The NRL season is set to resume on May 28 after the league was suspended due to COVID-19. 

Proof has reportedly been unearthed that shows that the NRL was given permission to restart the 2020 competition in May by the NSW government.

The NRL this week will meet with both major broadcasters on Tuesday, but it has come amid debate over whether the sport can get back on the field so soon.

The NRL will resume play on May 28 after getting the go-ahead to continue the season by the government, the league has announced.

Former Wallaby and now commentator FitzSimons said it was 'absolute madness' for the league to start playing games again from May 28, claiming the league was benefiting from special treatment.

NRL stars Nathan Cleary (pictured) along with Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr have been fined by the NRL for breaching social distancing rules and warned further breaches could affect the season.

Cleary was on Wednesday cleared by NSW police of breaking social distancing laws despite admitting to having friends at his house on Anzac Day.

South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirmed the four players were showing flu-like symptoms and were turned away from training in Redfern on Monday morning.

Flights to Australia from Indonesia and Bali face delays as randomly selected flights are subject to intense screenings to stop the highly-contagious from entering the country.

The World Health Organisation has urged the nation to improve surveillance, case detection and preparations at appointed health facilities in case the deadly disease comes ashore.

The spread of the infection has started to slow down in China but has sped up in other parts of the world including South Korea, Iran and Italy, and scientists say it may never disappear completely.

THE NUMBERS GAME - JORDAN SEWARD: Dele Alli is statistically Tottenham's biggest goal threat right now with Kane and Son injured. Mourinho needs him firing ahead of important run of games.

Eric Dier's decision to cross the ancient boundary and storm the West Stand at White Hart Lane was not the first error of judgment by a Spurs player on the night they crashed out of the FA Cup.

It all went wrong off the pitch for Spurs on Wednesday but it's not going well on it either. Eric Dier made headlines, although the display was not much to write home about.

With defeat at Leipzig ending Tottenham's hopes of a trophy this season, Sportsmail looks at six things Mourinho must learn if he is to make a more successful time of it next season.

It has been six weeks since the Premier League came to an abrupt halt but now Spurs have been given the green light to resume training again - as long as they adhere to social distancing rules.

Alisson will become the first goalkeeper to win three Golden Gloves in one season having kept five clean sheets in the Copa America. No other goalkeeper can catch him with the final still to play.

Suarez was put through a rigorous sandpit routine on his own as he attended his first session back at Barcelona's Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training base on Friday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The young and the fit are supposed to be better placed to deal with the coronavirus but Jack Leach, who suffers from Crohn's disease, is taking no chances.

England are hopeful of returning to international action on July 8 for a three-Test series against West Indies behind closed doors following the coronavirus pandemic.

The Premier League had already warned their 20 clubs last month that they were budgeting for a £1.1bn loss because of refunds to broadcasters, ticket-holders and commercial partners.

Dina Asher-Smith ran her fastest 200 metres of the season to finish second behind brilliant Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo at the Diamond League meeting in Zurich.

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.

Monty Don shares his advice for a thriving evergreen garden, complete with holly berries at Christmas. The British gardening expert said berries grow best in moist, heavy soil.

On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Ervebo, the first vaccine against Ebola to get green lit by American officials. It comes as a Congo outbreak rages on and has killed 4 in Uganda.

James' last shot was a 32-footer with 16 seconds left, capping the 13th 50-point game of his career - including playoffs - and he threw the ball skyward at midcourt when time expired.

This was hardly the ideal way for LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers to cap what amounted to an eventful week of highs and lows.

Basketball season returns on Tuesday night in what is bound to be the most exciting NBA season in recent memory. Sportsmail asks and answers the 10 key questions for the next eight months.

Kemba Walker scored 20 points to end a career-long personal losing streak against LeBron James, and Jayson Tatum scored 27 to help Boston send the LA Lakers to its biggest loss of the season.

The Lakers were in stunning form throughout the season that was halted by coronavirus on March 11. With 19 games until the play-offs, the club had the best win-loss record in Western Conference.

Emily Monckton picked out a selection of colourful items for effortless workwear style this spring. British style expert suggests taking inspiration from Jackie Kennedy and Michelle Obama.

The actress, 50, congratulated her ex on his win while attending Guy Oseary's annual Oscars party, though this interaction lacked the same flirty vibe as the last one.

Reese Witherspoon flashed a big beaming smile as she slipped back into her role as a brunette while filming season two of The Morning Show in Los Angeles on Monday.

A video shared by Stuart Bailey shows the Big Apple in the full swing of its more tumultuous decade, when the city was in the midst of a financial crisis.

University of California, San Diego, researchers put 19 people at risk for the three chronic disease on a schedule that let them eat whatever they wanted, but only in a 10-hour window for 12 weeks.

This, a month after the 40-year-old mother-of-three teased the idea of quitting her E! reality show to spend more time with her children

During her interview, Kim Kardashian revealed the entire 18th season had been filmed, except for the final episode, which was filmed individually by cast members as everyone had gone into quarantine.

The Fox News host was the voice of The Pursuit of Happiness, a show run by the University of California's radio station KCSB, when he made the comments in 1989.

Their relationship has had ups and downs, including when Kim Kardashian famously told Kourtney she's 'the least exciting to look at' during an argument about the Christmas card.

The 35-year-old reality star rocked a gorgeous sequin coat while her baby girl wore a darling red dress for a few selfies with her mom.

Eric Philips who lives in New York, advised Twitter to alphabetize their spices while stuck inside their houses during quarantine.

Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, will feature in season 2 of The Mandalorian, according to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.

The chef, 53, showed his followers a glimpse of his lavish property's spacious garden when he took to Instagram on Saturday.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: The inference from another of Britain's now ex-champions is that Joshua is a more impressive gym specimen than seasoned warrior.

John Krasinski was joined Tuesday by his co-stars Noomi Rapace and Dina Shihabi at the New York City premiere of Jack Ryan season two, which premieres November 1 on Amazon Prime.

Valtteri Bottas finished fastest in opening practice for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as Sebastian Vettel crashed out.

JONATHAN McEVOY IN ABU DHABI: Ferrari have admitted for the first time that they are considering a move for Lewis Hamilton with his contract due to expire after the end of the 2020 racing season.

World champion Lewis Hamilton claimed his 11th win of the season in Formula One's Abu Dhabi finale on Sunday after a monumental campaign of racing.

As Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes bask in the glory of a sixth world championship, Sportsmail looks at the good and the bad and hands out its post-season awards for 2019.

Lewis Hamilton fired a warning shot to his rivals, saying he is feeling 'on another level physically and mentally' ahead of the Formula One season.