The English top flight will not resume until April 30 at the earliest due to COVID-19, with Anwar El Ghazi's Aston Villa fighting to avoid relegation from the top flight. He is struggling to adapt.

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish was reportedly joined by two other Premier League stars as he flouted lockdown rules on Saturday. The Englishman has since issued an apology.

Grealish has been a shining light in an altogether poor Villa side since the west midlands club returned to the Premier League, scoring nine goals in 31 outings this campaign.

The former Chelsea and England defender, who is now assistant head coach at Aston Villa, is preparing for the Premier League to return to action in the summer as the top flight tries to finish the season.

Leicester were the last team to play a Premier League fixture with their 4-0 win over Aston Villa on March 9 the final match to take place before the suspension was implemented.

Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane fears money may take priority over health in the bid to re-start the Premier League.

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.

The head of the UK's football police unit has told clubs opposing plans to play at neutral grounds to 'get a grip'.Mark Roberts has reminded those complaining that 30,000 people in the UK died.

This weekend will be two months since Harvey Barnes scored Leicester's fourth against Aston Villa, the last Premier League goal before games were suspended.

The Brighton CEO has been vocal in his opposition to the 'unfair' proposals of Project Restart, which would see remaining games played at a small number of independent grounds.

Now that J.J. Abrams is done with the Star Wars universe, J.J. Abrams is turning his attention to the DC Comics with a Justice League Dark cinematic universe.

They are now at the number they never could have envisaged. Liverpool became champions of England on April 28, 1990 for the 18th time and today marks the 30th anniversary of the triumph.

Sally Pearson was taken to hospital in agony with a wrist injury after crashing out of her pet 100m event at the Rome leg of the Diamond League on Thursday.

WORLD OF GOLF SPECIAL: Until Tiger Woods came along, there were two pillars of achievement in golf that stood so high it seemed inconceivable anyone would get near them.

The mystery backers behind proposals for a new Premier Golf League broke cover yesterday in a bid to convince Phil Mickelson to join their golfing revolution with the new competition.

On Friday afternoon, a rumour spread like wildfire at the Genesis Invitational that Phil Mickelson was about to be announced as the first face of the proposed Premier Golf League.

Rory McIlroy has delivered a potentially fatal blow to the proposed Premier Golf League by ruling himself out of joining a breakaway circuit.

EXCLUSIVE Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was visiting UKIP Peer Lord Pearson in March 2018 when he passed the guard in the London landmark.

For Premiership chief executives during the coronavirus pandemic it is not so much that the management text-book has been thrown out the window.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The Premiership appeared to stand alone on Thursday night as the only league in world rugby still seeking to complete this coronavirus-disrupted season.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: The Nations League concept is back on the table as a means of galvanising international rugby, but if it is going to make a difference, it can't be half-hearted.

Tunisia's Esperance were originally named winners following Wydad's refusal to continue playing after the VAR system failed to work and replay a disallowed goal.

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The right-back was an integral member of Sir Alex Ferguson´s United.

The 29-year-old Brit Greg Rutherford, also the reigning world and European champion, posted a season best of 8.31metres in the second round to dominate the event.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham called former VP Joe Biden a 'fine man' after firing off a letter to the State Department seeking documents on Biden and his son Hunter.

Wolves defender Dion Sanderson is attracting interest from the Molineux side's rival Premier League clubs following an impressive start to his loan at Cardiff City in the Championship.

The Premier League is even more cosmopolitan with the arrival of Wolves, Cardiff and Fulham. That's because the men bankrolling the three new additions are from China, America and Malaysia.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have received plenty of deserved plaudits on their return to the top flight, with some going as far as to call them the best newly promoted side in Premier League history.

The Premier League of 1992-93 - the first season after the split from the Football League - feels a world away from the glitz and sheen of today. Just look at the kits, for example. 

Britain has always been home to some of the most physical and aggressive matches in football and reckless challenges have therefore been a part of the Premier League's 27-year history.

Southampton got off to the perfect start at Watford on Tuesday when Shane Long fired them ahead after just seven seconds. Sportsmail takes a look at the Premier League's top-10 quickest ever strikes...

TOM FARMERY AT CARROW ROAD: If Norwich fans knew it would end like this then there would never have been any early season angst when it didn’t seem to be going their way.

Here Sportsmail identifies some of the stand-out players from the Championship who could yet be plying their trade in the Premier League next season.

Throughout the day, Sportsmail will bring you all the latest transfer news from the top flight, the Football League and all across Europe.

The Belarusian Premier League, which includes clubs such as BATE Borisov and Dinamo Minsk, have signed a string of TV deals as fans around the world seek to fill the sporting void.

Eleven players in the Premier League failed drugs tests over the past three years but were allowed to play on. The FA accepted the reasons given by players for taking the substances.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: We round up hidden stories as agents attempt to sign up Rashford and Arsenal ban stewards from drinking coffee from their club sponsor to cut costs.

A former rugby league star (pictured) has been jailed for smuggling exotic animals to pay off a $25,000 debt.  

James Segeyaro, 28, was stood down from the Brisbane Broncos in October after returning a positive A-sample for banned muscle-enhancing drugs.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Top-flight stars can now access information via their mobile phones on a wide range of issues including doping regulations and plans for a life after football.

Despite being 22 points clear, Liverpool reportedly could yet 'miss out on the Premier League title' if coronavirus cuts short the season in a bid to combat the spread of the killer virus.

In a dramatic decision which would likely reverberate down to grassroots level, Liverpool would be denied the top-flight title and struggling teams would be saved from dropping down.

Andy Robertson has issued an apology to Liverpool fans as their hopes of an Invincibles season vanished after their shock 3-0 defeat against Watford.

Can Bournemouth do the unthinkable and pile more misery on Klopp's Reds or will common sense prevail and Liverpool return to winning ways? Stay right here with Sportsmail to find out.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke has dismissed the notion that Liverpool's poor run of form gives his side the edge ahead of their Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield.