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.

Sport in all corners of the world has ground to a halt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. But some teams and players are returning to training and plans are being drawn up to get going again.

During the sporting lockdown, replays, throwbacks and charity auctions have taken on unprecedented importance as fans look to fill the void left by live action. 

Ticket holders around the UK are anxiously checking their numbers as the balls for one of the largest ever prizes is revealed. The numbers are: 40, 18, 11, 02, 46, and the Lucky Stars are: 04, 01

The National Lottery website has crashed as punters try to make last-minute bids to grab a record £169m EuroMilions jackpot that must go tonight.

The excitement has been building so much for the blockbuster jackpot that lottery players managed to crash the website earlier this evening in the scramble to get a ticket.

One UK ticket holder has won the EuroMillions jackpot to become the country's biggest ever winner. The life-changing haul will make the winner richer than pop star Ed Sheeran.

Both ticket sales and returns to good causes have risen, according to half-yearly results for the National Lottery. Prizes to players increased by 13.4 per cent - a total of £2.2 billion.

The National Lottery is set to join the fight against coronavirus by distributing up to £300million in funds to support the most vulnerable across the UK during the crisis.

The National Lottery has announced a slew of campaigns for organisations all over the UK hit by the coronavirus outbreak, with a £600 million fund set-up to help.

Richard Millett, 50, launched libel action after Mr Corbyn made comments about him on television that he viewed as defamatory, MailOnline revealed last year.

GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio will lay out his foreign policy vision in a speech this afternoon at a forum hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations.

Obama missed 89.4 of his votes in the last quarter of 2007 while he was a U.S. senator running for president. Rubio has skipped 44.6 per cent since June, the month he launched his own bid.

Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Bob Corker said Friday that they will support their party's $1.5 trillion tax bill. But the 'Johnson Amendment' is here to stay.

In an interview with a local Florida newspaper on Friday, Republican Senator Marco Rubio said the tax law 'probably went too far' in easing the burden on corporations.

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio skewered one of his Democratic colleagues on Friday for calling a camera-ready stunt during Kavanagh's senate hearing his 'Spartacus moment.'

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) claimed that 91.6% of coronavirus patients treated with hydroxychloroquine fared better - but they cite many anecdotal reports.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner argued the federal response to the coronavirus has been a 'success story' as economic growth plunged.

President Trump continued to send mixed messages on the country's COVID-19 testing capabilities, saying a benchmark of five million tests per day was 'unnecessary,' but that the country would hit it.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ripped into Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, accusing him of 'political rhetoric and personal vitriol' in resisting federal bailout funds for states.

A majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus, a new poll showed, with 55 per cent giving him a thumbs down.

Latest figures from the US Department of Agriculture reveal that wholesale American beef now costs a staggering $357.38 per 100 pounds amid nationwide food shortages. 

The 46-year-old actress took to Twitter Monday to share the sad news about her grandfather's passing, before she sent out a scathing message to the Commander-in-chief.

President Donald Trump made the explosive charge that the coronavirus that has caused millions of infections may have been created in a Chinese lab in Wuhan and spoke of ways to punish the nation.

Schools, restaurants and hair salons across Sweden have remained open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which has infected upwards of 3.2million people globally.

Downing Street said today there are 'questions that need to be answered' about the origin of coronavirus after Donald Trump claimed it may have originated in a Chinese laboratory.

Christi Grimm, principal deputy inspector general at the Department of Health, angered Trump with a report that identified critical shortages of supplies in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Moderna Inc has been greenlit by the FDA to conduct a trial of its vaccine. The company has received $483million in funding from the government to carry it out.

The singer, 41, spoke about his thoughts on the way Trump has handled the US's response to the global pandemic in an interview with GQ Hype , which was released on Monday.

The President has frequently drawn comparisons between the early 20th Century influenza pandemic and coronavirus but has repeatedly muddled his history.

George Conway's political action committee released an advertisement Monday demonizing Trump's response to coronavirus and questioning the vitality of America as a nation if the president is reelected.

Donald Trump vowed Monday to bring back his widely-viewed coronavirus briefings, but said they will be limited to one or two a week instead of the daily briefings he held over the last two months.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he 'might' wear a mask during his visit to an Arizona factory that expanded to make N95 masks in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

President Trump had a message for the families of the 70,000-plus Americans who are now dead from COVID-19.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday his White House was blocking Dr. Anthony Fauci from testifying before a key House subcommittee because Democrats are 'Trump-haters.'

Trump claimed he did wear a mask behind the scenes when he visited a factory in Arizona that makes the face coverings, but asserted he was told he didn't need to don one during the plant tour. 

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday a House Democratic effort to get Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify about the coronavirus was a 'publicity stunt.'

One of the nurses President Trump was hosting in the Oval Office for National Nurses Day told him that she had been wearing the same N95 mask 'for a few weeks now.'

Donald Trump's desire for a payroll tax cut in the next coronavirus stimulus bill is being rebuked by his own Party this week, indicating the measure won't make it into the next relief package.

New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday defended her February comment that 'we will not see diseases like the coronavirus come here.'

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar dismissed concerns about the coronavirus at meat packing plants, saying workers were more likely to catch it at home or socially.

President Donald Trump, Melania Trump and religious leaders at the National Day of Prayer focused their blessings on those suffering from the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump said U.S. deaths due to coronavirus would be at 'lower level' of forecasts and floated the number of 110,000, as he cheered the reopening schedule of pro football and fighting.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: Asher-Smith became the first British woman to win an individual World Championships sprint medal in 36 years as she claimed silver in the 100m final on Sunday.

Olympians past and present have expressed their dismay at the refusal to immediately cancel or postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games in a chorus of protest at the International Olympic Committee.

Tree ferns, which are easy to transfer because most of the roots are in the stem, are excellent plants to put in your garden's damp and dark places. Monty Don also said that they are easy to move.

Nigel Corn shared his advice for embracing the festive season in your garden. The British gardening expert suggests using decorative foliage and Christmas roses for a beautiful show.

PETER FRANKOPAN: The Wuhan outbreak may be just another tremor. But few should have any doubts. The problem about nightmares is that they are reflections of realities.

The Wuhan National Laboratory opened in January 2018, with the highest safety rating and plans to study SARS and Ebola. A Nature article warned that some were concerned over its safety.