#italy sailgp team

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Competition on for Spain, NZ, AUS and Canada to finance their own SailGP teams SOON.

Frankly, there are ALOT of passionate fans in Canada. If they put together a proper fan-owned team from Canada, Bermuda and Caribbean, the problem could be easily solved. If not, Canadian fans WILL BE SEVERELY PISSED if the team is dropped next year.

And if Pete and Blair can’t find enough big name sponsors in NZ, they should do the same from within NZ.

With the AC upcoming, Spain is not gonna have a problem finding enough commercial sponsors to get off the SailGP gravy train.

Aussies - however - may be remaining on the train for another season. Sorry (not sorry) Larry E.

Jimmy Spithill - don’t worry- 🇮🇹 will have a spot next year - but if it comes at the expense of CANADA 🇨🇦, we are gonna have words!

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There’s no real surprises here, and that’s just fine, we’re almost through the offseason and everything still looks on track:

The Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas on November 23/24 will host the debut racing performances of two new nations - Brazil and Italy, while France will sit out the first event.

The full 12-team line up will be in place from Auckland in January 2025, where France will compete in the 12th F50, which is currently under accelerated development in New Zealand and SailGP Technologies in Southampton UK.

The team’s potential new ownership group opted to wait for the league’s newest F50 and miss the first event, for which France will be awarded compensatory points.

This means that both Season 4 Champions Spain and New Zealand’s Black Foils will compete in the upcoming championship, with commercial discussions around both league-owned teams continuing. 

Led by former SailGP star Jimmy Spithill, Italy is the second new national team to join SailGP this season. Its confirmation comes a year after Spithill announced his intention to form the team after leaving the United States team, which he drove for over two seasons. More details on the Italy SailGP Team will follow in the coming weeks, including the full athlete line-up.

The only big change is that…

SailGP has also confirmed a new scoring system for the upcoming season, which will only award points to teams who finish 1-10 in qualifying fleet races and overall event results. The 2025 Season also promises more prize money for SailGP athletes, with the league signaling intentions to significantly increase the overall purse up for grabs across the season, which totaled US $7million in Season 4 – the largest in the sport.

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List Of Sports Events Affected By The Coronavirus Pandemic

HANDBALL

Olympic women's qualifying event in Podgorica, Montenegro from March 20-22 postponed to June.

Olympic women's qualifying event in Lliria Spain from March 20-22 postponed to June,

Olympic women's qualifying event in Györ, Hungary from March 20-22 postponed to June.

Olympic men's qualifying event in Trondheim, Norway from April 17-19 postponed to June.

Olympic men's qualifying event in Paris from April 17-19 postponed to June.

Olympic men's qualifying event in Berlin from April 17-19 postponed to June.

HORSE RACING

Dubai World Cup on March 28 canceled.

Grand National in Liverpool, England on April 4 canceled.

Kentucky Derby in Louisville on May 2 postponed to Sept. 5.

ICE HOCKEY

NHL from March 12 suspended.

KHL from March 17 suspended. From March 25 canceled.

Men's world championship in Switzerland from May 8-24 canceled.

Women's world championship in Nova Scotia, Canada from March 31-April 10 canceled.

Women’s world championship Division I Group A in Angers, France from April 12-18 canceled.

Women’s world championship Division I Group B in Katowice, Poland from March 28-April 3 canceled.

Women’s world championship Division II Group A in Jaca, Spain from March 29-April 3 canceled.

Men's world championship Division I Group A in Ljubljana, Slovenia from April 27-May 3 canceled.

Men's world championship Division I Group B in Katowice, Poland from April 27-May 3 canceled.

Men's world championship Division IV in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from May 3-5 canceled.

Women's Challenge Cup of Asia in Manila, Philippines from Feb. 23-28 canceled.

Women’s Challenge Cup of Asia Division I in Manila, Philippines from Feb. 23-28 canceled.

National League in Switzerland from March 2 suspended. From March 13 canceled.

Elite League in United Kingdom from March 13 canceled.

US-Based Professional Women's Hockey Players Association tour of Japan from March 4-7 canceled.

JUDO

Paris Grand Slam on Feb. 8-9: China team withdrew.

Dusseldorf Grand Slam in Germany on Feb. 21-23: China team withdrew.

Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco on March 6-8 canceled.

Swiss Open in Winterthur on March 7-8 canceled.

Ekaterinburg Grand Slam in Russia on March 13-15 canceled.

Santiago Panamerican Open in Chile from March 14-15 canceled.

Lima Panamerican Open in Peru from March 21-22 canceled.

Tbilisi Grand Prix in Georgia from March 27-29 canceled.

Antalya Grand Prix in Turkey from April 3-5 canceled.

Asian Oceania Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from April 17-18 postponed.

Nordic championships in Reykjavik, Iceland from April 25-26 postponed to Sept. 12-13.

MODERN PENTATHLON

World Cups in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 25-29 and April 2-5 canceled.

World Cup in Budapest, Hungary from April 29-May 3 canceled.

World Cup Final in Seoul from May 14-17 canceled.

World championships moved from Xiamen, China to Cancun, Mexico on May 25-31, postponed.

World laser run championships moved from Xiamen, China on May 25-31 to Weiden, Germany on Aug. 20-23.

MOTORCYCLING

MotoGP

Qatar Grand Prix in Doha on March 8 canceled.

Thailand Grand Prix in Buriram on March 22 postponed to Oct. 4.

