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  • Latest updates on how coronavirus pandemic is affecting sport

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  1. Full-time contracts for women's cricketers "by the end of the year"

    Clare Connor, the managing director of women’s cricket at the ECB, says the governing body hopes to award 40 full-time contracts to women's domestic cricketers "by the end of the year".

    The ECB announced that up to 24 women's domestic cricketers will receive a regional retainer to support them financially during the coronavirus pandemic.

    "We were due to be having 40 going onto full-time domestic contracts with their regions from 1 June," Connor told the Today Programme.

    "Sadly that isn't possible at the moment, hence why we've introduced these regional retainers for about 24 players, to show them that we're still making progress and we still care.

    "And to give them a little bit of financial support whilst so much of the game is in paralysis. We really want to keep moving ahead."

  2. Prudential RideLondon festival cancelled

    The 2020 Prudential RideLondon cycling festival has been cancelled because of coronavirus.

    The eighth edition of the event was due to take place on 15-16 August.

    It was due to feature four mass participation events as well as two professional races - the men's RideLondon-Surrey Classic and the women's RideLondon Classique.

    All participants and charities who had bought places in the event will be refunded their entry fee in full.

  3. Liverpool return to training

    Premier League clubs are returning to non-contact training, with social distancing rules in place, this week.

    The top flight hopes to resume in June, with 92 fixtures left to play.

    Here is Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp arriving at Melwood today...

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  4. Six positive coronavirus tests in Premier League

    One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus.

    The other two are at a third club, the details of which have not been revealed.

    Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days.

    It comes as squads started non-contact training on Tuesday, as the Premier League steps up plans for a restart.

    A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested. Norwich City did their tests on Tuesday.

    Watford confirmed a player and two members of staff had tested positive but they would not be naming those involved as they had asked for medical confidentiality.

    More on this story here.

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