Some of Great Britain's leading amateur boxers have "reassured" performance director Rob McCracken that they will target the rearranged Tokyo Olympics rather than turn professional.

McCracken's amateurs had a qualifying event for Tokyo 2020 suspended after three days of competition in March because of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Olympics were then moved to 2021.

"Our boxers have spent a lot of years working towards the goal of going to the Olympic Games," McCracken said.

"I am hopeful that when sport does re-start, it will continue to be their immediate priority."

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The English Football League could resume as early as 6 June if conditions in the country permit, Forest Green chairman Dale Vince has said.

The bodies in charge of professional football in England are continuing talks on how the game can safely resume amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A return to action in June is the target, and Vince told the PA news agency: “6 June tallies with what I think. I don’t think it’s going to happen before that and it might still be optimistic to think it happens on that day.

“We’re all in the same situation – none of us know because it’s not actually in our hands.

"I would say 6 June is probably the earliest but a number of things have to come together for that to happen, it could easily be a week or two later.”

League Two clubs will hold their weekly conference call on Thursday, and Vince says the restart will be the main item on the agenda.

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Athletes who are struggling financially amid the suspension of competition will be able to apply for part of a £400,000 hardship fund launched by World Athletics and the International Athletics Foundation.

Lord Coe, who is World Athletics president and IAF chairman, will lead a panel who will assess applications and allocate money.

Coe said: “Our professional athletes rely on prize money as part of their income and we’re mindful that our competition season, on both the track and road, is being severely impacted by the pandemic.

“We are hopeful that we will be able to stage at least some competition later this year, but in the meantime we will also endeavour, through this fund and additional monies we intend to seek through the friends of our sport, to help as many athletes as possible.”

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Coventry players have unanimously agreed to take a 25% wage deferral “for the foreseeable future” to help safeguard the Sky Bet League One leaders amid the pandemic.

In a statement on the club’s website, the players added: “By doing this we feel that we are playing our part in what is an extremely testing time for everyone.

“We wish to help the club overcome some short term financial difficulties that the majority of teams at this level are facing.”

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The head of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Yoshiro Mori says the postponed Games will be "scrapped" if they cannot take place in 2021.

The Games, which were due to take place this summer, have been delayed until next year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

But health experts have cast doubt on whether the Games could be held next summer without a vaccine or effective drugs to treat Covid-19 being found.

When asked if the event could be moved again to 2022, Mori replied: "No. In that case, the Olympics will be scrapped".

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Reading have become the first club in the Women's Super League to place its players on the government's furlough scheme.

The club will pay the remaining 20% of players' salaries and the squad were informed last week.

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Players are due to return to training on 4 May under strict hygiene regulations, while the New Zealand Warriors will travel to Australia on Sunday before spending 14 days in quarantine in Tamworth.

V’landys added: “It’s safer now to play than it was in round two when we were playing. The daily infection rate in New South Wales was 25.79% when the last game was played.

“It has been now less than 1% in NSW for the last 18 days and is continuing to drop. There has also been a significant improvement in the recovery rate, being 75% in NSW and 83% in Australia.

"Our players will be safer under our protocols than they would be as regular members of the community.”

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Australia's National Rugby League has announced plans to resume play on 28 May with the Grand Final set for 25 October.

Following talks with clubs, broadcast partners and other stakeholders, Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) chair Peter V’landys said the league would return as a 20-round competition. The original schedule was for 25 rounds prior to the play-offs.

The England and Wales Cricket Board should consider temporarily scrapping overseas players in the County Championship to cut costs, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.

There will be no cricket in England or Wales before at least 1 July because of the coronavirus pandemic.

On Monday, a report from a financial advisory firm said counties face a loss of £85m if the entire season is lost.

"You have to look at every area where you can save a few quid," said Vaughan.

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Plans to resume the Premier League season will step up this week in what has been labelled "Project Restart".

Arsenal, Brighton and West Ham have opened their training grounds to players for individual work on Monday.

The league is hopeful of a potential 8 June restart and finishing at the end of July to fit in with Uefa's European competition plans. This would require full training to begin by 18 May.

Top-flight clubs will meet on Friday to discuss options for the restart.

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