EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Premiership Rugby are considering staging a summer play-off series to determine this season's champions and raise money for beleaguered clubs.

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.

CHRIS FOY: There has been a polarised response to the news that Eddie Jones will remain England's head coach until the 2023 World Cup. Many people are delighted. Others are aghast.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Last month, Guy Thompson had just finished his morning session in Oadby when his world was turned on its head.

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.

Multi-million pound losses are expected among the Home Nations if the autumn internationals cannot go ahead due to coronavirus - which could send rugby into financial meltdown.

The Scottish Rugby Union this week proposed reductions ranging from 10 to 25 per cent over a five-month period for all players earning more than £50,000 in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Leicester Tigers face claims of unlawful deduction of wages after cutting players' pay without their consent. 

Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs has confirmed players are still in dispute with the club over pay cuts.

CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: English rugby needs to adopt a central contract system as the game addresses the financial problems which have been exposed by this lockdown.

Genge insists his proposed organisation would complement rather than rival the Rugby Players' Association, which represents more than 1200 past and present players

Pichot has vowed to jolt World Rugby out of 'copy and paste mode' if he manages to unseat chairman Sir Bill Beaumont, with online video game Fortnite an unlikely pillar of his plan.

A player exodus from Britain to Japan is in prospect, after former England fly-half Freddie Burns announced a move to the Far East and other high-profile names are set to follow him.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: There is outcry over the game's governance, smaller nations are sick of being treated like second-class citizens and this crisis is threatening financial meltdown.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: New World Rugby vice-chairman Bernard Laporte has pleaded with Agustin Pichot not to walk away from the sport after his 28-23 election defeat.

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Rita Ora put on a very quirky style display as she arrived at Hits Radio Live in Birmingham on Saturday wearing a mask.

Rita Ora took a break from her hectic filming schedule for a raucous 29th birthday bash in Vegas, at the On The Record Speakeasy and Club in Park MGM.

The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 28, pulled out all the stops for her 29th birthday as she tapped into full relaxation mode at five-star hotel Amangiri - a remote hideaway in Canyon Point on Saturday.

The pair became firm friends after collaborating on smash hit Lonely Together in 2017, and Rita broke down as she performed the song at the concert in Stockholm on Thursday.

The singer, 29, showed off her assets on Saturday night as she stepped out of her taxi at Restaurant Ours in Knightbridge in a camel brown striped blazer and dark glasses.

The Anywhere hitmaker, 29, has joined her mother Vera, father Besnik, sister Elena and brother Don, 22, for the luxury trip.

Their mother Vera took to Instagram to share a snap of her daughters soaking up the sun on a beach in St Barts, snoozing between reading books, with their toned physiques on display

The mother-of-three took to Instagram on Tuesday to post a snap of herself from her recent family getaway in the Caribbean.

The Anywhere singer, 29, looked incredible as she went braless and put on an eye-popping display in a plunging black silk camisole.

Rita Ora, 29, took time out of her busy schedule on Saturday to enjoy a much needed pool day in the sun.

The Milkshake star, 40, was unmasked as the character of Daisy on Saturday's episode of the ITV series after she lost out to Monster in the bottom two.

Rita Ora put on a brave face as she stepped out in a revealing ensemble for an evening of shopping in West Hollywood on Friday.

She's spent the past few days focusing on rest and relaxation, after being left in  'agony' following her tonsillectomy.

The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 29, donned a chic black sports bra with matching high-waisted leggings as she worked up a sweat following her operation

The Hot Right Now singer, 29, took to her Instagram stories on Sunday to document her time larking about with friends, as she insisted she 'can't be sexy it's a joke'

She was seen storming the runways of the French capital as she walked for Miu Miu during the recently-concluded Paris Fashion Week.

The British hitmaker, 29, donned an incredible blue wig and gold armour as she channelled her inner Wonder Woman for the sexy photo shoot.

The singer, 29, took to her Instagram Stories and posted an adorable photo of herself as a tot sitting on her father Besnik's lap.

The 29-year-old singer took to her Instagram account to share footage of herself drawing the picture, as she explained that the skill wasn't her strongest point.

Rita Ora posted a flashback snap of her taking a dip in a bikini, lamenting 'happier days'.

The singer, 29, posted a selection of clips of her doing yoga stretches while meditating to calming music after a work out.

The singer, 29, looked stunning in a chequered white and green high-necked dress with a sultry slash up the leg, which highlighted her tanned and toned pins.

The Anywhere singer, 29, took to Instagram to share a collection of snaps of herself posing in the idyllic location as she encouraged her fans to stay healthy both 'mentally and physically'.

Rita Ora has been doing her best to stay fit in lockdown, sharing a video of her home workout efforts on Wednesday.

The Anywhere hitmaker, 29, flaunted her curves as she went braless while taking a break in her garden, before showing off her art skills on Friday.

Ellie joined a slew of British stars performing in the worldwide pre-show and the following televised concert, including David Beckham, Rita Ora and Liam Payne.

The Hot Right Now hitmaker, 29, took advantage of the country's sunny weather as she enjoyed a sunbathing session while marking Earth Day on social media on Wednesday.

The singer, 29, had planned an event for her fans to experience the world of her latest music video How To Be Lonely which had to be made into a digital experience due to lockdown.

Tunisia's Esperance were originally named winners following Wydad's refusal to continue playing after the VAR system failed to work and replay a disallowed goal.

Mounir Baatour (pictured), the Liberal Party's chief and a lawyer at the Court of Cassation, presents himself as a defender of LGBTIQ rights.

Doctors from La Rabta Hospital in Tunis, Tunisia, had to use forceps to pull out the 9cm (3.5ins) long needle from the boy's urethra in what they called a 'very rare' medical case.

A British woman took to Mumsnet to voice concerns about her friend getting married to a man she met on holiday. She argued that holidaymakers should be warned about dating foreigners.

Equal rights group Shams (pictured, founder Mounir Baatour) says a 26-year-old Tunisian man was allowed to register a marriage which had taken place in France on his birth certificate.