Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia, who worked with Atletico Portada Alta, has died from novel coronavirus, reports NDTV. He was 21. He was suffering from leukemia which made him vulnerable against the virus and he was taken to the Regional Hospital of Malaga with severe coronavirus symptoms where he passed away on Sunday, reports goal.com. Garcia had served as Malaga-based club Atletico Portada Alta's youth team manager since 2016 and has now become the fifth and the youngest victim to have died from the coronavirus in the region.

The biggest country in South America has also been slowest in the region to impose restrictions on large gatherings at sporting events as the coronavirus continues to spread.

The start of the 2020 Indian Premier League season has been delayed from 29 March to 15 April as a result of the coronavirus outbreak,reports BBC.

Australian sports fans didn't really need a reminder about the coronavirus, but they got one anyway Friday when a number of major events Down Under were affected by concerns over the pandemic. And more are likely to follow.