manchester city women have announced gareth taylor as their new head coach.n's side during his career and has recently been coaching in the club's academy. he replaces nick cushing who left city earlier this year to join new york city in america's mls. championship side luton have reappointed nathan jones just 16 months after he left the club for stoke. he replaces graemejones — and led the club to promotion from league two in 2018, before departing injanuary last year when they were second in the league one table. the son of former liverpool owner george gillett has made a formal approach to buy hearts. foster gillett, who once sat on the board at anfield, is looking to purchase a controlling interest in the edinburgh club. 0wner ann budge says now is not the right time to sell. so premier league football has set a date for its return but how do you go about playing a full contact sport like rugby and keep players safe? world rugby have approved a number of rule changes, on a trial basis, and recommended a number of hygiene measures in an attempt to lower th

manchester city v newcastle and manchester united v sheffield united could also both be moved.d be moved at the request of local police forces. but in a statement, merseyside police don't appear to agree... they said they are "ready to provide whatever policing is required in relation to games being played at our premier league stadia. "in relation to crime and disorder we have no objections to any of the everton or liverpool home fixtures being played at their respective grounds." so clearly there's lots still to be decided. however, former aston villa striker, dion dublin, thinks home and away matches should be scrapped altogether this season... i believe that neutral grounds is the way to go. i think itjust eliminates any favouritism at all to any clubs. i think if they could do that it would work. it would be strange for both clubs not knowing where the toilets are in the dressing room and how long the tunnel is. there's no advantage at all. typing level things out, if i was taking charge that's what i would do. well the premier league released a statement of their own this

premier league season is set to restart onjune 17th, with aston villa playing sheffield united and manchester city against arsenal. there will be no fans in the stadiums, but all 92 remaining games will be shown live on tv. our sports editor dan roan reports. it's game on. with clubs resuming contact training for the first time since the season was suspended back in march earlier, confirmation tonight the premier league is set to resume injust under three weeks‘ time. subject to government approval, the 92 remaining fixtures will be played in a packed five and a half week period, as clubs try and make up for lost time. obviously, there are things that are much more important at the moment and we have not lost our sense of perspective, but football is an important thing to lots of people. i've missed it, i think it's ok to say we have missed it. i'm really looking forward to seeing some football again. at times over recent weeks, plans to restart the season have seemed shaky, amid tension between clubs and concerns among plays about safety, but now we know manchester city's postponed match with ars

the merseyside derby and their games against manchester city, plus newcastle, are the others. heffield united and man city versus newcastle are the other two games. any changes would be at the request of local police forces. bournemouth‘s simon francis is however against netural venues. i think the boys will be covetable in those whom surroundings, being able to sleep on their own business top it might sound silly to some people but that is a comfort that players need at times, sometimes you can get out on away games. it obviously plays a part in away matches as well so i think the whole advantage will benefit us and other teams. really, ido advantage will benefit us and other teams. really, i do not think we will know until we go into those fixtures. well, there are 92 games to play with the season set to end in the peak of summer on july the 25th. brighton's glenn murray thinks that could change the feel of the rest of the season. it'll change with out fans in the stadium. i think there will be less pressure on players, especially at the home players. i'm sure they hate will

premier league season is set to restart on june 17, with aston villa playing sheffield united and manchester citygainst arsenal. there will be no fans in the stadiums, but all 92 remaining games will be shown live on tv. our sports editor dan roan reports. it's game on. with clubs resuming contact training for the first time since the season was suspended back in march earlier this year, confirmation tonight the premier league is set to resume injust under three weeks‘ time. subject to government approval, the 92 remaining fixtures will be played in a packed 5.5—week period as clubs try and make up for lost time. obviously, there are things that are much more important at the moment and we have not lost our sense of perspective, obviously, but football is an important thing to lots of people. i've missed it. i think it's ok to say we have missed it. i'm really looking forward to seeing some football again. at times over recent weeks, plans to restart the season have seemed shaky amid tension between clubs and concerns among —— between clubs and concerns by players over safety, but now we know man

