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2020 - the year that changed sport out of all recognition
Cardboard cut-outs of fans are seen between the Gold Coast Titans and the Wests Tigers at an empty Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Sunday, June 7, 2020. Source: AAP
The COVID-19 pandemic has already cost the world's sporting industry billions of dollars. The impact will be long-lasting and some sports may never fully recover. .................... takes a look back at how 2020 changed sport forever.
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