FILE PHOTO: Football Soccer - Kashima Antlers training - Yokohama, Japan - 17/12/16 - Kashima Antlers' Mu Kanazaki training ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup Final match against Real Madrid. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Japanese baseball players and a striker in the J.League have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, their clubs have announced, in a major blow for professional sports attempting to restart in the country.
Soccer team Nagoya Grampus announced that forward Mu Kanazaki tested positive for the virus, less than a week after the J.League announced plans to restart the campaign on July 4, albeit without fans in stadiums, and as many clubs returned to full training.
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