Athletes, clubs and sport personalities have been showing support for the community, offering help to vulnerable members of the public, their fan bases and colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the sporting goodwill stories to emerge on March 27.

Tennis

Closer to home, work is under way to convert Scarlets' 'barn' training facility into a temporary hospital ward.

The Llanelli base will provide additional bed space for hundreds of people on the turf of its indoor training pitch, with the aim of being ready for an anticipated peak in demand during May.

The wooden foundations of the makeshift ward now cover the green turf of the pitch and will soon be under the management of doctors and nurses from Hywel Dda University Health Board.

Carmarthenshire County Council has also commissioned contractors to turn Carmarthen Leisure Centre and indoor bowls hall the Selwyn Samuel Centre into temporary bed space for the NHS.

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation has granted some £100,000 into a new support service launched in the city to help people through the current crisis.

Exeter Community Wellbeing – set up by Exeter City Council and Wellbeing Exeter – will offer help and support to communities, including those individuals who are self-isolating as a result of the pandemic.

London Irish have teamed up with waste management and recycling business Powerday to deliver thousands of meals and vital equipment to hospitals across the capital.

Harlequins, meanwhile, are delivering 'mindfulness' sessions to players, their partners and soon to the online community aimed at supporting mental health and wellbeing.

Football

Chelsea's senior squad have made a "sizeable donation" to the Premier League club's foundation, which will boost their community support.

The Chelsea Foundation will work with local charities to support the vulnerable, initially across Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is already footing the bill for the Millennium Hotel at Stamford Bridge being completely turned over to NHS staff.

Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta said: "In these difficult times it is important we support those in need and together the players are proud to be able to do this through the Chelsea Foundation."

Southampton will cook and deliver 1,000 meals-per-week for local people in need during the coronavirus shutdown.

The Saints have linked up with charity FareShare, the UK's national network of charitable food redistributors, to help the south-coast community during the pandemic.

Swansea, meanwhile, have offered the Liberty Stadium to the emergency services should they need extra space amid the pandemic.

The Sky Bet Championship club will also make free match tickets available to NHS workers and other key personnel when the action resumes.

Cricket

England cricketer Olly Stone has joined in with Warwickshire's initiative to keep in touch with elderly and vulnerable club members, having been nominated by his team-mates to #makethecall – and passed the baton onto sporting director Paul Farbrace.