june 12th is the current target of project restart but the manchester city and england forward says thatneed at least a month of full training before returning to action and that's unlikely to be much before the end of the month. the newcasle manager steve bruce has also questioned the timetable for the league's resumption. sterling was speaking to the usa women's captain meghan raphinoe on his youtube channel. you need a full four or five weeks. you need a full four or five weeks. you need a full four or five weeks. you need the preparation time. the german bundesliga continues behind closed doors. bayern munich‘s lead at the top is down to one point after borussia dortmund's win on saturday but the champions are playing right now at union berlin. these were the scenes at the stadium as the players arrived for the game, everyone observing all the strict guidelines. it's over five weeks since bayern players reeturned to the first phase of training so it makes the prmier league target ofjune 12th seem very ambitious they are under way in that match. thomas muller had a goal disallowed for

in the world has set a target date for its return all things being well on june the 17th and manchester city will play arsenal and aston villa will take on sheffield united that will be exactly $100.00 days since their last action in the premier league now there's no doubt that all the clubs will be watching very closely what's been happening over in germany in the bundesliga where that competition has shown it is possible to bring back football safely and also to put on a competitive and commercially viable product despite the fact there are no founds in the stadiums and finances is a huge factor in this decision as clubs look to avoid repaying hundreds of millions of dollars to broadcasters if they're unable to finish this season a lot still has to happen between now and june the 17th players and staff will continue to be tested twice a week so far though the league has been reassured by the relatively small number of positive tests concert training has just resume the next step will be for full training to get underway and then for the clubs to lock down the exact protocol as to what happ

that will be the format between leicester city and chelsea, newcastle united and manchester city. the 18th and 19th of july, with the final on the 1st of august. now, that is one week after the premier league is due to finish and will be 99 fixtures inside six weeks and it will bring that to an end. at the moment, venues have not been confirmed, but we have been getting some detail this morning from the police around the venues for the premier league. we know of course subject to government approval that the premier league is coming back on the 17th ofjune. we have got a bit more information about the neutral ground that some of the matches, about six of them, wa nt to of the matches, about six of them, want to see played at neutral grounds and it affects liverpool in quite a big way. mark roberts is a national lead for policing for football. he has singled out six matches that include manchester city versus liverpool, the merseyside derby, and any match in which liverpool could end their 30 year wait for a title. he said this morning in a statement that with the premier league, t

sports at stake on the pitch will liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top of the table if manchester city were to lose their comeback game against arsenal then liverpool would have the chance to win their 1st title in 30 years in their 1st game back against local rivals everton. and we have more on the sports news and the rest of the news on our website there it is al jazeera dot com where our top story there a potential tensions between china and the u.s. . time now for a quick reminder of our top stories following a 2nd night of violent protests in minneapolis the u.s. department of justice says its investigation into the death of george floyd in police custody is a top priority floyd died shortly after he was filmed gasping for breath during his of rest while officer kneeled on his leg for several minutes civil rights leader all sharpton says the violence being experienced in the city did not begin with the protests and i got here some words are you going to address the ballots the violence on the dress is our. could hold a man down. come. on. the private started on 1st cause we're thi

what's at stake on the pitch will liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top of the table if manchester city were to lose their comeback game against arsenal then liverpool would have the chance to win their 1st title in 30 years in their 1st game back against local rivals everton. as 0 emission flies are a step closer to the world's largest electric plane took a test flight in the u.s. and flew for 30 minutes before landing at an airport in moses lake near seattle 3 companies worked together to build the 90 to aircraft which they hope to bring into commercial service next year. you're watching al jazeera live from doha a recap of our top stories this hour a police station has been set on fire in the u.s. city of minneapolis in a 3rd night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man george for he died after a policeman knelt on his neck during a rest the u.s. national guard has been called into the city and the mayor has declared a local state of emergency for 72 hours a president has tweeted about the protest saying his repair the federal government to assume control and trump gross

