The attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team coach in Lahore marks another tragic example of terrorism affecting the sporting world.

Several players were injured when gunmen opened fire on the bus on its way to the Gaddafi Stadium ahead of the third day of the second Test against Pakistan.

The remainder of the tour has been cancelled with the Sri Lanka team heading home immediately.

Here, we take a look at other occasions on which sport has been hit by terrorist attacks.

Munich Massacre, West Germany, September 1972

Eleven Israeli athletes and coaches were killed along with one German police officer and a pilot during the 'Munich Massacre' at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and murdered by Palestine Liberation Organisation faction 'Black September'.

Eight gunmen burst into the Olympic Village apartment block housing male Israeli team members and shot two dead.

Nine team members were taken hostage with the extremists threatening to kill them unless 200 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel were released.

A gun battle ensued when German police sharpshooters opened fire. All nine Israeli team members were killed along with a policeman, a pilot and five of the extremists.

Atlanta bombing, United States, July 1996

A bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, causing two deaths and injuries to more than 110 others.
A woman was killed by the bomb while a Turkish cameraman also died of a heart attack responding to the explosion.

Thousands of people were in attendance for a rock concert, with the bomb - which had been placed near the main stage by Eric Robert Rudolph, a former explosives expert for the US Army - going off at around 0130 after a band called Jack Mack and the Heart Attack had just finished playing.

Rudolph went on to commit further attacks before being arrested in May 2003. He is currently serving four life terms without the possibility of parole.

Al Qaeda attacks, United States, September 2001

The Ryder Cup was postponed in 2001 in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda on the United States.

Hijackers crashed two aeroplanes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York, causing both buildings to collapse within two hours.

The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania.

There were almost 3,000 casualties.

The 34th Ryder Cup, scheduled to be played at The Belfry later in September, was postponed for a year as a result of the tragedies.

USA captain Curtis Strange said the decision was "very appropriate in the light of this situation".

Lahore bomb attacks, Pakistan, 2008

Australia postponed their cricket tour to Pakistan in March due to security concerns in the country.

There had been a number of bomb blasts in the nation since the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in December 2007.

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland insisted there was "no alternative" but to pull out, but denied the most recent bombing - which killed 12 people in Lahore days before the announcement - had anything to do with the decision.

He said the board had informed the Pakistan Cricket Board about a week earlier of their intention not to tour based on the ongoing security problems in the troubled nation.

In August 2008, the ICC postponed the Champions Trophy - which was due to be held in Pakistan in September, due to ongoing security concerns.

South Africa had already pulled out due to safety fears, with England, Australia and New Zealand also having expressed doubts.

Mumbai terror attacks, India, November 2008

The inaugural Champions League Twenty20 was postponed the day after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

The decision was taken by the tournament's governing council after they held discussions with the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa.

Lalit Modi, the chairman of the Champions League Twenty20, said: "We held consultations among all the stakeholders including the founding members, the participating teams and members of the governing council after the unfortunate terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

"It was agreed that in the best interests of all concerned, the inaugural edition of the Champions League 2020 should be postponed."

Later the same day - November 27 - England decided to fly home from their tour of India.

Following a series of meetings at their hotel in Bhubaneswar the tourists elected to fly home with a view to returning for the first Test in Ahmedabad on December 11.

India withdrew from their proposed tour to Pakistan in December following the terrorist attacks on Mumbai, with Sri Lanka stepping in as replacements.