With events such as the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, European Championships 2020 and Wimbledon set to take place in the summer of 2021, Covid-19 has laid waste to the sporting calendar. But as the rate of infections continue to decrease, sport is set to resume this summer. Basketball, soccer, boxing, golf and motorsport are set to resume in the summer. We look at the best sports to watch this summer, with their resumption needed to quell sports fans craving of live sports.

Soccer:

Europe’s top Four leagues, Bundesliga(Germany), English Premier League, La Liga(Spain) and the Italian Serie A are set to resume between May and June, with the Champions League set to resume in August. With other global soccer leagues either postponed or cancelled, we provide a list of which leagues are set to resume, and which are not.

Basketball:

The 2019-20 NBA season also suffered the consequences on the global pandemic, with the season taking a hiatus on March 11th. The league’s board of governors approved the return of the league, with 22 teams returning to complete the season, starting on July 31. Everything you need to know about the leagues restart, and the draft.

Golf:

Golf’s leading organizations have also responded to the effects of the pandemic, with a revised calendar for the rest of the 2020 season.  The U.S Open has been rescheduled for September 14-20, with other events cancelled or rescheduled for later dates.

Tennis:

The ATP has also had to reschedule their calendar events, with Wimbledon being the major absentee of the revised tennis season. The revised calendar will be played over a two month period, starting in August, and ending in mid-October.

Horse racing:

Horse racing has also been greatly affected by the novel coronavirus, with many events being rescheduled. The legendary Kentucky Derby has been rescheduled for September 5th, with the Preakness  Stake being held on October 3rd. Many tracks are reopening for the summer period, other tracks announced their indefinite delay.

Formula 1:

The start of the F1 season has succumbed to the pandemic, with the Formula 1 announcing the first eight European rounds of the competition will take place in six venues over 10 weekends. The announced events will take place from July 3rd- September 6th, with the hope that races in Asia and the Americas will be announced to establish a calendar for the remainder of the season.

Cycling:

The competitions annual high profile event, the Tour de France has seen it fall victim to the virus, with the competition taking place from August 29- September 20.

NFL:

The NFL has made tentative back-up plans should the league be unable to start on September 10th. Football teams would have to follow the NBA and MLS in adopting a bubble format should it proceed.

 

The NHL announced a return of play for the 2019-20 season, with a modified competition which 24 teams will compete for the Stanley Cup later this summer.  This includes an outline for the NHL players to return to their club facilities, formal training camp and information regarding the 2020 NHL Draft.

MLB:

Major League Baseball plans to return with a 60 game season which will begin around July 24th, but this is conditional. The players need to sign on health and safety protocols, and pledge to arrive at home stadiums by July 1.