what's at stake on the pitch will liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top of the table if manchester citywere to lose their comeback game against arsenal then liverpool would have the chance to win their 1st title in 30 years in their 1st game back against local rivals everton. well again i'm fully back to bill with the headlines on al-jazeera a police station in the us city of minneapolis has been set on fire in a furred night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police george ford died after a policeman knelt on his knee neck during an arrest a us national guard has been called in to the city n. and the mayor has declared a local state of emergency. agency for 72 hours a president trying to divide the protest saying his for pay to have the federal government assume control wrote when the new ting starts the shooting starts while twitter has hidden that tweet behind a warning saying it violates its rules about glorifying violence and minneapolis' mare jake afraid has pushed back against the president saying the city and state are shipped were far from weak d

what's at stake on the pitch well liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top of the table if manchester city were to lose their comeback game against arsenal then liverpool would have the chance to win their 1st title in 30 years in their 1st game back against local rivals everton. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines a police station in the u.s. city of minnesota has been set on fire in a 3rd night of protests over the death of an unarmed black man george floyd died after a policeman out on his neck during an arrest the national guard has been called in to minneapolis and the local man has declared a state of emergency for 72 hours there is a lot of pain and anger right now in our city i understand that our entire city recognizes that what we have seen over the past several hours in the past couple of nights in terms of looting is acceptable our communities cannot and will not tolerate now the u.s. president has tweeted about the protests in minneapolis for us warning the mare to get is act together in his word then writing that these side of the side dishonoring the memory of geo

left over from match day 28 will kick all the restart aston villa against sheffield united and manchester city vs arsenal. ok we're going to go back to that story on coming from france where we understand that france has launched a new app that is going to help track and trace people when it comes to dealing with the kobe of 19 epidemic through say look at that. thing. so you're watching. sorry about that we wanted to bring you that piece but i'm afraid it's just not reading this point bring it to you later in our next broadcast the top of the next hour you are watching d.w. news remember you can keep up to date with all this news and information on our web site that's dot com and also check us out on twitter and instagram that t w news i'm terry martin thanks for joining us for. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news of. our corona update. from the coded 19 special next on d w like. a mug or just. food for the russian soul.

over from the state $28.00 will kick off the race to aston villa against sheffield united and manchester city vs arsenal then a full shuttle games will be played the following weekend news comes a day after that they voted to resume contacts trying. for the elderly and vulnerable have been hit a specially hard by coronavirus deaths now of some have found novel ways for relatives and friends to visit while maintaining physical distancing this home in northern france was set up in an antivirus bubble tent and it's gotten family members can sit face to face while separated by plastic sheeting to minimise the risk of infection in this residential facility in england is using a drive through visitor center the relatives have to stay in their cars but county visit loved ones look quite in person but pretty close. this is that data been years of they don't forget to get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website. for more world news for you at the top of the hour i'm going to. go beyond. the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. you are running. things.

the premiership is set for a june 17 restart come up with arsenal and manchester city first.se watching them?” harriet line, will you be sitting in your house watching them? i am afraid i am very much in the majority of the country —— minority in the country not a football fan. i do lies it is going to be very welcome news for almost every household across the country. it's been months now, so, yes, onjune i7, been months now, so, yes, onjune 17, or merely, as long as everything goes according to plan, and empty stadiums will be back. they will be a red button function for people who wa nt to a red button function for people who want to get cheers and boos and all of the kind of commentary, but i don't know whether there will be the normal route chance. -- rude chants. i was going to ask, what will this new normal of artificial stadiums be like? i am sure you will see all sorts of creativity flour. people will be trading all sorts of viral videos to spice up the closed—door games. it is mainly good news for liverpool fans, the team is 25 points clear at the top and they are o

matches left over from match day 28 will kick off the restart aston villa against sheffield united manchester city versus arsenal then a full schedule of games we play the following weekend italy's top flight football league syria has also decided to resume behind closed doors on june 20th. coming up next is chris coburn d.w. business yes more about president trump's executive order you're watching your news remember to keep up to date on our website at e.w. dot com thanks for watching. innovation. when jenny conquered the major issues of our society. the 3rd season of founders fairly. nice modern day heroes in asia. ready to take on this challenge with their unique idea to look at those 2 problem and make them one solution. centers valley starts june 13th on detail.

