Restarting of sport events in worldwide
Football
Bundesliga & 2. Bundesliga:
After a video conference between the Chancellor of Germany and the heads of states, Bundesliga & 2. Bundesliga are authorized to resume play, but only if they are held behind closed doors. Subsequently, the German Football Association announced that it will resume play on May 15, 2020, becoming the first league in Europe to resume play.
LaLiga & Segunda División：
Few days ago, Laliga issued an official statement that the LaLiga and Segunda División teams will resume training, and it is expected to resume play in June and will finish the rest of the season in the summer.
English Premier League:
According to local media reports, each team will discuss the details of the resume play on May 11. The news pointed out that the Premier League will recommend that all teams resume training before the end of May, and will resume play behind closed doors in June.
Leagues that have announced that they will not resume play:
France Ligue 1 & France Ligue 2, Belgian First Division A , Eredivisie
Basketball
NBA:
Three teams in the NBA have reopened training stadiums on May 8. According to media reports, the NBA expects to resume play at the end of June or early of July and end the season in September.
Women’s Super Basketball League (WSBL):
The 15th season of the WSBL was originally scheduled to start on April 13, 2020. But the event was postponed for nearly a month due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and now resumed play on May 6.
Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB):
According to the sources, the MLB official will submit a restart plan to the players union for review, and the submission will be completed within one week-plus or so. In addition, the teams of MLB have also notified players to prepare for the second spring training in mid-June. It is reported that the season will begin in July.
KBO League:
The KBO League began the new season on May 5, 2020. There will be no reduction in 144 matches throughout the year, but the All-Star Game originally scheduled in July will be cancelled. In addition, the semi-finals of the playoffs will be changed from best-of-five games to best-of-three games. In order to cope with the severe cold winter in South Korea, the schedule which was planned after November 15th will be held at Gocheok Sky Dome.
NASCAR Racing
Few days ago, NASCAR of the United States announced that the event will resume on May 17, 2020, and complete 7 races in 11 days. In addition, the above-mentioned events will be held behind closed doors and require personnel in the venue to take epidemic prevention measures.
Horse Racing
German Horse Racing:
The German horse racing will restart on May 7, 2020, there will be two scheduled events held at the Hanover racecourse.
South Africa Horse Racing:
The South African government stated that it would consider opening up matches when the local lockdown measures decrease to the third level. It is expected that the relevant measures will be implemented until May 21, 2020. Therefore, South Africa horse racing will not be allowed to race until at least the end of May.
French Horse Racing:
The France Galop has announced that horse racing will resume from May 11th, but spectators will not be allowed to enter the racecourse.
