The 2020 sporting calendar has been greatly affected by the coronavirus outbreak as elite matches and events across the UK and worldwide have been postponed, cancelled or rescheduled.
As the World Health Organisation declares Europe the new ‘epicentre’ for the coronavirus, Sport On The Box presents a complete and up-to-date overview of all of the key UK-televised sporting events affected.
The organisers, International Olympic Committee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to the delay, confirming that they must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021.
All Premier League, EFL, FA Cup, Women’s Super League and England international matches have been suspended until at least 30 April due to the threat of the coronavirus, while all professional football in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been suspended until further notice, in the wake of the crisis.
A number of major international events were initially forced in postponement, including England’s Test series in Sri Lanka, golf’s Masters Tournament and PGA Tour, ATP, WTA and French Open tennis, rugby union’s Six Nations and PRO14, Formula 1, the London Marathon and all major sport in the United States, including the NBA, NHL, MLB and MLS.
Further suspensions now include all European and English domestic rugby union, Vanarama National League football and Super League, as well as British sporting institutions, including Wimbledon, Grand National and the Boat Race, have joined the ever-growing list of future events being cancelled.
The mass postponement of sport due to the pandemic has left a huge gap in all UK broadcasters’ schedules over the coming weeks, with many of these being filled by any live sport which does take place, match replays and documentaries.
Some pay-TV sports broadcasters, including Sky Sports, are giving customers the option to pause their subscription packages until regular live sports coverage resumes.
“Sky Sports is working closely with all our partners to better understand the impact on the annual sporting calendar.
“We recognise that it is a fast-moving situation and we are working at speed to ensure we continue to deliver for all of our customers. A number of sporting events have been postponed, but not cancelled, so we expect to be able to show these when they are rescheduled.
“Therefore, our live schedule is likely to look different for a period of time. As more information becomes available, we will continue to provide updates to all of our customers.”
“We apologise to customers about the changes to the BT Sport schedule this month due to the impact of Covid-19.
“The situation is evolving rapidly and we are working with the leagues to continue to broadcast live sport wherever possible and broadcast games when they are rescheduled over the coming months.
“We will continue to broadcast a wide range of BT Sport content including films and documentaries and we will update our customers as we have a clearer view of the remainder of the season.”
Full details of postponed, cancelled or rescheduled sporting events, as well as those which are still due to be staged, can be found below shortly.
For the very latest developments and up-to-date information on the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on sport, follow rolling live blogs on BBC Sport or Sky Sports.
Visit SOTB’s listings pages for a rundown of all the postponed, cancelled or rescheduled matches and events across individual sports, including football, rugby union, tennis, golfand motorsport; while the SOTB Sports Calendarhas an up-to-date month-by-month overview of all major UK-televised sporting events.
UEFA Euro 2020 Play-offs / International Friendlies UPDATE:All international matchespostponed until end of June
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International Friendlies (March) England (v Italy & Denmark) –Cancelled Wales (v Austria & USA) – Cancelled
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UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Youth Leaguee UEFA Women’s Champions League UPDATE: All UEFA club fixtures fixtures suspended until further notice Finals postponed
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Premier League
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Emirates FA Cup
FA Women’s Super League Season suspended until at least 30 April
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