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race to be the presidential nominee. she has yet to endorse remaining candidates. ina in a moment will be spread say that in a moment will be spread say that phrase here is a flavour of what is coming up on bbc news and at 8pm we will have the latest on the coronavirus crisis, asking a senior clinician whether the nhs can cope. at 8:30pm we will get the badge are to tackle the spread of tb and livestock will be phased out. at 10:1i0pm and 11:40pm we will get a fresh look at how the papers are covering the big stories. all i had for you on bbc news, but i had here is sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. england's final six nations game

in italy is off for now. tournament organisers postpone their final match, due to the coronavirus outbreak. there's disruption in football too. champions league games and matches in italy, will see fans banned from attending grounds. and rain ends england's 2020 final hopes without a ball being bowled. their captain calls for a rule change, to stop it happening again. also coming up in the programme. england are out for revenge on the usa, as they begin the defence of the shebelieves cup. we'll be live in orlando. and england striker marcus rashford tells us what inspired him tojudge a poetry competition, for children with hearing diffulties.

hello and welcome to the programme. england's final, and potentially pivotal match against italy in rome, in the six nations, has been postponed, amid the outbreak of coronavirus. it comes after the italian government ordered all sporting fixtures in the country to be held behind closed doors, until april third, as europe's worst affected country tries to contain the spread of the disease. it means we could see a convoluted and drawn out finish to this year's championship, which england, ireland and france still have hopes of winning. 0ur reporterjames burridge was with the england camp today. not a huge surprise, given what's happening around players are very focused. it is that we have seen. there is always nice going on. it's a different set of noise at the moment. all they can do

is to make sure that their players know what is most importantjob is. which is going to be well trained. in message including your hands is that permeate into the can't? we had a big squad cuddle up to 30 players and 25 star. personal hygiene particularly around food is important. that is something we have been pretty consistently. it is not a big no no way for us. james burridge there. logistically there are questions unanswered about when these postponed fixtures will be played, and even if they have to be played if france win their remaining games and claim the grand slam. well to shed some light on this we can speak to ben cisneros from the blog "rugby and the law". i suppose a written answer is we did not know. nobody knows yet. the six nations tournament regulations are

not publicly available online. a there are no specific rules that deal with the postponement of games. there is an contrast with what happened to the rugby world cup when there were specific rules and attorney patients that dealt with this issue of cancellation in the event of extraordinary circumstances outside of redbee. in fact we sought during the world cup in matches between england and france, canada and the baby had all been cancelled asa and the baby had all been cancelled as a result of typing. of course these roles do not apply to the six nations. that was specific to the redbee world cup. there's not specific rule on this it will be up to the six nations to decide a night well look to that magnitude world cup to see b action would be better is because we know there are no specific rules on this matter. precendent for cancelled rugby matches, foot and mouth in 2001, what happened then?

asi as i say no outbreak at the games could not go ahead. they were to september or october of 2001. whether or not things had changed my since then we did not know. that was a long time, regulations and rules may have changed. the arrangement between thank unions and the six nations that may have changed. they 110w nations that may have changed. they now may well be a provision that we do not know about yet. it is common for there to be what is known as eight force majeure clause to be in contracts which provides for unforeseen circumstances. that might allow for the six nations did not play the games at all. it might be based in from the obligation to stage the fixtures. like i said, there is no real clarity on that.

she did not have to be in september what are the implications that if the notch are delayed until then chris not there are two potential issues. firstly, as long as they are plagued this issue will be avoided. they draw for the rugby 2023 in november, weld the debate will be teamed up these matches get played before november. to be showing up at the teams get weld rankings points. the other issue i am aware of, if matches are played outside of the ordinary designated test match windows, the rules on the release of players and clubs might not apply. weld redbee regulation basically it sets out to what clubs are obliged to the national side. if this knowledge is put somewhere in the middle of the calendar, that might

not take effect. it could well be dispute between club and country. 0ver whether x—rays —— players can be released. ben cisneros there, from the blog rugby and the law. ireland have won two of their three six nations matches, but now have a three week break until theirfinal tie against france, after their game this weekend with italy was affected. earlier i spoke to the former ireland captain rory best about the postponements, and how the players will feel. it's disappointing since it is such a fantastic tenant to pray. and all the history surrounding that to the situation that france happened ten days one the last two games will be no turn of the present. the boys along to get back on the page as $0011 along to get back on the page as 50011 as along to get back on the page as soon as possible. when he is no gain ina six soon as possible. when he is no gain in a six nations it is a tough two weeks waiting to play again. now