i have seen references to brighton & hove albion, southampton, west ham and manchester city stadium beingioned so far. previously we had heard about wembley and st george's pot, the nationalfootball heard about wembley and st george's pot, the national football centre, but they seem to have fallen by the wayside. the us women's nationalfootball team's bid for equal pay has been rejected by a court, with the judge dismissing the players‘ claims that they were underpaid compared to the men. they had filed the lawsuitjust before the world cup last year, where they won the trophy for the fourth time. they had been seeking $66 million in damages. but a judge has ruled that only their case for unfair treatment in travel, accommodation and medical support can go ahead. a spokesperson for the team says they will appeal the decision. striker and co—captain megan rapinoe tweeted, "we will never stop fighting for equality", as did fellow captain alex morgan, saying, "although disappointing to hear this news, this will not discourage us in our fight for equality." )now to a new sport bringing men and

left over from much state 28 will kick off the restart aston villa ahead sheffield united and manchester city versus austin and a full set of the games will be played the following weekend news comes a day after the league of voting to resume contacts training. it's time to remind you of our top story china has come under fire as it's approved a plan to impose controversial security legislation on hong kong in a joint statement the united kingdom the united states australia and canada said the new legislation would curtail freedoms in the chinese territory and dramatically in russia it's all something. for world news of the. clock on our website w dot com of the day. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll. consider 3 of the top.

left over from match day 28 will kick off the restart aston villa against sheffield united and manchester city versus arsenal then a full schedule of games only played the following weekend. italy's top flight football league. also decided to resume behind closed doors on june 12th. here in berlin work has begun on a public installation to remember their reunification of east and west germany 3 decades ago the monument to freedom and unity will stand where east germany's political center was located the monument will consist of a 50 meter movable crater cradle atop a giant stone slab resembling a seesaw the structure will pay tribute to the peaceful demonstrations that helped topple the east german regime leading to germany's reunification the project should have been completed last year but has been beset by delays. coming up next and business so stay tuned for that meanwhile keep it calm for all the latest information thanks for watching. in to assume. beethoven's pastoral symphony is the foundation of an international art project. beethoven world.

but it comes down to individual choice and that will be where or who is the argentinian legend manchester city said yesterday frankly i'm scared of going to family i am worried about it but clearly the bundesliga is model here and their approach is that building trust between them in the players they protocols and their percentages and i'm sorry decide the german stereotype is that i do these things we'll and that's exactly what they're doing they testing farly of the guidance from the lay down is very clear and it has to be said at this moment the in tossed sports world is watching germany belgium holland and france they season has been in mothballs so let's not underestimate the leadership role of them and have different what germany's is doing here the entire sports world is watching to see what the bundesliga is doing the not just leaving football france and spain will be watching very carefully what happens here at the in toss sports world if germany comes out on thursday and says green light we're good to go this is a big domino to fall and i suggest the in toss sports will great point w

june 12th is the current target of project restart but the manchester city and england forward says thatd at least a month of full training before returning to action and that's unlikely to be much before the end of the month. the newcastle manager steve bruce has also questioned the timetable for the league's resumption. sterling was speaking to the usa women's captain meghan rapeno on his youtube channel. you need a full four or five weeks. you need the preparation time. you wanted to win, you wanted to count for something, so you do need that preparation. the german bundesliga continues behind closed doors. the leaders bayern munich's are winning at union berlin with 20 minutes left to play. these were the scenes at the stadium before the match everyone observing all the strict guidelines. bayern players rushed into the ground on their coach. it's over five weeks since bayern players returned to the first phase of training so it makes the prmier league target ofjune 12th seem very ambitious. that is the latest, 1—0, robert lewandowski, a penalty just that is the latest, 1—0, robert le

