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The Premier League has moved to cancel games following the global outbreak of coronavius. On Tuesday March 17, Kozo Tashima, one of the Japanese Olympic Committee's vice presidents and president of the Japanese Football Association, tested positive for coronavirus. The four teams in the AFC Champions League are playing their matches behind closed doors. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Players have been quick to criticise the move, which has created a conflict with the Laver Cup men’s team event spearheaded by Roger Federer, and a women’s tournament in China. The RFU has suspended all levels of rugby in England until April 14, with the announcement coming shortly after the Premiership was halted for five weeks. The Tour de France is under threat of cancellation, with the scheduled start in Nice taking place in just over three months, on June 27. The NHL has announced it has paused the 2019-20 season with no date confirmed for when it will resume. Arthur emerges from gym built to save souls as elite boxing beckons. Matchroom Boxing chief Eddie Hearn has said Anthony Joshua's heavyweight title defence against Kubrat Pulev, which is scheduled for June 20, could be rearranged for July. The European Tour have cancelled all tournaments until the popular Made in Denmark event on May 21. The final two stages of the UAE Tour were cancelled after two members of staff on the race were suspected of having the disease. The tenth round saw much of the same. A further 260 deaths in the United Kingdom from coronavirus were announced on Saturday, taking the total death toll to 1,019, with 17,089 confirmed cases in all. Yarde urged everyone to stay at home and not spread the deadly virus further as the pandemic takes hold around the world. Doubts remain as the Asian weightlifting championships, scheduled for March, are relocated from Kazakhstan to neighbouring Uzbekistan. pro boxer. The event has been postponed because of the coronavirus crisis with British Boxing announcing all their events would be postponed until April 30 at the earliest. [13], Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title, Retained WBO European and WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight titles. It came after a confirmed case of the coronavirus in the nearby Coachella Valley. Yarde followed up with an accurate salvo of power punches but was unable to capitalise, allowing the visibly hurt Kovalev to stay on his feet for the remainder of the round. Professional career. 'I'm not a doctor but I do know if you stay home you are less likely to catch it or pass it on. World Short track speed skating championship in Seoul is cancelled. Many of them were due to be held in China or east Asia in countries badly hit by the outbreak. The more people go out and mingle the longer this isolation will last and the more it will spread. The postponement provides a chance for European club competitions to be completed. Boxing's Official Record Keeper sign up ... Anthony Dwayne Duncan Yarde: born: 1991-08-13 / age 29 nationality: United Kingdom: debut: 2015-05-09 division: light heavy stance: orthodox: height: 6′ 0″ / 183cm: residence: Ilford, Essex, United Kingdom: birth place: Organisers said the race will be postponed to a date yet to be determined. Over 40,000 runners were due to take part. "The more people go out and mingle, the longer this isolation will last and the more it will spread.". Published: 09:52 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 15:55 BST, 29 March 2020. Danish cyclist Michael Morkov was tested for coronavirus after being put in isolation. Italy, the country worst hit by the virus outside China, suffered a spate of cancellations before the government put the population on lockdown. Yarde finished his amateur career with a record of eleven wins by knockout and one loss. They will not be rescheduled. North Korea cancelled the Pyongyang Marathon scheduled for April after imposing a border lockdown due to the level of outbreak in South Korea, where the Seoul Marathon is cancelled in a bid to protect runners. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Although there are Covid-19 cases in the Caribbean, its impact there has been limited so far. On Friday March 13 US president Donald Trump's suggestion to postpone the Tokyo Olympics for a year because of the coronavirus was immediately shot down by Japan's Olympic minister. The decision was confirmed while Joe Root's side were in the field at Colombo's P Sara Oval, contesting a warm-up game for a two-Test series. Anthony Dwayne Duncan Yarde (born 13 August 1991)[1] is a British professional boxer who challenged for the WBO light-heavyweight title in 2019. British boxer Anthony Yarde has announced the sad news his father has died from coronavirus, Yarde made the announcement on his Instagram account and urged people to stay home. ... British boxer Anthony Yarde has announced that his father has passed away after contracting coronavirus. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The 2020 campaign had been set to start on March 29. British boxer Anthony Yarde says his father has died after contracting coronavirus. It is the first time since the leagues inception in 1982 that an entire set of exhibition matches are off. My dad passed away from this virus yesterday and he was fit with no health issues. “We hope that his fans listen to Anthony’s heartfelt plea for people to take the government’s advice seriously so we can try and minimise the suffering of others.”. The Women's Six Nations has also been hit by postponements. Yarde suffered the first defeat of his professional career, losing by TKO in the eleventh round. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. They were denied the opportunity to play behind closed doors. [4] In May 2015, he made his professional debut with a second-round knockout (KO) victory over Mitch Mitchell. The Women's World Ice Hockey Championships in Canada have been cancelled. Yarde, who has won 19 of his 20 professional fights, was scheduled to fight for the Commonwealth light heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in April before the event was postponed due to the pandemic. The US PGA Championship, the second major of the year, has now joined the  Masters in being postponed. Top-level English and Scottish football was initially suspended until April 3 at the earliest. 'Coronavirus is an issue affecting all of us, but that doesn't make the individual casualties any less tragic. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. This is the first time that Wimbledon will not be staged since 1945. On March 13, UEFA announced all Champions League and Europa League fixtures scheduled are postponed, as well as the quarter-final draws for both competitions. Last updated on 29 March 202029 March 2020.From the section Boxing. The Grand National was called off following new British government restrictions to fight the spread of coronavirus made it impossible to stage the Aintree showpiece on April 4. The Dutch Eredivisie and Portugal's Primeira Liga are also suspended. Anthony Yarde began boxing at nineteen years old and only had 12 amateur fights prior to becoming a professional fighter. They also scrapped the following three events leading up to the Masters, but after that was cancelled four further events in April and May – the RBC Heritage, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the Wells Fargo Championship and the AT&T Byron Nelson - also bit the dust. In an aid to decrease risks of exposure to the virus, the NBA had told players to avoid taking items such as pens, markers, balls and jerseys from autograph seekers. They were later reinstated to the tournament after testing negative for the virus. That fight, which had been penciled in for April 11, has been rescheduled for July 11 at the O2 Arena. 'The leaders agreed that the Olympic Games in Tokyo could stand as a beacon of hope to the world during these troubled times and that the Olympic flame could become the light at the end of the tunnel in which the world finds itself at present. UEFA hope to conclude the competitions in the summer but no dates are yet set. The British light-heavyweight fighter, 28, revealed the tragic news in the early hours of this morning. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. "Coronavirus is an issue affecting all of us, but that doesn’t make the individual casualties any less tragic," he said. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Fri, Aug 23, 2019 Yarde seemed comfortable in the early rounds, staying out of range and keeping Kovalev at bay with speed and movement. However, reports suggest that the league could resume on April 18 as China gets to grip with the virus. Last modified on Wed 1 Jul 2020 13.00 EDT. [12] In a post-fight interview with Steve Bunce for BT Sport, Kovalev praised Yarde's defence and boxing IQ, insisting Yarde will "100%" be a world champion in the future. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. A further 260 deaths were confirmed in the United Kingdom on Saturday, taking the death toll to 1,019, with over 17,000 cases reported in total. “Coronavirus is an issue affecting all of us, but that doesn’t make the individual casualties any less tragic. This summer's Euro 2020 tournament has been moved to next summer (2021) following a UEFA conference held on March 17. The Bahrain Grand Prix, scheduled for March 20-22, is also called off, as is the inaugural Vietnam Grand Prix, which was scheduled to take place in Hanoi on April 5. The 28-year-old light-heavyweight has urged people to stay at home, saying his father had been "fit with no health issues" before becoming ill. "I'm still in shock but maybe this can help people stay at home," Yarde posted on social media.

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