health minister advised the league to make some changes earlier in the week the 1st thing that premier league football is can do is make a contribution take a pay cut and play their part now the league is asking players to take a 30 percent pay cut top numbers danny rose agrees players should give up a portion of their wages but he didn't appreciate where the pressure came from saying it was not needed for people who are not involved in football to tell footballers what they should do with their money i found that so bizarre now the various clubs play a representatives the f.a.a. and the premier league itself must meet to discuss the proposed wage reduction for players. the u.s. national basketball association the n.b.a. has announced its hall of fame class for 2020 and that list is headline. by the life of kobe bryant the super stop player who retired from possible in 2016 might the cops of the hall of fame in his 1st year of eligibility he won 5 n.b.a. championships with the l.a. like is and is considered one of the greatest players to ever play the game he died in a helicopter crash in lig

health minister advised the league to make some changes earlier in the week the 1st thing that a premier league football is can do is make a contribution take a pay cut and play that part now the league is asking players to take a 30 percent pay cut tottenham's danny rose agrees players should give up a portion of their wages but he didn't appreciate where the pressure came from saying it was not needed for people who are not involved in football to tell footballers what they should do with their money i found that so bizarre now the various clubs play a representatives the f.a.a. and the premier league itself must meet to discuss the proposed wage reduction for players. as a coronavirus confines millions of people around the world indoors one of the big issues is boredom frankly and trying to keep a positive attitude so a lot of clever people are coming up with fun. in innovative ways to keep themselves and others entertain like these guys in barcelona. desperate times call for desperate measures so why not throw a good party from your balcony. that's what these 3 housemates thought when the s

health minister advised the league to make some changes earlier in the week the 1st thing that a premier league football is can do is make a contribution take a pay cut and play their part now the league is asking players to take a 30 percent pay cut top members danny rose agrees players should give up a portion of their wages but he didn't appreciate where the pressure came from saying it was not needed for people who are not involved in football to tell footballers what they should do with their money i found that so bizarre now the various clubs play a representatives the f.a.a. and the premier league itself must meet to discuss the proposed wage reduction for players. you're watching it t w news don't forget there is or latest news and not website which is d.w. dot com you can also follow us on twitter to get at the top of the news i'm karen very thanks for joining us. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news of. our corona danger. covert 19 special next on d w. i'm doing great big thing in time. how to handle li

it's understood the premier league captains, led by liverpool'sjordan henderson, are discussing givingy to charity and the league itself has given £20 million to the nhs. some believe the criticism of football has been harsh. there was a little bit of a backlash to the premier league players, who obviously are not going to come out and say anything individually at the moment because, you know, they're relying on the union to speak for them and obviously that's happened today. the premier league had hoped to return to playing at the start of may, but now say that won't happen. instead, they'll hope their actions off the pitch can provide a positive. andy swiss, bbc news. and finally, bill withers, the soul singer behind hits such as lean on me and ain't no sunshine, has died. # lean on me. # when you're not strong. # and i'll be your friend. # i'll help you carry on...# he passed away in los angeles from heart complications. his family describe him as a solitary man, with a heart driven to connect to the world. bill withers, who has died at the age of 81. that's it. newsnight with mark

this would involve may be resuming the premier league season.all players would need may be three weeks training, that is a suggested period they would need to prepare for any comeback of the season and it would have course be behind closed doors. the government hope that some of the matches will be televised and put on free to air tv. so with all these things it's not without a big caveat. there's lots to consider before a potential return. firstly it would not happen before the next review of the lockdown as we have heard from nick there. may the 7th is the next lockdown review and the go—ahead would depend on the government meeting the five tests we have been keeping about for easing those restrictions. those tests include things like seeing death and infection rates falling consistently and also what more, additional measures put in place for clubs like liverpool that have to be regular testing for players and ensuring the safety of staff. the government has said to us that watching live sport on tv would be hugely important for the nation, e

he won the premier league with blackburn rovers and also played for coventry.ing with us. i think people are viewing premier league through policy with some sterility at the moment and indeed some of the clubs, what is your view? -- with some hostility. it is inevitable because of the way the market is for them and the money they are earning, they do not see what is happening in the background and that is what the players are fading difficult. there are some players individually out there who have been helping the cause but the majority of others possibly aren't and the question is who will do it? will players do it individually or will they collectively do it within the team ? will they collectively do it within the team? what do you think is the right course of action, should there bea right course of action, should there be a peek at across—the—board? the players argue that we take tax revenue away from the national health service. i think the people need the money now, they need to help now, it is not waiting until the end of the year when taxes taken off.

