Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has accepted he was in the wrong for holding a one-on-one training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele in a public park in London. Mourinho was pictured on social media flouting government rules by meeting up with the midfielder on Tuesday, even though they kept to social distancing guidelines. “I accept that my actions were not in line with government protocol and we must only have contact with members of our own household,” said the Portuguese manager.

Hospitalised

Tottenham Hotspur and England great Jimmy Greaves is being treated in hospital, the Premier League club has announced. But there was no mention in their brief statement of whether the former striker was suffering from the coronavirus, or indeed the exact nature of the 80-year-old’s current condition.

Bundesliga plans

The coronavirus pandemic has led to the stoppage of normal life and the suspension of all sports, but Germany is about to get a shred of normalcy back. The top two divisions of Germany’s soccer league, the Bundesliga, began practicing again this week, and there’s a plan in place to start playing games by the beginning of May.

New date

The World Athletics Championships originally scheduled for next year in Eugene, Oregon, will take place July 15-24 in 2022, avoiding a potential clash with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

Virus package

County cricketers will take “maximum reductions” in their salaries during April and May and have agreed to waive $1.25 million in prize money during the coronavirus crisis, the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) announced on Wednesday.

Buttler’s shirt

England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler has raised $80,000 to help fight the coronavirus by auctioning off his World Cup final shirt.