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El delantero argentino Lionel Messi del Barcelona frente al balón en el partido contra el Real Madrid por La Liga Española, el domingo 1 de marzo de 2020. (AP Foto/Andrea Comas)
The Latest: Australia cancels track championships for 2020

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2020 04:44 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 9, 2013, file photo, United States' Kacey Bellamy, Julie Chu and Meghan Duggan, from left, stand with IIHF president Rene Fasel as they are presented with the trophy after the U.S. team defeated Canada 3-2 in the gold medal game at the women's ice hockey world championships in Ottawa, Ontario. The women’s world hockey championships in Canada have been canceled because of the new coronavirus. International Ice Hockey Federation President René Fasel tells The Associated Press the decision was made by conference call Saturday, March 7, 2020. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
The Latest: Australian rules football suspends league

By The Associated Press Mar. 21, 2020 06:37 AM EDT

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain rubs his nose during a press conference at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Six-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has questioned the wisdom of staging the season-opening Formula One Grand Prix while other sports are canceling events because of the spreading coronavirus. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
F1 cancels season-opening Australian GP amid virus concerns

By John Pye Mar. 13, 2020 02:24 AM EDT

Olympiakos players challenge for the ball during warm up prior the Europa League round of 16 first leg soccer match between Olympiakos and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece, Thursday, March 12, 2020. The match is being played in an empty stadium because of the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Australian sports begin feeling effects of the coronavirus

By Dennis Passa Mar. 13, 2020 12:52 AM EDT