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OLYMPICS
- The Olympics from July 24-Aug. 9 in Tokyo have not been
postponed or suspended.
- The Tokyo 2020 Games torch lighting ceremony in ancient
Olympia was held without spectators.
- The Olympic flame handover ceremony in Athens on March 19 was
held without spectators.
SOCCER
- Australia's top flight A-League soccer competition has banned
spectators for the rest of the 2019/20 season and faces a
temporary hiatus due to quarantine restrictions that have
affected two teams.
Organisers are nonetheless planning to pack the final matches
into a condensed schedule before the playoffs.
- Turkish Super Lig matches are still being played, albeit
without fans present in stadiums.
RUGBY UNION
- South Africa's July tests against Scotland and Georgia remain
as scheduled but will be reviewed in April.
RUGBY LEAGUE
- Australia's National Rugby League, the world's richest
competition in the 13-man rugby code and most popular spectator
sport in the country's eastern states, is continuing for the
time being at closed stadiums.
AUSTRALIAN RULES
- The top flight Australian Football League launched its season
as scheduled in Melbourne on March 19 but without fans in
attendance and after organizers slashed the season to 17 rounds
from 22.
SNOOKER
- The World Championships in Sheffield from April 18-May 4 is
going ahead as of now.
HORSE RACING
- Australian races are continuing in key markets but without
fans.
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
- The Cage Warriors mixed martial arts promotion is set to go
ahead with its planned event in England on March 20 after a
switch of venue from London to Manchester.
(Compiled by Rohith Nair and Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru,
editing by Pritha Sarkar/Peter Rutherford and Timothy Heritage)
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