Coronavirus roundup: All the latest news from the world of sport on August 17

Coronavirus roundup: All the latest news from the world of sport on August 17

The coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on every walk of life, and sport is no exception.

Almost every sporting competition, including the Olympics, European Championship and Premier League, was put on hold as the world's attention turned to getting the pandemic under control.

Now, the sporting world is slowly looking at ways to emerge from the crisis, with top-level action beginning to return behind closed doors.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of the coronavirus-related news from the world of sport on August 17.

Monday evening's headlines:

The SPFL opened disciplinary proceedings against the club following Boli Bolingoli's actions. Read more.

The Romanian follows the likes of Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty and Bianca Andreescu in pulling out. Read more.

The Dons had three matches postponed after eight players were ordered to self-isolate after two of them tested positive for Covid-19. Read more.

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