavirus
The Tokyo metropolitan government said on Friday that it would postpone the opening ceremony of the Olympic aquatics center due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan says Olympics on track as Abe and Trump talk on coronavirus
Japan on Friday said it was determined to hold a “safe and secure” Tokyo Olympics on schedule, after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a one year delay because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Formula E temporarily suspends championship due to coronavirus
The Formula E championship has suspended its season because of the coronavirus pandemic, the all-electric series said on Friday.
As world grapples with pandemic, Tokyo 2020’s Twitter account puts on a happy face
The official Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics Games Twitter account offers no inkling that the novel coronavirus pandemic has threatened the Games – and the account’s cheery tone is prompting sarcastic online replies.
Factbox: Global sports events hit by coronavirus pandemic
Major sports events around the world that have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak:
Buffett-backed Chinese EV maker BYD says making 5 million masks daily to fight virus
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD said on Friday it is making 5 million masks a day to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 3,200 people in China.
