and coming up on bbc news, dillian whyte says he'll fight anyone. us about his comeback in heavyweight boxing and his hopes for a shot at the title. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the chief medical officer now says a coronavirus epidemic here in the uk is likely — though not definite. chris whitty‘s comments come on the day of the biggest 24—hour rise in the number of people infected — 36 new cases, two of which are in scotland and two in northern ireland. it brings the total number of people with the virus here to 87. of the new cases, three do not seem to have any connection to travel abroad — that's what's called community transmission. in parliament today, boris johnson announced a change to the rule on sick pay for those who end up having to self—isolate as a result of coronavirus. more on that in just a moment but first, here's our health editor hugh pym. it is in demand. some shops have run out of hand sanitiser, so this production line is running at full speed. the use to turn out 100,000 bottles a month. now they are aimin

dillian whyte will face alexander povetkin, in manchester on may 2nd.s wbc heavweight title, but defends his interim belt. and england prop mako vunipola is likely to miss the rest of the six nations championship. he's in self—isolation as a coronavirus precaution after returning to the uk via hong kong, although he has displayed no symptoms. the virus continues to have a huge impact on sport across the world, but the ioc president thomas bach says it's business as usual for the olympics in tokyo and that all the competitors should prepare for the scheduled start ofjuly 24th. he was speaking at an executive committee meeting in switzerland on tuesday. 12 people have died injapan with almost a thousand cases of the virus identified. japan's olympics minister acknowledged today that the terms of their contract would allow for a postponement until later in the year. let's get more on this story from our sports editor, dan roan in lausanne. such as the cost with billions of pounds being spent by the japanese authorities and the scale of the olympics. around

we speak to british heavyweight dillian whyte, who's still waiting for a crack at a world title.nd we catch up with sam ward, the british hockey player who's not given up on his olympic dream, despite a horrific injury. i cut me from here, only dirtier, as i got four points and 31 screws inside my face. they did an incredibly voice and i have been recovering ever since. hello and welcome to sportsday. coronavirus remains the big issue in world sport at the moment, no more so than in italy. it's the european country that's been worst hit by the outbreak and after several postponements today the italian sports minister has said it's likely that all serie a games will be played behind closed doors for the next month, as italy tries to contain the virus. inter milan have already had a couple of matches postponed, but their president says public health comes first. you can only judge you can onlyjudge a season well at the end of it. during the season, there is always difficulties. great moments, up and downs. that is why export making people is interesting and that is why sport is fas

british heavyweight boxer dillian whyte says he's he will fight anyone to get at tyson fury. get in the way of that but he is happy to be in the conversation, he has no put an incorrect doping violation behind him. it was all nonsense. all the charges got dropped, and i feel good and i am in a good place, it is good and i am in a good place, it is good to be back on top of the game again. i made a second, you have got again. i made a second, you have got a big fight. he is a man with a big punch. this is going to be a big match, how excited are you? former 0lympic match, how excited are you? former olympic gold medallist, you want a of tournaments, experienced and very strong. big puncher. very accurate and very good counter puncher. it is very dangerous, very dangerous opponent, about 18 months ago when he fought david price, he knocked him out. you want to fightjoshua instead of me, so i want to get even. he knocked out if fellow brit so even. he knocked out if fellow brit soi even. he knocked out if fellow brit so i wanted to knock him out. now tyson fury is champion. have

and dillian whyte will fight alexander povetkin, in manchester on may 2nd.the mandatory challenger for tyson fury‘s wbc heavweight title, but he's set for a third fight with deontay wilder. it'll be whyte's second fight since a doping charge against him was dropped. let's focus on cycling for the next few minutes, because the focus for the british team is now solely on the olympics after an underwhelming world championships over the weekend. they won their fewest number of medals in an olympic year since 2000, but the team themselves aren't getting worried just yet. elinor barker and katie archibald were amongst the medallists in berlin, and they say that a lot can change between now and the summer. we have got almost entirely new equipment coming in, the only thing we used last week that we will use a olympics as the helmets. almost everything else will change and that adds up to hopefully quite a lot of time. we set our fastest qualifying team pursuit within tenths of the americans that walked away with a win and we have been like that for a long time, we