Americas Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on April 5 postponed to Nov. 15.

Argentina Grand Prix in Termas de Rio Hondo on April 19 postponed to Nov. 22.

Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez on May 3 postponed.

French Grand Prix in Le Mans on May 17 postponed.

Aragon Grand Prix in Spain on Oct. 4 moved to Sept. 27.

Valencia Grand Prix in Spain on Nov. 15 moved to Nov. 29.

World Superbikes

Qatar Round in Lusail on March 15 postponed.

Spanish Round in Cadiz on March 29 postponed to Oct. 25.

Dutch Round in Assen on April 19 postponed to Aug. 23.

French Round in Magny-Cours on Sept. 27 postponed to Oct. 4.

ROWING

Boat Race in London on March 29 canceled.

Americas Olympic qualification regatta in Rio de Janeiro from April 2-5 canceled.

World Cup I in Sabuadia, Italy from April 10-12 canceled.

Asia and Oceania Olympic qualifying regatta in Chungju, South Korea from April 27-30 canceled.

European Olympic qualifying regatta in Varese, Italy from April 27-29 canceled.

World Cup II in Varese, Italy from May 1-3 canceled.

Final Olympic qualification regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 17-19 canceled.

World Cup III in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 22-24 canceled.

European championships in Poznan, Poland from June 5-7 postponed.

Henley Royal Regatta in England from July 1-5 canceled.

RUGBY LEAGUE

Super League: Catalans vs. Leeds on March 14, postponed. Competition from March 16 suspended.

National Rugby League in Australia from March 19, no spectators. From March 23 suspended.

RUGBY UNION

Six Nations: Ireland vs. Italy in Dublin on March 7; Italy vs. England in Rome on March 14; France vs. Ireland in Paris on March 14; Wales vs. Scotland in Cardiff on March 14, postponed.

Women's Six Nations: Italy vs. Scotland in Legnano on Feb. 23; Scotland vs. France in Glasgow on March 7; Ireland vs. Italy in Dublin on March 8; Italy vs. England in Padua on March 15; Wales vs. Scotland in Cardiff on March 15; France vs. Ireland in Villeneuve-d'Ascq on March 15, postponed.

European Rugby Championship: Georgia vs. Russia on March 14; Romania vs. Belgium on March 14; Switzerland vs. Netherlands on March 14; Spain vs. Portugal on March 15, postponed.

Euopean Rugby Women's Championship: Spain vs. Russia on April 5; Spain vs. Netherlands on April 11, postponed.

Super Rugby: Sunwolves vs. ACT Brumbies on March 8 moved from Osaka, Japan to Canberra, Australia. Sunwolves vs. Crusaders on March 14 moved from Tokyo to Brisbane, Australia. Jaguares vs. Highlanders on March 14, no spectators. Competition from March 15 suspended.

European Champions Cup playoffs due to start on April 4 suspended.

European Challenge Cup playoffs due to start on April 3 suspended.

English Premiership from March 16 suspended.

French Top 14 from March 13 suspended.

Pro14: Zebre vs. Ospreys on Feb. 29; Treviso vs. Ulster on Feb. 29, postponed. Competition from March 12 suspended.

Japan's Top League from Feb. 29 postponed. From March 14 suspended. From March 23 canceled.

Hong Kong Sevens moved from April 3-5 to Oct. 16-18.

Singapore Sevens moved from April 11-12 to Oct. 10-11.

Langford Sevens (women) in Canada from May 2-3 postponed.

London Sevens from May 23-24 postponed.

Paris Sevens from May 30-31 postponed.

Asia women's championship in Hong Kong from March 14-22 postponed to May 8-16.

Olympic test event (Asia Sevens Invitational) in Tokyo from April 25-26 canceled.

AUSTRALIAN RULES

Round 1 from March 19-22, no spectators. Competition from March 22 suspended.

SAILING

Clipper Round the World Race in Subic Bay, Philippines; from March 16 suspended.

World 470 championships in Palma, Spain from March 13-21 postponed.

Asian championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from March 15-22 postponed.

Asian Nacra 17 Championship in Shanghai from March 1-6 moved to Genoa, Italy, from April 12-19. On March 12 canceled.

Asian 49erFX Championship in Hainan, China from March 20-29 moved to Genoa, Italy, from April 12-19. On March 12 canceled.

Trofeo Princesa Sofía Iberostar 470s in Mallorca, Spain from March 25-April 4 canceled.

World Cup Series in Genoa, Italy from April 11-19 canceled.

Semaine Olympique Francaise de Voile in Hyères, France from April 18-25 postponed.

Americas Cup World Series in Cagliari, Italy from April 23-26 canceled.

SailGP in San Francisco from May 2-3 canceled.

European windsurfing championships in Athens, Greece from May 10-16 postponed.

European 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 championships in Malcesine, Italy from May 11-17 postponed.

Medemblik Regatta in the Netherlands from June 4-7 canceled.

Kieler Woche in Kiel, Germany from June 20-28 postponed to Sept. 5-13.

World Cup Series Final in Enoshima, Japan from June 14-21 canceled.

SHOOTING

World Cup in New Delhi from March 15-26 postponed to May 5-12 and June 2-9.

Olympic test event in Tokyo from April 16-26 canceled.

European shotgun championships in Chateauroux, France from May 6-20 postponed.

Pan American championships in Lima, Peru from May 8-17 postponed.

