The beleaguered world No 1, Novak Djokovic, has tested positive for coronavirus, along with his wife, Jelena, throwing tennis into turmoil as the sport’s official tour prepares to resume after a four-month lockdown.
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The 2020 Formula 1 season is poised to start on July 5 with the Austrian GP the first of eight behind-closed-door European races in 10 weeks. After months of cancellations and postponements, the sport has revealed a bumper provisional calendar to return to track action.
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The Bundesliga in Germany is set to become Europe’s first major football league to resume playing during the coronavirus pandemic, with a restart confirmed for this month, it was announced on Wednesday.
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The Dutch Eredivisie has become the first major European football league to cancel its season in response to the coronavirus crisis. For the first time since 1944-45, the Dutch top flight will not have a champion and there will be no relegation or promotion either from the 18-team division.
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Barcelona will sell the naming rights to the Camp Nou for one year in an effort to raise money for the fight against the coronavirus. It is the first time in the stadium’s 63 year history that it will bear a name other than Camp Nou.
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