The week in tweets...The week in tweets...

It’s COVID-19’s world and we’re just living in it. It was another week where the coronavirus dominated the sports scene, with more famous faces falling foul to the dreaded virus and sporting events across the globe being cancelled at an extraordinary rate of knots... Marouane Fellaini @Fellaini Dear friends, I have been tested for coronavirus and my test result is positive. Thanks to the fans, medical staff and the club for their care and attention. I will follow the treatment and hope to return to the game as soon as possible. Please everyone stay safe. PM’s Office of Japan @JPN_PMO

1. PM Abe: Just now I held

a telephone conference with Mr. Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee(IOC), with Mr. MORI, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, Ms. KOIKE, Governor of Tokyo, and Ms. HASHIMOTO, Minister for #Tokyo2020, also present. 2. President Bach replied that he fully supports my proposal, and we agreed that the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held no later than the summer of 2021. We concurred that going forward, Japan will work in close cooperation with IOC President Bach Brendan Boyce @brendanboyce

Any athletes who’s doping ban would have seen them excluded from July/August

Olympics. Should also be excluded from the Games following postponement regardless of whether they are eligible by timeline to complete freely again by whatever date in future. Athletics Australia @AthsAust Athletics Australia completely supports the view of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and Paralympics Australia to postpone the Olympic and Paralympic Games until July 2021. Formula 1 @F1

Organisers of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix have taken the decision to postpone the 2020 race due to the global spread of Coronavirus