Wimbledon tennis championships have been cancelled for the first time since World War II because of the coronavirus pandemic. <div class="show-for-small-only "> The All England Club announced after an emergency meeting that the oldest Grand Slam tournament in tennis would not be held in 2020.</div> <div class="c-advertising-sticky-floor"> Wimbledon was scheduled to be played on the outskirts of London from June 29 to July 12.</div> It now joins the growing list of sports events scrapped in 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak.