British racing driver George Russell discusses the return of the Formual 1 season after it was announced it would start in Austria on 5 July, the first of a run of eight races in Europe.

An F1 statement said the championship would begin across three consecutive weekends - two in Austria on 5 and 12 July and a third in Hungary.

Roma coach Paulo Fonseca and his players today took a knee before training today in response to George Floyd's death.

Bristol City manager Lee Johnson discusses the use of artificial crowd noise in Championship matches that will be played behind closed doors.

Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston said: "I welcome the England and Wales Cricket Board's plans to stage Test cricket behind closed doors next month.

"We recognise the importance of these events to the sport and public at large, and have worked closely with the ECB and other major sports on developing guidance to ensure the safest possible environment for everyone involved."

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Snooker was one of the first sports to return to action on Monday, with world champion Judd Trump cruising through as group winner at the Championship League in Milton Keynes.

As the first sport to be shown on free-to-air television, ITV4 have released figures to say the audience figures peaked at 400,000 on the opening day.

Coverage continues today with Jack Lisowski and Luca Brecel in action.

Former England and Arsenal defender Kenny Sansom remains in a "stable" condition in hospital.

The 61-year-old, who was admitted to hospital in May, is receiving 24-hour care but does not have coronavirus.

Sansom, who won 86 caps for England and played 394 games for Arsenal, has had well-publicised problems with alcoholism and gambling.

In 2015, he revealed he had contemplated suicide after becoming homeless because of his problems.

A tweet read: , external"Kenny remains ill in hospital and is receiving 24-hour care. He's stable and does not have COVID-19."

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is "really happy to be back" to watch his "wonderful football team again" as they continue preparations for the Premier League's return on 17 June.

Klopp's side are 25 points clear at the top of the table and chasing the club's first league title for 30 years.

The Premier League was suspended on 13 March because of the coronavirus pandemic.

"I have missed it so much it's unbelievable," Klopp told the BBC.

"I know it's not the most important thing in life but it is my passion. I hope the people are looking forward to it because we are."

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The three matches will be played behind closed doors at the bio-secure venues, which both have hotels on site.

West Indies arrive on 9 June and will be based at Old Trafford for initial quarantine and training.

The original schedule, featuring Tests at The Oval, Edgbaston and Lord's between 4-29 June, was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said a decision on series against Pakistan, Australia and Ireland "will be determined at a later date".

England will play three Tests in the space of 20 days when the international summer gets under way in July.

England's three-Test series against West Indies will begin on 8 July at the Ageas Bowl, followed by two Tests at Old Trafford which start on 16 July and 24 July.

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More from Millwall striker Matt Smith on whether players will be match fit:

"Probably not, no, is the honest truth of it. I don’t think any sort of training - albeit we’ll probably do a good bit of 11 v11 which will help - but I don’t think anything can replace the competitive game element that you would get from friendlies.

"Everyone is in the same boat. None of us can do it so maybe we’re going to have everyone come back at a 80% of their level rather than 100% like you might do otherwise.

"So you’re never going to get a perfect solution. Ultimately, there’s going to be downsides, wherever you look, but I think what we have got is the best possible solution."

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Millwall striker Matt Smith, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live about self-testing:

"It’s a swab in the back of your throat and up both your nostrils which isn’t the most comfortable test I’ve ever done but you know we’re used to it," he said.

"I think we’ve done five rounds of testing now so you're sort of used to shoving it up there when you get to the training ground and sticking it into a test tube.

"It's not the nicest but you’ve got to do it and to be honest with you in a strange way it does give you peace of mind when you see the negatives keep coming back.

"I think as a group of players we’ve realised how privileged and lucky we are to have that private testing available to us."

Welsh racecourse executive director Phil Bell has said they turned down the chance to stage races at Ffos Las this summer - because it was too expensive.

Racing will return behind closed doors at Chepstow on Monday, 15 June but will not resume after lockdown in west Wales until October.

There will also be racing in north Wales at Bangor-on-Dee in July.

Bell has also said Chepstow and Ffos Las need to 'diversify' to cope with the economic impact of Covid-19.

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has penned a new four-year contract, keeping him at the club until 2024.

Hasenhuttl arrived at St Mary's in 2018 to replace Mark Hughes, who was sacked with Saints in the relegation zone.

The club will resume the current Premier League season in 14th place.

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Premiership and Championship clubs have been given the go ahead to resume training on a non-contact, socially-distanced basis.

The top-flight season has been paused since 16 March because of coronavirus, but it is hoped the campaign can still be played to a conclusion.

All levels below the Premiership, including the Championship, have seen their seasons cancelled.

It has already been confirmed that Newcastle will be promoted.

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Jockey Frankie Dettori has been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast this morning about his return to racing at Kempton later today.

“I woke up like a kid on Christmas morning, I managed to put a shirt on for the first time, got out of my tracksuit so that’s a bit of a novelty and amazing," he said.

"The government said 1st June kick off of the sport behind closed doors and we were ready, I think yesterday was a success, everything went smooth and it’s nice to see some live sport on TV for once, it was great.”

He added: "My sport is not a contact sport so it’s quite easy to be able to [social distance] with a one way system in the jockeys room so it was a good start but everything is going to come quick and fast.

"We’ve got amazing races this weekend and two weeks today it’s Royal Ascot so we haven’t got much time to sit on our backside, we have to kick on with it and all the feedback from everyone was good.”

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The 2020 Formula 1 season will start in Austria on 5 July, the first of a run of eight races in Europe.

An F1 statement said the championship would begin across three consecutive weekends - two in Austria on 5 and 12 July and a third in Hungary.

There will then be a two-week break before two consecutive races in Britain and events in Spain, Belgium and Italy.

All will be run behind closed doors with participants following guidelines to minimise the spread of Covid-19.

The head of Italy's football federation (FIGC) says he hopes that some fans can be allowed back into stadiums to watch Serie A matches before the end of the current season.

Football will restart on 20 June but like other major European leagues Serie A matches will be behind closed doors.

"It's a wish, I sincerely hope so," FIGC president Gabriele Gravina said.

Also on Monday, Serie A said teams will play twice a week with matches almost every day when the season resumes.

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Championship side Barnsley say the season will lack "sporting integrity" if it is completed.

The club have written to the EFL to raise their concerns, with the season set to restart on 20 June.

Barnsley are bottom of the Championship, eight points from safety.

“If the 2019-20 season is completed, it will be completed with a lack of sporting integrity,” the club said.

“Some clubs will have unbalanced squads compared to competitors due to ending player contracts.

“Some clubs will lose home-field advantage for matches behind closed doors in respect to the reverse fixture earlier this season. This is especially true with big rivalries and the loss of the respective revenue.

“Those clubs unfairly and unlawfully relegated to a lower division would face further uncertainty and potential failure of their enterprise.”

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