The top seeds advanced in all five events on a busy day one of the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, which saw 80 matches completed across five courts.

match of the day on the main court at Arena Birmingham saw the women's singles top seed Chen Yu Fei of China

The two-day World Athletics Council meeting began here today with several members participating via teleconference, amid travel restrictions related to the coronavirus.

was one of the first sporting events to be impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China

The trial of three former high-ranking German Football Association (DFB) officials and ex-FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi in a case involving a suspect payment linked to the 2006 World Cup has been adjourned due to the coronavirus outbreak.

has killed 4,590 people and infected over 124,000 worldwide.Italy now has the most cases outside of China

The Americas Olympic boxing qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Buenos Aires has been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

120,000 cases around the world, and more than 4,300 people have died.The cases have predominantly been in China

China won four golds to top the medal table on the final day of the Asia-Oceania Olympic boxing qualifier

Australia qualified for the women's Olympic football tournament at Tokyo 2020 after finishing the job in the second leg of their play-off with Vietnam.

football at an Olympic Games for the first time since 2004.Both legs of the second Asian play-off between China

The International Handball Federation (IHF) said there are no plans to cancel upcoming events due to the coronavirus outbreak, insisting they are "carefully monitoring the situation"

To date, two courses which were set for Kuwait and China, have been postponed as well as a Global Referee

Women's Youth World Championship has also been re-awarded to Croatia after it was set to be hosted in China

Kenya's Government have imposed a one-month international travel ban for athletes from the nation due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.

the virus which has infected more than 120,000 people and killed more than 4,370, predominantly in China

Hong Kong sports official Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales, who negotiated with terrorists at the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, has died at the age of 100.

later killed 11 Israelis and a German police officer.When Hong Kong was passed from British rule to China

New York Road Runners (NYRR) have announced the cancellation of the New York Half Marathon amid the coronavirus outbreak.

October 18.Nearly 120,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide since the outbreak began in China

World Rowing (FISA) has cancelled four major events in Italy after the country was locked down due to coronavirus.

, which does not include Paralympic qualification, has been postponed to between May 29 and 31.Only China

has suffered only a small dip in sales of merchandise during the coronavirus crisis that has gripped China

million (£56 million/$72 million/€64 million), according to Beijing 2022 officials, as reported by China

, by August, the entire stock at a store in Wangfujing Street in Beijing was sold out, according to China

New Year, which fell on February 8 this year at the height of the coronavirus crisis which started in China

New Zealand have postponed their women's and men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League matches with Germany and The Netherlands due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

 "Therefore, in line with our previous decisions for matches involving China and Australia, we’ve

Zambia are set to make their Olympic debut this year in Tokyo after winning the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. 

from the Asian Football Confederation are yet to be decided, with Australia, Vietnam, South Korea and China

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has postponed its pre-Tokyo 2020 media summit over coronavirus concerns.

cases have been confirmed worldwide, resulting in over 4,000 deaths.The majority have been reported in China

from the country leading to more than 3,100 deaths.Reports have claimed the number of new cases in China