with the game being postponed, it's been three weeks for them. this week has been not only a match rate has been let's focus on france. i'm sure they are looking at the positives, this gives saf to make the a one—off game. this gives saf to make the a one—off game. so all week, events in the sporting world have been cancelled or postponed in light of the outbreak, with question marks over several high profile competitions and matches in the near future. joe lynsky is here, with latest affected, including games in the champions league. this picture here that is what the scene my life is going to be. find the top taking place on sunday and they with supporters essentially locked out of the stadium. until at least the start of april for all matches taking place behind closed doors. at the start of april football league matches taking place behind closed doors. to say that is not the case, in a champions league fixture next week as well. enough about match up around 16, between and also be played out supporters.

the mestalla is usually one of the most intimidating venues in world football but it'll be empty for this second leg. this is after advice from the spanish health ministry to avoid "large gatherings of fans", and you can see why they've taken these measures for a game against atalanta, the italian supporters would be travelling from bergamo right at the heart of the outbreak in the north. but it isn'tjust in those regions now that sport's been affected. yesterday we found out that all football matches in italy will be played behind closed doors until april 3rd. and that will have an impact on one of the most exciting league title races there for years. juventus have won serie a every year since 2012, but they're under pressure from three other sides this year. and even without fans at those games, the fixture schedule is going to be under pressure in the next few months, there's a lot of football to fit in before the end of the season, and before rome is due to host

the first match of euro 2020. 0ne italian football expert told me some domestic matches could even be played injuly, that's after the summer's international tournament. there are also potential solutions of course and around now. they could be taking place in august. that means be taking place in august. that m ea ns after be taking place in august. that means afterjob after be taking place in august. that means after job after two be taking place in august. that means afterjob after two this is also going to be quite estate. at first matches to take place in rome. is there a chance to pack up the played behind closed doors? it's difficult to say bout because they are usually playing there the first three games. but if they go beyond

where the fancy allowed to travel, well other fans from your at be willing to travel to italy? will they be allowed to do that? and i think fixture congestion a. and i think fixture congestion a. cycling is the other major sport which is now working out how best to move forward amid the coronavirus outbreak. this is now the time of year when teams would usually start training towards the grand tours, the first of which is the giro d'italia across italy in may. that top race the strade bianche has now been postponed, and now team ineos, formerly team sky, are the latest group to pull out of races across europe in march. and if sport is still under orders to stay behind closed doors come the summer, then that's going to be hard for the grand tours, including the tour de france.

0ne one of the things they will have a problem with it is that they have a roadside empty and no spectators. and that's what people have seen him now, and the fans are all over the red bath very close. that is part of it you need to see at this point. i don't know how much we have left. it will be strange. it will be a bit like playing football and an empty stadium. the other issue is the teams themselves did not want to compete. at the risk of having all of their staff sick. at the risk of having all of their staff sick. well the rome marathon is the other high prodile sporting event to be cancelled in italy today, all the runners in that will have to do their training all over again next year. and all this hasn't gone unnoticed for sport's governing bodies in the uk, some premier league clubs have already banned things like autographs and selfies on site. now the premier league has sent a letter to all 20 clubs telling them to step up its contingency planning.

right now its business as usual but on government advice clubs have been advised to be prepared ot take matches behind closed doors. that's what football fans will be watching out for as this virus spreads here. we have had news that the premier link has stopped the fairplay handshake so for this weekend they will be no handshake before games. until further notice mary. that's the next thing fans will be watching out for. let's take a look at some other sports headlines today. andy murray says he's training to get fit in time for the miami open at the end of the month. the former world number one recently returned to the court, after being unable to hit for three months because of hip problems, following surgery last year. murray's last competitive game came at the davis cup finals in november. carlo ancelotti has been fined £8,000. after accepting an fa misconduct charge, but won't face a touchline ban.

the everton boss received a red card, after protesting a var decision against his side, following their one all draw with manchester united on sunday. and former brazil and barcelona forward ronaldinho, is being held by police in paraguay, for allegedly using a fake passport to enter the country. the world cup winner, reportedly had his brazilian documents confiscated last year, over unpaid taxes. he denies any wrongdoing.