it was newcastle united that became the first premier league club to do this.d staff here on monday saying the decision to furlough had been taken in order to safeguard the club's future, but across the football world, there are other clubs taking different steps in order to cut costs. barcelona players like lionel messi are taking a 70% pay cut to help nonsporting staff. atjuventus, the players and manager agreed to freeze their pay temporarily, while eddie howe became the first premier league manager to take a voluntary pay cut. and in the championship, leeds united's players and senior staff have volunteered to take a wage deferral. but so far there's been no collective action from premier league footballers. it would go down so much better if the players came out and said, "this is what we want to do, we've had a meeting, this is what we are doing as a group, this is what we're doing as a team, we are going to take a pay cut, we are going to take a reduction in our wages because we want to do it, we want to give it to the nhs, we want to give it to wherever

the right decision to do what we've done meanwhile premier league clubs continue to pay full wages to their stars but britain's health minister advised the league to make some changes earlier in the week the 1st thing that a premier league football is can do is make a contribution take a pay cut and play their part now the league is asking players to take a 30 percent pay cut tottenham's danny rose agrees players should give up a portion of their wages but he didn't appreciate where the pressure came from saying it was not needed for people who are not involved in football to tell footballers what they should do with their money i found that so bizarre now the various clubs play a representatives the f.a.a. and the premier league itself must meet to discuss the proposed wage reduction for players. you're watching news i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour. to go beyond. all of the stories that matter to you. and. whatever it takes. you running.

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this would involve may be resuming the premier league season.s would need three weeks' training. that is the suggested period they would need to prepare for a comeback and it would have course be behind closed doors. the government would hope the matches would be televised and put free—to—air tv. so of course, with all of these things, it is not without a big caveat. and there is lots of things to consider before a potential return. firstly, it wouldn't happen before the next review of the lockdown, as we were just hearing from nick and that is on may 7th, the next review of the lockdown. the go—ahead would depend on government meeting its five tests we have been hearing about for easing those restrictions. those tests include seeing deaths and infection rates falling consistently. i think there will be additional measures put in place for clubs like liverpool, for instance, there would have to be regular testing for players and ensuring the safety of staff. but the government has said to us that watching live sport on tv would be hugely importa

they want the premier league season to be concluded and things league leaders should not in the sidetle because the pandemic. whether that's a quick format of finishing all the games and playing three games a week, whether it's playing behind closed doors where it is safe. yeah, i am someone doors where it is safe. yeah, i am someone who respects football and the fact of how fantastic they have been at the stage. the scottish sports minister the scottish sports minister is to discuss a phased return the scottish sports minister is to discuss a phase return of events with heads of sport in the country. joe fitzpatrick will meet virtually with representatives including the scottish fa, the spfl and scottish rugby. our sports news correspondent chris mclaughlin has more. there will be talks next week between government ministers and with sporting bodies that are trying to look at how sport can return and we're talking about the prospect of playing football and rugby behind closed doors. that seems to be behind what is happening between the epl and westminster, but it looks like in scotl

what is the thinking regarding the english premier league?f the pace. a move towards the reintroduction, notjust a football, but of all the sport to get resuming again within weeks. the football, talks, as you mentioned, have already begun with the season currently suspended indefinitely for top liverpool just currently suspended indefinitely for top liverpooljust two wins of a first premier league title in 30 yea rs. first premier league title in 30 years. fans of leeds united, west brom, those championship sides vying for the lucrative promotion spot into the premier league was that this does sound like very exciting news indeed but there are, as you mentioned, many caveats to this. at these meetings, planned with the government, sports will be examined in detail with a view to getting that sport up and running. so the specifics really brought under the microscope and that will mean that some sports will return sooner than others. it did remember, government officials widely accepting that sport at this time can only take place behind close

with the premier league on ice, a row has erupted over a proposed pay cut for football players.ers to take a 30% pay cut would hurt the nhs because of lost tax revenue. but premier league officials are in favour of the pay cut arguing it would protect jobs for non—playing staff. meanwhile it's been reported that england manager gareth southgate is to take a pay cut of around 30 per cent. the former scotland international kevin gallagher won the premier league title with blackburn rovers. he's not surprised top flight players are coming under scrutiny. it is inevitable it was going to come to the football people, especially to players because of the way the marketers for them and the money they are earning now. they do not see what is happening in the background for them and that is the thing that players are finding difficult because there are some players individually out there have been helping with the cause, but the majority of the others possibly aren't. that is again the question, who is going to do it? our players are going to do it individually or collectively within the