European rifle/pistol qualification championships in Plzen, Czech Republic from May 18-25 canceled.

World Cup rifle/pistol in Munich from June 2-9 canceled.

SKATEBOARDING

Asian street championship in Singapore from March 17-21 canceled.

Street Pro Tour in Las Vegas from March 24-29 canceled.

Lima Open in Peru from March 16-22 postponed to April 5-11. From March 20 suspended.

Olympic qualifier in Yangcheng, China from April 6-12 postponed to April 13-19. From Feb. 14 suspended.

Olympic qualifier in Nanjing, China from April 14-19 suspended.

Street Pro Tour in Beijing from April 28-May 3 canceled.

Dew Tour in Long Beach, California from May 7-10 postponed.

SKATING

World short track speed skating championships in Seoul from March 13-15 postponed.

World figure skating championships in Montreal from March 16-22 canceled.

World synchronized skating championships in Lake Placid, New York from April 3-4 canceled.

SKIING

Alpine World Cup Finals in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy from March 18-22 canceled.

Alpine World Cup in Yanqing, China from Feb. 15-16 canceled.

Nordic World Cup in Oslo, Norway from March 6-8, no spectators.

Engadin Skimarathon in Switzerland on March 8 canceled.

Snowboard World Cup in Livigno, Italy on March 10 canceled.

Ski Jumping World Cup in Trondheim, Norway on March 11-12, no spectators.

Alpine World Cup in Are, Sweden on March 12-14, canceled.

Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil, Russia on March 13-15, no spectators.

Ski Jumping World Cup in Vikersund, Norway on March 13-15, no spectators.

Ski Cross World Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland on March 14 canceled.

Snowboard World Cup in Winterberg, Germany on March 14-15 canceled.

Alpine World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia from March 14-15, canceled.

Alpine Europa Cup Finals in Saalbach and Reiteralm, Austria from March 16-22 canceled.

World ski flying championships in Planica, Slovenia from March 17-22, no spectators.

Ski jumping World Cup in Chaikovsky, Russia on March 18-20, no spectators.

Slopestyle World Cup in Silvaplana, Switzerland on March 21-22 canceled.

Junior ski cross and snowboard cross world championships in Saint-Lary, France from March 19-25 canceled.

Snowboard World Cup in Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic on March 20-21 canceled.

SNOOKER

WPBSA Tour Championship in Llandudno, Wales from March 17-22 postponed to July 21-26.

China Open in Beijing from March 30-April 5 postponed.

Men's world championship in Sheffield, England from April 18-May 4 postponed.

Women's world championship in Bangkok from June 22-27 postponed.

SOCCER

European Championship in 12 countries from June 12-July 12 postponed to June 11-July 11, 2021.

Copa America in Argentina and Colombia from June 12-July 12 postponed to June 11-July 11, 2021.

European Champions League: Valencia vs. Atalanta on March 10; Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund on March 11, no spectators. Competition from March 13 suspended. Final in Istanbul on May 30 postponed.

Copa Libertadores from March 15 suspended.

Asian Champions League: Matches involving Chinese clubs Guangzhou Evergrande, Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai SIPG postponed to April-May. Beijing FC allowed to play from Feb. 18. Matches involving South Korean clubs Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and FC Seoul to be played with no spectators from March 3. Matches involving Iranian clubs Esteghlal, Persepolis, Shahr Khodro, Sepahan on March 2-3 postponed. All West Zone group matches from March 2 postponed. East Zone matches postponed to May 19-20 (Match Day 3), May 26-27, (Match Day 4), June 16-17 (Match Day 5), and June 23-24 (Match Day 6). Round of 16 postponed to Aug. 11-12 and 25-26, quarterfinals to Sept. 15-16 and 29-30, and the semifinals to Oct. 20-21 and 27-28.

Europa League: Inter Milan vs. Getafe on March 12; Sevilla vs. Roma on March 12, postponed. Inter Milan vs. Ludogorets on Feb. 27; Olympiakos vs. Wolverhampton on March 12; LASK vs. Manchester United on March 12; Wolfsburg vs. Shakhtar Donetsk on March 12; Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Basel on March 12, no spectators. Competition from March 13 suspended. Final in Gdansk, Poland on May 27 postponed.

CONCACAF Champions League from March 13 suspended.

South America World Cup qualifying from March 23 postponed.

Asia World Cup qualifying: China vs. Maldives on March 26 and vs. Guam on March 31 moved to Buriram, Thailand, no spectators. Competition from March 23 postponed.

African Nations Championship in Cameroon from April 4-25 postponed.

European Championship playoffs on March 26-31 postponed to June 4-9. From April 1 postponed.

Africa Cup of Nations qualifying from March 25 postponed.

Gold Cup qualifying on March 26 and 31 suspended.

Women's Euro 2021 qualifying: Montenegro vs. Ireland in Budva on March 11, no spectators. Competition from March 13 suspended.

Algarve Cup final in Portugal on March 11: Italy vs. Germany canceled.

CONCACAF men’s Olympic qualifying in Mexico from March 20 suspended.

Asian women's Olympic qualifying Group B tournament relocated from Wuhan to Sydney from Feb. 3-13. China vs. South Korea playoffs on March 6 and 11 postponed to April 9 and 14, and postponed to June 1-10; China home game in Sydney. Vietnam vs. Australia in Cẩm Phả on March 11, no spectators.

