Summary

  • Latest updates on how coronavirus pandemic is affecting sport

  • The Hundred postponed a year until 2021

  1. Goodbye for nowpublished at 18:30 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    That's it for Thursday's live page. We'll be back on Friday with the latest updates.

    In the meantime, to find out what is going on, you can go to the BBC Sport website.

    Until then, stay safe.

  2. Lausanne Diamond League postponedpublished at 18:26 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Athletics

    August's Diamond League meeting in Lausanne has been postponed.

    It was due to take place on 20 August but the event organisers say they will be "reviewing alternative options".

    "It is currently impossible to allow a high number of people to gather in a confined area, such as a stadium, by the end of August," said a statement.

    "We will be reviewing alternative options and formats that could still be considered in order to offer athletes the possibility to compete."

    2019 AthletissimaImage source, Getty Images
  3. Greek clubs to resume trainingpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Football

    The Greek government have given the go-ahead for Super League clubs to resume training on 5 May.

    Deputy sports minister Lefteris Avgenakis said sessions must be of no more than six to eight players and players must remain 2m apart.

    On Wednesday, Super League clubs voted to resume the league by 14 June.

  4. Paris St-Germain awarded French titlepublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Paris St-Germain have been awarded the Ligue 1 title after it was announced the season would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    PSG were 12 points clear at the top of the table, with a game in hand, when French football was suspended indefinitely on 13 March.

    Earlier this week the French government cancelled the 2019-20 sporting season.

    The club said they wished to dedicate the title "to healthcare staff and all the everyday heroes on the front line".

    PSG chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi added that French essential workers' "commitment and self-sacrifice over many weeks have earned our deepest admiration".

    More here.

  5. Ecclestone focusses on 2021published at 16:15 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Cricket

    England spinner Sophie Ecclestone, who was due to play with the Manchester Originals, is already looking forward to next year.

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  6. "We can't take it lightly"published at 15:42 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Cricket

    Anderson remains hopeful that there will be some cricket action this summer but a lot of work needs to be done first.

    "I hope we can play some cricket this summer. Obviously there’s lots to get round really logistically make sure it’s safe for both players and support players and everyone else, umpires and things," he said.

    "We need to be in a safe environment to play if that happens great, players are chomping at the bit to play some cricket but as I said it’s a very serious virus this and we can’t take it lightly so have to make sure every base is covered in terms of safety."

  7. "We need to be safe first and foremost" - Andersonpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Cricket

    England bowler Jimmy Anderson has expressed his disappointment that the inaugural Hundred has been postponed until 2021.

    "I think it’s to be expected really with the fact that sport around the world is struggling to be put on," he said.

    "We need to be safe first and foremost and when so much money and effort has gone into this tournament then it’s wise to leave it a year and give it a good go next year."

    Jimmy AndersonImage source, Getty Images
  8. Discussions 'underway on finances'published at 15:17 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Cricket

    The 18 first-class counties were due to each receive £1.3m from The Hundred, money which the ECB said in March had begun to be paid with players set to earn up to £125,000, with equal prize money for men and women.

    With regard to what counties and players will ultimately get, Harrison said "discussions are under way".

    "The contracts contemplate situations like this, obviously not the exact situation but we do have the ability to have those discussions through what is written down in the contracts," he said.

    "We have got a big exercise across this whole summer about how we deal with the situation in cricket. It is not limited to The Hundred.

    "We are doing everything we can to keep the lights on in counties, who in a lot of examples are under pressure anyway."

  9. "We are completely re-calibrating our plans" - Harrisonpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Cricket

    ECB chief executive Tom Harrison accepts that the postponement of the Hundred is a blow for the sport.

    "We are completing re-calibrating our plans for whatever season we do get this year, whatever season we are able to play towards the back end behind closed doors or otherwise," he told BBC Sport.

    "Those plans are very, very complicated, but when we come out of this, we will be ready to resume.

    "It doesn't in any way dilute the ambitions behind our strategy of inspiring generations or our focus on getting more young people, young families, diverse communities involved in cricket.

    "None of that is impacted through this but it cannot be our focus right now as the country goes through this very painful experience."

    Tom HarrisonImage source, Getty Images
  10. Hundred postponement 'bad news'published at 14:51 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    It's bad news, but it's not unexpected.

