Covid: How sport is being affected by surge in cases - BBC Sport
A surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant is causing disruption to sporting events around the world.
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A surge in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant is causing disruption to sporting events around the world.

Here's an overview of all the events affected this month:
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• None hours before their away match at Tottenham.
• None becomes the latest EFL game to be postponed, while West Brom v Preston on 30 December was also called off.
• None RUGBY UNION: Newcastle's Premiership match against Sale on 26 December has been cancelled because of an outbreak of Covid cases among the Sharks squad.
• None RUGBY UNION: Positive Covid cases in the Cardiff squad has caused the postponement of their United Rugby Championship game against Scarlets on 26 December.
• None FOOTBALL: Championship game between Luton and Bristol City, scheduled for 26 December, called off on Christmas Day because of Covid cases in the Hatters' squad.
• None FOOTBALL: Carlisle's League Two game with Rochdale at Brunton Park has been called off because of a Covid-19 outbreak in the home side's squad.
• None FOOTBALL: Premier League game between Burnley and Everton on 26 December because of Covid cases and injuries in the Toffees squad.
• None FOOTBALL: Swansea City's Championship match against Luton, which was due to be on 29 December, has been called off because of
• None on 26 December has been postponed because of a number of positive Covid-19 cases within the Ulster squad.
• None announces it has postponed Liverpool's game against Leeds United and the match between Wolves and Watford. More are also off.
• None from 4 January and will begin after fixtures on 26 December.
• None meaning most festive sport will be "effectively spectator-free".
• None FOOTBALL: Three Championship games on 26 December and eight more in the EFL
• None RUGBY UNION: The United Rugby Championship game between Munster and Leinster on 26 December
• None to be held behind closed doors.
• None FOOTBALL: Cardiff's home game against Coventry and Stoke's trip to Barnsley are both postponed in the Championship plus five scheduled matches in League Two
• None rather than introduce a 'circuit breaker' despite ongoing disruption caused by Covid-19 cases.
• None FOOTBALL: Premier League says there were a record 90 new positive Covid cases from tests on players and staff between 13 and 19 December.
• None RUGBY UNION: The United Rugby Championship match between Ospreys and Dragons scheduled for 26 December is called off because of Covid-19 cases.
• None for Covid-19 after returning home from the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
• None due to take place between 19 and 21 December, including two matches involving Brooklyn Nets.
• None FOOTBALL: Aston Villa's Premier League game against Burnley, due to be played on 18 December,
• None FOOTBALL: Arsenal's Women's Super League game against Brighton, due to be played on 19 December,
• None RUGBY UNION: Sale's match with Saracens in the Premier 15s, due to be played on 19 December, is called off after the visitors reported a number of Covid-19 cases.
• None FOOTBALL: Manchester City's WSL game against Reading and Chelsea's match against West Ham, both due to be played on 19 December,
• None FOOTBALL: 19 fixtures across the three divisions of the English Football League due to be played on 18 December
• None RUGBY UNION: Seven European matches due to be played between French and British teams this weekend because of France's new travel rules.
• None TENNIS: The Battle of the Brits - an exhibition organised by Jamie Murray and featuring Andy Murray scheduled for 21 and 22 December - is
• None of the second Ashes Test against England after being deemed a close contact to a positive case.
• None CRICKET: Three-match one-day series between Pakistan and West Indies, due to begin on 18 December, postponed until June 2022.
• None FOOTBALL: Manchester United's home match with Brighton on Saturday is postponed.
• None FOOTBALL: Wales captain Gareth Bale is among a group of
• None FOOTBALL: Games postponed across all three divisions of the EFL, which announces
• None meaning half of the weekend's fixtures are off.
• None FOOTBALL: Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says the "worry and anxiety" of Covid-19 cases in her squad "played a major part" in
• None for Friday's scheduled Champions Cup game because of Leinster's Covid cases.
• None BASKETBALL: The National Basketball Association is to introduce stricter coronavirus protocols over the Christmas and New Year period as
• None called off three hours before kick-off after an outbreak in the Hornets squad.
• None FOOTBALL: Leicester City's home game against Manchester City in the Women's Continental League Cup
• None Saturday's European Challenge Cup game against Pau, with all players, coaches and support staff going into isolation.
• None in England for any event with more than 10,000 people.
• None - the most recorded in the league over a seven-day period.
• None and withdraws from the Mubadala World Tennis Championships.
• None because of an outbreak at QPR.
• None RUGBY UNION: Three Leinster players and a member of staff before the side's Heineken Champions Cup win over Bath.
• None after a number of cases at Spurs. They