# What sports will still be going on over the next month? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 13, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377 "2020-03-13T00:57:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/21 "2020-03-14T18:59:43Z")
I am by no means an expert but I can’t imagine that 2 weeks is enough time. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/22 "2020-03-15T00:19:46Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > According to Twitter, Mexican soccer is still going on, guess it’s time to brush up on my Spanish Yes, no fans. They did this there during the swine flu pandemic and Mexico has been universally praised for how they handled the whole situation. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/23 "2020-03-15T00:21:32Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > I.had.tickets!:mad:☹ > Corporate boxes for the final. > > [Australia v NZ](https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1238393026893901824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1238393026893901824%7Ctwgr%5E393535353b687465&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcrickettimes.com%2F2020%2F03%2Fwatch-ashton-agar-struggles-to-find-the-ball-in-empty-stands-at-the-scg%2F) > > The also had[to modify the post game handshake procedure.](https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1238412563148226561) > No. The same ball is used for each innings and the changing nature of the ball as it ages is an important factor in gameplay. > The moment the ball crosses the boundary ball is dead. > In the era before security barriers, it was common for the crowd to pour onto the ground after the match was over. > This led to a famous case (in a World Cup Final no less) where the crowd wrongly thought the match was over and the ball had not crossed the boundary nor returned to the fielding side so it was technically “live”. As police shooed the crowd back (and tried to find the ball) the batsmen ran a couple and stopped and there was disagreement as to whether they should run, the senior partner wanted to, but the junior one said that maybe someone in the crowd would find it, give it to a fielder and run them out. I know. I’m just saying get rid of the boundary and the six and make the fielders look for ball while the batsmen run back and forth! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/24 "2020-03-15T00:23:03Z")
UFC from Brazil live on ESPN, no fans. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/25 "2020-03-15T00:45:37Z")
Last night at a brewery we watched gymnastics just long enough to decide we do not enjoy watching gymnastics. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/26 "2020-03-15T01:06:06Z")
World Rally Championship Mexico is happening I believe, though the next rally in Chile is cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/27 "2020-03-15T01:08:47Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > World Rally Championship Mexico is happening I believe, though the next rally in Chile is cancelled. :smack: It just got cancelled mid-way through for everyone to head home. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/28 "2020-03-15T13:20:53Z")
UFC said events are moving but not cancelled. No fans allowed ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/29 "2020-03-15T23:21:03Z")
Grand Sumo tournament is going on now in Osaka with no fans. Wrestlers with a fever are forced to withdraw and if anyone in the organization tests positive they will cancel the rest of the tournament and have to make some ad-hoc decision of how to treat the non-final results. However, since apparently testing is highly restricted, it’s unlikely that anyone that will be forced to withdraw will actually be tested, and thus they’re probably safe to run it to completion next Sunday. The next planned tournament is in Tokyo in May, and I’m guessing they’ll plan to run it the same way but I suspect by then a much larger percentage of people will have been infected and will include someone in the organization. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/30 "2020-03-15T23:25:57Z")
No word yet on [elephant polo](https://www.elephantpolo.com/). ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/31 "2020-03-15T23:37:33Z")
Turkish soccer on BEIN, no fans. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/32 "2020-03-15T23:51:04Z")
Various esports are cancelling their live events–a stadium full of people is a stadium full of people, I guess. Good news is the players can keep on playing, it’s just a lot quieter. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/33 "2020-03-16T23:21:21Z")
As of yesterday, PBA bowling was having a tournament in Las Vegas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/34 "2020-03-16T23:56:48Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > As of yesterday, PBA bowling was having a tournament in Las Vegas. I’m in Vegas right now and I’m leaving 2 days earlier than planned because they are shutting everything down here. I don’t expect this tournament to actually take place. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/37 "2020-03-19T01:25:20Z")
AEW is holding live matches in an empty area on TNT right now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/38 "2020-03-21T00:24:15Z")
And same with WWE tonight. I guess the final answer to my OP is “pro wrestling”. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/39 "2020-03-21T22:01:43Z")
Fun to watch the “classic college basketball” games from the 80s and 90s on CBS. It’s interesting how infrequently they show the score on-screen. And never at the same time as the game clock and shot clock. You really have to pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/40 "2020-03-21T22:07:35Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > And same with WWE tonight. > > I guess the final answer to my OP is “pro wrestling”. > Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Correction! Australian Rules Football is going as planned in empty stadiums. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/41 "2020-03-22T00:56:21Z")
NRL Rugby also going on in Oz behind closed doors. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Artfog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/artfog/32/1011_2.png) [@Artfog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artfog)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377/42 "2020-03-22T01:37:55Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Correction! Australian Rules Football is going as planned in empty stadiums. Yes, thank God. And, if anything, they seem to play better without the distraction of spectators. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sports-will-still-be-going-on-over-the-next-month/849377.md?page=3)