Sports News Roundup: Draft to go ahead but all public events canceled; IOC's Tokyo Games chief faces mandatory quarantine and more

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Draft to go ahead but all public events canceled

The National Football League draft will go ahead as planned next month but without any spectators in attendance as all public events have been canceled in Las Vegas due to the coronavirus outbreak. The draft scheduled for April 23-25 in Las Vegas will be televised and the NFL said it is exploring innovative options for how the process will be conducted.

IOC's Tokyo Games chief faces mandatory quarantine in Australia

John Coates, the International Olympic Committee's point man for the Tokyo Games, faces mandatory self-isolation when he returns to Australia from Europe this week as part of border controls to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced all international arrivals to the country after midnight on Sunday would need to self-isolate for 14 days to help the country "stay ahead of (the) curve" in containment efforts.

Woods, Park outside Olympic qualifying as tours halt

No changes are planned to the Olympic golf qualifying system, the International Golf Federation (IGF) which runs the event said after the sport shut down due to the coronavirus. This could deal a hammer blow to the chances of Tiger Woods qualifying for Tokyo 2020, and for Park In-bee's hopes of being eligible to defend her title from Rio 2016.

NBA hiatus could be three-plus months

The NBA's season -- on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic -- could be suspended for at least three months, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Sunday night. Per the report, owners and executives are bracing for the possibility of mid-to-late June -- a time when, in a normal year, the NBA Finals would typically be over -- being the best-case scenario for play to resume.

IOC to hold talks with sport chiefs amid coronavirus crisis

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will hold talks with heads of international sports organizations on Tuesday in response to the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to an international federation briefed on the issue said. The IOC will also hold an unscheduled Executive Board meeting via teleconferencing on Tuesday to internally discuss the latest developments, another source said.

Gobert sorry for not taking coronavirus more seriously

Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert, whose coronavirus diagnosis last Wednesday was the first domino that effectively shut down American sports, regrets not having taken the threat more seriously, he said in a social media post on Sunday. "I've been feeling a little better every single day," the 27-year-old Frenchman said on the National Basketball Association (NBA) twitter feed.

WTA suspends tour until May 2 due to coronavirus

The Women's Tennis Association has suspended play until May 2 as the coronavirus pandemic continued its unprecedented shutdown of world sport on Monday. WTA said tournaments in Stuttgart, Istanbul, and Prague will "not be held as scheduled".

Sports events still ongoing despite coronavirus pandemic

Sports events around the world that have not been suspended, postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak:

OLYMPICS Tokyo 2020 'Flame of Recovery' tour scaled down due to coronavirus worries

Tokyo 2020's Flame of Recovery tour, taking the Olympic flame to parts of Japan most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, has been scaled back as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, organizers said. The six-day tour was set to begin on Friday and takes place before the official torch relay begins on March 26. It will visit locations in Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima prefectures, the areas hardest hit by the disaster.

NFL notebook: Players approve 10-year CBA

NFL players approved the proposed collective bargaining agreement overnight, which will give the league labor peace through the 2030 season. The vote was 1,019 to 959 in favor of ratification, the NFL Players Association announced Sunday morning. Voting closed at 11:59 p.m. ET on Saturday.

(With inputs from agencies.)