Jack Anderson: Sport should know when to fold 'em and walk away

Standing Apart: Jockeys Rachael Blackmore, Phillip Enright, Davy Russell, and Paul Townend maintain social distancing in the parade ring ahead of the Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase at Thurles on Saturday. Horse racing is just about the only sport in Ireland still operating at present. Picture: Matt Browne/Sportsfile

Last week, it was easier to list those sports that were still going rather than those who had stopped, writes Jack Anderson.

Worldwide it seemed that there were only three types of professional sport left operating — some of the football codes in Australia, such as the AFL; horse racing in Ireland and a limited number of jurisdictions elsewhere; and still, potentially, the Olympics in July.