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Baseball - KBO Regular season - SK Wyverns v Hanwha Eagles - Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon, South Korea - May 5, 2020 Dummies are seen replacing the audience during the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Soccer Football - Internacional Training - Parque Gigante, Porto Alegre, Brazil - May 5, 2020 International's Netto wearing a protective face mask leaves the International's training center, players and staff return to training with restrictions due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Dummies replace audience at a game during Taiwan's professional soccer league due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, May 3, 2020.

Kongo ridden by Rene Piechulek in action during the 13.00 Neue Bult Maiden Sprint-Cup, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hanover, Germany, May 7, 2020.

Filip Minarik on Kadrun (L) wears a protective visor during the 14.00 Neue Bult Maiden Steher-Cup, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hanover, Germany, May 7, 2020.

Soccer Football - 2020 K League 1 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings - Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea - May 8, 2020 General view during the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Members of the media get a COVID-19 coronavirus antibody test before UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Henry Cejudo (red gloves) receives treatment during his fight against Dominick Cruz (blue gloves) during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Life-size cardboard figures with the photos of football fans are positioned on the stands of the Borussia Moenchengladbach soccer stadium for the next game, which will be played without spectators, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Moenchengladbach, Germany, May 13, 2020.

Anastasiya Kharlanova, a soccer player of FC Minsk, is seen during the match of Belarusian Women's Vysheyshaya Liga, despite most sport events being cancelled around the world, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Minsk, Belarus May 1, 2020. Picture taken May 1, 2020.

Anastasiya Kharlanova, a soccer player of FC Minsk, rests with teammates during the match of Belarusian Women's Vysheyshaya Liga, despite most sport events being cancelled around the world, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Minsk, Belarus May 1, 2020.

Baseball - KBO Regular season - SK Wyverns v Hanwha Eagles - Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon, South Korea - May 5, 2020 SK Wyverns' Ro Soo-kwang in action during the match. Despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Soccer Football - Juventus Training - Juventus Training Center, Turin, Italy - May 5, 2020 A woman wearing a protective face mask at a temperature checkpoint outside of J Medical centre after Italy allowed Serie A teams to start training individually as the country begins a staged end to a nationwide lockdown due to a spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Football Soccer - Chinese Super League - Shanghai SIPG Training - Shanghai, China - May 7, 2020. Brazilian player Hulk of Shanghai SIPG takes part in the first public training following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Real Betis's player has his hands sprayed with disinfectant as he arrives for COVID-19 tests following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Seville, Spain May 7, 2020. Image for illustrative purposes.

People wearing protective face masks watch the races, as horse racing resumes in Germany following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hanover, Germany, May 7, 2020.

Jockeys are seen wearing protective face masks, as horse racing resumes behind closed doors in Germany following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hanover, Germany, May 7, 2020.

General view of the races, as horse racing resumes behind closed doors in Germany following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Hanover, Germany, May 7, 2020.

Soccer Football - 2020 K League 1 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings - Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea - May 8, 2020 Players wearing masks sit on the bench before the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Knoxville, IA, USA; Cars get into position for a four wide salute, usually done to acknowledge the fans, before the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series feature at Knoxvillee Raceway on Friday, May 8, 2020. The race will be the first race for the series, and the first at the track, since the COVID-19 halted all live sports in mid-March. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers/The Register via USA TODAY NETWORK

Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Media members work with empty stands behind them during the fight between Jeremy Stephens (red gloves) and Calvin Kattar (blue gloves) during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Knoxville, IA, USA; The stands sit empty as Knoxvillee Raceway hosts its first race of the year on Friday, May 8, 2020. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race will be the first race for the series since the COVID-19 halted all live sports in mid-March. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers/The Register via USA TODAY NETWORK

Jacksonville, Florida, USA; A general view of the empty octagon before UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Soccer Football - AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrives in Milan - Malpensa Airport, Milan, Italy - May 11, 2020 AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic wearing a protective face mask and gloves arrives at Malpensa Airport from Sweden to begin a two-week quarantine period before a return to training with AC Milan, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Players sanitise their hands as the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League (NRL) train amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Redfern Oval in Sydney, Australia, May 13, 2020.

Soccer players wear face masks during Taiwan's professional soccer league due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Taipei, Taiwan, May 3, 2020.

Baseball - KBO Regular season - SK Wyverns v Hanwha Eagles - Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon, South Korea - May 5, 2020 General view of the dummies replacing the audience before the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Picture taken May 5, 2020.

Soccer Football - 2020 K League 1 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings - Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea - May 8, 2020 Players come out before the match, despite most sports being cancelled around the world the local league starts behind closed doors due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Knoxville, IA, USA; Sprint cars race around the Knoxvillee Raceway in front of empty stands during the first race of the year on Friday, May 8, 2020. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series race will be the first race for the series since the COVID-19 halted all live sports in mid-March. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers/The Register via USA TODAY NETWORK

Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Jairzinho Rozenstruik (blue gloves) reacts after being knocked out by Francis Ngannou (red gloves) during UFC 249 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports