Sport shorts: Euro 2020 is postponed until summer 2021 and Japan still aims for ‘complete’ Olympics

Ten things from the world of sport on Tuesday 17 March

Uefa European football championship trophy Euro 2020
(Image credit: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

1. Euro 2020 put back to 2021

European football’s governing body Uefa has today confirmed that Euro 2020 has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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