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the manchester city striker speaks out, as key talks take place about restarting the football season.ernoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. ministers are optimistic that they've hit their target for the number of coronavirus tests being carried out. the government had pledged that 100,000 tests would be done every day by the end of april. the latest figures will be released this afternoon. the communities secretary robert jenrick has described the policy as a stepping stone to a much larger programme of testing, which will be needed to contain the virus. lauren moss reports. the target was 100,000 tests a day by the end of april. it's just under a month since the health secretary announced that deadline. we will find out later whether the ambition is achieved. are you confident he will meet your testing target? more than 81,000 tests were carried out in the uk on wednesday, after more people became eligible, including those over the age of 65 who have symptoms and care home residents and staff who don't. setting a challenging target was the right thing to do. because it galvanised

what's at stake on the pitch well liverpool are $25.00 points clear at the top of the table if manchester city were to lose their comeback game against arsenal then liverpool would have the chance to win their 1st title in 30 years in their 1st game back against local rivals everton. but that's it for this news will be right here from the popping up. when the news breaks and the story builds when people who need to be heard and the story told this pandemic is revealing the weakness of governments in the face of health crisis none of them receive health insurance for their work out use iraq as teens on the ground to bring you more rewards winning documentary score the feeling . and life means it's a policy that dulls do what it says on the tin on air and online real men killed a mother and son on their way to an appointment sadly the insurgents don't wear uniforms law also is soon long with the was of the american occupation of iraq matthew has an old american prince to account trump tower 2016 how come you didn't mention that meeting to congress and i did i don't know if i got the transcript w

at the moment, it looks like they will start with aston and sheffield united and manchester city againstrsenal. that would bring all the teams level to 29 games played. this comes just a day after the clubs approved contact training to begin. that will enable the clubs to have around three weeks of contact training before the matches resume. there have been 12 positive test among premier league players from around 2750 tests. host: i will be back with the next edition of "outse source" shortly. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. out business has been people and their financial well being. that mission gives us purpose and a way forward. today and always. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. having both of my children, two very young children,or pbs? daniel tiger is on because they learn so much from it. [all giggle] hilty: every major emotiona

a star player from manchester city basically said i am afraid, because at the end of the day, we are all human beings and we are as vulnerable as anyone of contracting this deadly disease, and worst of all, bringing it back to our families. phil: kres harrington, dw sport, thank you. one group affected by the pandemic is health care workers. they have physical exhaustion and the emotional sprain -- strain of seeing someone die. some have even taken their own lives. we look at health workers in india who suddenly find themselves on the front line of the battle against covid-19. phil: every morning, this is how they g get reaeady for work. all she has to protect herself our gloves and a mask. she visits homes to check for symptoms of coronavirus. she is a health activist in india. in addition to working as community health educators, they have been deployed as the first line of defense inin india's fit against covid-19. to reach her assigned area where she conducts surveys of other workers, she has to either visit or pacify areas called red zones where numerous cases of the virus have

annabel shaw, playing juliet, from the northern and manchester city ballet is on hand to greet him.et. i think the score, prokofiev's music, isjust to die for. i think it's gorgeous. when cooper told me kind of, yeah, only five weeks ago, "oh, you're going to do romeo and juliet. you're going to be juliet. joel is coming but he is not arriving until a week before the show," i was kind of like, "oh, 0k!" the cast have already been rehearsing for three weeks asjoel arrives, with the opening night just seven days away. for now, i want you to get your tights and your dance pointe on. i don't have to put my tights, no? uh, yeah, we have rehearsal until seven. go ahead, next section. everybody go with your partners. michelle, you work with pamela, but michelle can help you discuss a lot. joel is thrown straight in at the deep end as the company begin rehearsals for the ball scene, where romeo falls forjuliet. i learned a lot of the choreography beforehand because at least, if one of you knows it, you've got at least something to fall back on. but what's really nice is that, because we do

aston villa v sheffield united and manchester city v arsenal.afternoon, and welcome to viewers on bbc one. borisjohnson is expected to give further details on how and when lockdown measures in england will be further eased, at today's downing street press briefing, in about half an hour's time. it comes as coronavirus contact tracing programmes have begun in both england and scotland. anyone who's been in close contact with someone who's tested positive for covid19 will now be contacted and asked to self—isolate. northern ireland has a version of the programme already up and running, while in wales the scheme is due to start in earlyjune. here's sophie hutchinson. pinpointing people with the virus and tracing those they may have infected is now back on the table in england, after a two—month pause. the government says its new voluntary programme was up and running this morning, and it has urged people to participate. we are doing this on a voluntary basis because we think the overwhelming majority of people, when instructed to self—isolate by th

