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Trump eager to 'get sports back' amid COVID-19 fears

USA's Sloane Stephens celebrates a point at the French Open. [Reuters]

President Donald Trump is hankering for a return of live sports action, but US league supremos are taking a cautious approach to competition amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

"We have to get our sports back," Trump said Tuesday. "I'm tired of watching baseball games that are 14 years old."

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