UFC holds fight card in Brasilia amid coronavirus pandemic
March 15, 2020 12:15 ISTUFC held 12 bouts in Brasilia with only the fighters, their camps, the television production crew and a few dozen essential personnel inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium.
UFC held 12 bouts in Brasilia with only the fighters, their camps, the television production crew and a few dozen essential personnel inside Nilson Nelson Gymnasium.
NASCAR called off Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and next weekend's events at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Both events were already scheduled to be run without spectators.
Goyat prevailed in just two rounds of what was to be a six-round contest as his rival's corner "threw in the towel in the second round".
The world's most powerful and cash-rich cricket board on Saturday went into a huddle with the eight franchise owners of IPL, which has been postponed from March 29 to April 15.
The preparations for the Olympic Games have been hit hard since the outbreak of the coronavirus in January.
India displayed some spectacular attacking hockey in the FIH Hockey Pro League matches last month, beating the likes of Australia and Belgium.
Marijne had earlier tweeted about his travel plans, saying he was forced to cancel his family visit because of the risk associated right now.
Coronavirus, which originated in China's Wuhan city, has so far spread to more than 100 countries, infecting over 1,30,000 people.
The organizers have said that every runner with a place will be able to use their place in the rescheduled event without any further payment.
Barring the ongoing All England Championships, all badminton events have suspended until April 12.
Nozomi Okuhara defeated PV Sindhu 12-21, 15-21, 13-21 in the quarter-finals of the All England Championships on Friday.
Mudit Dani will now face Portugal's Marcos Freitas in the round-of-32, while Manush Shah will face a tough challenge from compatriot Achanta Sharath Kamal.
International stars, including London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal, former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth and ex-top 10 player Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, expressed their concerns and asked the BWF to suspend all its upcoming tournaments.
The Indian Open is scheduled to begin on March 24 and will host top shuttlers from across the world.
US President Donald Trump had earlier suggested that the Olympics could be postponed by a year to avoid athletes playing inside empty stadiums.
Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters at the White House that postponing the Games for a year would be better than seeing "empty stadiums all over the place".
In India, the shooting World Cup and the Indian Open golf tournament were postponed, while badminton's India Open will be played without any spectators.
The AICF also asked the state associations to avoid any state-level events till April 15.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday it is pausing its season, one day after the NBA suspended play after a player tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19.
The event in Guatemala had no direct qualification implications for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games
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