Formula E's new esports series will be streamed live across BBC platforms.

The Race At Home Challenge will take eight weeks and include the drivers and teams from the regular season, which was postponed due to the coronavirus.

Coverage starts this Saturday 25 April at 16:20 BST on BBC iPlayer, Red Button and the BBC Sport website, with a race on a virtual Hong Kong Harbour front.

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Plus, Formula E boss Alejandro Agag said “Covid-19 is a test run for when we need to act on climate change" in a column for Earth Day yesterday., external

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Four-time Commonwealth gold medallist Claudia Fragapane has told BBC Sport she believes she contracted coronavirus earlier in the year.

The 22-year-old Bristolian, recovered from illness and was at Lilleshall for European and Olympic trials before Tokyo 2020 was postponed last month, but recalls: "In January I actually had to go to hospital and be put on a drip because I had a really high temperature.

"They said I had tonsillitis and a throat infection. It just wasn’t right and I was so weak and they couldn’t get my temperature down so I had to be sent to another hospital and I was put on a drip, so I reckon now thinking back on it I must have had coronavirus."

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Former PFA chairman Pat Nevin admits Wayne Rooney faces a difficult task in representing the Derby players in talks over proposed wage deferrals. The Rams squad has reportedly rejected a proposal, external of a 50% deferral.

"It's one of the hardest things to do, it's like herding cats," Nevin told BBC Radio 5 live. "You're not just talking to players, it's players and their wives and partners. Some will be 'this is my money I want to keep it all' - others are ultra generous. Also it sounds simple, "give 50% away" but where are they going to give their money to and how is it going to be used? It's hard for Wayne - or indeed anyone - to organise."

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Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has confirmed talks between the club and the players, led by Lewis Dunk and Glenn Murray, are still ongoing regarding a salary cut.

Meanwhile, Cricket Scotland has confirmed that it will wait until 7 May and further government advice on lockdown before making any decision regarding the domestic cricket season north of the border.

Middlesex have furloughed all players and the majority of coaches, professional support, and administrative staff until further notice.

"We have to make difficult decisions that not only protect the future of Middlesex Cricket but the jobs of our employees," chief executive Richard Goatley said.

The county confirmed all staff, furloughed or otherwise, whose salary is above the £27,500 per annum threshold, have also agreed to a pay cut of 17%, initially until the end of May, with senior management taking a 20% reduction.

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Former Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle will not return to Essex this year because of the coronavirus.

The 35-year-old was due to rejoin the county as an overseas player for the County Championship and One-Day Cup campaigns this season but it has been mutually agreed to revise his contract to 2021.

"It’s a shame I won't be returning to Chelmsford this year as I was really looking forward to the season, but there are plenty of things more important than cricket going on in the world at the moment," he said.

"In light of the current situation, it makes sense for me to come back over for the 2021 season when hopefully we’re back to normal and playing cricket again."

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Cycling’s world governing body the UCI has said it is close to issuing a proposed calendar for the resumption of women's road cycling following meetings with representatives of race organisers, teams and riders.

The women’s calendar has seen only one race take place so far - the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race [pictured] in Australia in February. This month it was announced the men's Tour de France will be rescheduled to start on 29 August.

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Having confirmed the postponement of meetings in Eugene and Paris earlier today, the Diamond League announced plans to stage a behind-closed-doors exhibition event in Oslo on 11 June featuring world-class athletes in line with the Norwegian government’s restrictions.

The "Impossible Games" will see athletes take part in a one-hour showpiece event which is currently set to include a world-record attempt from Norwegian hurdles star Karsten Warholm and a long-distance pole vault duel between world-record holder Mondo Duplantis and multiple Diamond League champion Renaud Lavillenie.

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said: "This is really positive news for athletes and fans and promises, even in this early stage, to be another great night of athletics from the Bislett stadium."

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho will help with deliveries to the food distribution at the club's 62,303-capacity stadium, which has been handed over for use by the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Uefa has confirmed that Euro 2020, which was last month moved to 11 June-11 July 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, will still be officially named Euro 2020 to avoid the destruction of branded material already produced.

