World record holder Armand Duplantis will take on two-time world champion Sam Kendricks and 2012 Olympic champion Renaud Lavillenie in a live-streamed pole vault contest this weekend.

The event, to be held on Sunday at 16:00 BST, will see each man attempt to clear 5m as many times as possible in 30 minutes.

Swede Duplantis will be vaulting at his American training base, with Lavillenie and Kendricks competing at their homes in France and the United States respectively.

"We definitely are going to enjoy this and have a good time with it," said Duplantis.

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BBC Sport

An initial programme for the first seven days of horse racing when the sport eventually resumes in Britain is set to be published in the coming week.

The last fixtures to take place were at Wetherby and Taunton on 17 March, both behind closed doors.

No date has yet been set for a resumption, and while it will only do so with the appropriate Government approval, planning continues to take place.

"To help trainers plan, during the next week we will be developing a provisional programme for the first seven days of racing following resumption - whatever the resumption date," read an update from the Resumption of Racing Group.

• Racing limited to senior jockeys on return.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin tells MOTDx's Reece Parkinson all about his love for Bob Mortimer's 'Train Guy' and how the character inspired his isolation routine.

Watch the full interview on Football Focus, Saturday 2 May at 12:00 BST on BBC One, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Russell Fuller
BBC tennis correspondent

It is a far cry from Roland Garros or Wimbledon, but professional tennis will return in Germany on Friday.

The first in a series of planned exhibition events will take place without spectators, line judges, ball kids or handshakes.

It is one of the first competitions between ATP players since professional tennis was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic on 12 March.

The Tennis-Point exhibition features eight players outside the world's top 100.

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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

Scottish Premiership clubs will meet later on Friday to discuss the issues around resuming playing matches as well as league reconstruction.

All 12 teams - plus Championship winners Dundee United - will take part in the video call, which has been arranged after Hibernian and Aberdeen began talks with various clubs.

Rangers' attempts to have an independent investigation into the SPFL ballot to end the lower-league season is not on the agenda, but the subject may be discussed at some stage.

The Ibrox club, backed by Hearts and Stranraer, have forced an EGM on 12 May, and say they have proof of a "lack of fair play" in the voting process.

British cyclist Pete Mitchell manages to complete a workout that involves all three of his young children.

Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

Hungarian Grand Prix organisers have said the race will have to be held without spectators this year as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

The country's government announced on Thursday a ban on all gatherings of more than 500 people until 15 August.

Organisers said they had "pursued all possible ways" to stage the event with fans but this was "no longer possible".

They added: "It is now evident that any F1 race in Hungary can now only be held behind closed doors."

• How F1 plans to put the show on the road

Paris St-Germain have dedicated their Ligue 1 title "to healthcare staff and all the everyday heroes on the front line".

PSG have been awarded the title after it was announced the season would not resume because of the coronavirus pandemic.

They 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.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan says he fears cricket may not be played for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Khan, the number one draft pick for The Hundred competition - which has been postponed until 2021 - believes the tournament was "100% going to be a success."

“We might not play cricket for a year because even when things get sorted people in the countries will take care of everything and they won’t take anything lightly," he told the BBC's Doosra podcast.

"It’s not a movie where there’s a villain and you kill him and everything is sorted out and you can move out again. You don’t know when it’s finished in any country."

You can listen to the full interview here.

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The Cheltenham Festival could have helped to "accelerate the spread" of coronavirus, a former government chief scientific adviser said.

About 150,000 people attended the four-day event in March, which ended 10 days before lockdown measures began.

Sir David King, the government's chief scientific adviser from 2000 to 2007, told BBC Radio Gloucestershire it was "the best possible way to accelerate the spread of the virus".

The government says it followed the advice available at the time.

• You can listen to a documentary on BBC Sounds which asks whether Cheltenham should have gone ahead.

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Former Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro says that the culture in football needs to change "to ensure player safety" during the pandemic.

"It only takes one case for all of this to blow up," Carniero told the Today programme’s Alison Mitchell on BBC Radio Four.

"This will put a lot of individuals at risk. Safety and communication needs to be better.

"If football was to resume then testing will be key and an extra layer of training will be required."

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Rugby league in England will receive £16m in government loans to help it recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rugby Football League (RFL) chief executive Ralph Rimmer asked for assistance after the suspension of the game on 16 March.

Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said the government had intervened "to protect an entire sport".

England is set to host the World Cup in 2021.

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Dan Roan
BBC Sports editor

Premier League clubs will conduct another meeting next Thursday linked to the government’s review of lockdown measures. They are set to discuss Project Restart today when they hold their fortnightly discussions on the crisis.

Next week’s meeting will give clubs a chance to discuss the prospect of a return to full training on 18 May in light of whatever guidance the government issues.

Premier League, EFL & government sources all insist they are only planning for playing behind closed doors until the end of this season as it stands, and not next season too, as the Times , externalsuggests today.

But obviously this all ultimately hinges on the progress of social distancing measures, vaccine development, etc

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Players are "scared" about the prospect of returning to action amid the coronavirus pandemic, says Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

The Premier League is hoping to resume the season on 8 June, which would require players to be be back in full training by 18 May.

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

"The majority of players are scared because they have children and families," said 31-year-old Aguero.

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Good morning and welcome to Friday.

Throughout the day, we will bring you updates on how the ongoing coronavirus crisis continues to affect the world of sport.