English Premier League: Manchester City vs. Arsenal on March 11. Competition from March 13 suspended.

FA Cup quarterfinals on March 21-22 postponed.

La Liga and Segunda Division matches from March 10, no spectators. Competition from March 12 suspended.

Copa del Rey final: Real Sociedad vs. Athletic Bilbao in Seville on April 18 postponed.

Serie A, B, C, D and Women's Serie A matches in Lombardy and Veneto regions postponed from Feb. 22. Serie A: 6 matches on Feb. 29-March 2 postponed. All matches from March 4, no spectators. Competition from March 9 suspended.

Italian Cup semifinals: Juventus vs. AC Milan on March 4, Napoli vs. Inter Milan on March 5, postponed. Final moved from May 13 to May 20.

Bundesliga from March 11, no spectators. From March 13, suspended.

French Ligue 1: Strasbourg vs. Paris Saint-Germain on March 7 postponed. Competition from March 13 suspended.

French League Cup final: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Lyon in Paris on April 4 postponed.

Chinese Super League, due to start on Feb. 22, delayed.

Iran Pro League from Feb. 24, no spectators. From March 4 suspended.

J.League in Japan from Feb. 25 postponed.

K League in South Korea, due to start on Feb. 29, delayed.

Swiss Super League from Feb. 28 postponed.

V.League in Vietnam from March 7, no spectators. From March 16 suspended.

First League in Bulgaria from March 8, no spectators. From March 13 suspended.

Liga I in Romanial from March 9, no spectators. From March 12 suspended.

Primeira Liga in Portugal from March 10, no spectators. From March 12 suspended.

Ekstraklasa in Poland from March 10, no spectators. From March 13 suspended.

Austrian Bundesliga from March 10 postponed.

Premier League in Egypt from March 10, no spectators. From March 16 suspended.

Superliga in Denmark from March 11 suspended.

Eredivisie in the Netherlands from March 12 suspended.

First Division A in Belgium from March 12, no spectators. From March 20 suspended.

Belgian Cup final: Club Brugge vs. Antwerp in Brussels on March 22 postponed.

Premier Division in Ireland from March 12 suspended.

Major League Soccer in United States from March 12 suspended.

Premiership in Scotland from March 13 suspended.

Liga MX in Mexico from March 14, no spectators. From March 15 suspended.

A League in Australia from March 16, no spectators. From March 24 suspended.

Premier Division in South Africa from March 16 suspended.

Premier League in Bangladesh from March 16 suspended.

Allsvenkan in Sweden, due to start on April 3, delayed.

Super Lig in Turkey from March 19 suspended.

European Women's Champions League from March 13 suspended. Final in Vienna on May 24 postponed.

National Women's Soccer League in United States, due to start on April 18, delayed.

AFC Cup from March 18 suspended.

Asian men's futsal championship in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, from Feb. 26-March 8 postponed to Aug. 5-16.

Qatar Airways International in Doha with Belgium, Croatia, Portugal, Switzerland from March 26-30 canceled.

SUMO

Spring Tournament in Osaka, Japan from March 8-22, no spectators.

SURFING

World Surfing Games in El Salvador from May 9-17 postponed to June 6–14. From March 30 postponed.

SWIMMING

Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled.

Diving Grand Prix in Madrid from Feb. 14-16: China team withdrew.

Diving World Series in Beijing from March 7-9 canceled.

Men's Water Polo World League from March 12 postponed.

Women's Water Polo World League from March 12 postponed.

Women's Olympic water polo qualifying tournament in Trieste, Italy from March 8-15 postponed to May 17-24.

Italy Olympic trials in Riccione from March 17-21 canceled.

Diving World Series in Kazan, Russia on March 20-22 postponed.

Men’s Olympic water polo qualifying tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands from March 22-29 postponed to May 31–June 7.

South America championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina from March 25-29 canceled.

Artistic World Series in Hurghada, Egypt on March 27 postponed.

Diving World Series in London from March 27-29 canceled.

Nordic Tour: Bergen Festival in Norway from March 28-30 canceled.

China Olympic trials in Qingdao from March 28-April 4 postponed to May 10-16.

Ireland Olympic trials in Dublin from April 1-5 postponed.

Japan Olympic trials in Tokyo from April 2-7, no spectators.

Artistic World Series in Budapest, Hungary on April 9 postponed.

European Swim Cup II in Eindhoven, Netherlands from April 9-12 canceled.

British Olympic trials in London from April 14-19 canceled.

Artistic World Series in Kazan, Russia on April 17 postponed.

African championships in Durban, South Africa from April 17-22 postponed.

Australia championships in Perth from April 17-21 canceled.

Diving World Cup in Tokyo from April 21-26 postponed.

Olympic artistic qualifier in Tokyo from April 30-May 3 postponed.

European championships in Budapest, Hungary from May 11-24 postponed to Aug. 17-30.

Diving Grand Prix in Singapore from May 29-31 canceled.

Diving Grand Prix in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from June 5-7 postponed.

United States Olympic diving trials in Indianapolis from June 14-21 canceled.

Diving Grand Prix in Cairo on June 17-20 postponed.

TABLE TENNIS

World team championships in Busan, South Korea, postponed from May 22-29 to June 21-28. From March 30 postponed.

Asian Cup in Hainan, China from Feb. 28-March 1 postponed.

