hello, i'm jane dougal. hello, i'mjane dougal. the top hello, i'm jane dougal.ch prime minister announced no sports will ta ke minister announced no sports will take place until september at the earliest. it's not clear if they will be awarded the title or not. it follows the dutch league both being abandoned. earlier i spoke to french football journalist and ask abandoned. earlier i spoke to french footballjournalist and ask if he thought the english premier league will follow suit. france just cancelled every type of sport, how cancelled every type of sport, how can all the other countries be thinking about playing football anytime soon i went countries who have gone through similar things, some even worse, have said it's not safe to play football. this is not 0k. safe to play football. this is not ok. if in the uk, everybody says is safe enough and it's ok and everyone gives the green life, so be it. we all want football to be played again but only in the right situation. i'm not completely convinced that will be the case. the scottish -- scottish sports mini

cheering and applause applause bagpipes play hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.ayers union, the pfa have said that players have to be flexible and share the financial burden of the coronavirus outbreak — but stopped short of recommending that the top tier take a wage cut. earlier, the health secretary matt hancock said professional footballers should make a contribution after condemnation for some clubs that used the government's tax—payer funded job retention scheme. they include bournemouth, newcastle, norwich and tottenham. former spurs player gary lineker says players will take a cut eventually. my inkling will be that footballers will take pay cuts, they will help out in the communities, they will make donations in whatever way that they can help, and i think wejust need to be a little bit patient with them, the clubs have only announced these things a day or two ago, hopefully sense will prevail and footballers will do their bit, because if they don't, they won't come out of this very well. the way tottenham have handled it, i don't think has been very good

hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.h rugby and the news that england head coach eddiejones has agreed a new contract which could see him eclipse world cup winner sir clive woodward as the country's longest—serving head coach. the deal will take him through to the 2023 world cup in france. for more i'm joined live by our rugby union correspondent chris jones. chris, what can you tell us about the deal and how it came about? when eddiejonesjoined when eddie jones joined the when eddiejonesjoined the rfu in 2015 he was meant to be a four—year project but it's rapidly turning into eight years. in 2018 he signed an extension to his deal which took him through to august 2021 but recently it was clear thatjones and the rfu were open to him continuing through to france in 2023 public performances on the pitch recently have been good, england reached the final of the world cup and won three of theirfour final of the world cup and won three of their four matches in the curtailed six nations and on returning from japan at the end

that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, good afternoon, i'm jane dougall, it's0pm, and here's your latest sports news... the head of the mclaren formula one team has warned that the sport is in a fragile state and will need to make big changes in order the survive the coronavirus crisis. major cost—saving plans are being discussed at a meeting of f1 bosses this afternoon, and mclaren chief executive officer, zak brown, says there's a danger that some teams could go under. we currently have ten teams. not too long ago we had 18 cars after the financial crisis. that is about the limit. in reality, we could probably afford to lose one, two becomes the red zone. and three, i think we have very substantial problems. everyone in the world wants to get healthy and get this sport back and get their lives back, but we must make sure before we do anything like that that we have a healthy world to operate in. right now, everything has been pushed back tojune. i would be surprised to see anything happening before july. would be surprised to see anything happening beforejuly

with the domestic season on hold, she's been speaking to jane dougall about the sport, and also showingents. i decided i need to up my game and i had been hitting the weights! lots of footballers have been entertaining fans and themselves while on lockdown. jill scott's team, manchester city, hasn't had a match since february but it is understood when safe, the fa is considering completing the women's super league season at st george's park over the course ofjust six weeks. if its a lot of games in a week, that is two games less, i don't know how well that would go for me. if that's the right thing to do, first, everybody‘s safety, stopping this cruel disease is the main focus. so as long as it was safe and all good to go, then i'm sure people would welcome that. england were scheduled to host the women's euros with the final in wembley in august 2021, now with the postponed olympics expected to take place next summer and the man's euros, that seems unlikely. the world players union is concerned that the postponement of leagues and major tournaments because of the pandemic could heavily

