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Men's basketball league cancels season due to coronavirusMore sportsMar 24, 2020The South Korean men's pro basketball season came to an abrupt end on Tuesday, with the coronavirus outbreak forcing a premature finish for the first time in the league's 23-year history. The Korean... -
Foreign players in S. Korean baseball set to rejoin teams this weekBaseballMar 23, 2020Just a few weeks ago, when Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) clubs were wrapping up their spring training in places like the United States, Japan and Taiwan, their foreign players, most of them Ameri... -
S. Korean Olympic body in wait-and-see mode as IOC, Japan hint at postponing Tokyo 2020Olympic GamesMar 23, 2020The South Korean national Olympic body is taking a wait-and-see approach in its buildup for the Tokyo Olympics, which may well be postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Following an Execu... -
KBO team cancels practice after player reports feverBaseballMar 23, 2020A South Korean baseball club canceled its practice and closed its home stadium on Monday after a player reported a fever. The Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said the unidentif... -
Canada says no athletes at Tokyo Games if not postponedOlympic GamesMar 23, 2020TORONTO (AP) -- The Canadian Olympic Committee says it won't send athletes to the Tokyo Games unless they're postponed for a year, becoming the first country to threaten such a move in the face of th... -
Olympic postponement may be 'inevitable', Japan's PM saysOlympic GamesMar 23, 2020TOKYO (AFP) -- Postponing the Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic may become "inevitable", Japan's prime minister conceded Monday, after the International Olympic Committee said a delay was being ... -
Olympic flame gets muted welcome in Japan as Games doubts growOlympic GamesMar 20, 2020HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA (AFP) -- The Olympic flame arrived in Japan to a scaled-down welcoming ceremony Friday as doubts grew over whether the Tokyo Games will go ahead on schedule with the coronavirus pan... -
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[Newsmaker] Women's pro basketball season canceled due to coronavirusMore sportsMar 20, 2020There will be no more women's pro basketball played in South Korea this spring in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Women's Korean Basketball League decided on Friday to scrap the rest of th... -
Volleyball federation delays decision on season suspended amid coronavirus crisisMore sportsMar 19, 2020The national volleyball governing body has put off deciding the fate of the suspended professional season, amid increasing calls for cancellation in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Korean... -
National fencing player tests positive for coronavirusMore sportsMar 18, 2020A national fencing player has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after participating in a competition in Europe, the sport's governing body said Wednesday. The Korean Fencing Federation said ... -
Sick baseball player tests negative for coronavirusBaseballMar 17, 2020The South Korean baseball league breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after an ill minor leaguer tested negative for the novel coronavirus. The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)... -
IOC set for crisis talks as fears grow for Tokyo OlympicsOlympic GamesMar 17, 2020LAUSANNE (AFP) -- The International Olympic Committee will hold high-level talks on Tuesday, as doubts grow over the Tokyo Games and with some in Japan urging officials not to risk lives by pressing ... -
Minor league baseball player with fever tested for coronavirus, practices canceledBaseballMar 16, 2020A South Korean minor league baseball player is awaiting the result of his test for the novel coronavirus after reporting to Monday's practice with a fever. The Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Or... -
'Don't sacrifice lives': doubts grow in Japan over Tokyo OlympicsOlympic GamesMar 16, 2020"If the outbreak does not get controlled by June or July, I think we should postpone it," said Otto. The betting odds are increasingly shifting towards the opening ceremony not taking place on July ... -
Worldwide sports collapse piles pressure on OlympicsMore sportsMar 13, 2020TOKYO (AFP) -- The collapse of sports events worldwide over the rapidly spreading new coronavirus heaped pressure on the Tokyo Olympics on Friday as US President Donald Trump suggested delaying the G...
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