The £18 billion Crossrail project, which is already three years behind schedule, has been delayed again to help stop the spread of coronavirus, according to Transport for London.

Maria Sharapova launched her comeback from a six-month injury layoff with a 7-6(8) 6-0 first-round victory over Viktoria Kuzmova at the Mallorca Open grasscourt tournament on Tuesday.

The tennis star, 32, maintained her busy schedule as she launched hew new candy collection Sugarpova at Kingdom of Sweets in London on Thursday evening.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Harriet Dart met one of her heroes earlier this year. It proved to be one of those encounters that validated an old phrase. After losing to Maria Sharapova, the experience was priceless.

KIERAN GILL ON COURT NO 2 AT WIMBLEDON: Sharapova was trailing 4-6, 7-6, 5-0 when she decided to call it a day, complaining about a left arm injury.

Maria Sharapova found a good way to recover as she set off for a Mediterranean vacation on the coast of Italy. The tennis star 32, was seen lounging sea side in a red string bikini on Thursday.

Showcasing their weekend of fun on Instagram,Prince Harry's friend Alex Gilkes and his tennis ace girlfriend Maria Sharapova marked his 40th birthday with a flamenco-themed bash in Andalusia, Spain.

Serena Williams tops Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes for the fourth year in a row after amassing a huge £24million in 12 months.

American tennis legend Serena Williams, 37, has all but confirmed she is ready to take on Maria Sharapova at next week's American Open starter, after suffering a back injury.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The umpire at the centre of last year's US Open final storm involving Serena Williams storm has been formally told he will be kept away from her matches.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: According to her coach, Serena Williams's meltdown during her defeat in last year's US Open final was 'the best moment in tennis for the last ten years.'

Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian nwas accused of making a thinly-veiled dig at Maria Sharapova after eagle-eyed Twitter users spotted him wearing an anti drug t-shirt in the stands of the US Open.

The celebrity couple were snapped in the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York.

The tennis pro, 32, made a rare appearance with her millionaire beau Alexander, 40, at Givenchy's Paris Fashion Week show on Sunday, just weeks after his ex-wife Misha Nonoo's wedding.

Celebrity personal trainer Kirsty Godso has revealed the shocking impact that sleep deprivation has on her ability to perform. The 30-year-old from Auckland likened sleep deprivation to a hangover.

The loss came after Barty had to wait until Thursday to begin her Australian summer, with the men's ATP Cup having a mortgage on centre court earlier in the week.

She's in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open later this month, and Maria Sharapova made the most of a rare day off on Friday, visiting the National Gallery of Victoria.

MARTIN SAMUEL: My grandfather had an unusual take on authority. He thought a desire to be in charge should see that person disqualified. On the subject of VAR, he may well have a point with this.

Maria Sharapova and Eugenie Bouchard saw their matches on Tuesday overshadowed by health concerns caused by 'hazardous' levels of smoke in the air from nearby bushfires.

Novak Djokovic, says the Australian Open in Melbourne may need to be postponed as players continue to struggle to compete due to the smoke-filled air.

The Russian star jumped behind the microphone to provide commentary at the Kooyong Classic, a tournament ahead of the Australian Open, while Dimitrov was on court at the time.

The 32-year-old tennis pro's WTA ranking recently fell to No. 369 following her first-round defeat at the Australian Open 2020

The 32-year-old Russian athlete was seen on a hike with two pals in Palos Verdes, California on Thursday. Maria seemed to be in great spirits as she beamed while cradling tiny dog while enjoying breeze.

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The trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary, France's answer in both glamour and virtuosity to our own Alison Balsom, has a new album that's guaranteed to add an extra layer of good cheer this Christmas.

Richard Eyre's take on La Traviata celebrates its 25th birthday with performances through until late March, with four different Alfredos seducing five different Violettas.

Historically, the list of great British pianists is a sadly short one.

John Copley's classic 1974 production of La Bohème was finally laid to rest in 2015 after 25 revivals.

For many classical music lovers, myself included, Beethoven is the greatest. Even for those who don't rate him the best, it's hard to imagine any but the cloth-eared failing to rank him with Bach and Mozart.

Hats off to the little-known Irish composer Gerald Barry, whose late-flowering career (he's almost as old as me!) has produced a generally joyous take on Lewis Carroll's oeuvre to his own libretto.

Sony regularly rush-releases the New Year's Day concert from Vienna, and I sometimes wonder why it bothers. But not this time.

English National Opera is the Flying Dutchman of the operatic world, floating aimlessly around the repertoire, creating chaos most places it alights.

Herbert von Karajan, who died in 1989, shifted 200 million albums - an astonishing figure for a classical musician.

There are several good reasons for seeing this spirited revival of Anthony Minghella's 2005 Madam Butterfly , and one totally compelling one: the Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw.

Hats off to Deutsche Grammophon. Not only is it the producer of the finest complete Beethoven set in this, his 250th anniversary year.

Georges Bizet was 17, and a student working on a piano reduction of Charles Gounod's symphonies, when he wrote his own solitary Symphony.

Sometimes hype is just that; hype. But occasionally it's true.

Shostakovich's 11th Symphony here receives a performance of exceptional eloquence from the Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic under their chief guest conductor, the Finn John Storgårds.

The leaked email reveals how Brian Fallon, Clinton's spokesman, told Huma Abedin, her right-hand aide, that the Department of Justice had told him about a court date related to the scandal.

Donald Trump has escalated his bitter battle with the Republican party by launching fresh attacks on the leadership and saying he 'doesn't want their support'.

Clinton and Trump are each at 44 percent in the LA Times survey. Trump’s six point lead evaporated as a video of him making lewd comments about his conduct toward women emerged.

Hillary Clinton now has a nine point lead in the latest Bloomberg Politics poll in the pivotal battleground state of Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump leveled a new attack at Hillary Clinton in Cincinnati, recalling her physical collapse on Sept. 11 in New York. He said she couldn't negotiate with China because 'these are tough people.'