More from former France international Christian Karembeu, speaking in an interview on BBC World Service, who wants football’s governing bodies and governments to hand tougher punishments out to those who racially abuse players.

Asked whether racism was too big a problem for football to solve, he replied: “We can try - we did try - to stop playing [when players were racially abused]. Uefa and Fifa didn’t allow black people to stop the game, or they are suspended. What is this?

“They should make a strong punishment. If it’s just suspending the player and giving a fine to the club, what is this? Zero.

“The fans, we need to educate them because they start this kind of verbal violence to one player, certainly a black one.

"There it’s not football any more, it’s the government and parliament where they say, 'you’re not allowed any more in the stadium, or you the club should talk to them. If not you go to the second division or third division'.

“They will think twice that maybe they will lose revenues, employees, and maybe the team. We need to be strong or not. We need to go deep in the government who should implement this in their strategy and vision, not just to be elected.”

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Former France international Christian Karembeu thinks more needs to be done to raise the number of football coaches coming from BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) backgrounds.

“There’s still discrimination in how to employ people, worldwide,” 49-year-old Karembeu told BBC World Service. “This is part of the systematic problem. When you have a name that’s closer to African, they will not take you. When you have darker colour, you’re out of the list.

“In football, the normal way is of passing the [coaching] badges, but will the owner of the club call you? No, you don’t have any experience. You need to start from a small level. And after four years, are they going to give you a chance? I don’t know.

“But you need to believe. We have the skills to play international football and win titles. Yes, we can transfer that to management and so on.”

India have postponed their limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka scheduled later this month over Covid-19 fears.

Virat Kohli's men were due to play three one-day matches and an equal number of T20 internationals but the Indian board (BCCI) has informed Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that the tour "will not be feasible".

The Indian cricketers, who have not resumed training, will follow advice from the Indian government health regulatory authorities before resuming cricket.

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Forty-three percent of disabled fans say the absence of live sport during the coronavirus pandemic has had a "significant" impact on their mental health, according to a new study.

In addition, 62% of respondents said it would have a "considerable" effect on their wellbeing if they are unable to watch live sport next season.

Respondents to the study - carried out by disability equality and inclusion charity Level Playing Field - point to a lack of social interaction and the "distraction" sport provides.

Read more here.

Laura Scott
BBC Sport News Correspondent

Premier League clubs have agreed to a range of medical and operational protocols for the restart of the 2019-20 season on 17 June.

The unanimous vote was passed at a meeting on Thursday.

There will be strict limits on those allowed into stadiums on matchdays and grounds will be split up into zones, including the tunnel and pitchside.

There will be deep cleaning of corner flags, goalposts and match balls before and after each fixture.

Some extra disinfection, such as of the substitution board after it is used, is likely to take place during matches and at half-time, while other work will be carried out during drinks breaks if they are permitted by the league.

The medical protocols stipulate how squads and coaching staff must travel to and from games, observing social distancing.

Read more here.

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A revised MotoGP calendar for 2020 that sees a minimum of 13 races, and a maximum of 17, has been announced with the season to start on 19 July.

Seven of the races will be held in Spain, including the first two at Jerez, with one in Barcelona, two at Aragon and another two in Valencia.

There will be two races in Austria, two in Italy and one apiece in the Czech Republic and France.

The season had been originally due to start in Qatar on 8 March, but has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli has been suspended for one match by the Football Association over a post on social media about coronavirus.

Alli, 24, has also been fined £50,000 and ordered to under take an education course.

In February, the England international put a video on Snapchat in which he joked about the outbreak and appeared to mock an Asian man.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has published a five-step roadmap for the return of recreational cricket.

People are currently allowed to train in groups of up to six, as long as social distancing is adhered to - stage three in the roadmap.

Stage four would be adapted matches and stage five a return to normal, free of any restrictions.

Read more here.

Shaquille O'Neal is one of American sport's biggest-ever stars. The basketball legend has had his own video game, released albums and even had a go at being a professional wrestler.

But on 18 June, he will be in the crowd for a League Two play-off game in Northampton - in cardboard form.

A cut-out of the former Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat and Orlando Magic centre - complete with a Cobblers scarf draped around his neck - will be in the Northampton Town stands for the club's semi-final first leg against Cheltenham Town.

Find out why here.

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Uefa is set to decide next week how the Champions League and Europa League campaigns will be finished.

Its executive committee will meet in a video conference on 17 June where the agenda will include discussing the “round of 16 onwards and related determinations” for both competitions.

We've put together a one stop shop of the summer schedule for all of our football rewind coverage.

Many major events may have been cancelled or postponed, including Euro 2020, but we've got plenty of classic matches to help fill the gap left behind.

From group stages, dramatic penalty shoot-outs and heartbreaking knockout games, take a look at what we'll be offering over the coming weeks here.

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The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will start 24 hours later than originally scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic's impact on the sporting calendar.

It will now run from 28 July-8 August.

The move will allow athletes competing at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States - which finishes on 24 July - an extra day of recovery.

It will also avoid a clash with the semi-finals of women's football's European Championship.

Tennis legend Billie Jean King says she thinks this year's US Open "might happen".

Speaking to the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4, she said: "I'm also going to add that if they do the US Open then they're most likely to do the other tournament that they have ownership in. And that is the Cincinnati tournament.

"So they might do two tournaments all at the US Open site, is what they're thinking. But probably no people.

"They have been working on this diligently as has the ATP, the men's Association, the WTA... you cannot believe the work they've all done to make this happen hopefully. But the US Open, yes, I think it might happen."

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Premier League clubs face a £1bn reduction in their revenues in 2019-20 because of the coronavirus pandemic, says financial services firm Deloitte.

The 20 English top-flight clubs had a combined revenue of more than £5bn for the first time in 2018-19.

But this season has been on hold since March, and the 92 remaining matches will be held behind closed doors.

And Deloitte's Dan Jones expects "significant revenue reduction and operating losses" in European football.

Deloitte says £500m of the reduction for Premier League clubs - in rebates to broadcasters and a loss of matchday revenue - will be "permanently lost", with the remainder "deferred" until 2020-21 if this season and next are completed.

Manchester United said last month that the pandemic had already cost them £28m - but they expect the final figure to be far higher.

Read more here.

Dave Woods
BBC Rugby League correspondent

Scrums could be temporarily scrapped when rugby league makes its expected return in the UK in August.

Super League clubs have been advised outlawing scrums for the rest of 2020 may help dramatically reduce the risk of the spread of coronavirus in games.

Medical experts told the Rugby Football League's Laws Committee that scrums are responsible for a large proportion of face-to-face interactions in matches.

Read more here.

Laura Scott
BBC Sport News Correspondent

A minute's silence to remember those who have died with coronavirus is likely to take place before the first games after the Premier League restart.

The acknowledgement of the impact of the pandemic and the efforts of frontline workers is expected at the opening two games on Wednesday and the first full round of fixtures.

Heart-shaped badges in tribute to the NHS are also set to be worn on kits.

Read more here.

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