Polish Open in Gliwice from March 11-15, from March 13, Day 3 of 5, suspended.

Italian Open in Riccione from April 1-5 postponed.

Asian Olympic qualifying tournament in Bangkok from April 6-12 postponed.

European Olympic qualifying tournament in Moscow from April 8-12 postponed.

Latin American Olympic qualifying tournament in Rosario, Argentina from April 15-19 postponed.

Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament in Brisbane, Australia from April 19-20 postponed.

Japan Open in Kitakyushu on April 21-26 postponed.

Hong Kong Open from May 5-10 postponed.

China Open in Shenzhen from May 12-17 postponed.

South Korea Open in Busan on June 16-21 suspended.

Slovenia Open in Otocec from April 22-26 postponed.

Australian Open in Geelong on June 23-28 suspended.

TAEKWONDO

Asian Championships in Beirut from March 4-6 postponed to May 13-15.

Asian Olympic qualifying tournament in Wuxi, China from April 10-11 moved to Amman, Jordan from June 5-7.

Pan American Grand Slam in Oregon, Washington from April 11-13 canceled.

European Olympic qualifying tournament in Milan from April 17-19 moved to Moscow from April 16-18. From March 12 postponed.

European Senior Championships in Zagreb, Croatia from May 7-10 postponed.

Greece Open in Chalkida from May 15-17 postponed.

Presidents Cup in Spokane, Washington from May 21-24 canceled.

Presidents Cup in Pape'ete, Tahiti on June 5 postponed.

Tahiti Open in Pape'ete from June 5-7 postponed.

TENNIS

French Open in Paris from May 24-June 7 postponed to Sept. 20-Oct. 4.

Wimbledon in London from June 29-July 12 canceled.

ATP-WTA: BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California from March 11-22 suspended.

ATP-WTA: Miami Open from March 24-April 5 suspended.

WTA: Zapopan Open in Guadalajara, Mexico from March 16-21 suspended.

ATP: US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas from April 6-12 suspended.

ATP: Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco from April 6-12 suspended.

WTA: Charleston Open in South Carolina from April 6-12 suspended.

WTA: Copa Colsanitas in Bogota, Colombia from April 6-12 suspended.

ATP: Monte Carlo Masters from April 12-19 suspended.

ATP: Hungarian Open in Budapest from April 20-26 suspended.

WTA: Xi'an Open in China from April 13-19 suspended.

ATP: Barcelona Open from April 20-26 suspended.

ATP: Hungarian Open in Budapest from April 20-26 suspended.

WTA: Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany from April 20-26 suspended.

WTA: Istanbul Open from April 20-26 suspended.

WTA: Prague Open from April 27-May 2 suspended.

WTA: Kunming Open in Anning, China from April 27-May 3 suspended.

ATP: BMW Open in Munich from April 27-May 3 suspended.

ATP: Estoril Open in Portugal from April 27-May 3 suspended.

ATP-WTA: Madrid Open from May-2-10 suspended.

ATP-WTA: Italian Open in Rome from May 10-17 suspended.

WTA: Strasbourg International in France from May 17-23 suspended.

ATP: Geneva Open in Switzerland from May 17-23 suspended.

ATP: Lyon Open in France from May 17-23 suspended.

WTA: Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Rabat, Morocco from May 17-23 suspended.

WTA: Croatia Open in Bol from June 1-6 suspended.

ATP-WTA: Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands from June 8-14 suspended.

ATP: MercedesCup in Stuttgart, Germany from June 8-14 suspended.

WTA: Nottingham Open in England from June 8-14 suspended.

ATP: Queen's Club in London from June 15-21 suspended.

ATP: Halle Open in Germany from June 15-21 suspended.

WTA: Birmingham Classic in England from June 15-21 suspended.

WTA: Berlin Open from June 15-21 suspended.

ATP: Mallorca Championships in Spain from June 21-27 suspended.

ATP-WTA: Eastbourne International in England from June 21-27 suspended.

WTA: Bad Homburg Open in Germany from June 21-27 suspended.

ITF events from March 12 suspended.

Davis Cup: China forfeited World Group I playoff vs. Romania in Piatra Neamt on March 6-7.

Davis Cup: Japan vs. Ecuador qualifier in Miki on March 6-7, no spectators.

Davis Cup: Italy vs. South Korea in Cagliari on March 6-7, no spectators.

Fed Cup Finals in Budapest, Hungary from April 14-19 (with France, Australia, United States, Czech Republic, Russia, Belarus, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium, Slovakia, Switzerland) postponed.

Fed Cup playoffs on April 17-18 (Poland vs. Brazil, Mexico vs. Britain, Serbia vs. Canada, Latvia vs. India, Japan vs. Ukraine, Romania vs. Italy, Argentina vs. Kazakhstan, Netherlands vs. China), postponed:

Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Group I tournament moved from Dongguan, China to Dubai, United Arab Emirates from March 3-7.

TRIATHLON

World Series in Abu Dhabi on March 7 postponed.

World Cup in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida on March 22 postponed.

World Cup in New Plymouth, New Zealand on March 28-29 postponed.

World Cup in Brasilia, Brazil on April 3-5 postponed.

World Series in Bermuda on April 18-19 postponed.

World Cup in Huatulco, Mexico on April 25-26 postponed.

Olympic mixed relay qualifier moved from Chengdu, China on May 9 to Valencia, Spain on May 1, postponed.

World Cup in Valencia, Spain on May 2 postponed.

