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Jamie Roberts's advice to SA to fight COVID-19
Jamie Roberts, who is a medical doctor, has allowed a front-line medic to live in his Cardiff flat to help the fight against COVID-19.
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WADA to continue testing 'where possible' amid coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak upended many upcoming international sporting events, most recently casting doubt on whether the Tokyo Summer Games could advance as scheduled.
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Players accept games may have to take place without fans - PFA's Barnes
English soccer has been suspended until at least 30 April due to the coronavirus crisis, although the Football Association, Premier League and EFL have agreed to extend the season indefinitely.
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Psychologists explain how self-isolation and quarantine will impact athletes
Locally, the PSL has resolved to keep the leagues suspended but do hope to end the 2019/20 season by 30 June.
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Du Plessis named among contracted players by Cricket South Africa
Faf Du Plessis has handed over the captaincy in all three formats to wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock.
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Impey fears impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Olympic Games training
SA cycling star Daryl Impey spoke to EWN Sport from Spain, saying that they were currently living under strict conditions and revealed that he had not been tested for the virus yet.
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Athletics chief calls for Olympic delay as Canada pulls out
Australia also told its athletes to prepare for a Tokyo Olympics in 2021 as expectations grew that the event, scheduled to start on 24 July, would be postponed.
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Sascoc not taking position on possible postponement of Olympics Games
Australia and Canada have announced they will not send athletes to Tokyo if the Games were held this year.
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Le Clos faces uncertain training future amid Olympic doubts
Le Clos had set up in Turkey after an earlier camp in Italy had been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, but is now at home in Cape Town.
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Australia freezes proposed domestic rugby competition due to coronavirus
Rugby Australia said the remodelled competition had a planned start date of 3 April but had been suspended until at least 1 May.
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Marco Asensio wins gaming tournament after swapping pitch for Playstation
With Spanish soccer on hold along with most live sports while the world fights the coronavirus pandemic, players traded the pitch for Playstation in an online tournament endorsed by La Liga.
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Coronavirus 'no joke' - Olympic gold medallist van der Burgh warns
The 31-year-old is among those least likely to be severely impacted by the deadly virus but he said the debilitating effects of the illness were lingering.
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Olympic postponement may be 'inevitable', Japan's PM says
The comments from Shinzo Abe were his first acknowledgement that the 2020 Games may not open as scheduled on 24 July, as the coronavirus marches across the globe causing unprecedented chaos.
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Liverpool FC offer stewards to supermarkets amid virus panic
There have been reports of British supermarket workers facing abuse amid panic buying as customers scramble for food and other items during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Thousands flock to see Olympic flame in Japan despite virus fears
The flame arrived in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony on Friday as doubts grew over whether the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will go ahead on schedule due to the coronavirus.
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Pakistan's Umar Akmal could face lifetime ban over corruption charges
The 29-year-old was provisionally suspended by the anti-corruption unit of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 20 February, the day when the Pakistan Super League commenced in Karachi.
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World Sevens in London, Paris postponed due to virus
Rugby Union's governing body also delayed a string of other sevens competitions and placed the Olympic Games repechage qualification tournament under review.
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Cancellation of World Rugby U20 Champs disappointing but necessary - SA Rugby
World Rugby announced on Friday that the World Rugby U20 Championship, which was set to be hosted in Verona, Viadana, Calvisano and Parma in Italy from 28 June to 18 July, was called off with the wellbeing of the global rugby family at heart.
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ASA and Comrades Marathon on same page over COVID-19
Aleck Skhosana and Winn agreed that all further comments and statements during the 30 days of postponements of all athletics activities in the country will only come through the national office of ASA.
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Blitzboks test negative for COVID-19
The tests for the highly-infectious virus were conducted after it was revealed earlier this week that members of the Australia Sevens rugby team tested positive.
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Joshua-Pulev heavyweight title fight postponed due to coronavirus
The 38-year-old former European amateur super-heavyweight champion Pulev said the fight would probably take place at the end of the year instead of June 20 at Tottenham Hotspur’s stadium in London as scheduled.
