Royal Ascot coronavirus

Ascot Racecourse revealed in a statement on Tuesday that it still hopes to proceed with Royal Ascot on its originally planned dates of June 16 to 20, but that the event will be closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement from Ascot Racecourse Chief Executive Guy Henderson read, "For public health and safety reasons we have reached the difficult but unavoidable conclusion that Royal Ascot 2020 (June 16 to 20) will not be able to take place as an event open to the public. This will...