With filming about to get underway on the 2020 season of The Voice, the show's judges and new hosts Renee Bargh and Darren McMullen enjoyed a celebratory dinner in Sydney on Sunday night.

Surrounded by the trophies accumulated by a football club over more than a century, Doddie Weir temporarily abandons his rugby past and dives, studs up, into fitba' speak.

Maro Itoje has had a one-year loan move to French side Racing 92 blocked by Premiership Rugby clubs after Saracens relegation from the English topflight.

WILL KELLEHER: The RFU have prematurely ended all rugby in England at all levels - aside from the Premiership - in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Grassroots teams have urged the RFU to delve into their deep pockets to save ailing clubs, after the Union cancelled the rugby season because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The RFU have cancelled all rugby in England at all levels this season - aside from the Premiership - amid the COVID-19 crisis. Sportsmail gauges views from within the game about the surreal scenario.

England international Billy Vunipola insists he is 'definitely staying' at Saracens and hopes to help the crisis-hit club secure an immediate return to the Gallagher Premiership.

The RFU will determine the final places of the Championship - the second tier of domestic competition - with a 'best playing record formula' after ending the season early due to coronavirus.

Jonny May represented Gloucester between 2009 and 2017 and will make a homecoming return to the club from July 1 as he has announced he will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the current season.

Exeter coach Rob Baxter could finish the season with a new-look team if the Premiership resumes in summer. Standard contracts run until June 30, when many players will transfer to new clubs.

JACK NOWELL: The England international has remained busy building lego sets, taking on a pro gamer and keeping himself fit and healthy in week five of his lockdown due to coronavirus.

Ben Foden is supposed to be taking part in his second and final season of Major League Rugby on behalf of New York. However the season has been suspended due to the coronavirus.

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.

By Yew Lun TianBEIJING, May 9 (Reuters) - China will reform its disease prevention and control system to address weaknesses exposed by the coronavirus...

MAX WHITLOCK: To return home from the World Championships in Nanning in China with a silver medal was fantastic. Competing out there was a great experience.

Wales' leading internationals are set for a 25 per cent salary reduction for three months while Premiership Rugby is working on possible scenarios to restart the season.

Everton arrived at Ewood Park on Thursday evening with the intention of unveiling their £40million record signing to the fans who travelled from Merseyside.

Rodwell has joined Blackburn Rovers on a deal until the end of the season. The 27-year-old was a free agent after his Sunderland contract was cancelled.

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.

Lauded as the best coach in the world, by Pep Guardiola no less, Marcelo Bielsa conceded both the points and the tactical battle here to leave Leeds in familiar territory.

Lewis Holtby has signed a two year contract with Blackburn Rovers. The 29-year old former Tottenham and Germany midfielder was a free agent after leaving Hamburg.

Rory McIlroy wouldn't trade his season for that of world No 1 Brooks Koepka, who defended the US PGA Championship and finished runner-up at the Masters and US Open.

Rory McIlroy has set himself the ambitious target of two wins from the five events he has left this year to make it five titles for the season and equal his best-ever haul.

The preview featured just three images of the Starks from the medieval fantasy that flashed by in the clip aired by the pay TV channel before its hit drama Westworld on Sunday evening.

Nicole Kidman, who plays physically abused Celeste on Big Little Lies and who is also a producer on the hit HBO series, said that she'd be open to doing a second season.

Kawasaki disease is a rare inflammatory syndrome that has left children fighting for their lives in intensive care amid the pandemic.

Crystal Palace defender Mamadou Sakho believes his legal battle with WADA over a drug test blunder will not be a distraction on the pitch this season. Sakho is suing the agency for £13million.

Steven Gerrard is seen by many as the eventual heir to Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager but the Rangers boss is not making a convincing case for himself at the moment. 

MARTIN KEOWN - MY VERDICT: Liverpool's sudden defeat gives me a renewed sense of how remarkable an achievement Arsenal's Invincibles season was.

Recent defeats to Atletico Madrid and Watford have checked Liverpool's momentum. Now Jurgen Klopp's side face a defining week of three matches across three competitions.

Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are ready to 'strike back' on the road to Wembley and says he would be an 'idiot' if he doubted the character of his players.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: So let me get this right: becuase Liverpool finally lost a game we are supposed to recalibrate their season as a brush with ordinariness? Seriously?

Drastic action is set to be taken if the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) ends the Premier League season completely, though Liverpool are reportedly set to be confirmed as champions.

The inclusion of so many of Jurgen Klopp's men is hardly surprising given their domination in the top flight this season, with the Reds racing 25 points clear at the top before the season was suspended.

With drastic measures proposed, involving promotions without relegations and revised leagues with additional places, Sportsmail takes a look at how English football could shape up.

The world No 6 said in a video posted Thursday on Twitter that 'Darren will be back by my side next season' and that she 'can't wait to finish what we started.'

The actress broke out opposite Jared Leto on the 90s MTV series My So-Called Life and later starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1996 motion picture Romeo + Juliet.

Sergio Ramos attracts both controversy and admiration for his attitude and ability - yet one thing rarely acknowledged is his ability as a goal scorer. He has scored 16 times in all competitions this season.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Atletico are eight points off the lead in La Liga, on Thursday night they were dumped out of the Copa del Rey by a third division side and Liverpool loom on the horizon in Europe.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For the first time in 30 years, Liverpool are the champions. We knew that already and it looks now as though the coronavirus has confirmed it.

Former Australian NRL and English Super League backrower Adam Maher, 47, died on Tuesday after being diagnosed with the disease in late 2018.

Production of The Amazing Race Australia, hosted by ex-NRL star Beau Ryan, is under threat due to coronavirus fears.

Former State of Origin star Carl Webb, 38, has been diagnosed with early-onset motor neurone disease. Queensland Rugby League broke the tragic news on its website on Thursday.

Wayne Bennett has said 'the show doesn't have to go on' and the NRL season should be cancelled amid coronavirus fears.

The future of NRL side The Warriors are in doubt after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the government's decision to force all international arrivals to self-quarantine.

Cameron Smith has called for the NRL to be suspended for a few weeks, claiming he and his Melbourne teammates are concerned for their families' health.

The NRL has outlined its plan to keep the competition afloat as Australia grapples with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The NRL has suspended the rest of the season as the coronavirus pandemic continues to shutdown businesses and services across Australia.

The NRL suspended the rest of the season with immediate effect on Monday night, amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Sydney Roosters co-captain Jake Friend has focused his energy during the suspension of the NRL season on keeping his Sydney coffee shop alive during the COVID-19 crisis.