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AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, April 2 Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport VIRUS/SPORT -- Latest news as more of the global sports calendar is wiped out by the spread of the deadly coronavirus pandemic (HEALTH-VIRUS-SPORT) VIRUS/FOOTBALL -- Football has ground to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the immediate concern is the simple survival of many clubs because of the financial impact, but there is hope that the global game could ultimately emerge better from this crisis. (0130) Report by Frederic Happe and Andy Scott (HEALTH-VIRUS-FBL) VIRUS/GOLF -- Caddies are golf's unsung heroes but they will never earn the riches made by some of the players and many will struggle during the European Tour suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic, their chairman says. (0130) Report by Pirate Irwin (HEALTH-VIRUS-GOLF) VIRUS/OLYMPICS -- The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the shutdown of the sporting calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic are going to hit international sports federations hard financially. (0130) (HEALTH-VIRUS-OLY-2020) VIRUS/SAILING French sailor Michel Desjoyeaux says the coronavirus lockdown is a sea breeze in comparison to being alone in a round-the-world yacht race. (0130) (HEALTH-VIRUS-YACHTING-FRA) afp
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