so at the moment looks like they both start with aston villa against sheffield united and manchester cityl on 29 games played. then we expect there to be a full round of fixtures that weekend. this comes just a day after the clubs approved contact training to begin. that will enable the clubs to have had around three weeks of contact training before these matters resume. there have been 12 positive among premier league players from staff at around 2,750 test. —— these — — these matches —— these matches resume. we have lots more on our website. i'll be back shortly. you can get in touch via social media. see you soon. hello there. it's been a sunny, warm and for most of us, dry day again today. there was a little bit of rain first thing in the far north of scotland, but then the cloud the end and the sunshine came out and the warmth has moved its way northwards as well. it's been the warmest day of the year so far in scotland and also northern ireland. the temperature is making 25 degrees. the dry weather is a major theme at the moment. for some parts of england, no rain in store for the r

restart and bill against sheffield united and manchester city vs arsenal then a full schedule of games only play the following weekend italy's top flight football league saria as also decide to resume behind closed doors on june 20. 8th may 29th marks a very unpleasant chapter in the history of football it's the 35 year anniversary of the highs all stadium disaster was supposed to be a joyful european cup final between event and liverpool in the belgian capital brussels turned into a nightmare that left many fans dead and hundreds injured. it happened shortly before kickoff fighting broke out between liverpool and eventis fans on the day of the $985.00 european cup final at brussels high's a stadium liverpool fans charged into the u. bend to section causing the italian supporters to retreat many bridge driven into a sidewalk that eventually collapsed 39 people mostly italians were crushed or trampled to death 600 more brain injury at. the game was still paid in order to prevent further chaos a one needed you bent to speak terry the defender who played on that fateful day says the image

left over from match day 28 will kick off the restart aston villa against sheffield united and manchester city versus arsenal then a full schedule of games will be played the following weekend italy's top flight football league syria on has also decided to resume behind closed doors on june 20th. in germany's bonus league or be leipzig hosted head to berlin on wednesday night in a heated battle that had big implications for both clubs hence it's a nother step towards survival while whites inched closer to qualifying for the champions league. heads were knocking early in this one. life 6 tyler adams and had his mob in platen hot collided going for the ball as platen hot looked to get the worst of it. but the defender stayed in the game long enough to curl a fantastic quarter that found marco group which. ha. ha drew it's time to run perfectly to give had a nerdy lead less than 20 minutes later life seek return the favor christen kuku the bulls assist leader found lucas costa maya who headed home for the home side to level the score $11.00. after the break just after the hour mark marcel hollist

english premier league that they will be back with 2 matches aston villa sheffield united and manchester city versus arsenal now there's $92.00 remaining fixtures when june 7th to 70 they said it's russell they are coming back foot european football back yes or as we would call it here soccer as we call a no word on the m.l.s. here major league soccer no word yet when they will be back they do a small group training started but yes a lot of people are excited about in the premier league let's finish up with what's going on apparently. colin kaepernick yes has entered the fray today to tweet yes he did he broke his silence of course yesterday we did show the picture of him that le bron tweeted out but he tweeted when civility leads to death revolting is the only logical reaction the cries for peace will rain down and when they do they will land on deaf ears because your violence has brought this resistance we have the right to fight back rest in power george floyd rest in power and it doesn't sound like he's asking for calm it sounds like people are at their wit's end with this and there's no

premier league season is set to restart on june 17, with aston villa playing sheffield united and manchester city

at a meeting today, clubs agreed that 17june will see aston villa take on sheffield united and manchester cityds, of course, on the spread of coronavirus and on government approval. and earlier, i spoke to former england striker and now bbc broadcaster gary lineker for his reaction to the news. it's kind of a sign that we're perhaps creeping toward some kind of normality again, football perhaps paving the way. and obviously it's something to look forward to. i think it's ok to say we've missed it. obviously, there are things that are much more important at the moment and we've not lost our sense of perspective, obviously, but football is an important thing to a lot of people. i've missed it and i think it's ok to say we've missed it and can't wait to watch some actual live sport. i know it's not quite the same behind closed doors, without crowds, but the football itself will still be good to watch, i'm sure. and when the league was suspended all those weeks ago, did you believe it would be back this soon? i didn't know what to think because it's been such a fluid situation, hasn't it? and let'

