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Football fixtures have been removed from the calendar across the world, and as the coronavirus outbreak leaves the sport on hold, it is increasingly uncertain whether Gareth Bale will be a Real Madrid player when it resumes.

USA Track and Field (USATF), the governing body of American athletics, has called for a postponement of the Tokyo Olympics amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Portsmouth players James Bolton, Andy Cannon and Sean Raggett have tested positive for coronavirus.

Cafes, pubs, bars, restaurants and gyms are closed for the foreseeable future in the latest move aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus.

These are tough times for professional athletes four months out from the Olympic Games.

A host of Premier League stars will be available for nothing this summer – but how will the coronavirus pandemic affect those who will be out of contract?

Back-page headlines and transfer news from Saturday’s national newspapers…

Nasser Hussain says cricket purists “may have to suck it up this summer” with coronavirus impacting the calendar.

The International Olympic Committee is “considering various scenarios” for Tokyo 2020 but cancellation is not one of them, according to president Thomas Bach.

UK Athletics made decisions that “were reasonable at the time” in two
internal reviews regarding allegations centred on the Nike Oregon Project, an independent report has found.