World Cup in Chengdu, China on May 10 postponed.

World Cup in Arzachena, Italy on May 30 postponed.

Asian Cup in Tainan, Taiwan on March 8, in Beihai, China on April 5, and Dexing, China on April 11 postponed.

World Series in Leeds, England on June 7 postponed.

World Series in Montreal on June 28 postponed.

VOLLEYBALL

Beach volleyball World Tour in Bandar Abbas, Iran from March 2-7 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Gold Coast, Australia from March 17-22 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Cancun, Mexico from March 24-29 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Satun, Thailand from April 8-11 postponed.

Olympic test event in Tokyo from April 21-26 canceled.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Yangzhou, China from April 22-26 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Siming, China from April 29-May 3 canceled.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Tuan Chau Island, Vietnam from May 6-9 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Itapema, Brazil from May 6-10 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Jurmala, Latvia from May 6-10 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Ostrava, Czech Republic from May 20-24 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Warsaw from May 27-31 canceled.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Moscow from June 3-7 canceled.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Rome from June 9-14 canceled.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Miguel Pereira, Brazil from June 11-14 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Raja Ampat, Indonesia from June 11-14 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Ios, Greece from June 12-14 postponed.

Beach volleyball World Tour in Vientiane, Laos from June 18-21 postponed.

Men's Challenger Cup in Gondomar, Portugal from June 24-28 postponed.

Women's Challenger Cup in Zadar, Croatia from June 24-28 postponed.

Nations League due to start on May 22 postponed.

WEIGHTLIFTING

East Asian championships in Seoul from Feb. 26-March 3 postponed.

World junior championships in Bucharest, Romania from March 14-24 canceled.

South American championships in Cali, Colombia from March 19-22 postponed.

African championships in Vacoas, Mauritius from April 13-20 postponed to June 15-23. From April 1 postponed.

European championships in Moscow from April 13-21 postponed to June 13-21.

Pan American championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from April 14-24 postponed.

Asian championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan moved to Tashkent, Uzbekistan from April 16-25, postponed.

Oceania and Commonwealth championships in Nauru from April 21-25 postponed.

WRESTLING

Asian championships in New Delhi from Feb. 20-23: China, North Korea, Turkmenistan teams withdrew.

Pan American Olympic qualifier in Ottawa from March 13-15, no spectators.

African Oceania Olympic qualifier in El Jadida, Morocco from March 13-15 postponed.

European Olympic qualifier in Budapest, Hungary from March 19-22 postponed.

Asian Olympic qualifier from March 27-29 moved from Xi'an, China to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan withdrew as host on Feb. 29, qualifier postponed.

United States Olympic trials in State College, Pennsylvania from April 4-5 postponed.

World Olympic qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 30-May 3 postponed.

OTHERS

Tokyo Olympics from July 24-Aug. 9 postponed to July 23-Aug. 8, 2021.

Tokyo Paralympics from Aug. 25-Sept. 6 postponed to Aug. 24-Sept. 5, 2021.

Tokyo Olympics training of volunteers in Japan postponed from February to May.

Tokyo Olympics flame lighting dress rehearsal in Olympia, Greece on March 11; flame lighting on March 12, no spectators. Greek torch relay from March 13 canceled. Japan torch relay due to start March 26 canceled.

Court of Arbitration for Sport in-person hearings, from March 16 suspended.

Winter X Games events in Chongli, China from Feb. 21-23 postponed.

Singapore athlete of the year awards on Feb. 26 postponed.

International Boxing Association's European Continental Forum in Assisi, Italy on Feb. 29 canceled.

International Boxing Association's African Continental Forum in Casablanca, Morocco from March 13-15 postponed.

World Chess Federation's presidential council meeting moved from China to United Arab Emirates on Feb. 28-29.

World University cross-country championships in Marrakech, Morocco on March 7 postponed.

NCAA in the United States, all sports from March 12 canceled.

International Weightlifting Federation Congress in Bucharest, Romania on March 13 canceled.

World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport in Monte Carlo from March 12-14 postponed to Feb. 11-13, 2021.

World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland on March 17-18 canceled.

FIFA Council meeting in Asuncion, Paraguay, on March 20 moved to Zurich in June-July.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations Para Games in the Philippines from March 20-28 postponed.

Hong Kong sports stars awards on March 24 postponed.

MCC world cricket committee meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 28-29 canceled.

XTERRA Asia-Pacific Championships (offroad triathlon, duathlon) in Taiwan from March 28-29 canceled.

Gulf Cooperation Council Games in Kuwait from April 3-14 postponed.

International Equestrian Federation Sports Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland on April 6-7 moved to online.

Asian Football Confederation Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on April 16 postponed.

SportAccord summit in Beijing moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, on April 19-24 canceled.

World Sailing general meeting in London on May 2 canceled.

World Taekwondo Extraordinary Council meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland on May 12 moved to online.

International Ski Federation congress in Pattaya, Thailand from May 17-23 postponed.

International Ice Hockey Federation Congress in Zurich from May 21-23 postponed.

International Gymnastics Federation executive committee in Swakopmund, Namibia from May 26-27 postponed.

International Gymnastics Federation council in Swakopmund, Namibia from May 28-29 postponed.

FIFA Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 5 postponed to Sept. 18.

International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation Congress on June 20 moved from Shanghai to Antwerp, Belgium.