theed headline, premier league chiefs warn of crippling losses and the premier league footballers are an immediate pay cut, because that would deprive the tax, the inland revenue of taxation that could go to the nhs. what do you make of that argument? i possibly shouldn't say this, but premier league footballers are overpaid paid and i don't think many people will have sympathy for them being asked to take a 30% pay cut, when earning tens of hundreds of thousands a week is not too much of thousands a week is not too much ofa of thousands a week is not too much of a hardship and many footballers who do not pay tax in the same way asa higher who do not pay tax in the same way as a higher taxpayer would, because there are many legal ways of minimises tax, which are well known and well used. so i'm all out of sympathy. but the premier league is a huge, huge money—making... institution and they are worried about huge, huge losses, because of course the season is not going to finish and a couple of days ago there was talk of trying to finish it abroad. i would have thought that was it abroa

deals which is a huge deal because you know the premier league's deal with sky t.v. alone is worth 1500000000 pounds a league and bonus league their contracts are worth more than a 1000000000 euros each and you know is a lot of this push to get it back about getting that television money to go through to satisfy these huge deals and not only that but to make the networks big money as well as get the name out there for the franchises again. for very much so the big fear of the premier league is that they have they have money from $3.00 sources as do as does the bundesliga leaker itself and it's match day which clearly isn't going to be earning as a result of taking down close doubles they have their sponsors they have their commercial partners who will only be happy if their product is being broadcast so it's absolutely essential for the big leagues to be showing their product even at least to an empty stadium at least people will you know it will be guaranteed eyeballs because they go to the countries going crazy and everybody's climbing the walls of desperation from

now the national league is several rungs below the premier league — but you can argue that sooner ratherhis is a tough one for liverpool fans. this is the top half of the premier league as it stands — they are 25 points clear at the top, and only need two wins to secure the title. it was theirs — now it's not so sure. bbc‘s sport editor dan roan. he is life with us here. what are the options available for the big leagues? no doubt that crunch time is rapidly winning for these weeks. up is rapidly winning for these weeks. up until recently uefa, the governing body, has fought hard to maintaina governing body, has fought hard to maintain a consistence across the continent by telling the big european leaks that if they abandon their seasons and that is one of the options at their disposal to answer your question, they mayjeopardise the places or qualifications in the european competitions like the europa league. they use that as a state to try to instill some discipline but in the last three days the first cracks began to emerge. the dutch league has said that it cannot go on and said it wi

and in sport, premier league footballers launch a fund to raise money for the nhs charities to aid the fight against coronavirus. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. ministers are meeting later to discuss whether to extend the lockdown. scotland and wales have said they have no plans to lift the restrictions which are now in their third week. it comes amid continuing high rates of infection. and concerns that good weather over the easter weekend might tempt people to go out. the foreign secretary dominic raab will chair the governments cobra emergency committee this afternoon. police have told people to stay at home over easter and warned they will crack down on anyone found to be breaking the rules. yesterday, the uk recorded its highest daily rise in the number of patients dying from coronavirus with 938 deaths. and the prime minister has spent a third night in intensive care in london where he is said to be in good spirits and continuing to improve. i first report is from our health correspondent catherine burns. not your usual commute but these are not usual times. p

that would include premier league matches being played behind closed doors.t review of the lockdown, due on may the 7th. the go ahead would depend, on the government meeting its key five tests for easing restrictions. those tests include seeing death and infection rates fall consistentently. clubs would then have to meet additional criteria including the regular testing of players and ensuring the safety of staff. a government source said watching live sport on tv, would give the country a huge lift. here's the thoughts on the shadow health secretary. if it can be done in a safe way then of course, but we need to understand what the thinking is behind it, what their medical evidence is but if our medical advice and scientific advice is that it can go ahead behind closed doors in a safe way, then of course we would support it. well, with the premier league suspended the financial implications for many clubs are huge. norwich city have defended their decision to furlough non—playing staff, with the club expected to lose up to £35m because of coronavirus. norwic

title in 30 yea rs. first premier league title in 30 years.west brom, other championship clubs vying for that lucrative promotion to the premier league, this sounds like exciting news indeed. you mention the caveats, and there are plenty of them. these planned meetings with them. these planned meetings with the government, the specifics of each sport will be examined, with a view to getting that sport up and running again. some sports are likely to return sooner than others. the government accepts that sport at the moment could only take place behind closed doors. it also depends on the death rate and infection rate continuing to fall, athletes being regularly tested, social distancing being maintained and high standards of hygiene being observed. yes, talks are taking place but we will not see a change to the sporting lockdown in the next few weeks. the government will review the current measures in place on may the 7th, but there has been a recognition that a return to sport would be a much—needed boost all of us. that a return to sport woul

