Just a short time after the league statement, FC Arsenal announced that head coach Mikel Arteta had contracted Covid-19 and that the training center had been closed.
Handball Bundesliga pauses until April
18:13: The Handball Bundesliga (HBL) will cease its game operations until April 23. “Nobody knows how things will develop in the coming weeks. But there is also a social responsibility that we take for granted,” HBL spokesman Oliver Lücke told SID.
In an official announcement, HBL described its decision as “a sporty and economically unique, massive and threatening cut”. It is planned to make up the 28th, 29th and 30th match day from April 23. The season would then have to be extended into June.
After that, the Final Four, the final round of the DHB Cup, will also be held. The appointment on 4./5. April had lapsed after the health authority of the Free and Hanseatic City, beginning on March 13, initially prohibited all events with more than 1,000 participants. The Barclaycard-Arena, which has been sold out for weeks, offers space for more than 12,000 spectators.
Two games of the Champions League canceled
17:34: The Champions League games Manchester City against Real Madrid and Juventus Turin against Olympique Lyon scheduled for next Tuesday have been canceled for the time being. This was announced by the European Football Union. Previously, the Spanish record champions Real had put their players under quarantine around the German international Toni Kroos because a basketball player of the club had tested positive for the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2. Defense player Daniele Rugani had tested positive for the virus at Juventus.
Major League Soccer ceases to operate
17:07: After the American basketball profile league NBA, the football league MLS also interrupts its season due to the coronavirus crisis. “From now on” and for 30 days the game will be suspended, the MLS announced. Information about the further procedure and the changed game plan should be given in due course. Immediately next weekend, twelve games will be affected, including the Beckham Club Inter Miami game against LA Galaxy.
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Premier League: Three Leicester City professionals in quarantine
16:29: Three players of the English first division football club Leicester City have quarantined themselves on suspicion of an infection with the corona virus. This was announced by team manager Brendan Rodgers. Rodgers didn’t say which players it was. The professionals had shown symptoms and were therefore separated from the rest of the team, Rodgers reported. Leicester should face FC Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Basketball Bundesliga interrupts the current season
16:24: The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) temporarily ceases to play due to the corona crisis. In contrast to the German Ice Hockey League (DEL), which ended its season prematurely, the basketball players hope to be able to continue their series later in the year. This already affects the 23rd match day planned for the coming weekend.
Tennis: men’s tournaments canceled for six weeks
16:00: The player organization ATP has decided not to hold any tennis tournaments on the men’s tour in the next six weeks. The Masters tournament in Indian Wells and Miami had previously been canceled. After the six-week break, the tournament in Munich would be on the program. It is uncertain whether it will actually be possible to play again. At first there was no comment from the women ’s organization WTA.
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Ski jumping: Power declared overall World Cup winner
3:00 p.m .: The World Cup season for ski jumpers was stopped early. “We have to inform you that the season is over,” said race director Walter Hofer from the International Ski Federation (FIS) in Trondheim. In the Norwegian city, the penultimate individual competition of the season was scheduled for the evening as part of the raw air tour, and the athletes are now heading home. The hosting of the Ski Flying World Championships in Planica, Slovenia (March 19 to 22) is also questionable, but an official decision has not yet been made. Stefan Kraft won the overall World Cup for the second time in his career. The Austrian relegated Karl Geiger (1519) to second place with 1659 points.
Uefa will decide on the EURO 2020 next week
14:40: Spanish media had reported during the day that the current Champions League and Europa League season had been interrupted due to the corona virus. The European Football Association has not confirmed this. Instead, Uefa announced in a message that next Tuesday (March 17) representatives of all 55 member associations, as well as the executive boards of the European Club Association and the European leagues, will discuss the current and upcoming competitions together. It should also be decided whether the EM 2020 will be postponed or even canceled in twelve European countries.
Bosnian association requests postponement of EM playoffs
13:05: The Bosnian football association has asked Uefa to postpone its playoff semi-finals for the EURO 2020. Bosnia-Herzegovina headed by Captain Edin Dzeko should face Northern Ireland in Zenica on March 26. The country has banned people from several countries, including Italy and Germany . All Bosnian citizens who still want to enter from these countries must be in quarantine for 14 days. “This means that most of our players cannot play a play-off game,” the association writes. The last four European Championship participants are to be determined in the playoffs.