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European governing body Uefa will reserve the right to refuse or evaluate the admission of any club if the grounds for prematurely concluding the season are not deemed legitimate, or the process for selecting clubs is not deemed to be objective, transparent and non-discriminatory.

It will also look at a team's admission if there is "a public perception of unfairness" in their qualification. A Uefa fixtures working group is examining two scenarios - European club competitions running in parallel with domestic action, as in normal circumstances, or domestic matches being completed before continental competition restarts in August.

Uefa says its member national associations must follow "objective, transparent and non-discriminatory" principles to decide which clubs should compete in the 2020-21 Champions League and Europa League in the event they cannot finish their seasons because of coronavirus.

It stressed that competitions terminating early must provide "legitimate" grounds to do so, which Uefa defines as an official order from government or other authority prohibiting sporting events, or an inability to play on due to "insurmountable economic problems" and where to do so would put at risk the long-term financial stability of the competition concerned.

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Uefa will release 70 million euros (£61m) worth of benefit payments to European clubs related to Euro 2020 immediately because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The payments will range from 3,200 euros (£2,700) up to 630,000 euros (£550,000) and will benefit 676 clubs in total across all 55 member countries.

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International team-mates James Anderson, 37, and Stuart Broad, 33, have been catching up over England Cricket’s Instagram live today.

Anderson is England’s leading Test wicket-taker with 584 dismissals, with Broad in second place at 485.

Broad has been talking about the impact the lockdown could have on his career.

"I need aims and guidelines to motivate me,” he said. "Last summer I had the Ashes as an aim.

"If we went eight weeks without bowling at 22, it wouldn’t be an issue, but at our age if I go six or seven weeks without getting the loads through the body then I don't know how I'd react when I get bowling again.

"That first game in pre-season, whatever fitness you’ve done, it's going to hurt.

"I'm trying to tick over as much as I can for when and if we get a nod this summer so I don't feel way behind.

"But let's be honest - whatever anybody does, it will take a few weeks to get match fitness because bowling is such a unique thing."

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The Diamond League has postponed a further two events due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The meetings in Eugene, Orgeon on 7 June and Paris on 13 June, become the sixth and seventh Diamond League events to be postponed this year.

The season had been due to begin in Doha on 17 April.

The postponed 2021 Women's European Championship will take place from 6-31 July 2022, Uefa has confirmed.

The tournament, to be held in England, has been pushed back after the men's European Championship and the Tokyo Olympics were both postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The intention is to use the same venues as the original tournament.

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the move ensures the competition will get the "spotlight it deserves".

German football expert Constantin Eckner says the Bundesliga is keen for a return to action, with plans to play spectator-free games in May.

The German Football League (DFL), responsible for operating the Bundesliga and the second division, meet with their 36 professional clubs today to discuss a restart of the season next month.

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From throwing doubles to almost doubling his hours for the NHS - Keegan Brown has ditched his darts to help out during the coronavirus pandemic.

The former world youth champion had already carried on working part-time as a medical laboratory assistant despite turning professional.

And the 27-year-old from the Isle of Wight has stepped up his shifts at the island's only hospital since the crisis started.

"For now my skills are required in the laboratory, not on the dartboard, so my focus is there," the world number 30 told BBC Sport.

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Qualification for next season’s European competitions will be decided ‘on sporting merit’ if domestic leagues cannot finish, BBC Sport understands.

During Tuesday’s video conference of all 55 national associations, the idea was floated by the Spanish FA of places being allocated on the basis of club co-efficient.

This would have benefitted Atletico Madrid, who are currently outside the top four in La Liga, at the expense of Real Sociedad. It would also have had the knock-on effect of Manchester United qualifying to the Champions League at the expense of Leicester.

It was always felt the idea would fail to gain any widespread support and it is understood a meeting of Uefa’s executive committee determined this morning that the current season should be the deciding factor.

The precise details are yet to be explained, although it is expected Uefa will release a statement at some point on Thursday.

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