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Paul Clarke

Coronavirus and football: The European sporting events cancelled and postponed

Coronavirus is continuing to cause havoc across Europe on sporting events as the list of cancellations and postponements increase.

Rugby's Six Nations and the Formula One have been hit by postponements, while all sporting action in Italy has been pushed back until at least April 3.

This comes amid a decision to place the whole of Italy on lockdown, meaning 60 million people have to isolate themselves.

The UK has now seen six deaths and 373 cases of coronavirus but the Premier League and the Football will not be going behind closed doors just yet after a UK Government Cobra meeting with sporting authorities on Monday.

Matt Hancock provides coronavirus update in Parliament

When it comes to the rest of Europe, here is a rundown of the current state of play.

France's Ligue 1 and the top two divisions in Spain have gone behind closed doors.

Rugby wise the Six Nations clash between France and Ireland in Paris on Saturday has been called off. The same can be said for Italy and England in Rome.

Formula One has also seen big changes. The Chinese Grand Prix has been cancelled and the Bahrain Grand Prix will take place later this month with no spectators.

Tennis’ BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells has been called off, while cycling's UAE Tour has also suffered the same fate.

Horse racing's Cheltenham Festival is still going ahead, though those with symptoms of the virus have been warned to stay away.

From a long-term perspective, Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics are two major events which could be threatened by the coronavirus.

 
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