claire taggart, thank you very much forjoining us.also not ruled out the possibility of switching to a later date. the tournament is due to begin in new york on august the 31st. that's because the french open, which would normally begin in late may, will now take place in september. in a pointed statement, the us tennis association criticised the french federation's decision to move the date of roland garros, stating... "at a time when the world is coming together, we recognise that such a decision should not be made unilaterally." that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. and also the diversions that have been going on in the world of sport in an attempt to keep us all entertained and busy, if possible. more coming up throughout the afternoon. within the last half hour, the welsh government has announced that all schools in wales will close for an early easter break by friday at the latest. several schools have already closed due to either suspected cases of

claire taggart is hoping to be in tokyo as part of gb's boccia team and she admits, she having to findo do as much as i can in my house and not let the coronavirus or sub isolation restrict me in any way so, yeah, i'm trying to keep going as normal and obviously restricted about not being on the court and stuff like that but trying to simulate that environment at home is much as possible. meanwhile a plane sporting tokyo 2020 logos departed from the japanese capital today bound for athens to collect the olympic flame. there was no delegation from the organisers on board though due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. the plane was waved off by staff at an almost empty airport. after yesterday's suspension of the french open, the wta and the atp have extended the ban on professional tennis until the 7th june. so this will wipe out the entire clay court season, including the french open which has been moved to september, although player rankings will be frozen throughout the period and both organisations will looking to return to the court as soon as possible. formula one bosses a

claire taggart is hoping to be in tokyo as part of gb‘s boccia team and she admits, she having to find house and not let the coronavirus or self isolation restrict me in any way. so, yeah, i'mjust trying or self isolation restrict me in any way. so, yeah, i'm just trying to keep going as normal, obviously restricted about not getting on court and stuff like that, by trying to simulate that environment at home as much as possible. meanwhile, a plane sporting tokyo 2020 logos departed from the japanese capital today bound for athens to collect there was no delegation from the organisers on board though due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. the plane was waved off by staff at an almost empty airport. after yesterday's suspension of the french open, the wta and the atp have extended the ban on professional tennis until the 7th june. so this will wipe out the entire clay court season, including the french open which has been moved to september, although player rankings will be frozen throughout the period and both organisations will looking to return to the court as soon as possib