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UFC on again tonight! Incredible!
3 shows in a week without a hitch.
Only the 1 team tested positive pre fight but was discovered before any risk of further contamination.
There is light at the end of this tunnel people!
For sports!
For schools!
For businesses!
Let’s go!! 🙏 ❤️</p>n
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 16, 2020</a></p></blockquote>n
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BIG MAC</strong></p>
</p>
Conor McGregor hailed the UFC for staging three events in a week “without a hitch” amid the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
</p>
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1261690804445331458</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1589706376,”date_formatted”:”17th May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”10:06 am”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”273152″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-joe-brophy even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-273152″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
BRU SURE?</strong></p>n</p>n
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce believe the Premier League season shouldn’t restart until the end of June at the earliest.</p>n</p>n
He told The Telegraph: “We’ve listened to what has been said and, with the precautions taken, we will get back to work and start phase one.</p>n</p>n
“Can we get to that stage where we can have all the players on the pitch together? We don’t know yet.</p>n</p>n
“Phase one will be mainly fitness work, four or five players on a pitch. Let’s see how we get on.</p>n</p>n
“You have to remember that they have had eight weeks off and that is probably the longest break some of these players have had in their careers.</p>n</p>n
“If we were doing pre-season, we would have six weeks and probably have six friendly games to get them ready for the first league match.</p>n</p>n
“So, we need a good stretch of time here to get them ready. Certainly once we get into stage two, that is vitally important.</p>n</p>n
“We need enough preparation time to get these players into shape or they are just going to fall down like a pack of cards.</p>n</p>n
“Most of the managers have the same concerns. We would need at least six weeks. I don’t see how we can play games until the back end of June.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
BRU SURE?</strong></p>
</p>
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce believe the Premier League season shouldn’t restart until the end of June at the earliest.</p>
</p>
He told The Telegraph: “We’ve listened to what has been said and, with the precautions taken, we will get back to work and start phase one.</p>
</p>
“Can we get to that stage where we can have all the players on the pitch together? We don’t know yet.</p>
</p>
“Phase one will be mainly fitness work, four or five players on a pitch. Let’s see how we get on.</p>
</p>
“You have to remember that they have had eight weeks off and that is probably the longest break some of these players have had in their careers.</p>
</p>
“If we were doing pre-season, we would have six weeks and probably have six friendly games to get them ready for the first league match.</p>
</p>
“So, we need a good stretch of time here to get them ready. Certainly once we get into stage two, that is vitally important.</p>
</p>
“We need enough preparation time to get these players into shape or they are just going to fall down like a pack of cards.</p>
</p>
“Most of the managers have the same concerns. We would need at least six weeks. I don’t see how we can play games until the back end of June.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1589704592,”date_formatted”:”17th May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”9:36 am”},”author”:”Joe Brophy”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ee29b3db0d40a7e41df1be8fc10cd2c5?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”273137″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-alan-scott odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-273137″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
GOOD MORNING,</strong></p>n</p>n
Football is back! The Bundesliga welcomed back top-flight football with matches behind-closed-doors.</p>n</p>n
But it wasn’t without controversy, after Marcus Thuram appeared to kiss his team-mate while celebrating a goal.</p>n</p>n
German rules have banned players from celebrating with their team-mates during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>n</p>n
Any contact outside of challenges is banned – and Thuram could now face a punishment if he is found guilty.</p>n</p>n
Meanwhile, Sunderland boss Phil Parkinson reckons League One promotion and relegation places should be decided by a mini-tournament.</p>n</p>n
Third-tier clubs are divided on whether to complete the season or to follow League Two and draw a line under it.</p>n</p>n
In other news, Premiership stars on furlough will not get a full pay packet when they first return to individual training at their clubs.</p>n</p>n
But as soon as they are given the green light to train together in full-team mode, they will then be paid their whole salary.</p>n</p>n
The majority of rugby’s top-flight players have been furloughed and taken wage cuts while they do fitness work and weights at home during lockdown.</p>n</p>n
And finally, UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father Abdulmanap is reportedly “unable to talk” after waking from a coma.</p>n</p>n
