German Bundesliga

Cologne will be without their mascot, Hennes the goat, for the first time in 12 years when they resume their Bundesliga season on Sunday against Mainz 05 because of strict health regulations.

The Bundesliga becomes the first major sports league to restart on Saturday after a break of more than two months due to the coronavirus pandemic but games will be played in empty stadiums.

Just over 300 officials and staff are allowed in or around the stadiums for each league game, to reduce the risk of infection and players have been quarantined all week to avoid contact.

Among those who failed to make the cut are all mascots, including Hennes, who is paraded onto the pitch at the start of each home game.

Football, gaelic games and rugby appear unlikely to resume anytime soon in Northern Ireland following the NI Executive's publication of its plan for easing the Covid-19 lockdown.

The plan says close physical contact sports should only resume in the fifth and final stage of the process.

No timescales are given for any of the stages but stage five is likely to be several months away.

Northern Ireland football is suspended until 31 May.

Spanish La Liga

Spanish clubs have no option but to face up to reducing players' salaries next season due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, says La Liga president Javier Tebas.

The Spanish season has been on hold since March and although matches are due to re-start in June without spectators, the league still estimates clubs will lose a combined 300 million euros (£265m) in lost revenue.

Many clubs including Barcelona and Atletico Madrid introduced temporary pay cuts to players and staff during the national state of emergency, although Tebas believes further cuts will have to be made.

"Clubs will have to reduce the salaries of their players, there's no other remedy," he said,

Wolves

England Under-21 midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White is facing disciplinary action by Wolverhampton Wanderers after pictures emerged of him apparently breaking coronavirus lockdown rules.

Footage was posted, external on Snapchat of Gibbs-White, 20, attending a party in central London with friends last week.

Wolves say they are dealing with the matter internally.

In March, Gibbs-White urged his 59,000 Instagram followers, external to stay at home and to "do our bit to support the NHS".

BBC Radio 4

Speaking to the BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, flat trainer John Gosden talks about the potential resumption of racing on 1 June.

"This second, [the verdict] is very much relief that we know where we're going. We can be absolutely ready," said Gosden.

"Our horses have been training throughout the spring and there's lovely weather. They're fit and ready to run. The great thing about our sport...It's non-contact.

On Royal Ascot going ahead behind closed doors: "That could be a fascinating one because if they run the Guineas at the end of the first week in Newmarket, you could then come back with the big races at Ascot and St James’s Palace.

"You can probably get a prep race in before the Gold Cup. I think it could be fascinating. Remember, they've been racing in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and Florida throughout this pandemic, under strict conditions behind closed doors as we will."

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England Hockey say they will provide a further statement in the near future with more detail on advice for players and clubs.

The women's under-20 World Cup in Costa Rica and Panama, postponed from August-September, has now been rescheduled to 20 January - 6 February 2021, world governing body Fifa said on Tuesday.

The women's under-17 World Cup in India, originally planned for November, has also been rescheduled for 17 February - 7 March, 2021.

Fifa also confirmed the Futsal World Cup, originally scheduled for September-October this year in Lithuania, was pushed to 12 September - 3 October, 2021.

Meanwhile, the 70th Fifa Congress, which was originally due to take place in Addis Ababa, will be held as an online event on 18 September.

The Lawn Tennis Association have provided guidance on playing tennis safely in England from Wednesday.

The Mayor of London is "concerned about the welfare of players competing in all professional sports" and believes it is "too early" to be discussing the resumption of the Premier League", says a spokesperson.

"Sadiq Khan is extremely keen for the Premier League and professional sport in general to resume," they said.

"However, with the country still in the grips of this crisis, and hundreds of people dying every day, he believes that it is too early to be discussing the resumption of the Premier League and top-flight sport in the capital.

"As a Liverpool fan, Sadiq of course wants the Premier League to return – but it can only happen when it is safe to do so – and it cannot place any extra burden on the NHS and emergency services."

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A survey has indicated that only 57% of club GAA players would be prepared to return to training in advance of a Covid-19 vaccine being in place.

The survey, conducted on behalf of the Club Players' Association, had more than 3,000 respondents.

The findings indicated 22% did not want to return in 2020 with 21% 'don't knows' and 57% saying they would be prepared to resume action.

The survey also found only 34% would be happy to attend inter-county games.

England and Tottenham defender Danny Rose has criticised the Premier League's plans to restart the season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Club officials met on Monday to continue talks on "Project Restart", with the English top flight aiming to resume fixtures on 12 June.

As of 11 May, 32,065 people had died in the UK with coronavirus.

"Football shouldn't even be spoken about until the numbers have dropped massively," said Rose.

"People's lives are at risk."

Rose, who is on loan at Newcastle United from Spurs this season, responded to the news on social media, using expletives and saying he did not care about the nation's morale.

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today announced the postponement of two qualifying events - the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier and the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Europe Division 2.

The Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier was due to take place in Sri Lanka between 3 and 19 July, where three teams were to qualify for the 2021 event in New Zealand.

The start of the journey to the U19 Cricket World Cup 2022 was scheduled to begin with the European Regional Qualifier in Denmark between 24 and 30 July.

The ICC will work with all participating members to identify when these events will be able to be staged.

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Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer

The British Grand Prix is under threat this year because of a financial stand-off between Formula 1 and Silverstone.

F1 believes Silverstone is making unreasonable demands to host races on consecutive weekends on 19 and 26 July.

High-level sources say Silverstone initially asked for £15m to host the races - the same amount it pays as its race fee, which F1 is waiving.

F1 has offered to pay enough money to ensure Silverstone is not out of pocket.

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The Rugby Football Union say they have made sure English clubs have been fully engaged in the process of a new rugby union schedule post-coronavirus.

The statement comes after English clubs and French clubs wrote to World Rugby in a bid to be formally involved in the establishment on Monday.

"The RFU has proactively consulted with the PRL since the start of discussions regarding potential future season calendars,” said an RFU statement.

"We will continue to seek PRL updates and involvement regarding the completion options of the Premiership season as well as the calendar for future seasons.

"The discussions will always by centred around player welfare and those who are fully involved include the PRL, PGB, RPA and World Rugby.”

Simon Stone
BBC Sport

The spin-off from the Muller Anniversary Games' cancellation is that the London Stadium is now free for use for West Ham should the Premier League's Project Restart go ahead.

The stadium is expected to be one of the neutral grounds given its location and ease of access for teams.

West Ham always felt they had a watertight agreement to use the ground but this was being contested.

British Athletics has today confirmed the cancellation of the Muller Anniversary Games - part of the Wanda Diamond League - scheduled for 4-5 July at the London Stadium.

UK Athletics chief executive officer Joanna Coates said: "We are hugely disappointed to confirm the cancellation of one of the flagship events of the global athletics calendar, but we must place the safety of the entire athletics family at the forefront of every decision we make during these unprecedented times and ensure we are following Government advice.

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"Cancelling the event will have a significant financial impact on UKA and the wider sport. The revenue we generate from events - through ticketing, broadcast and sponsorship helps administer the sport and provide the essential governance services that we, as an NGB, oversee.

"We’re incredibly thankful to our commercial partners, some of which are continuing to support us during these tough times but there will be a substantial reduction in income from the cancellation of this event and this will have an impact moving forwards."

Partick Thistle will "consider every avenue" - including legal action - in their fight for survival, says chief executive Gerry Britton.

Thistle were relegated from the Scottish Championship following the SPFL's vote to call the lower leagues and will back an inquiry at Tuesday's EGM, saying "to do nothing risks leaving our game fatally wounded".

The club initially opted against legal action, but now Britton says they will "never rule anything out" as they "have to look after Partick Thistle".

He added: "We'll look at all options because very quickly, within the last couple of weeks, I think everyone can acknowledge that it is now turning in to a quest for survival unfortunately."

Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Wolves have become the first Premier League club to install a drive-through COVID-19 testing station for their players at their training ground.

Manager Nuno Espirito Santo and his players returned to Compton for individual sessions last week.

It is understood Wolves players are yet to use the procedure but backroom staff were tested in a process the Premier League hopes will become the template for other clubs across the league.

The procedure takes place in the car park of the training ground and takes less than a minute.

The process is part of a £4m agreement between the Premier League and Hong Kong-based genetic testing company Prenetics.

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Tom Garry
BBC Sport

A decision on how the Women's Super League season will be resolved may not be made until the final week of May.

WSL and Women's Championship clubs are set for a meeting with the Football Association later on Tuesday.

But consultations between key stakeholders in the women's game and the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport continue.

On Monday, the government said no professional sport will be staged in England until at least 1 June.

That announcement does not rule out a possible return for the WSL - behind closed doors - from June, and BBC Sport learned in April of one proposal that could see all 45 remaining top-flight fixtures played over six weeks at one central venue.

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