Football stars and supporters have been challenging each other to post their favourite pictures on social media during the unexpected break in the season.

England's top cricketers joined the rush of sports stars doing their bit to fight the coronavirus crisis when they pledged £500,000 to the ECB and 'good causes'. 

With the Indian government extending the national lockdown until May 3, tournament organisers have informed the eight franchises that there is now no date in place for the 13th edition.

It took LeBron James to help the Los Angeles Lakers snap a lengthy losing streak against Portland. James had 28 points and seven assists and the Lakers defeated the Trail Blazers 114-110.

The NBA stars showed solidarity with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. On Super Bowl weekend James and Durant's gestures were powerfully timed.

LeBron James has missed 17 of the last 18 games with injury and the team have struggled as a result, posting a 27-27 record. On Tuesday night, they lost by 42 points at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.

While Toronto Raptors' maiden NBA Finals win captured the imagination of basketball, fans are now brimming with excitement ahead of the draft on Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York.

LeBron James scored 12 of his 33 points during a breathtaking opening nine minutes for the Lakers, who raced to a 25-point lead and handed Atlanta its second ugly loss in 24 hours at Staples Center.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 in a showdown of the NBA's top teams.

It's that time of the year when Hollywood stars rediscover the joys of home cooking-or at least, book a personal chef for the day.

Other names linked include PSG defender Stanley N'Soki, FC Lorient forward Alexis Claude-Maurice and Napoli's Algerian midfielder Adam Ounas, according to French outlet Nice-Matin .

Barcelona stars including Lionel Messi unveiled the new Barcelona B stadium on Tuesday.  Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Sergio Roberto and Frenkie de Jong were also there.

Technical director Paolo Maldini and his son, Daniel, were thought to have been the only coronavirus cases within Serie A outfit AC Milan's camp.

Nicholas Lyndhurst, who is still instantly recognisable as Rodney, recalled larking around with his former co-stars on the legendary sitcom. He is soon to appear in musical Man Of La Mancha in London.

An alleged victim hairdresser Daryll Rowe, 26, (pictured) accused of deliberately infecting his lovers with HIV said he was 'starstruck' by him at Lewes Crown Court today.

Gary Barlow's BBC talent series about music act The Band made it's West End debut on Tuesday night - with Gary's Take That co-stars Howard Donald, Robbie Williams and Mark Owen all performing.

Tristan Thompson was quick to tweet that 'I hope this isn't true man!!' upon hearing the news that the 41-year-old was one of five people killed in the crash.

The 86-year-old cut a very stylish figure as she sang her lines to camera as part of a video compilation created by the Royal British Legion, which was released on Tuesday.

The 52-year-old host made it clear that the videos were all shot in previous months before the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine.

Multiple stars from this year's Married At First Sight are reportedly earning thousands of dollars as Instagram influencers since finding fame on the controversial reality show.

Stars were seen joining the nation outside their home for the weekly applause which has rang out across the country each Thursday for the last seven weeks.

Nico Rosberg has backed one of Formula One's crop of exciting youngsters to make a breakthrough this season and seize the Formula One title.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JAMES SHARPE: In normal times, George Russell would ready to belt up and take on Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel at the Chinese Grand Prix.

She was tweeting words of wisdom last week as she prepared to make a second attempt at Celebrity Apprentice by participating on their All-Star programme. And on Tuesday it looked like Lisa Rinna was well on her way to victory as she got stuck into some work at The Meatball Shop in New York City.

He returned to the show as conquering hero. So it came as shock when former Celebrity Apprentice winner Bret Michaels was the first contestant to be eliminated on the All Star version of the show.

He has never been one to mince his words. So Celebrity Apprentice fans will be thrilled to learn Donald Trump has promised the show's forthcoming grand finale is going to be 'nasty.'

Donald Trump forced employees of his hit reality television show The Apprentice to return to work in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, ex-staffers said on Monday.

After bowing out of the 2015 iteration of The Celebrity Apprentice, Tim Dormer, Tegan Martin and Richard Reid relived old times on Tuesday, reuniting for a hug-filled lunch

JAN MOIR: They sang You Can't Always Get What You Want from rooms that suggested, actually they could - and did. Celebs perform live for 'One World: Together At Home' by Global Citizen.

This star says he is trading in popping bottles for tea parties and Instagram models for just one important little lady.

England's star cricketers have been nonplussed by reports that they will be expected to take pay cuts of up to £200,000 as the game repositions its finances because of the coronavirus crisis.

Ashley Giles says England's players will have 'no excuses' for not being fully fit to start a truncated cricket season he still believes can take place later this summer.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail has learned that all players are entitled to 12.5 per cent of their deals even if the competition does not take place.

England's Test stars reportedly face strict bio-secure measures as part of ambitious plans to ensure their summer series' against West Indies and Pakistan are staged.

He publicly announced that he was living with HIV in November 2015. And Charlie Sheen now claims that there are people in Hollywood who are secretly living with the same disease.

It's been 28 years since Major League - the first of a three-film franchise - premiered. But this weekend, the film's stars Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen and Tom Berenger all got together.

Denise Richards already promised to bring genuine Hollywood glamour as the newest member of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

The 54-year-old actor was initially set to compete on the current season 28 of Dancing With The Stars but walked away from the opportunity according to a Wednesday report from Us Weekly.

Top-flight clubs were provided with a seven-page document last week outlining hygiene guidelines aimed at protecting players and staff from Covid-19.

The 2019-20 season has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus outbreak, but plans are afoot for the campaign to get back underway in June.

EXCLUSIVE: Premier League players must keep their cars spotless as part of coronavirus hygiene measures. Clubs will implement a raft of protocols designed to protect from the virus.

Whether it is for the sake of meeting the demands of broadcasters, saving clubs financially or just providing entertainment for fans at home - everyone wants to know when football might return.

Assistant coach Michael Carrick has revealed that the players have now been given compulsory training schedules to follow at home instead of the optional work-outs they've done in past two months.

The Argentine superstar was spotted dribbing through posts on Friday as he prepares for LaLiga to resume. Antoine Griezmann and Luis Suarez were back at it.

Diego Simeone and his players began their preparations for the restart at the club's Ciudad Deporutiba Atletico de Madrid complex after Spain relaxed lockdown measures this week.

Several Premier League footballers will swap their boots for bikes to help raise thousands more for the NHS and other good causes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The evergreen pair of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may continue to defy the laws of time but a changing of the guard has started to emerge at football's elite level.

The NHS have enlisted the help of leading sports stars such as England manager Gareth Southgate and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling to encourage fans to stay at home amid the coronavirus crisis. 

Football is poised for an extraordinary week of wage cuts across the board as the game attempts to forge a way out of the coronavirus crisis at Friday's Premier League shareholders' meeting.

Juve allowed their overseas stars to leave the country amid the coronavirus outbreak, prompting Ronaldo to return home to his Madeira homeland for the last few weeks.