Football

31-year-old forward is enjoying the best season of his career, netting 25 goals in 23 league games

Players may be back in individual training but are themselves divided in the face of a very strict protocol on May 18

Bundesliga this weekend becomes the first major European league to resume following the two-month coronavirus shutdown

Matches will be played behind closed doors, with only a limited number of media and officials allowed to attend

Favre's side are looking to close the four-point gap behind leaders Bayern Munich, who visit Union Berlin on Sunday

DFL reportedly urging players to refrain from contact at all times

48-year-old was to have made his debut as coach of the top flight strugglers in Saturday's game with Wolfsburg

Professional sport can return behind closed doors in England from June 1

The matches will be surrounded by extraordinary measures to protect players and officials

All 20 top-flight clubs had already voted unanimously to finish the campaign

The novel coronavirus brought professional football across the country to a halt early in March

English midfielder and the other occupants in the house were said to be shaken by the ordeal, but otherwise unharmed

Pakistan national team players, along with global football stars, applaud humanity’s heroes in a video

German league will take centre stage on Saturday

Measures in the guidance include twice-weekly testing, and a daily pre-training questionnaire and temperature check

Britain has recorded more than 223,000 cases and over 32,000 deaths from the virus - the highest number in Europe

French club, winners of the past four Women's Champions League finals, have claimed the title every year since 2007

There is also disagreement over where the remaining 92 matches of the season would be played

Players at Serie A teams including Juventus, Roma and Parma have already agreed to cut salaries

The Swede is expected to spend two weeks in quarantine before joining his teammates

The Italian government has allowed squads to return to individual training sessions in team facilities from May 4

German football will be blazing a trail among Europe's top leagues by resuming two months

The Bundesliga will become the first major league in Europe to resume action, on May 16

National Football League has not yet seen its schedule affected by the novel coronavirus

The English top-flight hopes to return to action in June

Germany still plans to be the first of the five "big" leagues ahead of Spain, England and Italy

Barca said that the defender picked up an injury to his right calf during Saturday's individual training session

German league announced this week that it would restart on May 16 after being given the green light by the government

Italian football giants insist they are taking maximum precautions

Move comes as football law-making body makes temporary change ‘to protect’ players

Nigeria striker’s contract ends on May 31 but Premier League may return after that

Players believe they are paid less even after winning twice as much as men’s team

Messi and company took the field for individual training sessions

They have turned their attention to the football backwaters of Nicaragua and Belarus

Tottenham Hotspur striker is named one of the top five recruits in his unit

K-League is the first competition of any standing to come back to life

German World Cup record holder says he is ‘looking forward to the task’

Leganes coach Aguirre says he had been told officially to plan restart of championship

New wave of positive coronavirus tests among players signifies dangers of restart

Argentine was diagnosed on March 22, along with his girlfriend Oriana, who recovered sooner from the disease

German Football League (DFL) confirmed the restart date to AFP subsidiary SID on Wednesday night

Clubs could reportedly miss out on £762 million for failing to complete this season alone

So far 13 events have been cancelled or postponed on the PGA Tour

The German football league hopes to get the greenlight on Wednesday to restart from May 15

Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet the 16 heads of the German states with the restart of the Bundesliga

Football has been suspended at all levels in Scotland until June 10

EPL chiefs have targeted a June return to action as they bid to finish the season over the summer

Five-time Ballon d'Or winner returned with his family to Turin by private jet late on Monday

Players, clubs looking at government for support, which they know may never come

EPL chiefs are working towards a June restart as they push to finish the 2019/20 season despite the pandemic