Nigeria, April 1 -- For the first time since 1945, the yearly Wimbledon Grand Slam tennis tournament will not hold, no thanks to the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the globe.

According to a report on Sky Sports, the All England Club cancelled this year's Wimbledon following an emergency board meeting on Wednesday.

The organisers had hoped to hold off making a final decision for a few more weeks but chief executive Richard Lewis announced that had been brought forward to an emergency board meeting at which it was decided to cancel rather than postpone the two-week grass-court tournament.

Main-draw play at Wimbledon was due to start on June 29 and preparations for the tournament are supposed to begin in late April, requiring a significant...