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Coronavirus latest: When and where will each sport return?

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England's cricketers are set to face the West Indies in three Tests next month, while the Premier League aims for a June 17 resumption.

Administrators across the sporting world have been working to plot a course out of the coronavirus shutdown.

Here, the PA news agency looks at what sports fans can expect to see in the coming weeks and months.

Football

The Premier League is aiming for a June 17 resumption, pending Government approval, with a view to completing the remaining 92 matches of the 2019-20 season.

The first matches back are slated to be Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal, which would complete the 29th round of fixtures. A full set of fixtures would then take place across the weekend of June 19-21.

All games are due to be behind closed doors and televised, thanks to a new broadcast agreement, while police have requested a handful of matches, including any in which Liverpool could secure the title, be held at neutral venues.

The FA Cup quarter-finals have been provisionally rearranged for the weekend of June 27-28, with the semi-finals on July 17-18 and the Wembley final set for August 1.

A return for the Championship is anticipated but League One and League Two look set to go the way of Scottish football, with early curtailments.

Cricket

The Ageas Bowl is poised to host England in July (PA)

England's three-Test series against the West Indies will go ahead next month subject to government clearance.

The behind-closed doors games will take place at Hampshire's Ageas Bowl on July 8, followed by two Tests at Old Trafford beginning on July 16 and July 24.

The West Indies team travel to England next week and will be based at Old Trafford for quarantine and training.

Plans have been drawn up to create 'bio-secure' environments around each Test, with the venues identified as the safest for hosting because of their on-site hotels.

The county season has been pushed back to August 1 at the earliest with various options for a shortened season, including regionalised competitions in red and white ball cricket, under consideration.

Rugby Union

There is no date for a return at present, but Premiership and Championship clubs moved a step closer on Tuesday when they were given provisional authorisation to begin non-contact training.

The Professional Game Board announced that clubs would need to provide a written declaration to Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Football Union that a number of key criteria have been met.

Stage one protocols allow for individuals or small groups to train in the same facility, while adhering to social distancing rules at all times.

When Premiership action does resume, the competition will adopt the rule changes recommended by World Rugby to lower the risk of viral transmission.

The paused Six Nations is due to resume in October and conclude on the 31st, with the autumn internationals still on the slate for November.

Rugby league

A number of contingencies have been discussed to resume the Betfred Super League (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Super League clubs have worked up three different models to get the season going again, all of which feature an August 16 start date. The versions make room for 22, 24 or 28 rounds of fixtures to be completed, culminating in grand finals in November, December or January.

Golf

The PGA tour is preparing to end its three-month hiatus on June 11 with the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. The European Tour has announced plans for a six-tournament 'UK Swing' behind closed doors, starting on July 22 with the British Masters and continuing through to the UK Championship at the end of August. The US Open at Winged Foot is listed for September 17-20 but the following week's Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits remains shrouded in doubt.

Tennis

Tennis looks set to start again on June 23 (John Walton/PA)

Jamie Murray has helped organise a six-day tournament called 'Schroders Battle of the Brits' to fill the gap left by the suspension of the both the ATP and PTA tours. Starting on June 23 and featuring Murray's brother Andy as the headline attraction alongside the likes of Kyle Edmund and Dan Evans, the event will crown singles and doubles champions and be streamed via Amazon Prime as a charitable venture in aid of the NHS.

The Lawn Tennis Association will run a 'British Tour' of four events from July 3-26 and organisers at Roland Garros hold out hope of the French Open taking place in front of some form of live crowd between September 20 and October 4.

Formula One

The FIA has approved plans for the campaign to begin at Austria's Red Bull Ring in Spielberg with successive races on July 5 and 12. Silverstone will host two and others will follow in Hungary, Belgium and Spain before the action heads for Italy in September.

All races are expected to be staged behind closed doors with a minimum number of team personnel at the circuit as part of plans to create as safe an environment as possible for all those taking part.

Eight races is the minimum number required to determine a world champion under the sport's regulations, but F1's owners Liberty Media hope this is just the beginning as it looks to announce further races in Asia and the Americas, with the goal of staging up to 18 grands prix this year.

Cycling

A revised schedule for the UCI World Tour takes place from August 1, with 25 events planned. The Tour de France will take place with an altered route starting on August 29 and concluding on September 20, while the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana will overlap in October.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLiverpool33292272254789
2Manchester CityMan City33213981344766
3Chelsea341861063461760
4Leicester CityLeicester34178964323259
5Manchester UnitedMan Utd331510856332355
6Wolverhampton WanderersWolves33131374536952
7Arsenal34121485042850
8Tottenham HotspurSpurs33139115244848
9Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd33121293433148
10Burnley33137133746-946
11Everton33128134048-844
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle331110123545-1043
13Southampton33134164255-1343
14Crystal Palace34119143043-1342
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton33812133544-936
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham3387184058-1831
17Watford34710173153-2231
18Aston Villa3376203662-2627
19Bournemouth3376203259-2727
20Norwich CityNorwich3456232663-3721
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