England's Premier League appears set to continue, however, with Britain's government saying it would "not necessarily" reduce large scale gatherings despite the response to the crisis being moved up from the "contain" to the "delay" phase.

Three Leicester City players were self-isolating after showing symptoms of coronavirus.

European soccer's governing body UEFA will hold an emergency meeting with 55 football federations on Tuesday to discuss the effect of the crisis on domestic leagues, European competitions and Euro 2020 which is due to start in June.

Two of Thursday's Europa League matches were postponed but some games were played and Manchester United crushed LASK Linz 5-0 behind closed doors in Austria.

Rugby's PRO14 season and Euroleague, Europe's elite club basketball competition, have been suspended, while in India the government has ordered international cricket matches to be played in empty stadiums.

Reuters