WEEKEND BY NUMBERS
30
Goals this season for Liverpool target Timo Werner after he netted for the first time since the season restarted in Germany, bagging a hat-trick as RB Leipzig thumped Mainz 5-0.
5
Different goalscorers gave Bayern Munich a 5-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt and a four-point Bundesliga lead going into today’s top-of-the-table clash with Borussia Dortmund.
18
Year-old British cyclist Elynor Backstedt (pictured), in her first year as a professional, broke her leg in a training crash on Sunday.
2
Successive wins for George Russell in Formula One’s Esports series after dominating a virtual Monaco GP which featured a series of collisions. British F1 racer Russell joins Charles Leclerc after winning by 39 seconds from Mercedes’ Esteban Gutierrez. Arsenal striker PierreEmerick Aubameyang was 16th.
3
Players released by Rugby Australia and Queensland Rugby Union after they refused coronavirus-related pay cuts. Queensland Reds trio Izack Rodda, Harry Hockings and Isaac Lucas are all now free agents.
29
Age of England rugby league centre Kallum Watkins, who has signed a three-year deal with Toronto Wolfpack. The one-time Leeds star was released by NRL outfit Gold Coast Titans for personal reasons after his father contracted coronavirus last month.
11
June – date La Liga plans to restart with the Seville derby. Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez has given government permission for football to resume from June 8.