Coronavirus hits sport

A post on Instagram suggests Valencia and Argentina defender Ezequiel Garay has tested positive for coronavirus.

“It is clear that I started 2020 badly,” says the post. “I have tested positive for the coronavirus, I feel very well and now it only remains to pay attention to the health authorities, for now to be isolated.”

The winners may get to take on Hull after a stunning upset win over German side Bayer Leverkusen earlier today.

Yesterday we saw a game of noughts and crosses between Southampton and Manchester City (see 09:37 GMT), now we have some European action as Bristol City are taking on Dutch side Willem II in a game of Connect Four. Will give you the result when we get it.

Colour it in

Not content with getting involved in a game of noughts and crosses that should have had nothing to do with them, Manchester City also invited fans to get in touch with their artistic side.

Real Madrid’s Lucas Vazquez ropes a young wannabe footballer into helping him train while La Liga is postponed.

Lee Brookes: Went to a museum and learned about the history of the toilet. Not a wasted day! (Pardon the pun).

Ferrari has shut down production at its Formula 1 and road-car factories in Italy for two weeks as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

It is part of a wider lockdown that began last week across badly-hit Italy.

Ferrari said the decision had been made “for its employees’ wellbeing”.

Chief executive officer Louis Camilleri said: “It is out of our respect for them, their peace of mind and of their families that we have decided on this course of action.”

Staff who have laptops and the possibility to continue to work from home will do so, with Ferrari planning on being shut down until 27 March.

Italy is the worst affected country in Europe, with over 1,440 deaths so far.

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Horse racing in England continues on Sunday with meetings
at Carlisle and Market Rasen.

There were five fixtures on Saturday, with the biggest at
Uttoxeter in Staffordshire where a crowd of 8,400 watched Truckers Lodge win
the Midlands Grand National.

The Uttoxeter attendance compares with 9,755 last year.

Meetings also took place at Fontwell, Kempton, Newcastle
and Wolverhampton.

Greyhound racing has also been taking place as scheduled.

In Ireland, horse racing will take place on Sunday at
Limerick behind closed doors.

Jan Vertonghen’s family was held at knifepoint as four armed men burgled his home while he was on Champions League duty with Tottenham on Tuesday.

Police confirmed men wearing balaclavas forced their way into the house while his wife and children were inside.

The 32-year-old Belgium defender was in Germany for the second leg of Spurs’last-16 defeat against RB Leipzig.

“We have been supporting Jan and his family through this terribly traumatic time,” said a Spurs spokesperson.

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It’s Badminton All England Championships – Finals Day.

You can watch the action from 12:00 GMT on this website.

Click on this page for the full rundown.

How to get into badminton

Badminton is one of the most-played sports in the United Kingdom, with more than a million of us taking to the court each month – so, whether you want to play some casual rallies with a pal or have a competitive game, badminton is for everyone. It is an easy sport to pick up, most leisure centres have courts and you can hire racquets and shuttlecocks.

Visit these club locators in England ,Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland, or contact your local leisure centre if you want to play casually.

Southampton tried to engage their scheduled opponents Norwich in a game of noughts and crosses. No luck.

Manchester City joined in though.

It ended in a draw…unsurprisingly.

UFC Fight Night 171 has been moved from London because of travel restrictions imposed by the United States as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and is set to take place in the US instead.

The US-European travel banwill include the UKfrom 04:00 GMT on Tuesday.

Britain’s Leon Edwards had been set to face former welterweight champion Tyron Woodley at the O2 Arena at UFC 171.

“The fight can’t obviously continue in London, but it will go on,” said UFC president Dana White.

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Six-time world rally champion Sebastien Ogier criticises
the decision to go ahead with round three of the championship Rally Mexico.

He
won the rally after it was ended early due to the travel restrictions being put
in place around the world to combat coronavirus.