World university triathlon championship in Kecskemét, Hungary from June 27-28 canceled.

Singapore bans spectators at National School Games from January-August.

University Athletic Association of the Philippines postponed all sports events.

Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria from June 25-July 5, 2021 postponed.

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Men's World Hockey Championships In Switzerland Canceled

Health concerns and travel bans closing international borders stemming from the new coronavirus pandemic left the International Ice Hockey Federation with no choice but to cancel the men’s world hockey championships.

The decision to cancel the 16-team tournament to be held in Switzerland in May was formally announced Saturday, and essentially wipes out the IIHF’s entire spring calendar of world championship of events.

The governing body previously canceled the women’s world hockey championships set to be held in Canada and the men’s Under-18 championship to be played in Michigan next month.

“This is a harsh reality to face for the international ice hockey family, but one that we must accept,” IIHF President René Fasel said in released statement.

“The coronavirus is a global problem and requires major efforts by government to combat its spread,” he added. “The IIHF must do all it can to support this fight. We have to set sport aside for now.”

Due to the pandemic's global scale, the council ruled there was no possibility of relocating the championship to another country.

The two-week tournament was set to start May 8 with games to be played in Zurich and Lausanne.

World championship general secretary Gian Gilli referred to the decision as a “huge disappointment” but one that must be accepted.

“It is an exceptional situation for all concerned and it is now a question of resolving all the outstanding issues,” Gilli said.

The IIHF was already bracing for a cancellation after Fasel on Tuesday told The Associated Press it was “a question of when,” following an executive committee conference call.

Before making the decision official, Fasel said the IIHF had to first consult with its host and marketing partners and insurance carrier to determine what contractual obligations had to be met.

Fasel cited numerous challenges facing officials, ranging from health directives in place limiting attendance to travel bans making it difficult for nations to send their teams. Another issue was players lacking practice time, with most of the world’s pro hockey leagues having either indefinitely suspended or canceled their seasons.

Rosters are made up of mostly professional players, including NHLers, whose teams have either missed the playoffs or been eliminated in the early rounds.

On Monday, the NHL announced it will wait 45 days before it can provide guidance on when teams can potential reopen practice.

“It’s really scary,” Fasel told The AP on Tuesday by phone from his native Switzerland. “Europe is just collapsed. It’s really a strange feeling. Our neighbors yesterday, the federal counsel decided to close all the restaurants and everything. It’s like war.”

With championship host sites already determined through 2025, the IIHF has yet to determine whether it will consider altering its schedule and allow Switzerland to host next year’s championship.

Belarus and Latvia were selected to co-host the tournament next year.

The IIHF council also voted to postpone its annual congress set to take place in Zurich, Switzerland in May.

Source: event agency in Switzerland,  Eventagenturen schweiz   https://apnews.Com/NHL and https://twitter.Com/AP—Sports

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Ten to Eleven to Twelve… but who?

Somewhat buried in the lead-up to SailGP New York was a statement from Russell Coutts that Season 5 will end with 12 teams but start with 11:

Elsewhere, we’ve announced Brazil will be one of the two new teams entering the league for Season 5. Both of the new teams coming on board are extremely exciting and I expect them to be very competitive almost from the get go. We are arranging more than a month of pre-season training for both new teams as well as some of the underperforming teams of Season 4 so that should help to get them going. 

However, the big news is that we will only have 11 F50s available at the start of Season 5 and, with 12 teams wanting to start, it means one of the current teams will not be on the start line until at least May 2025 when we should have boat 12.

Although not named here, the other new team is believed to be Italy, as Jimmy Spithill announced his intention to start an Italian team when he left the US team at the end of last year. But who knows, maybe it could be someone else?

The league has therefore notified France, Canada and Spain that the league will likely not continue to fund them, meaning that if they don’t receive funding then at least one of them won’t be starting in Season 5.

Each of those teams is optimistic they’ll receive all of their funding, but we’ll have to wait and see how this plays out with the league confirming participation according to who secures their funding first. 

Of course we’ve also considered what would happen if all three teams secured their funding. Would we allow all of them to compete and pause New Zealand’s participation? I guess we’ll have to face that decision if that situation unfolds.

Spain finding new investors was hinted at at the end of the last Racing on the Edge video, but here they’re still discussed as funding-uncertain, so that’s interesting. New Zealand being discussed separately like this is also interesting— are they also funding-uncertain but less likely to be put on hold because they’re leading the leaderboard? Or have they found some funding, but not enough?

The only previous precedent for this situation would be Season 3, where Japan were first paused (with a system proposed to give them compensation points for missed events) to provide a place for Canada and then eliminated altogether before a new boat was available.

Many fans asked then why one team had to be benched the whole time instead of “not-participating” being an alternating role so that everyone at least got to race once, perhaps at their home event— a question which also arises now. Canada, at least, are “confirmed” (as tenuous as that status may sometimes be) to host a Season 5 event.

All of the “threatened” teams have had excellent home events and inspired loyal fanbases, and SailGP would be the poorer with any of them gone.

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Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain SailGP Team overcame an event of two halves by winning the Italy Sail Grand Prix on September 23-24 in Taranto, Italy. This is the team’s second consecutive win as the Brits topped Tom Slingsby’s Australia and Jimmy Spithill’s USA in the finals.

The racing in Taranto began in windy and wild conditions but the second day was marred by light winds that eventually would disappear and cause the final podium race to be terminated.

