Sport shorts: Tokyo 2020 organisers insist Olympics will not be cancelled and Joshua backs Fury to beat Wilder

Ten things from the world of sport on Thursday 13 February

Tokyo Olympic Games
Oxford study says Tokyo’s bill has already hit $15.84bn and will be the most expensive ever
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1. Tokyo 2020 will go ahead

Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games insist that the event will not be cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus.

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