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By The Associated Press 
 The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:
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 Wolfsburg says forward Josip Brekalo has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in isolation.
 The club says the Croatian “is feeling good and is currently without symptoms.” The club also says the rest of the squad and coaching staff tested negative.
 The isolation period will likely keep Brekalo out of Saturday’s game against Arminia Bielefeld.
 Brekalo has scored once in four Bundesliga games this season for 13th-place Wolfsburg. He last played in Wolfsburg’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Mönchengladbach on Saturday.
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 The United States won’t send a team to the world wrestling championships because of health and safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 The executive committee of USA Wrestling, the national governing body for wrestling, unanimously approved the proposal not to send a team to Belgrade, Serbia, for the Dec. 12-20 event.
 “My heart breaks for our athletes, as nobody is more affected by this decision than they are,” said Veronica Carlson, executive committee member and chair of the USA Wrestling Athlete Advisory Committee. “In the same breath, abstaining from the 2020 World Championships is the right decision. I am proud that the athlete voice was solicited and considered through every step of this process. In choosing to make this decision now, versus delaying it, the athletes have time to recover and refocus on what is most important — the 2021 Olympic Games.”
 United World Wrestling, the international federation for wrestling, announced Monday that its executive committee approved existing plans to host the event.
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 UEFA says Bayern Munich will be able to play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League despite a positive coronavirus test for forward Serge Gnabry.
 Bayern said Tuesday that the 25-year-old Gnabry was “doing well” and was in isolation at home. He had trained with the rest of the team earlier that day.
 UEFA says “we can confirm that the Bayern game is going ahead as scheduled.”
 UEFA rules say games can go ahead if a team has 13 available players. That includes at least one goalkeeper.
 Gnabry played for Germany in its Nations League game against Switzerland last Tuesday. He also played in Bayern’s 4-1 win over Arminia Bielefeld in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
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 The Spanish second-division soccer match between Alcorcón and Sabadell has been postponed after nine new coronavirus cases were found among Alcorcón players and staff members.
 The Spanish league says two players were among those who tested positive ahead of Wednesday’s match.
 Three other players and one staff member tested positive last week. That prompted the suspension of the team’s match against Ponferradina on Sunday.
 Alcorcón is in 19th place in the 22-team standings with four points from five matches.
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