Covid-19 gives sport the red card

KAROO NEWS - The coronavirus pandemic has led to a halt in events worldwide, including sport. Here is a wrap of a few sporting events not to circle on your calendar.

Rugby

All competitive matches have been suspended by South Africa Rugby until 25 April at the earliest. All national team training camps and travel have been cancelled.
The Guinness PRO14 is cancelled indefinitely
The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals have been postponed.
The Super Rugby season was suspended.

Cricket

Cricket South Africa cancelled all forms of cricket for at least 60 days.
The start of the Indian Premier League was postponed to 15 April.
The final two one-day internationals between India and South Africa will be rescheduled.
Australia Women's limited-overs tour of South Africa, due to start on 22 March, was cancelled.

Golf

n The Masters at Augusta was postponed.
n The Players Championship, along with all PGA Tour events, is cancelled.
n Africa's Sunshine Tour suspended all activities, and will make a final decision after 20 April.
n The entire PGA EuroPro Tour has been cancelled.

Olympics and Paralympics

Both the Olympics and Paralympics have been delayed for a year.

Football

The Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship were postponed
Professional football in England will not resume until 30 April at the earliest
All Champions League and Europa League fixtures schedules for before 16 March were postponed.
FIFA relaxed rules on clubs to release players for the upcoming international fixtures.

Boxing

Japan cancelled all event scheduled for March.
London-based Olympic qualifiers were postponed.
All shows schedules at Madison Square Garden on 14 and 17 March have been postponed.

Motorsport

The Australian Grand Prix was cancelled, along with the Monaco GP. Races in Vietnam, China, Spain, the Netherlands and Bahrain have been postponed.
The Le Mans race in June was postponed.
Formula One approved a shutdown period.

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