Formula One
FILE - In this April 24, 2019, file photo, IndyCar driver Fernando Alonso, of Spain, drives out of the pit area during testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Alonso will once again attempt to complete motorsports' version of the Triple Crown with a return to the Indianapolis 500 in May with McLaren. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Alonso returns to McLaren for another shot at Indy 500

By Jenna Fryer 4 hrs ago

British reigning F1 drivers champion Lewis Hamilton arrives for the 2020 Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Button urges Hamilton to extend Mercedes contract

By Rob Harris 5 hrs ago

A view of the San Siro stadium where the Serie A soccer match between Inter and Sampdoria was cancelled, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. In Lombardy, the hardest-hit region by the spread of the Coronavirus with 90 cases, schools and universities were ordered to stay closed in the coming days, and sporting events were canceled. Lombardy's ban on public events also extended to Masses in churches in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China

By The Associated Press 6 hrs ago

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a view of part of the temporary hospital with 1100 beds converted from the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 12, 2020. Without enough facilities to handle the number of cases of viral infection, Wuhan has been building prefabricated hospitals and converting a gym and other large spaces to house patients and try to isolate them from others. (Cheng Min/Xinhua via AP)
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China

By The Associated Press Feb. 23, 2020 06:15 AM EST

FILE - This Feb. 12, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows a part of a temporary hospital with 1,100 beds converted from the Wuhan Sports Center in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Citizens have been ordered to stay in their homes for weeks in the coronavirus outbreak's epicenter of Wuhan. (Cheng Min/Xinhua via AP, File)
List of sports events affected by the new virus from China

By The Associated Press Feb. 22, 2020 05:23 AM EST

List of sports events affected by new virus from China

By The Associated Press Feb. 21, 2020 03:53 PM EST
ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9...

In this Feb. 5, 2020, photo, workers wearing protective gears prepare to spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at Namdaemun Market in Seoul, South Korea. Even as cases and deaths from the new virus mount, fear is advancing like a tsunami - and not just in the areas surrounding the Chinese city of Wuhan, the center of the outbreak that has been declared a global health emergency. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
List of sports events affected by new virus from China

By The Associated Press Feb. 21, 2020 12:18 AM EST

Mercedes-AMG Petronas' Lewis Hamilton drives during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Pérez fastest early on second day of F1 testing in Spain

Feb. 20, 2020 08:03 AM EST

Max Verstappen of Aston Martin Red Bull Racing during a Formula One pre-season testing session at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Hamilton, Bottas clock fastest times as F1 testing starts

By Joseph Wilson Feb. 19, 2020 12:10 PM EST

Kimi Raikkonen, right, and Antonio Giovinazzi stand after unveiling the new Alfa Romeo C39 ahead of the Formula One pre-season testing session at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, outside Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Alfa Romeo, Haas unveil cars before start of F1 preseason

By Joseph Wilson Feb. 19, 2020 04:15 AM EST

Hitoshi Oshitani, Professor of Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. The respected Japanese virologist says if the Tokyo Olympics were tomorrow they probably couldn't be held because of the fast-spreading coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Dr. Oshitani says “right now we don't have an effective strategy and I think it may be difficult to have the Olympics." But he was more hopeful about the outlook just over five months from now when the games are to open on July 24.(AP Photo/Stephen Wade)
Virologist: Olympics could not be held now; hopeful for July

By Stephen Wade Feb. 19, 2020 04:15 AM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus outbreak

By The Associated Press Feb. 18, 2020 12:07 PM EST
ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Hong Kong Marathon on Feb. 9...

In this Feb. 12, 2020, photo, a worker disinfects a mall near an advertisement for a car in Beijing, China. Automakers are gradually reopening factories in China that were idled by anti-virus control. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Beijing auto show is latest event delayed by virus fears

Feb. 18, 2020 01:10 AM EST

A security guard wearing a face mask walks through a quiet main Qianmen Street, a popular tourist spot, in Beijing, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020. China reported Sunday a drop in new virus cases for the third straight day, as it became apparent that the country's leadership was aware of the potential gravity of the situation well before the alarm was sounded. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Beijing club set to open its Asian Champions League campaign

By John Duerden Feb. 16, 2020 09:30 PM EST

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus outbreak

By The Associated Press Feb. 14, 2020 11:53 AM EST
ATHLETICS World indoor championships in Nanjing from March 13-15 postponed to March 2021. Asian indoor championships in...

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO of The Mercedes AMG-PETRONAS F1 Team, right, and INEOS Founder and Chairman Jim Ratcliffe pose for a photo with a Mercedes F1 car and its 2020 livery during a media briefing in London, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. The Mercedes Formula One team is still waiting to secure a long-term commitment from world champion Lewis Hamilton. Wolff says he hasn't spoken to Hamilton since the Christmas party after agreeing to “leave each other in peace” in the offseason. Mercedes has longer certainty from its new sponsor INEOS, the chemicals giant owned by Jim Ratcliffe. (Steven Paston/PA via AP)
Hamilton sees a 'sign of weakness' when rivals doubt him

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 14, 2020 09:18 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2020, file photo, a tourist wearing a mask poses for a photo with the Olympic rings in the background, at Tokyo's Odaiba district. Tokyo Olympic organizers repeated their message at the start of two days of meetings with the IOC: this summer's games will not be cancelled or postponed by the coronavirus spreading neighboring China. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Tokyo, IOC officials reiterate that the Olympics are on

By Stephen Wade Feb. 12, 2020 09:46 PM EST

Brad Keselowski, left, and Jimmie Johnson talk between interviews during NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
DAYTONA NOTEBOOK: Jimmie Johnson mulls his 2021 options

By Dan Gelston Feb. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EST

Renault drivers Daniel Ricciardo of Australia, right, and Esteban Ocon of France, left, attend a press conference, in Paris, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Ricciardo hopes team bonding can lead to F1 podiums in 2020

By Jerome Pugmire Feb. 12, 2020 01:23 PM EST

FILE - In this Sunday, April 14, 2019, file photo, drivers prepare for the start of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Formula One's governing body on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, says Shanghai Grand Prix scheduled for April postponed due to virus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix postponed due to virus

By Rob Harris Feb. 12, 2020 07:49 AM EST