she has been speaking to jane dougal about the sport and also showing off some unique talents.llers have been entertaining and themselves while on lockdown jill scott's manchester city have not had a match since february but it's understood that, when saved, the fa is considering completing the women's super league system at st george's park over the course of just six weeks. if its a lot of games ina just six weeks. if its a lot of games in a week, i only need to days rest now. if that's the right thing to do, first and foremost, everybody‘s safety, stopping this cruel disease is the main focus point. as long as it is safe and good to go, i am sure would welcome that. england were scheduled to host the women's euros with the final at wembley in 2021. with the postponed 0lympics expected to take place next summerand 0lympics expected to take place next summer and cements euros, that now seems unlikely. the world players union is concerned the postponement of leagues and major tournaments because of the pandemic that heavily impact on the women's game. custom, it's a worrying ti

hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news. premier league until the 25th of may to decide if they want to complete or cancel their season. it comes as plans to resume the top tier in england have been stepped up in what's being called "project restart". liverpool — who're at the top of the league — are one of many clubs who want the season to resume. arsenal, tottenham, brighton and west ham have opened their training grounds to players for individual work. the uefa deadline applies to clubs across europe. these players are likely to be more de—conditioned than they would have been after the regular off—season break, so i think, you know, anything less than three weeks is pushing it. now, there'll obviously have to be some compromise to it, but i think if you go less than three weeks, and then you're into two games a week, you really do run the risk of picking up these, initially soft tissue injuries from that build—up into training and that build—up into playing, and then once you go into three games a week, then it's the ove

hello, i'm jane dougall with your latest sports news.rs have to be flexible and share the financial burden of the coronavirus outbreak, but stopped short of recommending that the top tier take a wage cut. earlier, the health secretary matt hancock said professional footballers should make a contribution after condemnation for some clubs that used the government's tax—payer funded job retention scheme. they include bournemouth, newcastle, norwich and tottenham. former spurs player gary lineker says players will take a cut eventually. my inkling will be that footballers will take pay cuts. they will help out in their communities. they will make donations, or in whatever way that they can help. and i think we just need to be a little bit patient with them. the clubs only announced these things a day or two ago. hopefully sense will prevail, and footballers do their bit, because if they don't, they won't come out of this very well. the way tottenham have handled it i don't think has been very good, and what tottenham are doing to their staff

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. the developing story of the 149th opening championship has been cancelled. the decision was taken by the rail and engines after exploring every option. it's part of a complete overhaul of the golfing calender. the masters — due to take place in april — has been put back to november, the us pga championship is now scheduled for august. the us open, at winged foot, new york, is being moved from june to september, a week before the ryder cup. and the ryder cup — the biennial event that pitches europe's finest golfers against their american counterparts — is being kept in its late september slot. our co—respondent ian carterjoins us now. last yea r‘s runner—up last year's runner—up joins us now. tommy, a pleasure to speak to. of course, it's a major coming close to heart coming second last year, but was it of the right decision to take? i mean, i think was it of the right decision to take? i mean, ithink so. look, i think whatever decisions i made at the moment, i think everybody respects

conference we‘re expecting, but for now let‘s get a full round—up from the bbc sports centre here‘s jane dougallcoronavirus. the injured man‘s manager, gareth southgate and the women‘s manager, will take a 30% pay cut from the football association, who say they are looking at the government‘s scheme as a contingency plan for the coronavirus. the essay‘s highest earners, including gareth southgate, who and three million pounds a year will take a 30% pay cut production, or those earning £30,000 or more will take a 7% pay cut. it says clubs like wembley could have a loss of 100 and 50 million pounds. david moyes has said he is also willing to take a pay cut. meanwhile, afterfive premier league clubs, including liverpool, were criticised for following staff, the head of the players union has hit back. the head of the players union said his astonished that players will asked to ta ke astonished that players will asked to take a reduction in pay. he also says players know that they must help, but they want to know where the money will go. tottenham, newcastle, norwich and bournemouth has also all use

sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good afternoon.edine idessane has more. the war of worlds in scottish football shows no sign of easing up for the moment. there has been a blizzard of statements over the last couple of weeks, and we just had the most couple of weeks, and we just had the m ost rece nt couple of weeks, and we just had the most recent today. a nine page open letter written by murdo maclennan. this all relates to the controversial vote to end the season out with the premiership, but also to give discretion for the spf failed to call the premiership at its own choosing, making celtic the champions and relegating hearts. rangers very unhappy, they have called for an independent enquiry, and they are being backed by hearts and they are being backed by hearts and stranraer. that means there will be an extraordinary general meeting of all 42 clubs on may the 12th, but that meeting is, as murdo mclennan says, extremely expensive and contrary to the spirit of scottish football. all three or one of the questions, were dundee of