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

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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

british heavyweight dillian whyte says he's hungry for another world title shot as it looks increasinglyed to take place in the summer and anthonyjoshua tied up too, whyte has been left a little annoyed. been a very frustrating because i've done everything asked of me. beat earn 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. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. now on afternoon live, it's time to get some of your consumer and travel questions answered about coronavirus. joining me today is adam french, the consumer rights editor at which and simon calder, travel editor at the independent. good afternoon, both, thank you fo

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

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