and the premier league has been holding talks with the uk government about how football matches couldrmitted to resume. more on that later, but first, this report from tim allman on how countries are beginning to ease restrictions. this is mont—saint—michel on france's normandy coast. millions of tourists come here every year, but not this year. for now, it's like a ghost town. empty streets, empty tables, the lockdown in full effect. translation: i would say it was done like a military campaign, because at nine o'clock, theyjust said, "sorry, sir, you are not opening." that was it, it was done in less than a minute. it was very sudden. so we closed, everyone left, we just dropped everything. it is the same all across the country. this is the place de la concorde in paris, almost completely deserted. but things may soon change. president macron suggesting travel restrictions could soon be eased as france tries to get back to normal. for belgium, that process is already tentatively under way. in a late—night news conference, the prime minister unveiled a detailed timetable to ease the

good afternoon, now your latest sports news and we start with premier league footballers, this afternoonised for what they described as collective initiative to raise funds against the coronavirus pandemic. it's been led by the likes of liverpool midfielderjordan henderson, tottenham's harry kane and manchester united captain harry maguire with at least 150 involved in all. it's been called hashtag players together with footballers saying it will help nhs staff, volunteers and coronavirus patients. players, who are working with nhs charities together, also say it's a way to distribute funds "where they're needed most". well, health secretary matt hancock — who last week criticised players for not doing more and not taking a pay cut — has tweeted: "warmly welcome this big—hearted decision from so many premier league footballers to create #playerstogether to support nhs charities. you are playing your part." meanwhile former liverpool playerjohn barnes has called the criticism of premier league footballers unfair. focusing on footballers and what they should pay rather than the rest of soc

actually i would steer away from worrying too much about the premier league where obviously there theor clubs still from tv. most of them are gonna be all right if they can agree to cut bills. smaller clubs further down the leagues really rely usually on the gate. almost entirely on people that turned up to watch. if they're not able to do that you have to worry about a huge number of football clubs in this country that are really part of the community in which they based. and there's probably going to have to be some sort of rescue package they are. either by the premier league itself or by the government or a combination. but the furlough package helen, applies everywhere, doesn't it? there's been a lot of criticism about the law to big clubs using some of that. yeah, but if we're looking at well over a year, a whole season first of all the furlough package currently only exist until the end ofjune. but i don't see that the level of wages covered there will actually sustain the whole industry for that period of time. they probably would have to be further interventions. ok, ijust wa

newcastle became the first premier league club to do this.em had been taken in order to safeguard the club's future, but across the football world, there are other clubs taking different steps in order to cut costs. it would go down so much better if the players came out and said "this is what we want to do, we had a meeting, this is what we are doing as a group, this is what we're doing as a team, we are going to take a pay cut, are going to take a reduction in our wages because we want to do it. we want to give it to the nhs. we want to give it to wherever the money is going to go." barcelona players like lionel messi are taking a 70% pay cut to help nonsporting staff. atjuventus, the players and manager agreed to freeze their pay temporarily, while eddie howe became the first premier league manager to take a voluntary pay cut. and in the championship, leeds united's players and senior staff have volunteered to take a wage deferral. the rest could soon follow, with the subject set to be discussed by clubs and players unions. football will r

and as for one of the premier league's main broadcast partners wants to block the saudi led takeover of newcastle united council's been score says the saudi government allows an illegal channel to steal games and that's threatening the league's financial future. ok let's get going iran's revolutionary guard says the country is now able to quote monitor the world from space after successfully launching its 1st military satellite into orbit the u.s. has accused iran in the past of using its space program as a cover for missile development allegations iran denies president donald trump in washington while not addressing the launch directly did tweet a warning about iran harris saying american ships at sea here's what the head of the revolutionary guard said about the launch. well connected. it is a necessity for such powerful defense forces like the revolutionary guard to have access to advanced capabilities today the powerful armies of the world have no comprehensive defense plan if they don't have a place in space or that today we can monitor the world from space and it means boosting

