Gloom widens for sport as world focus shifts to saving lives
Football’s showpiece European championships and the Tokyo Olympic Games now under threat
16 March 2020 - 17:01
Paris — Silent stadiums and empty venues made for a gloomy weekend for sports fans but the fear on Monday was it could get worse amid the widening coronavirus pandemic.
With governments opting for stringent bans on the size and number of public gatherings, most big sports events across the world have been suspended or scrapped...
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