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Eddie Jones says his side "aspire to be a team everyone remembers" as he agrees a contract extension to coach England through to the Rugby World Cup in France in 2023.Read More

Club Bruges beat Cercle Bruges 2-1 on 7 March in their last league game before football in Belgium was suspendedThe Belgian Pro League is set to become the first major European league to be cancelled because of coronavirus.Club Bruges will be declared champions with the current league table set to stand.There was one match of the regular season remaining when the league was suspended, with play-offs due to decide the top positions.The league’s board of directors made the decision and have made a recommendation to the general assembly.It will be made official on 15 April with a working group to…

Sims picked up supplies from Mercedes F1 among other teamsThe sporting calendar may have been obliterated for the foreseeable future by the coronavirus pandemic, but some sports people are keeping busy by joining the fight against Covid-19.Engineers and experts across different sectors of motorsport and cycling have halted their search for racing superiority and are now manufacturing masks and respiratory devices, and producing hand sanitiser.And Formula E driver Alexander Sims is spending his time collecting personal protection equipment (PPE) stock from UK-based motorsport teams and delivering them to hospitals."The most things we've got is gloves," he told BBC Sport. "Around…

Dina Asher-Smith, Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiger Woods are just some of the potential stars in 2021Sport - described as the most important of the unimportant things.While it may seem a long way off or irrelevant right now, later this year we could be gearing up for a thrilling 12 months of action.After rescheduling prompted by the coronavirus pandemic, the postponed Euros, Olympics and Paralympics will all be squeezed into the 2021 calendar.Here we run down what you can (hopefully) look forward to when the crisis subsides, but first the short-term...PlannedA final decision on dates has yet to be taken on…

Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were the 2019 singles championsWimbledon has been cancelled for the first time since World War Two because of the coronavirus pandemic.The tournament was due to be played between 29 June and 12 July.The entire grass-court season has been abandoned, and there will be no professional tennis anywhere in the world until at least 13 July.Wimbledon is the latest major summer sporting event to be called off, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics postponed for 12 months.It follows the postponement of the French Open, which was due to begin in May but has been rescheduled…

Paris St-Germain fans gathered outside the Parc des Princes in March, despite the club playing their Champions League last 16 tie with Borussia Dortmund behind closed doorsAll Champions League and Europa League matches have been suspended "until further notice" by Uefa because of the global coronavirus pandemic.All national team games in June have also been postponed, including play-off matches for Euro 2020 - already postponed to 2021 - and qualifying matches for the Women's Euro 2021.The European governing body's 55 member associations met on Wednesday.The Premier League is suspended until at least 30 April.The Euro 2020 play-offs are set to…

An England side featuring Ben Stokes are scheduled to play six Tests this summerThe coronavirus lockdown has hit the UK just as fans and players of all levels of cricket were gearing up for a new season.Across the globe, there has been no major action in any form of the game since 16 March, the longest gap between matches in 37 years.With so many questions about this summer, we look at the problems that could arise, possible solutions, and what is happening elsewhere in the cricketing world.When might we see some cricket?There will be no professional cricket in England or…

Tottenham, Newcastle and Norwich have all furloughed non-playing staffPremier League clubs are living in a “moral vacuum” and players should be first to sacrifice salaries during the coronavirus pandemic, say politicians.Julian Knight, the chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, has condemned the actions of some Premier League clubs, who have furloughed non-playing staff.Tottenham, Newcastle, Bournemouth and Norwich have opted to utilise the government’s job retention scheme.“It sticks in the throat,” said Knight.“This exposes the crazy economics in English football and the moral vacuum at its centre.”Spurs chairman Levy issues warning as non-playing staff take pay cutNewcastle put…

By Chris McLaughlin & Alasdair Lamont BBC Scotland Scotland manager Steve Clarke and Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell have both taken 10% pay cutsScotland manager Steve Clarke has taken a 10% pay reduction amid Scottish FA coronavirus financial measures.Staff at the SFA and SPFL, including chief executives Ian Maxwell and Neil Doncaster, have accepted the same cut.However, dozens of employees across both organisations are also entering the government job retention scheme.Wage increases and bonuses have been waived, while SFA president Rod Petrie and vice-president Mike Mulraney are taking a 20% cut in remuneration.The SFA employs about 170 people, with…

Mercedes introduced the new system on their car during pre-season testingMercedes' revolutionary steering system has been banned for 2021 despite the regulations staying the same over the next two seasons.The move comes as part of a series of changes made by governing body the FIA to tidy up the rules in response to the effects of the global coronavirus crisis.Mercedes' so-called 'dual-axis steering' was set to be outlawed under new rules for 2021 that have now been delayed.The change keeps the ban in place even though teams will run 2020 cars next year. Mercedes' new design innovation DAS (dual-axis steering):…