The Chicago Marathon scheduled for October 11 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers said on Monday.

"In response to the ongoing public health concerns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the City of Chicago announced the decision to cancel the 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and all race weekend activities," organizers said in a statement.

The race was the latest World Marathon Major disrupted by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

Last month, the New York City Marathon, one of the most prestigious events on the global running calendar, was canceled due to the pandemic while the Boston Marathon was also canceled for the first time in its 124-year history.

Plans for a 2020 Berlin Marathon were also scrapped.

The London Marathon, originally set for April, was postponed to October 4, with organizers planning further updates on the race later this month.

PGA Tour to finish season without spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic

The Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour will conduct the rest of its season without fans after the circuit's three playoff events, organizers announced on Monday.

In three separate statements, The Northern Trust in Norton, Massachusetts; BMW Championships in Olympia Fields, Illinois; and Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, all confirmed the events would be closed to the general public.

The PGA Tour's playoffs are scheduled to begin August 20-23 at the golf club TPC Boston for The Northern Trust, followed by the August 27-30 BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club and September 4-7 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club.

The decisions by the three tournaments, which determine the season's champion, follow similar announcements from the other remaining PGA Tour events on the circuit's revamped schedule.

PGA Tour chief tournaments and competitions officer Andy Pazder said in a statement along with the BMW Championship's decision that: "Our No. 1 priority remains the health and safety of everyone in the communities where we are invited."

This week's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio, will mark the sixth consecutive PGA Tour event held without spectators since the circuit swung back into action in mid-June after a three-month COVID-19 hiatus.

The tournament, which begins on Thursday, was originally supposed to be the first since the break to have spectators, but last week the PGA Tour scrapped those plans.

The U.S. Open and Masters golf events, which are not managed by the PGA Tour, have not yet announced whether fans will be present at the two majors. This year's British Open has been canceled and the PGA Championship will be closed to the general public.

One positive in latest Premier League COVID-19 tests, total now 20

The Premier League said on Monday that one person returned a positive result in its latest round of COVID-19 tests conducted on players and staff last week, taking the total number of cases to 20 since testing began in May.

English football's top flight restarted its season on June 17 after a 100-day hiatus due to the pandemic.

The Premier League said in a statement that a total of 2,071 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19 between July 6 and 12. "Of these, one has tested positive."

The league did not reveal the club or the name of the individual who tested positive.

There have been 13 rounds of testing since players returned to contact training in May.

Football stadiums around Europe remain empty as government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues, resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors.