Summary

  • London Marathon postponed to 4 October

  • National League fixtures to go ahead as planned

  • All British elite football called off until at least 3 April

  • Uefa suspends Champions League and Europa League

  • Wales v Scotland in Six Nations postponed

  • Golf's US Masters postponed

  • England cricket tour of Sri Lanka called off

  1. 'An unprecedented situation'published at 11:10 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters: "Above all, we wish Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi speedy recoveries, and everyone else affected by COVID-19.

    "In this unprecedented situation, we are working closely with our clubs, Government, The FA and EFL and can reassure everyone the health and welfare of players, staff and supporters are our priority."

  2. Premier League 'aims to reschedule the displaced fixtures'published at 11:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    The Premier League says it intends to return on 4 April, "subject to medical advice and conditions at the time".

    In a statement the Premier League said: "Despite the challenges, it is the Premier League’s aim is to reschedule the displaced fixtures, including those played by Academy sides, when it is safe to do so.

    "In this fast-moving environment, further updates will be provided when appropriate."

  3. National League to go aheadpublished at 11:05 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport

    As it stands, all 33 games in National League, National League North and National League South will go ahead tomorrow.

    The best supported team – Notts County, with an average attendance of 5,224 – are at home to Eastleigh.

  4. 'This decision has not been taken lightly'published at 11:03 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020
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    Statement from the EFL: "The FA, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest.

    "This action, which will be kept under constant review, has been taken due to the increasing numbers of Clubs taking steps to isolate their players and staff because of the COVID-19 virus.

    "The postponements include all matches in the Championship, League One and League Two, as well as all Academy and youth team fixtures.

    "In addition, clubs are being advised to suspend indefinitely all non-essential activities which include, but are not limited to, player appearances, training ground visits and fan meetings.

    "Whilst the EFL Board has continued to take the advice and guidance offered by the Government and its health advisors, emerging developments mean now is the time to implement football’s contingency plans in response to the crisis.

    "A further update on these plans will be given post an EFL Board Meeting next week.

    "This decision has not been taken lightly, but the EFL must prioritise the health and well-being of players, staff and supporters while also acknowledging the Government’s national efforts in tackling this outbreak."

  5. Premier League postponed until 3 Aprilpublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020
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    All Premier League matches have been postponed until 3 April at the earliest because of the coronavirus.

    That means all professional football in England is off.

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  6. Postpublished at 10:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    The decision to postpone matches until 3 April was unanimously approved by the EFL.

  7. EFL suspends football matches until 3 Aprilpublished at 10:54 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020
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    Matches in the Championship, League One and League Two have been called off until 3 April.

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  8. Paris-Nice to end earlypublished at 10:52 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Organisers of the Paris-Nice bike race have announced the final stage on Sunday will not go ahead because of coronavirus.

    The race will end after Saturday's stage.

  9. BBL to continue as plannedpublished at 10:46 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    The British Basketball League all scheduled games this weekend will be taking place as planned.

    "We encourage all fans who are planning to attend games to follow the optimum hygiene practices as directed by the NHS including regularly washing your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water and to self-isolate should you experience any symptoms," a BBL said.

    "As this is a rapidly moving situation, we are in constant contact with all BBL clubs and are closely monitoring the situation.

    "Should anything change, we will act accordingly and inform all affected parties at the earliest opportunity."

  10. Postpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    We're expecting the decision from that meeting very soon, possibly around 11:00 GMT.

  11. Postpublished at 10:43 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Alistair Magowan
    BBC Sport

    Although Chelsea’s game at Aston Villa on Saturday looks in serious doubt following Callum Hudson-Odoi’s positive coronavirus test, any decision of a potential postponement will be made at the Premier League’s emergency meeting this morning.

    Clubs cannot decide to suspend a game on their own.

  12. League suspension could have 'devastating impact'published at 10:39 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    BBC Radio 5 Live

    Brian Caldwell, Shrewsbury Town chief executive, on the financial impact of postponements or cancellations: "We’ve got five home games left, you are probably looking at £200,000-£250,000 would be lost by not having the income from not just tickets but bars, hospitality, programming income and everything else that we at this level all rely on.

    “It could have a devastating effect on some clubs potentially having that loss of income.”

  13. 'Fans won't be watching cricket for a while'published at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    England's cricket tour of Sri Lanka has been called off with the players returning home as soon as possible

    No one has got coronavirus – no one is ill but it is simply to get the players back into the country so they can look after their loved ones.

    The tour has to be rescheduled and ideally before the summer of 2021 but for now, fans won’t be watching a series between Sri Lanka and England for a while.

    If you want me to guess, then possibly January next year because England tour India late January into February and March, so they could use this Test series as a warm-up for that.

  14. Coronavirus sporting headlinespublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    • Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and England and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi test positive
    • Arsenal's Premier League game with Brighton postponed
    • Chelsea and Arsenal squads self-isolating
    • Everton also self-isolating after a player showed symptoms
    • Watford awaiting test results of one player while Bournemouth's Artur Boruc is self-isolating
    • Premier League decision on coming weeks expected imminently
    • Next week's Champions League and Europa League matches off
    • England's cricket tour of Sri Lanka is off
    • Golf's Players Championship cancelled
    • Australian Grand Prix called off, as are grand prix's in Bahrain and Vietnam
    • Top two tiers of French football league suspended
  15. Postpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Following the announcement from Uefa that next week's Champions League and Europa League matches will not go ahead, these are the Champions League matches that will not take place:

    • Man City v Real Madrid
    • Juventus v Lyon
    • Barcelona v Napoli
    • Bayern Munich v Chelsea

    Manchester United, Wolves and Rangers' Europa League matches have also been postponed.

  16. Postpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    We're expecting official confirmation from the Premier League and EFL shortly.

  17. Premier League to be suspended until at least 4 Aprilpublished at 10:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020
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  18. F1 season set to be postponed until Maypublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Dan Roan
    BBC Sports editor

    Understand F1 set to announce Bahrain Grand Prix is now off, with Vietnam’s set to be announced as off too.

    With Australian and Chinese GPs also off, the F1 season likely to be suspended until Dutch GP in May

  19. Boruc one of five Bournemouth staff self-isolatingpublished at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Bournemouth goalkeeper Artur Boruc is one of five Cherries employees currently self-isolating.

    The other four people are members of the club's first-team staff.

    Bournemouth say the move is a precaution and neither Boruc nor the staff members have tested positive for coronavirus.

    Arthur BorucImage source, Getty Images
  20. 'Decisions like this go beyond cricket'published at 10:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 March 2020

    Full statement from the ECB: "Due to the Covid-19 pandemic worsening globally, and after discussions with Sri Lanka Cricket, we have today made the decision to return our players to the UK and postpone the forthcoming Test series between Sri Lanka and England.

    At this time, the physical and mental wellbeing of our players and support teams is paramount. We will now look to bring them home to their families as soon as possible. These are completely unprecedented times, and decisions like this go beyond cricket.

    We would like to thank our colleagues at Sri Lanka Cricket for their outstanding support and assistance throughout this situation. We look forward to returning to Sri Lanka in the very near future to fulfil this important Test series.