Timeline: How coronavirus brought worldwide sport to standstill

Take a look at how the coronavirus outbreak brought the worldwide sport to a standstill this year

Hyderabad: The effects of the coronavirus outbreak are extending into the final frontier. As of Sunday afternoon, there have been at least 156,930 confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide. While 76,000 people have recovered, more than 5500 have died.

Sports events suspended by coronavirus

Meanwhile, dozens of international sport events have been cancelled or postponed around the globe amid the pandemic.

Take a look at how the coronavirus outbreak brought the worldwide sport to a standstill this year.

• The Chinese Football Association confirms domestic games at all levels will be postponed on 30th January 2020.
• Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai is postponed on 12th February 2020.
• Japanese J. League postpones all domestic games on 25th February 2020.
• Ireland v Italy's Six Nations game on 7th March is postponed on 26th February 2020.
• The English Premier League bans pre-match handshakes to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus on 5th March 2020.
  

  File image of EPL players shaking hands
• Indian Wells is cancelled on 9th March 2020.
• All sport in Italy suspended on 9th March 2020.
• Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis reveals he has coronavirus on 10th March 2020.
• Manchester City v Arsenal is postponed after Evangelos Marinakis' coronavirus admission on 10th March 2020.
• Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta tests positive for coronavirus on 12th March 2020.
  

  File image of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta
• Juventus defender Daniele Rugani tests positive for coronavirus on 12th March 2020.
• NBA season is suspended until further notice after Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on 12th March 2020.
• The Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is cancelled after a McLaren team member tested positive for coronavirus on 12th March 2020.
  

  File image of Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
• Spanish La Liga is suspended for at least the next two rounds of matches on 12th March 2020.
• UEFA suspends Champions League and Europa League matches, including Barcelona v Napoli on 13th March 2020.
• UEFA suspends all football competitions due to be played on 17th and 18th March on 13th March 2020.
• French football's governing body suspends all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches on 13th March 2020.
• German Bundesliga is postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak on 13th March 2020.
• Formula 1 confirms that the Bahrain and Vietnam Grand Prixs have been cancelled on 13th March 2020.
• The Masters, scheduled to start on 9th April, is postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak on 13th March 2020.
• The Giro d'Italia, which was due to start in Hungary in May, is postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak on 13th March 2020.
• The London marathon, scheudled for 26th April is postponed and rearranged for 4th October as a result of the coronavirus outbreak on 13th March 2020.
• The English Premier League, English Football League, FA Women's Super League and Women's Championship are postponed until 3rd April at the earliest on 13th March 2020.
  

  Cricket affected by coronavirus
• England's Test series against Sri Lanka is postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak on 13th March 2020.
• The remainder of the Scottish football season is postponed indefinitely on 13th March 2020.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 13th March 2020 after their meeting decided to postpone the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League by 16 days. IPL was originally set to start from March 29, now it will be held from April 15.
  

  IPL affected by coronavirus
• The three-match One-Day-International (ODI) between India and South Africa was called off in the wake of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) pandemic on 13th March 2020.
  

  India vs South Africa
• Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on 14th March 2020 that Tokyo intends to hold the Olympic Games as planned in July and August.
• ODI series between Australia and New Zealand were been called off on 14th March 2020.
• BCCI on 14th March 2020 announced a list of domestic matches and tournaments that have been put on hold due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
• The Cricket West Indies (CWI) on 15th March 2020 announced a list of domestic matches and tournaments that have been put on hold due to the outbreak of the coronavirus.
  

  Cricket West Indies suspends all events
• The final round of the Sheffield Shield has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on 15th March 2020.
• UEFA have called an emergency meeting on Tuesday 17th March 2020 to discuss the possibility of postponing Euro 2020 by one year.