The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic continued on Thursday.
Here, the PA news agency recaps the day’s biggest developments.
1159 – Blackburn announced their players had agreed to defer between 30 and 50 per cent of their salaries for April, May and June.
BBBofC Statement to Promoters on resumption of Boxing post COVID-19 lockdown 🥊#StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/MzU0NOaIHY — BBBofC (@BBBofC2809) April 30, 2020
1332 – The British Boxing Board of Control is hopeful that it will be able to resume staging fights behind closed doors in July.
1400 – The inaugural season of The Hundred was postponed for a year after the England and Wales Cricket Board decided the ongoing coronavirus pandemic rendered the launch unviable.
1517 – Brighton captain Glenn Murray branded some of the protocols surrounding the Premier League’s possible return as “farcical”.
1638 – Paris St Germain were crowned champions after the Ligue 1 season was ended early due to the crisis.
1830 – Lyon announced they “reserve the right to appeal” against the decision to end Ligue 1 which the club claims will cost them tens of millions of euros after they missed out on Europe.
2000 – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced a return date of May 17 at Darlington Raceway.
2042 – Portugal’s Government said the Primeira Liga was allowed to return at the end of May behind closed doors.