manchester city women have announced gareth taylor as their new head coach.e replaces nick cushing who left city earlier this year to join new york city in america's mls. the son of former liverpool owner george gillett has made a formal approach to buy hearts. foster gillett, who once sat on the board at anfield, is looking to purchase a controlling interest in the edinburgh club. bbc scotland understands he made contact with hearts owner ann budge through a third party last week. she has confirmed the interest, but says now is not the right time to sell. the dutch grand prix has become the latest formula one race to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. the race was set to return to the calendar for the first time since 1985, and had initially been postponed. it'll now not take place this year, although all 300,000 tickets sold for the race will be valid for 2021. formula one organisers hope to start the season in austria injuly. the 2021 special olympics gb national summer games, due to take place in liverpool next year, have been postponed. the ga

manchester city have denied receiving a 35 milllion pound offer for leroy sane from bayern munich. man champions agreed a five year contract for the winger. sane hasn't played for city since suffering knee ligament damage in august. and organisers of the epsom derby and oaks are hoping to hold the classic races behind closed doors on the 11th ofjuly. an application to the local council is also asking for all saturdays injuly and august to be approved for "flexibility". a resumption would depend on government approval. well the 11th ofjuly, is also the date when dillian whyte is scheduled to face alexander povetkin for the wbc interim heavyweight title at manchester arena. boxing is gearing up for a behind—closed—doors return in the uk injuly. a document seen by bbc sport, sent to promoters from boxing's governing body says fighters will wear protective masks during ring walks, and spit buckets could be banned between rounds. former ibo super—welterweight champion hannah rankin, told me what she thought of the new conditions. i think to be honest as long as we are starting to comply

tonight's premier league game between manchester city and arsenal has been called off.ll stemming back from a game that arsenal played two weeks ago against olympiakos. olympiakos owner, evangelos marinakis, subsequently tested positive for coronavirus. arsenal have just confirmed that head coach, mikelarteta, hasjust tested positive for covid—i9. tonight, chelsea revealed their first—team squad is self isolating because their winger, callum hudson—0doi tested positive for the virus. you may be aware, i had the virus for the last couple of days, which i have recovered from. all english and scottish football matches are suspended because of the impact of coronavirus. the masters is off, as is england's cricket tour. a major move from formula 1 today. the season is set to be suspended. the latest thing to go — the london marathon. the final round of six nations fixtures, a complete write—off. what you have seen over the last 48 hours or so, in effect, is the collapse of the global sporting calendar. with all sporting seasons now on hold, the summer spectaculars that stood

the former manchester city defender julian lescott says he can understand why some players might be worriedfamily and it is a different ball game. to say to players, you are going to play the games, risk contracting the virus and then take it home to your family members, your wife and children, thatis members, your wife and children, that is when it gets a worrying verdict to apply. i don't think the decision is as easy to take once you know you could be infecting loved ones. wolves are the latest premier league clu b to wolves are the latest premier league club to call their players back for training. the squad and management will be tested for covid—i9 later this before individual training programmes abiding social distancing guidelines start next monday. there will be no nfl in london this year. four regular—season games were due to take place at the tottenham hotspur stadium and wembley, but due to the global pandemic it has been decided it is in the best interest to the players and teams not to travel outside the us. another game due to be staged in mexico city will also take place ins

manchester city have said they will not discipline kyle walker after he was spotted breaching lockdownhotographers visiting his sister's house and then his parents'. walker subsequently made a statement on social media, which reads... i have recently gone through the toughest period of my life which i ta ke full toughest period of my life which i take full response ability for her. this is no longer solely affecting me but the health of my family and my young children to. it is sad but i feel my life is my young children to. it is sad but ifeel my life is being my young children to. it is sad but i feel my life is being scrutinised without any context. football is back — well, in south korea, at least. the country's k—league season was meant to start back in february, but was delayed because of the coronavirus. these pictures give us a taste of what football might look like in post—lockdown britain. no crowds, of course. and you can see the coaching staff and substitutes are wearing masks. jeonbuk motors beat bluewings 1—0. it was lee dong—gook with the goal in the 83rd minute. well, s

