• Players from Brazilian football club Gremio line-up ahead of their Campeonato Gaucho match against Sao Luiz at the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre. Reuters
    Players from Brazilian football club Gremio line-up ahead of their Campeonato Gaucho match against Sao Luiz at the Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre. Reuters
  • An Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, during Gremio's match against Sao Luiz. Reuters
    An Arena do Gremio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, during Gremio's match against Sao Luiz. Reuters
  • China's Du Yue, right, and Li Yin Hui, left, in their match against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota at the All England Open Badminton Championships women's doubles final match in Birmingham. AFP
    China's Du Yue, right, and Li Yin Hui, left, in their match against Japan's Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota at the All England Open Badminton Championships women's doubles final match in Birmingham. AFP
  • Multan Sultans Rohail Nazir is clean bowled during the Pakistan Super League T20 cricket match against Lahore Qalandars at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore. AFP
    Multan Sultans Rohail Nazir is clean bowled during the Pakistan Super League T20 cricket match against Lahore Qalandars at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium in Lahore. AFP
  • Action during the Championship rugby match match between Ampthill and Cornish Pirates at Dillingham Park in Ampthill. Getty
    Action during the Championship rugby match match between Ampthill and Cornish Pirates at Dillingham Park in Ampthill. Getty
  • Action during the AFLW match between the Adelaide Crows and the GWS Giants at Hisense Stadium in Adelaide, Australia. Getty
    Action during the AFLW match between the Adelaide Crows and the GWS Giants at Hisense Stadium in Adelaide, Australia. Getty
  • The Super League match between Castleford Tigers and St Helens at The Mend-A-Hose Jungle, Castleford, in England. Reuters
    The Super League match between Castleford Tigers and St Helens at The Mend-A-Hose Jungle, Castleford, in England. Reuters
  • Game 3 of the NBL Grand Final series between the Sydney Kings and Perth Wildcats at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Getty
    Game 3 of the NBL Grand Final series between the Sydney Kings and Perth Wildcats at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Getty
  • Russia's Gabil Mamedov, left, lands a punch on Lasha Guruli of Georgia during the men's lightweight preliminary round bout during the Olympic boxing qualifiers at Copper Box Arena in London. Getty
    Russia's Gabil Mamedov, left, lands a punch on Lasha Guruli of Georgia during the men's lightweight preliminary round bout during the Olympic boxing qualifiers at Copper Box Arena in London. Getty
  • The crowd during the NRL match between St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia. Getty
    The crowd during the NRL match between St George Illawarra Dragons and Wests Tigers at WIN Stadium in Wollongong, Australia. Getty
  • Runners in the Bath Half Marathon in England. Reuters
    Runners in the Bath Half Marathon in England. Reuters
  • The men's lightweight preliminary round bout between Jasin Ljama, red, of North Macedonia and Greece's Alexandros Tsanikidis (blue) at the Copper Box Arena in London. Getty
    The men's lightweight preliminary round bout between Jasin Ljama, red, of North Macedonia and Greece's Alexandros Tsanikidis (blue) at the Copper Box Arena in London. Getty
  • The FA Women's National League North match between Sunderland and Stoke City at Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, in Sunderland, England. Reuters
    The FA Women's National League North match between Sunderland and Stoke City at Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, in Sunderland, England. Reuters
  • Hull Kingston Rovers' Kane Linnett scores their first try against Leigh Centurions in the Challenge Cup fifth round at Hull College Craven Park. Reuters
    Hull Kingston Rovers' Kane Linnett scores their first try against Leigh Centurions in the Challenge Cup fifth round at Hull College Craven Park. Reuters

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Sporting world still turning despite coronavirus: badminton, rugby league, cricket and football – in pictures

There is no stopping some sports, despite global pandemic

Gareth Cox

March 16, 2020

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The sporting calendar may have been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, but that has not brought all the action to standstill.

From football in Brazil to rugby league in the UK, and cricket in Pakistan to basketball in Australia, if you want your sporting fix, you can still get it ... for now.

Sunday saw the Arabian Gulf League postponed with immediate effect, while European football's governing body, Uefa, is meeting on Tuesday to discuss whether this summer's Euro 2020 need to be rescheduled.

And, with less than five five months to go before the Tokyo Olympics, the International Olympic Committee is planning emergency talks with member organisations on Tuesday.

You can see a selection of the best images from Sunday, March 15 in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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