Sports Events Cancelled or Postponed After Attacks in USFollowing are the sports events which have been cancelled or postponed in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks on New York and Washington:September 11: Baseball: American Major League matches cancelled Football: American Major League Soccer programme cancelled Tennis: Hawaii womens tournament cancelled before second day's play. September 12: Football: European Champions League and UEFA Cup matches scheduled for September 12 and 13 were all postponed. Handball: German championship matches cancelled Skiing: German championships cancelled Cycling: American riders in the Tour d'Avenir, France, withdraw from the tour. Golf: Pro circuit tournaments at St Louis and Tampa Bay, United States cancelled. Boxing: World middleweight unification fight between Puerto Rico's Felix Trinidad and America's Bernard Hopkins, scheduled for September 15 in New York City, postponed. September 13: American football: NFL cancelled its weekend programme of 15 matches Cricket: New Zealand made a last minute withdrawal from a tour of Pakistan and also withdrew an "A" team from India. Canoe-kayak: World championships due to start September 13 on the Ocoee River, Tennessee, cancelled. September 14: Ice hockey: Warm-up matches for the 2001/2002 North American League season cancelled. Basketball: NBA exhibition matches in Shanghai and Taiwan cancelled. Tennis: United States versus India Davis Cup match scheduled for September 21 at Winston Salem North Carolina, cancelled. Golf: Tiger Woods dropped out of the Lancome Trophy scheduled for September 20 at Saint-Nom-La-Breteche, France. Squash: Boston's US Open cancelled September 15: Wrestling: World championships scheduled for New York September 26-29 cancelled. September 16: Golf: The Ryder Cup, pitting Europe against America event scheduled to start September 28 at The Belfry, Birmingham, England, postponed until next year. Field hockey: Men's Champions Trophy scheduled for November 3-11 in Pakistan relocated to an as yet undecided country. United States pulled out of Women's World Cup qualifying tournament September 18-30 at Amiens and Abbeville, France. Tennis: Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams pulled out of Tokyo WTA tournament due to start September 17. September 17: Games: Postponement of the Afro-Asian games at New Dehli November 3-11 |
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