He is in a Moscow military hospital after being taken from Dagestan to the Russian capital city via a “special flight”.</p>n</p>n
RT.com reports that the 57-year-old suffered a heart attack that was “brought on by Covid-19”.</p>n”,”raw”:”
GOOD MORNING,</strong></p>
</p>
Football is back! The Bundesliga welcomed back top-flight football with matches behind-closed-doors.</p>
</p>
But it wasn’t without controversy, after Marcus Thuram appeared to kiss his team-mate while celebrating a goal.</p>
</p>
German rules have banned players from celebrating with their team-mates during the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
</p>
Any contact outside of challenges is banned – and Thuram could now face a punishment if he is found guilty.</p>
</p>
Meanwhile, Sunderland boss Phil Parkinson reckons League One promotion and relegation places should be decided by a mini-tournament.</p>
</p>
Third-tier clubs are divided on whether to complete the season or to follow League Two and draw a line under it.</p>
</p>
In other news, Premiership stars on furlough will not get a full pay packet when they first return to individual training at their clubs.</p>
</p>
But as soon as they are given the green light to train together in full-team mode, they will then be paid their whole salary.</p>
</p>
The majority of rugby’s top-flight players have been furloughed and taken wage cuts while they do fitness work and weights at home during lockdown.</p>
</p>
And finally, UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father Abdulmanap is reportedly “unable to talk” after waking from a coma.</p>
</p>
He is in a Moscow military hospital after being taken from Dagestan to the Russian capital city via a “special flight”.</p>
</p>
RT.com reports that the 57-year-old suffered a heart attack that was “brought on by Covid-19”.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1589695475,”date_formatted”:”17th May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”7:04 am”},”author”:”Alan Scott”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/66699a0cd509bd1a4ccf96f4e347b83a?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”273132″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sstreet even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-273132″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
INDIAN SUMMER</strong></p>n</p>n
India head coach Ravi Shastri says he would fully support a plan to replace this October’s T20 World Cup with the re-arranged IPL season.</p>n</p>n
He commented: “When cricket resumes, we could give the IPL priority. </p>n</p>n
“The difference between an international tournament and the IPL is that the IPL can be played between one or two cities and the logistics will be easier to manage.</p>n</p>n
“The same thing with bilaterals… It’ll be easier for us to tour one country and play there at specific grounds rather than 15-16 teams flying in. </p>n</p>n
“The ICC needs to look at this objectively.”</p>n”,”raw”:”
INDIAN SUMMER</strong></p>
</p>
India head coach Ravi Shastri says he would fully support a plan to replace this October’s T20 World Cup with the re-arranged IPL season.</p>
</p>
He commented: “When cricket resumes, we could give the IPL priority. </p>
</p>
“The difference between an international tournament and the IPL is that the IPL can be played between one or two cities and the logistics will be easier to manage.</p>
</p>
“The same thing with bilaterals… It’ll be easier for us to tour one country and play there at specific grounds rather than 15-16 teams flying in. </p>
</p>
“The ICC needs to look at this objectively.”</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1589694697,”date_formatted”:”17th May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”6:51 am”},”author”:”sstreet”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6351ea7350f1a7fc117115be4eaefb6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”273128″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sstreet odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-273128″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
YEAR TO WAIT</strong></p>n</p>n
One ICC board source has told The Times that there is a “99 per cent chance” the T20 World Cup will not go ahead this year.</p>n</p>n
He said: “There’s a 99 per cent chance it [the Twenty20 World Cup] is not going to happen [in 2020]. That’s my gut feel. </p>n</p>n
“They are exploring different windows already, potentially moving it to October 2021 and the India World T20 that was due to be played in 2021 would then go to October 2022.”</p>n</p>n
However, that would mean India would stage both the T20 World Cup and the World Cup (scheduled for February 2023) within just four months of each other.</p>n”,”raw”:”
YEAR TO WAIT</strong></p>
</p>
One ICC board source has told The Times that there is a “99 per cent chance” the T20 World Cup will not go ahead this year.</p>
</p>
He said: “There’s a 99 per cent chance it [the Twenty20 World Cup] is not going to happen [in 2020]. That’s my gut feel. </p>
</p>
“They are exploring different windows already, potentially moving it to October 2021 and the India World T20 that was due to be played in 2021 would then go to October 2022.”</p>
</p>
However, that would mean India would stage both the T20 World Cup and the World Cup (scheduled for February 2023) within just four months of each other.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1589692570,”date_formatted”:”17th May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”6:16 am”},”author”:”sstreet”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6351ea7350f1a7fc117115be4eaefb6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}},{“id”:”273125″,”type”:”new”,”post_id”:”11524786″,”css_classes”:”liveblog byuser comment-author-sstreet even thread-even depth-1 liveblog-entry liveblog-entry-class-273125″,”content”:{“rendered”:”