McLaren will not compete on Sunday’s race
12:35: The cancellation of the first race of the season in Formula 1 is getting closer. The McLaren racing team announced in the evening (local time) in Melbourne that a team member had tested positive for Covid-19 . Therefore, the team will not take part in the race scheduled for Sunday (6.10 a.m.CET). The mechanic concerned had complained of flu-like symptoms upon arrival in Australia and had been tested. The positive result is now available. The organizers and the world motorsport association Fia have not yet commented on the new development. Those responsible are currently discussing the further effects of the positive test result. However, in the run-up to the Australian Grand Prix, Formula 1 director Ross Brawn had stressed in connection with possible travel restrictions that driving would not take place if a racing team could not compete.
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Football fans should avoid the stadiums
11:55: Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen have asked their supporters not to gather around the stadiums during the Bundesliga games at the weekend. Fans had already gathered in front of the stadium during the game between Gladbach and Cologne on Friday without spectators. The Paris fans had also supported their team in the Champions League round of 16 against Dortmund in front of the venue. Before the derby against Schalke, BVB asked its fans in a message not to hold a public viewing. “Everyone is asked to show responsibility and thereby protect themselves and other people from being infected with the Corona virus,” it says. Bremen also appeals to its fans to avoid the stadium on Monday before and after the home game against Leverkusen.
Interrupted Euro League of basketball players
11:28: The World Basketball Association has decided to interrupt all competitions until further notice due to the coronavirus pandemic this Friday. Fiba announced this. Affected are the Euro League, the Champions League and the Fiba Europe Cup, in which Bundesliga club Medi Bayreuth qualified for the semi-finals on Wednesday evening. The game against U-BT Cluj Napoca already took place without spectators. A decision is still pending whether the Euroleague will also be interrupted.
Hamilton criticizes the scheduled start of the Formula 1 season
10:40: Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has criticized the spread of the corona virus about the start of the Formula 1 start in Australia. “I am very, very surprised that we are here,” said the Mercedes driver at a press conference. “I think it’s great that we can have races, but it’s shocking that we all sit in this room.” Among other things, Hamilton pointed out that other sports, such as the NBA, are facing the pandemic by interrupting their operations. “It seems the rest of the world is responding.”
When asked about the reason why the premier class is sticking to the start of the season, Hamilton referred to the money that Formula 1 contracts deal with: “Money rules the world ”. In Melbourne’s Formula 1 paddock, the number of suspected cases has risen to at least five. Four employees are affected in the Haas team, one at McLaren. The Formula 1 season is still scheduled to start in Australia on Sunday (6.10 a.m.CET, live ticker SPIEGEL.de, TV : RTL, Sky). While Bahrain had already announced that the second race would be closed to the public, spectators are still allowed in Melbourne. At the weekend, the decision should also be made whether the race in Vietnam should be postponed or canceled.
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“Money rules the world ”: Lewis Hamilton before the race in Melbourne
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World Cup season of alpine ski racers ended prematurely
10:40: After the races of the ski racers in Are, the world association Fis also canceled the men’s competitions planned for the weekend in Kranjska Gora in Slovenia. Most recently, the planned World Cup final in Cortina d’Ampezzo had been canceled as a precautionary measure against Covid-19 . In Kranjska Gora there was also a slalom and a giant slalom. The World Cup season of alpine ski racers – like that of women – ended prematurely. Due to the cancellation, the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is the winner of the overall ranking.
Bundesliga conference unlocked at the weekend
9:45: The pay broadcaster “Sky” has responded to the viewer exclusions in the Bundesliga and 2nd division: Both the Saturday conference from 2 p.m. and the Sunday games from 1 p.m. can be seen on the free-to-air channel “Sky Sport News HD” . The broadcaster announced this.
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US basketball league NBA breaks season
02:58: The North American basketball league NBA interrupts their season indefinitely due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The league announced this decision on Wednesday evening (local time). The NBA also confirmed a positive test from a Utah Jazz club player. US media unanimously report that it should be the French center Rudy Gobert.
Inter Milan initially suspends game operations
1:05: Serie A club Inter Milan has announced after the recent developments around the corona virus to suspend all competitive activities until further notice. In a statement, Inter had referred to the publication of Juventus that central defender Daniele Rugani had Covid-19 . Both teams had played against each other in the league last Sunday, although Rugani was not used, but was in the Juventus squad.
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