Bianca Andreescu injured, withdraws from Australian Open
Bianca Andreescu, the 19-year-old US Open champion and world number six, has announced that she will not be participating in the Australian Open, citing a serious knee injury received during the WTA finals a few months ago. Andreescu also defeated Serena Williams this year to win her first Grand Slam title.
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A $60 billion hit on the global sports industry
According to David Lampitt, managing director of sports partnerships at Sportradar, the global sports industry will take a massive hit due to the coronavirus pandemic as most of the matches across different sports are either canceled or postponed. “Impact will be felt across the year with an estimated downturn of probably between 50% and 60% on the global sports economy,” “That’s a hit of probably $60 billion globally,” he added
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Wimbledon canceled for the first time since WW2
The organizers of Wimbledon, the oldest tennis Grand Slam tournament in the world, have announced that this year's Wimbledon tournament, due to be held this summer, has been canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Ever since its founding in 1877, Wimbledon has only been canceled from 1914 to 1919 for World War 1, and from 1939 to 1946 for the second World War.
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Khabib calls off UFC title match amid coronavirus pandemic
Reacting to UFC President Dana White's determination to host UFC 249 on April 18 despite widespread lockdowns and travel restrictions amid the coronavirus pandemic, undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has called off his main event match with rival Tony Ferguson, stating that he is unwilling to break his quarantine in Dagestan, Russia. Ferguson has repeated that he is still willing to fight.
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Floyd Mayweather's uncle and boxing champ Roger dead at 58
Uncle and trainer to boxing superstar and unbeaten welterweight and featherweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roger Mayweather has died aged 58 after a long battle with several health problems, including diabetes. Like his nephew, Roger was also a respected boxing champion, winning the super-featherweight title in 1983 and the WBC super-lightweight title in 1987.
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