The English top flight has been indefinitely put on hold because of the pandemic. West Ham went into the hiatus last month level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth with nine fixtures remaining.

The West Ham star recieved rave reviews last season with some commanding performances in the middle of the park. But he has struggled, as have his side, this campaign.

Batshuayi has been restricted to just one Premier League start this season as he has struggled to force his way into Frank Lampard 's plans.

Thousands more British households decided to get their milk delivered last year in glass bottles - what's behind this booming trend? I go on a round to find out.

Ahead of fight night this weekend where Anthony Joshua takes on Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley, Sportsmail takes a look back at the British favourite's 18-fight professional career.

John Oliver knew the giant could punch when he heard a scream one evening. Sean Murphy was bent double, swearing at the canvas as he tried to pull the pad off his hand.

Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko will do battle for a personalised 'super champion' belt when they go head to head at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Anthony Joshua is the best in heavyweight boxing at the moment, according to Tony Bellew. Bellew moved up to the heavyweight division to take on David Haye earlier this year.

Klitschko was defeated in a thrilling heavyweight showdown before 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday night that saw both fighters climb off the canvas.

Anthony Joshua is poised to reveal the date of his blockbuster rematch with Wladimir Klitschko any day now but in the meantime has swapped the boxing gloves for a tennis racket.

The 29-year-old actress 'comes and goes' to Europe during the challenging time, but has settled in Los Angeles following the end of her relationship to former boxer Wladimir Klitschko.

In a new autobiography titled Behind The Mask, the 31-year-old unbeaten boxer has described the extent of the problems he faced, as a psychiatrist diagnosed him with possible psychosis.

EXCLUSIVE BY JORDAN SEWARD: Frank Warren believes Joshua will always be vulnerable regardless of whether or not he avenges the sole blemish on his record against Ruiz on Saturday.

JORDAN SEWARD: There were plenty of ifs and buts before, but by the end of his fight with Klitschko, it was resounding and unanimous: In Anthony Joshua, we were looking at a bona fide superstar.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday.

Something had to give. Even the venture capitalists who run Liverpool could not project their club as mattering more, then end up on the same side as Mike Ashley and Daniel Levy.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Here is the problem with football's return. To make golf work, the PGA Tour are hopeful of securing a million tests for Covid-19.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: At Friday's Premier League meeting the differences were made very clear. Top clubs want resumption based on contractual needs.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Playing the only grown-up in the village is fashionable right now. As is demanding consideration of the bigger picture, as if we are all oblivious to this crisis.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: Christian Coleman, the world's fastest man for the last three years, is fighting for his reputation over an alleged series of missed drugs tests.

Former Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt is rumoured to be returning to the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday and will be sponsored by champagne brand Mumm.

Usain Bolt, 33, and his long-term girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, 30, put on a luxury gender reveal bash at Peter's Rock in Kingston, Jamaica, on Monday night.

We're now a few weeks into the summer break, and many of football's stars have taken the opportunity to jet off round the world and enjoy their time off.

Players refused to train on the eve of the game and are demanding to be paid their allowances for the tournament, along with match fees still owed to them from a competition last month.

Trezeguet scored the only goal as hosts Egypt opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a narrow 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe in Cairo on Friday.

Hosts Egypt began their African Cup of nations campaign in fine style by beating Zimbabwe 1-0 at the Cairo International Stadium, but it was their fans who earned most praise in the aftermath.

Uganda and Zimbabwe played out a 1-1 draw at the Africa Cup of Nations, but both teams will walk away very disappointed not to take all three points.

Tunisia came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations Group E.

Bafana Bafana boss Stuart Baxter had warned his side ahead of the match not to underestimate Namibia and they did indeed prove tough opposition until Zungu's header won the game.

DR Congo put themselves in the hunt for a place in the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 4-0 thumping of Zimbabwe.

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored twice after missing a penalty as Senegal reached the last 16 at the Africans Cup of Nations with a 3-0 win over Kenya.

Mbark Boussoufa struck as Morocco clinched top spot in Group D at the African Cup of Nations with a late 1-0 win over South Africa to leave their opponents sweating on progress.

Ramy Bensebaini was involved in a bizarre altercation with Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha during Algeria's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory over Ivory Coast on Thursday.

Raucous celebrations in Paris and other French cities quickly soured after fans resorted to vandalism and arson, bringing traffic in the French capital to a standstill after Algeria's Africa Cup win in Egypt.

Pep Guardiola has agreed with Jurgen Klopp that the amount of games players have to play is ludicrous. Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez won the African Cup of Nations with Algeria on Friday.

The Dutch legend has been confirmed as the club's new head of La Masia academy after he was sacked as Cameroon assistant manager after a poor AFCON campaign.

Didier Drogba has backed Sadio Mane to be a front-runner for the Ballon d'Or and hopes the Senegalese winger can become only the second African to win the award - after George Weah in 1995.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: An entertaining reaction can be expected now the Africa Cup of Nations will be reverting to its previous place in the calendar from 2021.

DAVID LLOYD AT THE OVAL: England's batting line-up is flimsy. At 130 for two, you would have thought it would be plain sailing for them, with most of the top order getting starts

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Sportsmail columnist David Lloyd was present as always to cast his expert and unique opinion over the action as New Zealand hosted England at the Bay Oval.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Sportsmail columnist David Lloyd was present as always to cast his expert and unique opinion over the action as New Zealand hosted England at the Bay Oval.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: That was a sobering start for England's new era. It will be alarming for the management, and for English coaches, that their batsmen are technically inferior to New Zealand's.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: On the face of it, England selected a very disjointed side: five seamers, no spinner and a part-time wicketkeeper. I suspect this selection was driven by stats of previous Tests.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Captain Joe Root was back in the old routine, as he went to his hundred with a broad smile. You could see the relief, having at last got into some sort of nick.

The Dutchman played a huge part in the 0-0 as he was involved in an altercation with Arsenal's Patrick Vieira that saw the Frenchman sent off for a second yellow and also missed a late penalty.

When the Class of 92 graduated at Old Trafford, it signalled the start of something special not only for Premier League giants Manchester United, but for English football too.

The Daily Mirror claim Paul Pogba has told Manchester United he wishes to join Real Madrid, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is said to have plans to make him part of the club's future midfield.

Wayne Rooney has revealed that he thought Ravel Morrison was better than Paul Pogba 'by a country mile' during his days in Manchester United's youth setup.

United are preparing for a return to Carrington in the coming weeks with the Premier League's restart in the offing, but for now the Red Devils stars are still having to keep themselves ticking over in their homes.

Dimitar Berbatov believes Harry Kane should follow in his footsteps and swap Tottenham for Manchester United this summer for the good of his career. The Bulgarian made the same move back in 2008.