England captain Eoin Morgan believes with the cricket season just around the corner there is no better time for lockdown restrictions to be lifted to enable sports facilities to reopen. ⚽️🏀🏉 Let's get back to sport 🏑🏏🎾 From 29 March, outdoor grassroots sport for adults and children can return. Some golf courses opened at a minute past midnight, allowing the action to resume immediately under the cover of darkness. Grassroots sports and the physical activity sector are also benefiting from £270m in emergency funding delivered by Sport England. “Over the past year we have prioritised the importance of physical activity, permitting basic exercise at all times,” said sports minister Nigel Huddleston.

Source: Express March 28, 2021 23:13 UTC