that would include premier league matches being played behind closed doors.eturn. firstly, it won't happen before the next review of the lockdown, due on 7th may. the go—ahead would depend on the government meeting its key five tests for easing restrictions. those include seeing death and infection rates fall consistentently. clubs would then have to meet additional criteria, including the regular testing of players and ensuring the safety of staff. a government source said watching live sport on tv would give the country a huge lift. here are the thoughts of the shadow health secretary. if it can be done in a safe way, of course, but we need to understand what the thinking and medical evidence is behind it. if these games can go ahead behind closed doors in safe way then of course we will support it. meanwhile, as the financial situation around football continues to cause concern, chelsea's men's first team won't be taking a pay cut to contribute to the club but will focus on further supporting other charitable causes. it had been reported that the men's tea

meanwhile, liverpool became the latest premier league club to furlough non—playing staff.of their salary through the uk government's coronovirus job retention scheme, with the club topping up the remainder, so staff receive full pay. newcastle, tottenham, bournemouth and norwich have also placed some non—playing staff on furlough. this decision has been heavily criticised, including from former liverpool captain jamie carragher. this is what he tweeted, "jurgen klopp showed compassion for all at the start of this pandemic, senior players heavily involved in premier league players taking wage cuts." "then all that respect and goodwill is lost". well, with so much talk around what footballers should or shouldn't be doing to help with the current crisis, i've been speaking to one man who is certainly doing his bit. rower philip doyle had been hopeful of a medal at the tokyo 0lympics but is instead spending this summer working in a hospital. the northern irishman, who is also a qualified doctor, has returned to his front—linejob in the nhs. i managd to speak to him before his

some premier league footballers were back at work this week.al are one of a number of clubs to partially reopen their training ground for the first time since the season was suspended last month as hopes of a resumption gathered pace. but today came a stark warning from the most senior medic in world football. there is a risk and it is not a risk that has small consequences. it can have consequences of life and death. avoid playing competitive football in the coming weeks and try to be prepared for the start of a good competition next season. as part of a plan dubbed project restart, the premier league remains hopeful of a return behind closed doors by earlyjune, with sealed, neutral venues, extensive player testing and the numbers present at matches limited to around 300 people. but with clubs desperate to honour commercial contracts, many in the game are willing to be flexible. whether it means staying in hotels to isolate and just play the matches on the screens for people who are isolating at home, i think it would be a great morale boost.

well, in a joint statement, the premier league and english football league say there are "no quick answersturn. no matches are scheduled until next month at the earliest due to the pandemic. all 55 uefa members are taking part in a conference call to discuss how to finish domestic seasons across europe. bbc sport understands that the completion of the champions league and europa league is likely to be pushed back to july/august time, with a statement from uefa due soon. for the first time since world war two, wimbledon could be cancelled today, as a series of emergency meetings between organisers continue. the championships are due to take place from the end ofjune for a fortnight, and while postponement was discussed, it's likely the whole grass court season will be called off. the calendar is already starting to become a little more congested towards the end of the year, because eve ryo ne towards the end of the year, because everyone who has had tournaments cancelled is fighting for spaces to try to complete, i suppose, the season try to complete, i suppose, the season as best they can.

plans are being drawn up to see the return of the premier league. the government tells us it's "working hard to get live sport" back behind closed doors, but only when lockdown restrictions can be eased. a week after captain tom moore and michael ball sang together on breakfast, their charity single reaches number one. good morning. it looks like another dry day for most parts of the uk. it may be a little bit grey and gloomy first it's saturday april the 25th. our top story: a huge drop in the number of patients seeking urgent treatment for conditions unrelated to coronavirus is fuelling concerns that serious problems are being missed. the nhs is launching a campaign to encourage anyone with health concerns to seek help as the number of a&e patients fell by half in the last month. we'll be getting reaction from the gp sarahjarvis, who has been warning of this potential problem for weeks. we'll also talk to the medical director of nhs england, professor stephen powis. first, here's jon donnison with the latest. much of the fight against covid—19 has

the conversations continue about possible return of premier league football, but today the liverpool concern over the resumption of the league saying it to be a nonstarter and he theories the situation with vines congregating outside. theories the situation with vines congregating outsidelj theories the situation with vines congregating outside. i understand that revenue is a big issue for premier league clubs and other clubs who need to survive and i think that comes secondary to people's health. i don't think people will be forgiven if at the end of the day the premier league even if it's behind closed doors, people in the community are still dying, people are still dying of covid—19. i think people will take a dim view of that. liverpool say they are disappointed with his comments in a statement the clu b with his comments in a statement the club says: we know that the premier league club executives will need to buy it via conference call tomorrow to discuss their options about a resumption of their options about a resumption of the season. michael bennett is for the season. micha