june the 12th is the current target of project restart but the manchester city and england forward saysplayers will need at least a month for full training before returning to action and that it is unlikely to be much before the end of the month. the newcastle manager steve bruce has also questioned the timetable for the week's resumption. sterling was speaking to the usa women's captain on his youtube channel. you cannot come back in with one and a half weeks or two weeks, you need a full, as i said four or five weeks. especially if you are going to go back into competition, it is not a friendly, it is going to count for something say do that preparation definitely. they were at the top of the german bundesliga after the first weekend of fixtures following the league's return and the leaders byron munich beat union brand land 2—0 and the scenes at the stadium before the match in berlin. everyone observing strict guidelines. and players return to the first phase of training, and small groups, overfive weeks ago. so that really makes the premier league target ofjune the 12th seem very am

manchester city is appealing against a two—year ban against european context —— competition.uy you in february. they have been crowned champions of the world primarily for the first time after the football association of wales performed the end of its domestic leagues, the previous eight seasons finished in second. formula i says it will not be able to hold a british grand prix if personnel are not given exemptions from the government plans to quarantine international travellers. the uk government says it will soon impose a requirement on all arrivals from abroad to self—isolate for 14 days. and this ease and challenge cup final get to take place at wembley on the 18th ofjuly has been postponed. they say there remain hopeful of staging the competition this year even if it is behind closed doors. with so many sporting events being cancelled, there is increasing concern about the impact on women's smart. and women's cricket. it was set to receive increased publicity and funding with the launch of the hundred which has been postponed as we know and the ecb had also intended to i

the merseyside derby and liverpool's games against manchester city plus newcastle are the others. re the other two games. any changes would be at the request of local police forces. neil atkinson from the anfield rap feels football fans should be trusted to adhere to governement guidelines. i think that the vast majority of people whether they support liverpool or manchester united or anyone else, firstly, they have adhered to the lockdown and the guidelines as people so far. so we end up in the situation where now, when those people become football supporters and newcomers there is an expectation that behaviour will be different. the lockdown in general has been liberalised, so right now, football supporters would be held to a higher standard than the average person who is going about their day to day business. the leicester manager brendan rodgers has revealed he contracted coronavirus back in march — the second premier league manager to confirm he's had it. speaking to the bbc, he said it left him struggling to walk after developing symptoms a week after the top flight was suspe

let's stay with this, a little earlier i spoke to the two time premier league winner, former manchester cityho is now a player liason at the club. i started by asking him about the objections from some clubs to playing in neutral stadiums that there is no way an outcome of this being resolved with every club and player and manager and owner of being happy so we need to get that into our mindset and realise that but in terms of the neutral ground it is like saying the disadvantage is for both teams. i understand that and if you look over this season you might have played that team at the home ground and they might have fans there but at this moment in time you need to be realistic and know that fio need to be realistic and know that no one has chose this and no one has created this scenario for it to happen this way so we just have to do what is needed at this season is to go ahead. and at the heart of that you have a duty of care for the players and there are those who you know well from your time, some players will be scared of playing and another things that they may have contracted corona

manchester city women have announced gareth taylor as their new head coach. ty's men's side during his career and has recently been coaching in the club's academy. he replaces nick cushing who left city earlier this year to join new york city in america's mls. the dutch grand prix has become the latest formula one race to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. the race was set to return to the calendar for the first time since 1985 and had initially been postponed. it'll now not take place this year, although all 300,000 tickets sold for the race will be valid for 2021. formula one organisers hope to start the season in austria injuly. rugby league has returned today in australia, with brisbane broncos beaten 3a points to six by parramatta eels. with no supporters allowed inside the stadium, cardboard cutouts and virtual crowd audio was the closest fans got to the live experience. that didn't bother the visitors though, who went on to secure a comfortable victory. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport webs