Horse racing will be ready to resume in five weeks just in time for the first two Classics of the flat season, according to top trainer Ralph Beckett. Beckett believes acing can resume behind on May 1.

The BHA has indicated that Flat racing under restrictions will be the priority when the sport is allowed to resume with Summer jump racing fitting in when it can.

Former jockey Mark Dwyer has paid tribute to Cheltenham Gold Cup winning trainer Peter Beaumont, who has died at the age of 85.

SPECIAL REPORT BY MARCUS TOWNEND: There is concern that ramifications of the coronavirus shutdown will be felt for years, rather than months, in the racing community.

A series of explosive emails from trainers calling for Nick Rust's resignation over the handling of the sport's response to the COVID-19 outbreak were published in a Sunday newspaper.

Britain's best-known Flat jockey has thrown his weight behind the Frankie Dettori raffle with the winner getting to own a horse for a day ridden by the Italian wearing colours they have designed.

Racing has produced a provisional list of big races it hopes to stage over the last two weekends of May in the hope that the sport has been given the go-ahead by the Government to return.

Racing aims to be one of the first sports to emerge from lockdown, with the British Horseracing Authority releasing a provisional list of big races it could run on the final two weekends of this month.

Mario Balotelli has reportedly landed himself in trouble with the Italian authorities after the former Manchester City striker allegedly paid a bar owner €2,000 to drive his moped into the sea.

The astonishing revelation about Gianfranco Zola has come from former Italian footballer Fabrizio Maiello, who turned to crime after seeing his career end abruptly due to injury.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The extremely-talented Juventus forward and Italy international is on the brink of sealing a £36million move to the Premier League, which would be a great coup by Marco Silva.

Sean Dyche has quashed talk of Jay Rodriguez making a shock move to Inter Milan, branding it one of the strangest he has heard. Rodriguez only joined Burnley for £10million in the summer.

The former Arsenal star, who joined the Old Lady on a free transfer this summer, says he has been welcomed into the Turin-based side by the five-time Ballon D'or winner.

Italian media have widely reported that Napoli will fine the players between one quarter and one half of last month's wages after they rebelled against an order by club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Darts sensation Fallon Sherrock is set to face former Italian striker Luca Toni in a celebrity darts tournament this month. Toni is one of six celebrities taking part in the event.

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Kenneth Lonergan said he would love Elaine May, the great comic actress, writer and film-maker, to star in a West End production of his bittersweet masterpiece The Waverly Gallery.

Hamilton debuted on August 6, 2015 and has gone on win 11 Tony Awards. And on Monday, the musical's creator Lin-Manuel Miranda revealed that Disney will be bringing the play to the big screen.

Selena Gomez dropped her new song Lose You To Love Me at midnight, marking her first musical release in three years - and fans are convinced it's about Justin Bieber.

Taylor Swift is never shy about celebrating her friends. And after Selena Gomez released a heart wrenching ballad on Tuesday, the Lover singer was sure to shout her out.

Selena Gomez surprised fans and dropped her second new song and video in two days called Look At Her Now.

Selena Gomez posted a sweet Instagram photo praising her friend Taylor Swift. The post came shortly after she deleted a plug for Kim Kardashian's SKIMS in a possible show of allegiance to Taylor.

She's got a lot on her plate since releasing her two latest singles, Lose You To Love Me and Look At Her Now. And Selena Gomez is doing it all in style as she was spotted emerging from a radio station.

Selena Gomez is a single lady and she is making sure everyone knows. The 27-year-old singer took to Instagram on Wednesday to clarify her relationship status.

Fresh off of defending her Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez is easing the tension by sharing photos of herself eating pasta. The Lose You to Love Me singer took to her social media to defend Swift.

The 27-year-old songstress revealed the new permanent marking on Instagram and later showed off the work while performing at the show dedicated to the best music of the year.

Selena Gomez , 27, showed no signs of fatigue as she was seen leaving Global Radio in London on Wednesday while donning double denim.

She's on a whirlwind tour to promote her studio album Rare.

I seems Jason Derulo may be trying to shoot his shot at Selena Gomez. During a visit to Capital FM radio show Selena got a pre-recorded question from the Swalla singer on ways to win her over.

Selena Gomez made a rather surprising admission while on KISS FM's breakfast show on Tuesday. 

The 27-year-old 'Texican' pop star sported sweatpants and enjoyed snacks and card games at home with five gal pals including Raquelle Stevens, Ashley Cook, and Caroline Franklin.

'This is four years of my life, and I think I'm completely okay with releasing it,' she explained during a talk with Zane Lowe for his New Music Daily show on Apple Music's Beats 1.

The Lose You To Love Me singer, who released her critically acclaimed third album Rare on Friday, recently told Billboard that she's done living her life by other people's rules and opinions.

She later rocked the ensemble in her story, where she apologized for overplaying her new song Rare: 'Alright, so I just looked at my story, and I played my song a lot. So, I'm sorry.

The singer, 20, ensured all eyes were on her once again as she displayed her toned abs while heading to dinner at The Nice Guy restaurant in West Hollywood on Monday night.

She's coming off the release of a starkly confessional album that revealed much about her past relationship. But this weekend she looked carefree with her mom in Chicago.

Selena Gomez has joked that her first kiss with fellow Disney star Dylan Sprouse was 'one of the worse days of my life'.

Selena Gomez hopped on Instagram Live to tell her 171 million followers how she has been spending her time amid the COVID-19 pandemic and California's Safer at Home initiatives.

One day after Bella Hadid, 23, refollowed her former love rival Selena Gomez, 27, on Instagram, the catwalk stunner has reversed that decision and unfollowed the Wolves songstress once again.

In a letter to party members the opposition leader said that the party would demand a new public vote on a Tory Brexit plan or a No Deal departure.

The two leaders clashed angrily in Mrs May's penultimate Prime Minister's questions on the day 60 Labour peers took out a full-page newspaper advert criticising Mr Corbyn.

Class sizes and costs for local councils would soar of thousands if extra students has to be absorbed by the state system, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) warned.

Tony Blair refused to say three times whether he would vote for Labour at the next general election as the party continues to struggle with Brexit and allegations of anti-Semitism.

John McDonnell has refused to back down despite facing a wave of anger over the huge concession, seemingly designed to pave the way for a deal with Nicola Sturgeon.

Lord Mandelson (pictured) fires a broadside at Labour's 'statist' economic policies. He also launched a brutal attack on leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle finally emerged victorious in the fourth gruelling round of voting by MPs, after five other candidates fell by the wayside in the contest to replace John Bercow.

Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner conceded that the Labour leader was not proving universally popular 'on the doorstep' as party activists canvas ahead of the December 12 vote.

Boris Johnson's former top adviser Dominic Cummings has sent out a Brexit 'bat signal' to Leave voters to warn them the general election is 'much tighter' than opinion polls suggest.

In its latest election giveaway, Labour unveiled plans to nationalise train operators alongside swathes of the UK economy, and cut season ticket fares.

Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to stay out of the United Kingdom's upcoming election and then cited Republican losses in Kentucky and Louisiana as proof of his ability to win contests.

Labour's bible, the New Statesman magazine, has refused to endorse Jeremy Corbyn at the general election as it branded him 'unfit to be prime minister'.