everybody needs to play their part in this national effort and that means premier league football is to the pressure grows on millionaire players in england to take a pay cut as current virus leaves some numb playing stuff out of work. now the united states has suffered the world's worst single day of the corona virus pandemic with close to $1200.00 deaths on thursday the total number of fatalities there has now surpassed $6000.00 the number of reported infections worldwide is now also more than a 1000000 wartime powers are being used in the u.s. to get needed supplies to hospitals president donald trump has invoked the defense production act ordering private companies to make masks ventilators and other medical equipment well our white house correspondent can be helped it has more on the range of new measures announced by president. as the number of corner virus cases in the united states continues to rise so does historic unemployment as a result the u.s. president announcing 350000000000 in small business loans to help small businesses retain employees who are staying at home righ

and also, the premier league will need a number of weeks to conclude its competition.ful. we'll see what comes out of those government meetings. that is all the sport for now. 200,000 people from across the world have died from coronavirus, including 20,000 here in the uk, speaking about the lockdown, the home secretary said "we know people are frustrated, but we are not out of danger yet." more on our website. please do stay with the bbc news. rosamund urwin, senior reporterfor the sunday times, and broadcaster penny smith. that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30pm. now it's time for a look at the weather with susan powell. hello. there tend to be pros and cons of most weather set—ups in the uk. the dry conditions of the last few days have been great for getting the washing out on the line and for doing work in the garden, but for gardeners, the dry weather has meant the extra work of watering. this april, for some, could turn out to be one of the driest aprils on record. although, for the last few days of the month and the week ahead, nature is going to take a

and also, the premier league will need a number of weeks to conclude its competition.hat? doubtful, very doubtful. we'll see what comes out of those government meetings. now, more than 40,000 runners should have been making their final preparations for the london marathon, which was due to take place tomorrow, with the race now postponed until october due to the coronavirus pandemic. organisers are encouraging people to take part in their own charity fundraising efforts at home, with the marathon raising over £66 million last year. one of those taking part in her own back garden is britain's european 1,500 metre champion laura muir. this weekend was meant to be the london marathon, which is such a shame for everybody involved, not just the athletes, but all the people going along to support and all the charities as well. so the 2.6 challenge is trying to do something, whether its 2.6, 26, 260 or something to help raise money for charities who would have been benefiting from this weekend and having fun with it as well. best wishes to everyone who was supposed to be taki

to resume the premier league season gather pace.mean a potential date of june the season gather pace. it could mean a potential date ofjune the 8th to begin games again. opening their training grounds under strict coronavirus measures. dan rowen jones me now. —— joins me. coronavirus measures. dan rowen jones me now. —— joins melj coronavirus measures. dan rowen jones me now. -- joins me. i think first and foremost, the premier league and the rest of football will need approval from government and that really hinges on a number of things, more extensive testing but i think also relaxation of the social distancing rules were sitting in place now for some weeks. there is no doubt that government ministers are keen to help football returned as soon as possible and i think for two reasons. firstly, recognising the importance is an industry and the importance is an industry and the level to which the broadcasting is in the sport and trickles down to the premier league but i think second, they believe to ask is a morale booster the people

the premier league holds talks with ministers about how football matches could resume with televisedbehind closed doors. now on bbc news — a look at the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on the sporting world with the virus stopping competition around the world in its tracks. hello, i am gavin ramjaun. normally, i bring you all the latest sports news and interviews, i report on triumphs and disappointments of top—level competition but these are not normal times. humanity has changed and that means that sport has changed as well. in this programme, we reflect on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected athletes all over the world. we hear their fears on the present and their hopes for the future where we can once again report on the joys of competitive sport. we will also hear from athletes helping their communities during tough times, we will hear how their training is going, some are in lockdown and how they feel about the cancellation of famous global sporting events and what that means for their mindset and mental health. this is sport in the time of coronavirus. back on the 22

it is understood the premier league captains, led by the'sjordan henderson, are discussing giving moneycklash to the premier league players who obviously are not going to come out and say anything individually at the moment because, you know, they are relying on the union to speak for them and obviously that has happened today so by the premier league had hoped to return to playing at the start of may, but now say that won't happen. instead they will have the actions of the pits can provide a positive. andy swiss, bbc news. it isn't just football, that's been rallying to spread funds around, to help their sport survive. england's cricketers have given half a million, to the ecb and other good causes, to help the grassroots and county game survive. and the lawn tennis association are putting aside up, to 20 million to help venues, coaches, officials and players through the pandemic. that follows this week's cancellation of wimbledon and all the grass court season. now, while many premier league clubs have been reaching out, to help vulnerable fans during the coronavirus pandemic, southam

