The Tour de France was pushed back by two months and Arsenal confirmed they would not furlough staff as the coronavirus pandemic continued to hit sport.
Here, the PA news agency looks at the timeline of events on Wednesday.
1034: Arsenal confirmed the club will not use the Government’s job retention scheme and outlined their intention to pay staff in full during this uncertain period, while extending casual employees’ pay until the end of May.
1058: The board of Cricket Ireland announced a range of measures to try to deal with the financial impact of coronavirus, including all non-playing staff seeing a 20 per cent reduction in salaries for April and May.
🗓2020 UCI International Road Calendar Update 👉 Suspension of competitions until 1 July (1 Aug for UCI WT)👉 @LeTour will take place between 29 Aug – 20 Sep👉 @aiglemartigny20 will still take place between 20-27 Sep Check out all the updates here 🔗https://t.co/PyRy3BPtE5 pic.twitter.com/inVDx4TIMb — UCI (@UCI_cycling) April 15, 2020
1156: The UCI announced the Tour de France will now be held between August 29 and September 20.
1300: Dundee released a statement saying it was their “intention” to reject the SPFL’s proposals to end the lower leagues in Scotland – but have still not cast their final vote.
1637: The British Horseracing Authority announced the suspension of racing will be extended beyond the end of April to an as yet unspecified date.
Saracens will be participating in the government furloughing scheme and in addition have asked players and all employees earning over £75,000 to defer payment of their salaries.#TogetherSaracens — Saracens Rugby Club (@Saracens) April 15, 2020
1702: Saracens announced their intention to furlough some members of staff and ask higher-earners to take a partial wage deferral. The club issued a statement in which they said they had asked all employees earning over £75,000 to defer payment of their salaries over and above that amount until the start of the 2020-21 season.
1809: Scottish clubs voted to end the Championship, League One and League Two season with immediate effect.
