Cycling-Yates out of Giro d'Italia after testing positive for COVID-19 - team

Briton Simon Yates has been withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia after testing positive for the new coronavirus, his Mitchelton-Scott team said on Saturday.

"Yates developed very mild symptoms in the hours following yesterday's seventh stage, the team said in a statement.

"The Mitchelton-Scott medical team immediately requested a rapid test which indicated a positive result. A second, RT-PCR, test was later taken, which has confirmed the positive result."