another british fighter waiting for a world title shot is dillian whyte.st so whyte will defend his interim belt against alexander povetkin in may. been a very frustrating because i've done everything asked of me. beaten more top ten fighters then wilder and fury have beaten. it has been very frustrating, but they kept sonny liston away from the title for a long time. it's messed up, it is what it is, you just get on with it. i want to be champion of the world, that's my thing. i'lljust keep working, keep growing and keep having fun—friendly fights, because i could disappear to america and fights nobody and make good money doing that, but i choose not to. i choose to stay home and have good fights. six more teams are looking to reach the fa cup quarterfinals tonight the holders manchester city face championship side sheffield wednesday at hillsborough. city's run of 11 major honours started with the fa cup nine years ago. they won their third successive league cup on sunday i think the most important thing with the league was... i think with the mentality

boxing now and it was announced yesterday that dillian whyte will fight the russian alexander povetkinmbition is for a title fight so how important is this fight coming up? it's very important, povetkin is a former 0lympic coming up? it's very important, povetkin is a former olympic gold menu “— povetkin is a former olympic gold menu —— medallist, very well schooled, technicalfighter. menu —— medallist, very well schooled, technical fighter. he's dangerous and an important fight for me. with tyson fury looking like he's going to fight deontay wilder again and anthonyjoshua defending his titles, is it frustrating for you that you have to sit back a little bit and wait? it is a bit frustrating, but have been waiting for so long now, and i understand that, it's just part and parcel. u nfortu nately, that, it's just part and parcel. unfortunately, certain things happened, i had to wait, and then losing to tyson fury, it puts the mandatory back so i had to wait and keep fighting and keep winning and taking on the dangerous fighters which i am doing. when your time comes, how do you rate you

dillian whyte's heavyweight fight against alexander povetkin has been confirmed for may 2nd in manchestera rematch against deontay wilder, whyte will defend his interim heavyweight title against the russian. that's all the sport for now. you can keep up with the nations league draw, all matches taking place in september to november with the finals next summer. a complicated route to the next world cup. legal b sees the republic of ireland and wales together with finland and bulgaria. all the details in sports day at 6:30pm. looking forward to that liverpool and chelsea match. more now on the coronavirus outbreak and the government plans to tackle any epidemic. our health correspondent nick triggle has been looking at the detail of the plans. as we've been hearing, the government has set out its response to coronavirus in its battle plan. there are four key stages they have set out set out. contain. delay. research and mitigate. containing, involves chasing up the close contacts of those who are infected and asking them to self—isolate. even if this does not work, it has benefiting of dela

dillian whyte had demanded to fight tyson fury next pa rt demanded to fight tyson fury next part withster, in may, leaving him a little bit annoyed. i am a little bit frustrated, because i have beaten more top ten fighters, and taken on another dangerous fight. it is frustrating, but they kept sonny liston waiting for the title for a long time. it is what it is. you just get on with it. i want to be the champion of the world, and that is my thing, man. i willjust keep working, keep having hard fights, keep growing, keep having fan friendly fights because i could disappear off to america and fight nobodies and make good money doing that, you know? rather than stay at her and have good fights. more on that at around 6:30pm on sportsday. back to the main news. the number of coronavirus cases in the uk has increased from 53, up to 85, the biggest increase in this country so far. the prime minister has announced emergency legislation would be passed to help deal with the virus. from supermarkets to convenience stores, you can be sure that shelves are empty of one product right now, hand sa

british heavyweight boxer dillian whyte says he's frustrated by his lack of opportunity for a world titleer in a third fight, whyte must again, wait his turn — and instead will face the russian alexander povetkin on may 2nd in manchester. it's been very frustrating because i did everything they asked of me, plus more. i've beaten more top ten fighters then why and furey beat. it's been very frustrating, but boxing is like this. they kept sonny liston away from the title for a long time. it's messed up, this is how it is. you don't cry over spilt milk. that's my thing. ijust keep working, keep growing and keep having fun and friendly fights, because i could easily disappear after america, fighting nobodies are making good money doing that. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. let's return to the spread of the coronavirus and update you on some of the main developments today. government release public information campaign aimed at encouraging people to wash their hands. the london book fair has been cancelled — the first major event in london to fall due to