Sports stars have had to find alternative ways to keep busy as the coronavirus pandemic halts the world's sporting action.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what some of them were doing on Thursday as they filled their time.

England captain Harry Kane set children stuck at home a challenge. The Tottenham striker asked youngsters to draw doctors, nurses and ambulances and said he would retweet his favourites.

Jamie Vardy was giving a maths lesson. Or receiving one.

Double Olympic gymnastics champion Max Whitlock rolled out the 'Whitlock Workout'.

Heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker was jumping.

As did Elina Svitolina.

And New Zealand rugby star Dan Carter swapped sports for the lockdown as he embarked on a mammoth cricket Test in his back garden.