T20’S PLENTY</strong></p>n</p>n
The T20 Cricket World Cup could be the latest event to fall victim to the Coronavirus.</p>n</p>n
The event is scheduled to take place in October and November this year, but according to The Times it could be called off this week.</p>n</p>n
In its place could slot the IPL, which was postponed in April and is felt to be a more feasible proposition due to the lack of global travel involved.</p>n</p>n
Additionally, Australia host India in a full tour after the tournament, which they are desperate to go ahead as planned to safeguard their finances.</p>n</p>n
And in exchange, the Aussies could send their top players to compete in the Indian Premier League and scrap the tournament.</p>n</p>n
A further T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place the following year in India.</p>n”,”raw”:”
T20’S PLENTY</strong></p>
</p>
The T20 Cricket World Cup could be the latest event to fall victim to the Coronavirus.</p>
</p>
The event is scheduled to take place in October and November this year, but according to The Times it could be called off this week.</p>
</p>
In its place could slot the IPL, which was postponed in April and is felt to be a more feasible proposition due to the lack of global travel involved.</p>
</p>
Additionally, Australia host India in a full tour after the tournament, which they are desperate to go ahead as planned to safeguard their finances.</p>
</p>
And in exchange, the Aussies could send their top players to compete in the Indian Premier League and scrap the tournament.</p>
</p>
A further T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place the following year in India.</p>”},”date”:{“timestamp”:1589689841,”date_formatted”:”17th May 2020″,”time_formatted”:”5:30 am”},”author”:”sstreet”,”avatar”:{“src”:”https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6351ea7350f1a7fc117115be4eaefb6d?s=96&d=mm&r=g”,”width”:30,”height”:30}}]},”pageMeta”:{“activeCarouselIndex”:0,”articleId”:11524786,”articleMountId”:”main-content”,”section”:{“slug”:”football”,”id”:339,”sectionName”:”sport/football”,”type”:”customiserV1″,”theme”:”theme-football”},”spotId”:”sp_5v3VPY0c”,”pushlyKey”:”KtL4100XTLLEgUtYDKtO1stRdc1XNxnLUb5i”,”commentsAllowed”:true,”pageType”:”article”,”isSection”:false,”pageTags”:[“Sport Live Blogs”],”renderedArticleId”:11524786,”sharingEnabled”:true,”socialHeadline”:””,”socialSharingServices”:[“twitter”,”facebook”],”urlAbsolute”:”https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/11524786/coronavirus-sport-live-premier-league-t20-world-cup-ipl-bundesliga/”,”cssManifest”:{“adsDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/adsDesktop.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”adsMobile.css”:”/assets/client/adsMobile.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”article.css”:”/assets/client/article.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”articleSocial.css”:”/assets/client/articleSocial.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”boxout.css”:”/assets/client/boxout.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”brightcoveDesktop.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveDesktop.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”brightcoveMobile.css”:”/assets/client/brightcoveMobile.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”comments.css”:”/assets/client/comments.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”core.css”:”/assets/client/core.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”coreMobile.css”:”/assets/client/coreMobile.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”customiser.css”:”/assets/client/customiser.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”liveblog.css”:”/assets/client/liveblog.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”oembed.css”:”/assets/client/oembed.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”opta.css”:”/assets/client/opta.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”page-404.css”:”/assets/client/page-404.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”pagination.css”:”/assets/client/pagination.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”rails.css”:”/assets/client/rails.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”,”section.css”:”/assets/client/section.84ba6a6fe7c1e2ccf83f.1.css”},”cssBundles”:[{“src”:”article.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”articleSocial.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”liveblog.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”adsDesktop.css”,”lazy”:false},{“src”:”comments.css”,”lazy”:true},{“src”:”opta.css”,”lazy”:false}],”siteContext”:{“site”:”sun”,”lang”:”en-gb”,”articleDateFormat”:”D MMM YYYY,H:mm”,”timezone”:”Europe/London”,”sourcepoint”:{“enabled”:true,”accountId”:”259″,”siteId”:”5048″,”mmsDomain”:”https://cmp.thesun.co.uk”,”privacyManagerId”:”5d9f9b096ea62d2769efe589″},”isProd”:true},”site”:”sun”,”isProd”:true},”siteLinks”:{“help”:”https://help.thesun.co.uk”,”login”:”https://login.thesun.co.uk”,”profile”:”https://home.thesun.co.uk”},”articleTeaser”:[{“content”:{“kicker”:”ACE NICKED”,”headline”:”Chelsea’s Hudson-Odoi arrested after 4am row with model while breaking lockdown”,”lead”:”THE England football star spent today in custody in London after the alleged incident at his home. 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