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Defender Benjamin Pavard (centre) has scored two goals in four games since the Bundesliga season resumed earlier this monthRobert Lewandowski scored twice against Fortuna Dusseldorf to equal his most prolific season as Bayern Munich moved 10 points clear at the top.Bayern were 3-0 up by half-time, Benjamin Pavard and Lewandowski scoring after Mathias Jorgensen's own goal opened the scoring.Poland forward Lewandowski's 43rd goal in all competitions this campaign made it 4-0 in a crushing win.Teenager Alphonso Davies added the fifth with a superb individual effort.How successful has the Bundesliga restart been?It will require an exceptional set of circumstances to deny…

Premier League clubs returned to non-contact training on 19 MayDomestic competitive sport behind closed doors will be allowed from Monday, the UK government says.The 'phase three' guidance paves the way for live sport to return on 1 June for the first time since mid-March.It is up to individual sports to assess the risk, and consult athletes, coaches and support staff.Horse racing and snooker will each resume competitive action on Monday, while the Premier League is due to restart on 17 June.Clubs in England's top flight returned to 'phase two' contact training on 25 May.On Saturday, the Premier League confirmed that…

The Red Bull Ring in Austria is set to host the opening race of the 2020 F1 seasonAustria's government has approved hosting Formula 1's season-opening races in July, according to reports.The races, scheduled for 5 and 12 July, will take place behind closed doors at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg.The 2020 season was due to start in Australia in March, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the postponement of that race and a further nine more.If the Austria races run successfully, the F1 season could continue on 19 July in Budapest, Hungary.Silverstone agreed a deal for two grands prix to…

By Chris Jones BBC rugby union correspondent The British and Irish Lions will face world champions South Africa in 2021Murrayfield has emerged as the front-runner to stage a 'home' British and Irish Lions Test against Japan before next year's tour of South Africa.The fixture is pencilled in for Saturday, 26 June 2021, with the Lions' tour opener scheduled a week later.It would be the first Lions home Test since the draw against Argentina in Cardiff in 2005.Warren Gatland's side face the Stormers in Cape Town on 3 July, with the first Test against the Springboks on 24 July.However, while Lions…

Watch: When might different sports return?Playing non-contact outdoor sports - including golf, tennis and bowls - will be allowed in Scotland from Friday.The Scottish Government has started phase one of its four-stage easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.Professional sport, such as football and rugby, is in phase two and could restart about 18 June.The SPFL hopes football clubs can resume training from 10 June with a view to playing matches again behind closed doors in August. Scottish Racing aim for 22 June restartKey questions around golf's returnexternal-linkRead the lockdown easing roadmapexternal-linkSports minister Joe Fitzpatrick has asked the heads of all major…

The last Premier League game before lockdown was Leicester's 4-0 win over Aston Villa on 9 MarchFour Premier League games will be broadcast, free to air, live on BBC Sport when the season resumes.It is the first time since the Premier League's inception in 1992 that games will have been shown live by the BBC.On Thursday it was announced that the league is set to restart on 17 June, subject to government approval."This opportunity creates an historic moment for the BBC and our audiences," director of BBC Sport, Barbara Slater said. "At a time when sports fans across the country…

Rory MCilroy and Dustin Johnson wore microphones while playing in a charity match earlier this monthEuropean Tour golfers will be encouraged to divulge their innermost thoughts when they resume playing in July.In a groundbreaking move, tournament bosses want players to wear television microphones while competing to enhance coverage of events played behind closed doors.Although professionals have worn mics during television broadcasts such as last Sunday's charity match involving Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, this is a significant move for tour events.Viewers will hear conversations with caddies and fellow players, and European Tour chief executive Keith Pelley believes it will become…

Liverpool's last Premier League game before the suspension of the season was a 2-1 win against BournemouthPremier League football is on its way back.No ball has been kicked in the top flight since mid-March after the season was suspended indefinitely because of coronavirus but players are back in training and it emerged on Thursday that the season is set to resume on 17 June.With social distancing rules in place, no fans in the stadiums and the possibility of being able to make five substitutions, it will be a very different football to the one we enjoyed before the suspension, but…

Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson - how many of them would make your world Test XI? What about Pat Cummins, James Anderson, Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah?Those are the tricky selection decisions you're about to face.Over the next four weeks we will be asking BBC Sport users to pick their world XI across the three men's formats and a women's T20 side.Every Wednesday we will release a selector, and the results will be revealed the following Wednesday in a live page. The next selector will also become available that day.First up is the world Test XI,…

Marko Grujic (number 15) is in his second season-long loan spell at Hertha Berlin from Liverpool and scored the first goal of the matchRB Leipzig missed a chance to go second in the Bundesliga as they conceded late on to draw at home with Hertha Berlin.The visitors opened the scoring when Liverpool loanee Marko Grujic volleyed in from Marvin Plattenhardt's corner.Leipzig equalised through Lukas Klostermann's glancing header after a corner but then went down to 10 men when Marcel Halstenberg was dismissed.Patrik Schick put Leipzig ahead but Hertha made it 2-2 through Krzysztof Piatek's 82nd-minute penalty.The spot-kick was awarded when…