    The ECB has pinned an awful lot of hope and money on The Hundred and it just doesn't seem to be the sort of competition you can play behind closed doors. It goes against the whole notion of the tournament.

    The board sees this tournament as being very important in connecting to a new audience so to lock them out would not make a lot of sense.

    The women's game has been rather hit by this because their T20 tournament was cancelled in order to get them involved in The Hundred.

    Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India are coming to England next year - India to play five Tests.

    That is a lot of cricket and will possibly distract the attention of the very people The Hundred was supposed to be really attracting.

  11. The Hundred postponed to 2021published at 14:16 British Summer Time 30 April 2020
    Breaking

    Cricket

    The Hundred - the England and Wales Cricket Board's new city-based tournament - has been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    The 100-ball competition, involving eight teams in separate men's and women's tournaments, was due to begin on 17 July and end on 15 August.

    An England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) meeting on Wednesday concluded it was not possible for The Hundred to be staged this year.

    Read more here.

    The Hundred draftImage source, Getty Images
  12. 'No day comes easy'published at 13:35 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Football

    Former Manchester United, Newcastle and England striker Andrew Cole has opened up about his "daily grind" in shielding from the coronavirus pandemic.

    Cole is one of over a million people more vulnerable to the virus after having a kidney transplant in 2017.

    The 48-year-old told BBC Radio 5 Live that "no day comes easy" as he continues to self-isolate alone.

    You can read more here.

    Andy ColeImage source, Getty Images
  13. Para-athletics Worlds rescheduled to 2022published at 12:58 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Disability Sport

    The World Para Athletics Championships, which were due to be held in Japan in September 2021, have been rescheduled to 2022.

    The decision follows the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

    The games in Kobe will now take place from 26 August-4 September 2022.

    Britain finished third in the medal standings at last year's Worlds in Dubai, winning 29 medals, including 13 golds.

    Hannah Cockroft and Kare Adenegan in actionImage source, Getty Images
  14. French Top 14 cancelledpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Rugby Union

    The French Top 14 rugby union season is to be abandoned because of the coronavirus pandemic.

    The announcement follows an agreement by the league's organisers (LNR) and the club presidents to call off the campaign on Thursday.

    The LNR has yet to decide whether any club will be named champions.

    Toulouse in actionImage source, Getty Images
  15. Kane over hamstring injury - Mourinhopublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Tottenham striker Harry Kane has recovered from his hamstring injury, says Spurs manager Jose Mourinho.

    Kane had surgery to resolve the problem on 1 January and is fit again, along with team-mates Moussa Sissoko and Steven Bergwijn.

    "It is one thing not to be injured, it's another thing to be ready to play football," Mourinho told Sky Sports.

    "For them it is many, many, many weeks of injury and when the injuries were almost at an end, we stopped training."

    More here.

    Harry KaneImage source, Getty Images
  16. Basketball in Britain facing struggle to survivepublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Basketball

    BBC Sport's Katie Gornall has been speaking to British Basketball League chairman Sir Rodney Walker and he admits the sport may not survive without government support.

    Walker said: "Without the ability to open up and play in front of spectators, we're in a locked-in situation that could become terminal if it went on too long".

    He added: "I'm not without hope that sufficient progress will be made medically to allow the government to think that they can open up and allow spectators to return, and once that's happened then basketball will be through the crisis, but without the ability to attract spectators, it's going to be a struggle for us."

    Full story

    EaglesImage source, Getty Images
  17. What a birthday present!published at 11:00 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Happy 100th birthday, colonel Tom!

    Media caption,

    'The nation's heartbeat' Captain Tom receives England cricket cap from Vaughan

  18. How realistic is project restart?published at 09:40 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    Premier League

    Dan Roan
    BBC Sports editor

    When Premier League club executives link up for a crucial video conference call on Friday they will do so amid unprecedented pressure, and mounting unease.

    The tension surrounds not only how the plan to resume the football season behind closed doors at a small number of sealed and approved venues should develop, but whether it is realistic, responsible or indeed appropriate to pursue it at all.

    The sense is that hopes of a return to action by early June now hang by a thread.

    You can read more here.

    Media caption,

    Arsenal's training ground opens to players for individual work

  19. Good morning!published at 08:59 British Summer Time 30 April 2020

    It's Thursday morning and we're another day closer to the return of live sport.

    Stay tuned for more updates from the sporting world as it continues to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic...