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LONDON (AFP) - The British Open has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

LONDON - The British Open has been cancelled for the first time since World War II due to the coronavirus.But with the pandemic ripping the 2020 sporting schedule to shreds, the event has became the first of the sport's four majors to be cancelled this year.

Obviously im disappointed that I won’t get to defend the Open championship this year but I feel the RandA have made the right decisions based on people’s health and safety. See you all in Royal St George’s in 2021 pic.twitter.com/zr7uS80lgH

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