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 On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) China office heard the first reports of a previously-unknown virus behind a number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in Eastern China with a population of over 11 million. What started as an epidemic mainly limited to China has now become a truly global pandemic. There have now been over 204,029 confirmed cases, 82,107 recovered and 8,241 deaths, according the John Hopkins University Covid-19 dashboard, which collates information from national and international health authorities. The disease has been detected in at least 150 countries and territories, with Italy, Iran, Spain and France experiencing the most widespread outbreaks outside of China. In the UK, there have been 1,961 confirmed cases and 71 deaths as of March 18. Following the recent cancellation of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the ATP announced a six-week suspension of the men’s professional tennis tour on Thursday, 12th of March due to escala

The Football Association has revealed its written reasons behind the decision to suspend Leeds goalkeeper Kiko Casilla for racial abusing Charlton forward Jonathan Leko Casilla, 33, was given an eight-match ban on Friday after being found to have used racist language towards Charlton forward Jonathan Leko during a Sky Bet Championship match on September 28. Casilla had denied the charge but an independent regulatory commission found a breach of Rule E3(2) proven and the FA has delivered a full explanation as to how it reached its conclusion. Casilla had denied the charge but an independent regulatory commission found a breach of Rule E3(2) proven and the FA has delivered a full explanation as to how it reached its conclusion. The word was clearly heard by Leko and team-mate Macauley Bonne, the commission was told. Both Leko and then Bonne separately reported Casilla's use of the phrase to referee John Brooks, who included the incident in his match report. No other Charlton