Postponing the 2020 Olympics "may become inevitable" if the new coronavirus outbreak makes it impossible to hold the Games safely, Japan's Prime Minister said on Monday.

Half of France's professional football clubs could go bankrupt due to the coronavirus crisis, a top official insisted on Sunday.

The 21-year-old rebounded from being rejected by the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talent (PVF) centre early in his career to become a key player of the V.League 1's Thanh Hóa last season.

The Olympic flame arrives in Japan on Friday, with what should have been a joyous celebration dramatically downscaled as doubts grow over whether the Tokyo Games can go ahead during the coronavirus pandemic.

Six weeks ago striker Hà Đức Chinh left the hospital after treatment for high liver enzymes, but the date of his return for Đà Nẵng is unknown.

Italian football federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina expressed his hope on Wednesday Serie A would resume on May 2 with a possible finish in July at the latest.

Europe's top five football leagues could lose as much as four billion euros (US$4.33 billion) in combined revenue if the coronavirus pandemic completely wipes out the rest of the season, according to a study by KPMG.

Will they, won’t they, should they, shouldn’t they? All football fans are talking about the world over right now is what the hell is going to happen to the rest of the season.

The Return to the Countryside Cycling Tournament, also known as the Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời Cup, has been cancelled due to ongoing fears surrounding the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the event’s organising board has announced.

It is the third time the event has been delayed.

The Việt Nam Football Federation (VFF) announced yesterday that the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has officially postponed all matches and events scheduled to take place in March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Tuesday they had taken the "heartbreaking" decision to scale back parts of the Olympic torch relay due to the coronavirus, but stressed that spectators would still be allowed to watch from the roadside.

Việt Nam will have to play 9-11 matches in both World Cup qualifiers and the AFF Suzuki Cup from October to December.

With five goals in his last three matches coming on from the bench, Nam has fired coach Chung Hae-soung's HCM City FC to the top of the table.

Vietnamese archers brought home three golds, three silvers and two bronzes at the Bangkok 2020 Asia Cup, leg 1, which concluded in Thailand over the weekend.

Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying beat Chinese world number one Chen Yufei 21-19, 21-15 to win the All England badminton Championship for the third time on Sunday.

Manchester United star Paul Pogba has promised to financially support the fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Vietnamese athletes on Thursday secured berths in five finals of the Asian Archery Cup, leg 1, in Bangkok, Thailand.

The ATP and WTA Miami Open was called off on Thursday by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and began halting mass gatherings.

The Premier League was thrown into chaos on Thursday as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi both contracted the new coronavirus, leaving at least one game postponed and other fixtures in doubt.