TOM UTLEY: First, a shameful confession: when news of the coronavirus first broke, I planned to write a column asking what all the fuss was about (pictured, PM Boris Johnson).

TOM UTLEY: I know many readers will condemn me as a suicidal, homicidal maniac when I admit that, on Tuesday, I took Mrs U out for an idyllic pub lunch - perhaps our last for a very long time.

TOM UTLEY: All my grown-up life, I've prided myself on being something of a non-conformist - a maverick unafraid to question and challenge the conventional wisdom and conduct of the herd.

TOM UTLEY: As a fellow scribbler remarked elsewhere this week, wild animals seem to possess 'some atavistic sixth sense that humans are in disarray or on the retreat'.

It's the first time since I foolishly took up smoking during my gap year in France almost 50 years ago that I've heard anyone suggest my addiction might actually be doing me good, writes TOM UTLEY.

TOM UTLEY: On the day this week when Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds were celebrating their happy event, my wife and I received joyful news about our own baby boy.

TOM UTLEY: I'm quite content to stay here in my South London suburb -with perhaps a trip to Norfolk, Scotland or Wales when the lockdown eases.

The fortunes which Saudi Arabia are willing to invest in 'sports-washing' their image will price any fight between Joshua and the winner of Fury's rematch with Wilder.

The British heavyweight, who will take on Kubrat Pulev next in London, was filmed at Garage Nation - and impressed the capacity crowd by rapping along to the former UK No 1.

Arsenal and Tottenham usually battle it out on the pitch but now they competing off the field as the north London duo are competing to host Anthony Joshua's next fight. 

Deontay Wilder has taken a swipe at heavyweight rival Anthony Joshua as he steps up preparations for his rematch with Tyson Fury by mocking his boxing style.

Dillian Whyte has hit out at Eddie Hearn after the promoter suggested new WBC champion Tyson Fury fight Anthony Joshua in a unification bout this summer instead of the Brixton fighter.

Tyson Fury and Deontay Wider have been urged by Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn to 'hurry up' with their third showdown in order to pave the way for a heavyweight title unification fight.

Team Fury have not given up hope of Wilder accepting some 'step aside money' to clear the way for it to happen, while Warren has hit out at the American for his excuses in the aftermath of the fight.

Tyson Fury beat Deontay Wilder via TKO in their much anticipated rematch to win the WBC world title belt. There has since been talk of a future unification bout with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua.

It was confirmed on Sunday that a trilogy fight will be happening 'this summer' after Wilder activated the rematch clause in his contract. Here's the lowdown on what is known so far.

The Gypsy King, 31, will have two fights left on his contract after battling Wilder for a third time and he wants to take on fellow Brits Joshua and Whyte.

Tyson Fury's trainer and former world Champion Andy Lee has advised Deontay Wilder to not enter the ring with Fury for the third time and instead fight Andy Ruiz.

Bob Arum is convinced the 'Battle of Britain' super-fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will never happen. The promoter believes the Londoner will be knocked out by Kubrat Pulev.

Eddie Hearn has pulled no punches in hitting back at the sceptics who believe he is lying about talks regarding a potential superfight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.

The Prime Minister has been robust during the disease's spread, saying his favourite greeting was OK as long as people were fastidious about cleansing their digits afterwards.

David Haye has told Anthony Joshua to ditch his newfound caution because he will be expected to emulate Tyson Fury's spectacular knockout of Deontay Wilder this summer.

Joshua is scheduled to face the Bulgarian at Tottenham's new stadium on June 20, but that date could now be required by the club for a potential extension of the Premier League campaign.

Anthony Joshua's world heavyweight title fight with Kubrat Pulev is set to be postponed by several months due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bulgarian challenger said on Thursday. 

The Matchroom Boxing chief has admitted that, due to the uncertainty that surrounds sport, Joshua may ditch his fight with Pulev to stage a highly-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' blockbuster.

Dillian Whyte is convinced he will knock out Anthony Joshua because he says he punches harder than Andy Ruiz Jr, who stopped AJ last June in New York. Whyte hopes to fight Joshua again next year.

The promoters were hopeful that the much-anticipated 'Battle of Britain' showdown would be held in December, but the health emergency has disrupted the sporting world's calendar.

This week the British Boxing Board of Control pulled all fights until the end of April, with Anthony Joshua's June 20 clash with Kubrat Pulev also under threat of postponement.

Joshua took Ruiz apart in their December rematch to round off a dominant points victory and become a two-time world champion in Saudi Arabia - avenging his shocking loss to the Mexican.

Joe Joyce has targeted a future bout with Anthony Joshua once the latter has got his mandatory bout against Kubrat Pulev out of the way.

Team Fury are said to be assessing options about whether the fighter can not face Wilder and instead provide the lucrative unification bout against WBA, WBO and IBF belt holder Anthony Joshua.

There will be no boxing behind closed doors in Britain before the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, along with all social distancing measures.

Dominic Breazeale believes he can become the first man to defeat Andy Ruiz by stoppage if the former world champion accepts the challenge of a heavyweight fight.

The footage shows the boxer off his road bike filming on his phone while two other people wait nearby ready on their bikes at a car park in Garston, Hertfordshire.

Tyson Fury called on heavyweight boxing rival Anthony Joshua to join him for a home workout challenge on Instagram Live during the coronavirus lockdown.

JEFF POWELL: Chisora knows there is likely to be a log-jam once the UK opens up to a staging of Anthony Joshua's defence of his belts and Dillian Whyte's attempt to cement his challenger position.

Two-time heavyweight world champion Tyson established a reputation as one of the hardest-hitting punchers to ever lace up a pair of gloves during his career, which spanned 20 years from 1985 to 2005.

The Gypsy King annihilated Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas to take the WBC crown and the pair are set for a dream showdown when the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted.

Whyte, who lost to Joshua in 2015 having previously beaten him at amateur level, has revealed he thinks the prospect on the table of the two Brits colliding again was a publicity ploy by Joshua.

The Bulgarian fighter claimed Joshua was afraid of him, promising to rip his world titles away from him and derail his hopes of an undisputed fight against Tyson Fury.

The two-time former world heavyweight champion believes Fury is boxing at such a high level at the moment that he cannot see the Gypsy King losing his crown if he went toe-to-toe with AJ.

Mike Tyson named Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder among his top five favourite current boxers but didn't include two-time unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

The pet is said to have waited day and night in a residential complex where it and its owner used to live in China. It is said that its owner went back to South Korea without saying good-bye to it.

The Chinese capital city passed a new law on Friday to impose severe punishment on people who hunt, trade and eat wild animals across the city in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

National security adviser Robert O'Brien's deputy, Matthew Pottinger, pushed to shut down air travel from the then-coronavirus epicenter Europe in February but Trump did so March 11.

Stunning footage captured the Yuhu Lake, located in north-eastern China, showing a beautiful shade of bright blue as warmer spring temperatures slowly melted a layer of ice on its surface.

The Jade Spring Hill, located in north-western Beijing, is a villa complex for China's Central Military Commission. A report suggested that party officials fled there amid coronavirus outbreak.

Jingye Cheng triggered a diplomatic firestorm by warning Scott Morrison's push for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus could lead to a boycott of Australian food, universities, and tourism.

The Suparna privately chartered flight touched down at Sydney Airport on April 8 with 70 tonnes of personal protective equipment from Wuhan, the reported epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Real Madrid attacker Gareth Bale has declared his interest in moving to the MLS and questions continue to be asked about his future in Spain.