The race for the final was hotly contested, and while Great Britain and Australia had their ticket stamped, the United States needed – and got – a collapse by the French on the final downwind let to gain entry.

It was a comeback for Spithill whose team saw teammate Hans Henken injured the day before when their F50 catamaran crashed off the foils and submerged the leeward hull where Henken was positioned, knocking him unconscious for a short time. Henken went to the hospital for observation but was in good spirits.

Taylor Canfield was ready to replace Henken, but with the light winds, the league called for teams to reduce from five to four crew, leaving Canfield on the sidelines.

As the final three-boat podium race took place, the wind started to shut off and despite the race management’s best endeavors and trying to shorten the course, the 16 minute time limit came and went. With the termination of the final, scoring returns to the qualifying fleet races in which Great Britain topped the leaderboard.

USA had led the final to the leeward mark, but Australia got leverage and a puff to jump ahead. The Brits trailed both, but at the time of termination, they were set to claim the lead. “It was a roller coaster ride but I’m just delighted for the team after a really solid performance over the five races this weekend,” said Ainslie. “It was a good win.”

At the prize winning ceremony, Ainslie gave Team GBR’s strategist Hannah Mills credit for the team’s win – due to her excellent ability to spot the best conditions to get the boat to the front of the fleet – and it was Mills that proudly lifted the winners trophy aloft.

“Considering how challenging it was I think we were literally at zero knots for quite a lot of the race and it was so intense,” said Mills. “We just kept calm and always felt like there was going to be an opportunity to get back into the race – and there was. But we ran out of time, so it was a tough race.”

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Star skipper Jimmy Spithill said he plans to start a new Italian team following his departure from the United States SailGP team in tech titan Larry Ellison’s global league.

Spithill said he couldn’t disclose any specifics about the U.S. team other than a new group is bringing in its own CEO and driver, the roles Spithill held since taking over Team USA in SailGP’s second season.

It’s been known in sailing circles since late July that a private American group is looking to buy Team USA, which has been owned by the league. An announcement is expected within the next few days.

“I leave it in as good a shape as I could,” Spithill told The Associated Press from Sardinia, where he is preparing for his second straight America’s Cup as co-helmsman of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team. “If I look at when I started it, what I built and how I’m leaving it, it’s basically qualified for the final right now, having just won the last event, giving them a team with a winning culture and that’s competitive and with some value. That’s important to me and now I get the option to build with Italy.”

Woah! Now that’s a twist! The possibility of a Team Italy has been talked about for a while, so it’s exciting to see Jimmy working on it. But the wording makes it sound like the new management (whoever they are) don’t like him in particular, which is kind of off-putting.

Of course, given the track record for non-league team ownership (Canadian cryptobro who made everything about him and then bailed, Danish Putin-sanctions-evaders, airline from a completely different country entirely), perhaps that’s something to worry about as well…

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Seeing Nicolai and Phil team up to ask for an review of the port tack rules was not on my bingo card for today…

… hearing Jimmy speak Italian was! As was hearing the butchering of Taranto and Quentin’s name.

Nicolai is usually so polite and non committal in his interviews, this was a definite change! Good for him.

And Phil keep on being Phil - never change. 😆

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An 11-boat national fleet of F50s will be on the start line of next season’s opener in Dubai this November – but the fate of three teams remain unknown.

The confirmed F50 line-up includes two new national teams, including Brazil, which was announced earlier this year. Meanwhile, conversations around an Italian team spearheaded by former USA SailGP helm Jimmy Spithill are ongoing.

So far, a total of nine teams are confirmed on the start line of next season. These include new teams Brazil and Italy (pending the final sale), alongside existing teams from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, and USA.

With only two F50s available for New Zealand, France, and Spain, SailGP is now fast tracking the development of a 12th catamaran after acquiring an AC50 previously used by Team New Zealand in the 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda.

Elements of this boat are currently being utilized in the construction of ‘boat 12’ with works at SailGP Technologies in Southampton, UK, and in New Zealand. This F50 will not be finished in time for Dubai, which means a 12th team will have to miss the season opener.

This team will be awarded compensatory points for this event before joining the rest of the fleet on the start line of Auckland in January 2025.

It looks like they may be closer to solving the “12 teams and 11 spots” problem with a parts donation from (presumably) Aotearoa New Zealand, the 2017 winner last seen on display in Viaduct Harbour during the 2021 Cup. Hopefully enough of Aotearoa is still intact to keep her on display— she’s historic now!

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Turning the diversity question into trying to defend the Gulf States events unprompted (especially when he could have talked about actual Race For The Future projects and Inspire success stories) is kind of… eeesh. Like, I really liked the Bermuda 2021 posters created by a local artist because I learned about Black Bermudian history and the slave trade in Bermuda from the article about her artwork on the SailGP site! THAT subverts stereotypes about sailing a heck of a lot more than holding low-wind events in petrostates because they offered you money.

But on a brighter note…

“And we’re going to add two more teams in season five.”

Hmmm, we already know Jimmy is working to set up Team Italy, but what could the other one be? China or Japan coming back? A normal Bermudian team without the dumb crypto gimmick? Kahena Kunze splitting from Team Germany to go start Team Brazil with her Olympic bestie Martine? Simeon and Carolijn coming in for a Team Netherlands?

OH Russell…

… how much did you pay for this coverage?

But yes, Phil Robertson is gold.