World sport was again hit by COVID-19 infections on Thursday with soccer and rugby matches called off, a cricket series canceled, and holiday action in North America under threat. A wave of new infections, driven by the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, suggested more postponements and cancellations will follow as sporting codes warily await the impact. The Premier League fixture list was thrown into chaos as six games were postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks taking the total for the past week to nine but league officials intend to continue with the schedule where safely possible as new COVID-19 cases in Britain hit a record for the second day running on Thursday. The Premier League found a record 42 cases of COVID-19 among players and staff at various clubs this week, leading Brentford manager Thomas Frank to suggest all this weekend’s games should be postponed as cases “are going through the …
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