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WBSC President hails player agreement with MLB and MLBPA for Olympic qualifiers

  • Baseball and Softball

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Fraccari admitted they are  "thrilled" to have reached an agreement to permit players on Major League Baseball (MLB) 40-man rosters to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the respective qualifiers.

The six teams competing in the WBSC Baseball Final Qualifier include hosts Chinese Taipei, Australia, China




IOC delay establishing Human Rights Committee to further develop strategy

  • Olympics

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has again delayed the establishment of a Human Rights Advisory Committee after the Executive Board decided to further develop its strategy on the topic.

looked at by the Committee.The IOC has been criticised for awarding the Olympics to countries such as China


FIBA postpone 3x3 basketball Olympic qualifier in India over coronavirus

  • 3x3 basketball

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced the 3x3 Olympic Qualification Tournament at Bengaluru in India has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Tokyo 2020 will also be up for grabs at a Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament.Serbia, Russia and China

for the men’s Olympic tournament via their world rankings, where they will join hosts Japan.Russia, China

qualifying.FIBA also announced the 3x3 Asia Cups have been rescheduled.The competition at Changsha in China


World Taekwondo in close talks about future of European Olympic qualifier

  • Member National Association and Continental Unions News

World Taekwondo are in close contact with officials in Italy regarding the future of the European Qualification Tournament for Tokyo 2020 in Milan.

each other with regard to the developments of the outbreak of the Corona COVID-19 virus in Italy.Only China

cancellation or postponement of numerous sporting events since the outbreak originated in China.Only China




Alan Hubbard: Panic in the streets and on the playing fields as sport goes viral

  • Inside the Blogs

Those of us at home - and abroad - who are fans of the wonderful television comedy series Dad’s Army no doubt will recall the catchphrase made famous by Corporal Jones, so superbly played by the late Clive Dunn: "Don’t panic! Don’t panic!" 

As well as are just about everything in China, of course, including the World Athletics Indoor Championships

been one of the biggest concerns in the wake of the virus, not least because of Japan’s proximity to China


Judo's Rabat Grand Prix cancelled in bid to curb coronavirus spread

  • Judo

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced the Rabat Grand Prix, due to begin on Friday (March 6), has been cancelled.

who had been living in Italy.There have been more than 92,000 confirmed cases across the globe, with China

cancelled.Chinese judoka were unable to take part in the Paris Grand Slam because the French embassy in China


World junior champion through as preliminary matches begin ITTF Qatar Open

  • Table Tennis

China's world junior champion Xiang Peng was among the winners as preliminary round action began on day one of the International Table Tennis Federation Qatar Open.

Ionescu after recovering from 2-0 down, 8-11, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6, 11-5, 11-3.Fang Bo was not successful for China


PGA Tour has "no planned schedule changes" over coronavirus outbreak

  • Golf

The PGA Tour has no intention to change its calendar because of the global coronavirus outbreak.

has already been decided", continued the statement.The changes already made relate to the PGA Tour's China-Series

, which has been impacted because tournaments were due to take place in or near China, the country where

the coronavirus outbreak began.Four regular-season tournament in China have been postponed, while qualifying

because of the outbreak.The European Tour has also postponed two tournaments scheduled for Malaysia and China

in April.There are more than 92,000 confirmed coronavirus cases across the world, with China, South


FIFA and UEFA Presidents call for calm over coronavirus outbreak

  • Football

FIFA President Gianni Infantino and UEFA counterpart Aleksander Čeferin today called for calm regarding the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on football across the world.

Italy, were also been postponed last weekend.Italy has the most reported coronavirus cases outside of China