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Japan's J-League cancels football match after Nagoya Grampus players test positive for COVID-19

Two players and a staff member on the Nagoya team tested positive for the virus, media reports said.

J-League resumes after four-month break, expected to allow fans from late July

The first division of the J-League suspended play in February after only one round of matches had been played.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Nagoya Grampus forward Mu Kanazaki tests positive for COVID-19

Nagoya Grampus forward Mu Kanazaki has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Japan's J-League to restart on 4 July after four-month delay; matches to be played in empty stadiums

Executives from Japan’s top football clubs voted to resume the season after restrictions were lifted across the country this week

Coronavirus Outbreak: Japan's J-League set to resume without fans after PM Shinzo Abe lifts state of emergency, says report

Japan's J-League started its season on 21 February but was forced to stop play a few days later due to coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus Outbreak: Japan defender Gotoku Sakai tests positive for COVID-19, confirms club Vissel Kobe

Sakai, who has 42 caps for Japan, first reported having a fever on Wednesday and was diagnosed with acute upper respiratory infection in a hospital the following day

Coronavirus Outbreak: South Korean officials considering shortened K-League season, yet to settle on new start date

Representatives of the 12 clubs that make up the K-League met to discuss plans for the new season, which was halted ahead of its original 29 February start as the nation was hit by the coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus pandemic: No relegation in Japan top flight this season with campaign disrupted, says J.League

The J.League season was only one match old when the decision was made to postpone matches. No fixtures have been played since 23 February.

Coronavirus postpones opening of 12-team professional baseball season in Japan

Japanese officials postponed the start of the 12-team professional baseball league season on Monday because of the spread of the coronavirus

52-year-old Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura extends contract with Yokohama FC to enter his 35th season

Miura played in just three matches last year and did not score any goals but extended his record as the oldest player in the J-League.