the wolves forward diogo jota says he thinks that the premier league season will resume and be playeds the winner of the epremier league invitational over the weekend. a fifa video game tournament the portuguese international beat liverpool's trent alexander arnold in the final. regarding a return to real football, with the dutch league being called off and the german bundesliga targeting a return in two weeks, jota says the premier league shouldn't pay too much attention to other nations i think, in my opinion, that we don't need to look to other countries, because each country has its own problems, and each country needs to deal individually with their own problems, because some countries are in worse scenarios than others. so that's why i think that although some leagues can end right away, others can start sooner, but i think we will do a good job when we start the competition. what is your gut feeling, you are trying to remain positive and think that the premier league season can finish in some way? yeah. i do believe that. i know that almost every country of the world has a prem

the premier league holds talks with ministers about how football matches could resume with televised played behind closed doors. three us states allow some businesses to reopen as the number of deaths from coronovirus there tops 50,000. and — anzac day in the time of lockdown — people in australia and new zealand pay their respects on the annual day of remembrance to the war dead. now on bbc news, people from around the world document their experiences of life under lockdown in a series of thought provoking, funny and moving video diaries. what is it like to be on the corona island? no one can leave for the mainland and no one can come in. approximately one half of the island's population is infected. the infection rate per capita is one of the highest in europe, if not in the world. the covid—i9 infection situation in saaremaa is quite serious. we might have 1000 hospitalisations by april 20. so, we need help in our hospital, we have 147 beds. this is not enough for 1000 patients. hello world, susan here from saaremaa. the pile of things you see behind, these are the home deliveries

as premier league stars are told clubs face £1 billion loss, the players‘ union insists cutting wagese nhs. good morning. it is a dry sunday for the bulk of the country, with some lengthy sunny spells, accompanied by a brisk southerly wind. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it is sunday 5 april. our top story: the queen is expected to give a deeply personal message stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic. the monarch will make a special address to the nation this evening, and will thank frontline nhs staff and care workers while recognising the grief, financial difficulties and enormous changes the country is facing. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. recorded at windsor castle on thursday, the queen's broadcast will, according to officials, be a deeply personal message which will reflect her experience in other difficult times. broadcasts such as this by the queen are rare. they are reserved for moments of particular national significance. speaking about the situation facing the nation, the queen will say: she wi

piece able to do sports in a summation $1900000000.00 has been wiped off the value of english premier league squads as the coronavirus threatens long term financial problems for football. we begin this news with the u.s. which has now surpassed its elites a half the world's highest coronavirus death toll more than $20600.00 people a known to have died since the outbreak began public health experts are warning that figure could reach 200000 within months if stay at home orders are lifted too soon. you can see that the numbers somewhat. stabilizing but it is stabilizing at and horrific rate. 783

the premier league footballers.ve" to help raise funds for the nhs. around 150 players posted this letter on social media last night. they‘ve called the initiative hashtag players together and promise help for nhs staff, volunteers and coronavirus patients. the likes of manchester united‘s harry maguire here, england team—mate jordan henderson and others all invovled, say it has been set up to "help those fighting for us on the nhs this front line" and distribute funds "where they are needed most". the players are working with nhs charities together. well, health secretary matt hancock, who last week called for players to take a pay cut, tweeted... former premier league players have praised the move, too. gary lineker tweeting. .. wales‘s leading rugby union players are to take a 25% pay cut for the next three months. the wru and the four regions have reached the agreement with the players‘ union. those earning less than £25,000 a year won‘t be affected. support staff at clubs will also have salaries reduced to vary

sporting bodies including premier league clubs prepare for talks next week to focus on how they can eventually restart the season. lockdown at the zoo — we find out how keepers in edinburgh are looking after their animals in this time of crisis. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, the number of people known to have died with coronavirus in hospital in the uk has passed 20,000 — a figure thatjust last month government experts hoped would be the outbreak‘s total death toll. and around the world, the number of people with covid—19 to have lost their life has passed the 200,000 mark according to data compiled in the us. 0ther headlines, and the world health organization has issued its strongest warning yet against the assumption that people who survive the virus won't be able to get re—infected. new york governor andrew cuomo has authorised independent pharmacies to carry out covid—19 tests. while china and south korea report no new deaths for the tenth and second consecutive days

