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Dortmund stadium to be used as medical center in virus crisis

Germany's biggest football stadium, Borussia Dortmund's Signal Iduna Park, is to be partially transformed into a medical center to help treat patients during the coronavirus pandemic, the German Bundesliga club announced Friday.

Manchester United to give 30% of pay to NHS, union continue talks

Manchester United players will donate 30 percent of their wages to local hospitals and health services in the first major coronavirus gesture from a full Premier League squad.

With Wimbledon lost, Federer, Williams running out of Grand Slam opportunities

The cancelation of Wimbledon this week has not only fanned the possibility of a total tennis wipeout for the rest of the season but may also have put an end to the Grand Slam title chase for both Roger Federer and Serena Williams.

UEFA warns clubs risk Champions League exclusion if seasons are not completed

UEFA and Europe's top clubs have stated their determination that the current football season should be played to a conclusion and threatened that teams may be excluded from the next Champions League if their domestic competitions are ended prematurely.

Asian Cup 2027 hosting deadline extended over virus

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) extended the deadline for preliminary bids for the 2027 Asian Cup on Thursday after the coronavirus pandemic caused major problems for football administrations.

UEFA suspends Champions League, Europa League 'until further notice'

UEFA bowed to the inevitable on Wednesday and suspended all Champions League and Europa League matches “until further notice” due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Wimbledon canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

The Wimbledon tennis championships were canceled for the first time since World War Two as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar on Wednesday.

FIFA working on 'Football Marshall plan' for virus impact

FIFA are working on the details of a “Football Marshall plan” to deal with the financial fall-out from the coronavirus pandemic, which will almost certainly result in them dipping into their $2.7 billion reserves.

Bananas, baseball and headaches; counting the cost of Tokyo's Olympic delay

The Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 last week as the coronavirus outbreak deepened, an unprecedented move in the 124-year history of the modern Olympics.

Tokyo organizers eye July 2021 for delayed Olympics: Reports

Tokyo Olympics organizers are eyeing next July as a start date for the postponed Games, Japanese media reported Sunday, following the historic decision to delay the event due to the coronavirus.