Coronavirus roundup: All the latest news from the world of sport on August 4

Coronavirus roundup: All the latest news from the world of sport on August 4

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 4.

Tuesday evening's headlines:

The defending champion and four-time winner does not want to travel to the United States. Read more.

The clay-court event was originally due to be played in May but was moved to September after the first wave of Covid-19 hit Europe. Read more.

FIA doctor Professor Gerard Saillant says he is "surprised" that so few cases of coronavirus have been detected since the 2020 'corona calendar' kicked off last month. Read more.

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