obviously be in sport is a major partner for the premier league in a number of different territories at the same time obviously the the takeover of newcastle united seems to be becoming increasingly tangible and real. but the important thing in all of this is the fit and proper person test which is essentially what is now taking place within the premier league doesn't assess the day the or the legality or otherwise of prospective buyers essentially the fit and proper person test looks at the finances of the individuals all of the groups looking to take over clubs and doesn't make judgments beyond that so the premier league is in a really interesting position in the sense that if it acquires its rules as they normally applied it takes no account of being and what's happening there but if it chooses to do that then it will either need to change some of its rules and it may potentially begin to have ramifications in terms of the overall governance of the organization or the man in charge of african football faces a decisive few weeks in his bid to sustain charge of football on the conso

there's been plenty of criticism around premier league footballers recently ,... as bosses try to reach pay cut..... but its been described as a "no—win siutation" by wayne rooney. the derby striker says he is happy to offer support, but in his column in the sunday times he also said "why are footballers suddenly the scapegoats? " he added — if players come out and say they can't agree, even if the real reasons are that it will financially ruin some, it will be presented as ‘rich players refuse pay cut'. gary lineker has been sympathetic aswell, and says people shouldn‘t be too quick to judge. this decision has been heavily criticised — including from former liverpool captain jamie carragher. this is what he tweeted : "jurgen klopp showed compassion for all at the start of this pandemic, senior players heavily involved in premier league players taking wage cuts. then, all that respect and goodwill is lost — poor this, lfc". former liverpool forward stan collymore described the decision as ‘plain wrong‘. so, with so much talk around what footballers should or shouldn‘t be doing to help w

to take a pay cut out suspension of all premier league football at the coronavirus.ulture secretary, 0liver dowden, insists that the public will take a "very dim view" of premier league teams who furlough their non—playing staff. liverpool are one of five clubs who've used the government's 80% pay scheme for those no longer working, which is funded by the taxpayer. speaking to the telegraph, dowden said the dispute between owners and players over wage cuts is very concerning and they need to reach an agreement urgently. he said clubs should think carefully about their next steps. tottenham, newcastle, norwich and bournemouth have also furloughed staff. players and coaches are to begin individual negotiations with clubs over wages after a collective agreement was rejected on saturday. england rugby head coach, eddiejones, admits the current group of players don't have another world cup in them and that his squad for the next tournament in 2023 could be 60% different from the one that reached last year's final. jones has signed a contract extension that takes him throu

has ended so much hate so all the news premier league has been urged. by one of its main broadcast partners the block the saudi arabia let's take over of newcastle united because of piracy that's always been sports says the saudi government allows an illegal channels to steal games and is threatening the financial future of the league saudis sovereign wealth fund is aiming to buy an 80 percent stake in new castle pirate channel b. out q. has been illegally showing games despite the rights in the middle east belonging to be in sports last year the games governing body pfieffer called on saudi satellite operators to stop providing a platform for piracy in a letter to the premier league binns chief executive use of our brady wrote it's no exaggeration to say that the future economic model of football is at stake the potential acquire of newcastle united has caused huge damage to your clubs and the premier league commercial revenues a legacy of the legal service will continue to impact choose going forward. but football association says it intends not to co

newcastle became the first premier league club to do this.rld other football clubs are taking different steps to cut costs. it would go down so much better if the players came out and said "this is what we want to do, we had a meeting, this is what we are doing as a group, this is what we're doing as a team, we are going to take a pay cut, are going to take a reduction in our wages because we want to do it. we want to give it to the nhs. we want to give it to wherever the money is going to go." barcelona players like lionel messi are taking a 70% pay cut to help nonsporting staff. atjuventus, the players and manager agreed to freeze their pay temporarily, while eddie howe became the first premier league manager to take a voluntary pay cut. and in the championship, leeds united's players and senior staff have volunteered to take a wage deferral. the rest could soon follow, with the subject set to be discussed by clubs and players unions. football will return before too long, but how it handles this crisis will not be forgotten. katie gornall,

premier league clubs are to ask players to take a 30% pay cut in order to protectjobs. e to do so". 0ur sports correspondent, andy swiss, has that story. cheering. it is the richest league in football but with sport in shutdown, it seems even the premier league's millionaires are now paying a price. with the clubs facing what they called "substantial and continuing losses", they said they'd consult players about a combination of reductions and deferrals amounting to 30% of their total annual renumeration. the move follows growing criticism after clubs, including tottenham and newcastle, announced they were using the government's furlough scheme for non—playing staff,