[Sport] Coronavirus and sports: Netherlands to allow fans to come back, Rapinoe opts out

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Dutch fans allowed back

As part of a general relaxing of coronavirus measures, the Netherlands government has announced that some football fans will be able to attend matches from September 1. 

However, there must be a distance of 1.5 meters between fans and singing and chanting is not allowed. 

June 24

New York race the latest to fall

New York's marathon, scheuled for November 1, 2020 is the latest major sporting event to be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said on Wednesday.

Calling the cancelation "incredibly disappointing," Michael Capiraso, head of the New York Road Runners organization, said "it was clearly the course we needed to follow from a health and safety perspective."
 

 Rapinoe opts out with virus concerns

USA national team players Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath and Christen Press have opted out of the National Women's Soccer League tournament that will begin this weekend in Utah.

Heath and Press, who won the World Cup with Rapinoe last year in France, cited concerns about the coronavirus.

"Although I want to be on the field with my teammates doing what I love, because of the uncertainty and risks created by COVID-19, I have chosen not to participate in the NWSL Challenge Cup,'' Heath, who plays for the Portland Thorns, said in a statement released by the team.

June 23

-- Seven more Pakistan cricketers test positive

Seven more Pakistan cricket players due to tour England in August have tested positive for the coronavirus, after three positive test results were announced earlier in the week. Pakistan players who have tested negative for COVID-19 are to depart for England on Saturday ahead of a series that will see them play three Tests and three Twenty20 internationals against England. 

The Pakistan Cricket Board's chief executive, Wasim Khan, insisted that the tour would go ahead, despite the 10 positive tests.  

"The tour is very much on the track and the squad will depart as per schedule," he said.  

Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Wahab Riaz, Imran Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Hasnain, Kashif Bhatti are the latest to be diagnosed with the virus. 

It comes after Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf and Haider Ali tested positive on Monday. The team's massage therapist has also tested positive. 

-- Djokovic announces positive test

Following in the footsteps of several other players and officials involved in his Adria Tour event, Novak Djokovic said he has tested positive for coronavirus, according to Serbian state TV.

In a statement, Djokovic announced that both he and his wife were infected, while their children returned a negative result.