COVID's sporting victims

Spare a thought for the lesser mortals of sport

The misery of the COVID-19 global lockdown has been compounded for sporting fans around the world, with all major sporting events either cancelled or postponed. From the European football leagues, to the Indian Premier League (IPL) — the 2020 edition of which still hangs in the balance — Formula 1 racing season, tennis, rugby, golf, basketball to the athletics and the Olympics, no sport — not even chess — has been spared the virus’ deleterious effect. In the general mayhem that COVID-19 has wrought on the global economy, the problems arising from the postponement or cancellation of a major form