Could sport be about to emerge from the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic?
There is increasing optimism that action could resume in the United Kingdom and across Europe in the coming weeks as lockdown restrictions are cautiously relaxed.
Of course, any sporting events that do take place in the coming weeks and months would be behind closed doors and with strict hygiene guidelines in place.
But there are encouraging signs now that sport, in some form, could soon be back with us and further progress could be made this week as the various governing bodies meet.
Sportsmail takes a look at what's on the agenda this week and some of the important decision that could be made.
PLANNING THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S RETURN
It's been over six weeks now since Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus, bringing a juddering halt to the Premier League season.
But after what has at times seemed an interminable nationwide lockdown, there are signs that England's top-flight could soon be back in business.
The Premier League has drawn up Project Restart, fleshing out some of the detail to make its ambition to resume the 2019-20 season on June 8 a reality.
And the next meeting of Premier League stakeholders, to be held over video conference this Friday, will discuss in more detail ways to move forward.
It will follow meetings between government medical experts and medical officers from a number of sports in the next few days to discuss the ways and means sport could return.
One encouraging sign is that Arsenal are returning to their training ground on Monday, the first club to do so, although all fitness work will be subject to social distancing guidelines.
Details of the Premier League's plans are beginning to emerge as well as a shift in the stance of the Government to facilitate sport's return to generate positivity during the lockdown.
The Premier League is likely to resume at 'approved neutral stadiums' as opposed to all 20 regular grounds, with the England team HQ at St George's Park one possibility, and the number of people permitted inside games will be between 300 and 500.
Sadly for fans, that won't include them, but rather players, coaching staff, medical personnel, referees, doping controllers, ground staff and the media.
Premier League clubs are already aware of these proposals and the ambition to complete all 92 remaining games between June 8 and July 27, which would allow next season to begin pretty much on time in August.
However, any decisions will be subject to the approval of the Government's medical advisors and are likely to depend on mass testing for Covid-19 symptoms being available.
Another topic for discussion in Friday's meeting will be player wage cuts in the Premier League, with agreements few and far between.
Arsenal are the only club to have agreed an actual pay cut so far, though there have been rebels who rejected the terms offers, while West Ham, Sheffield United, Watford, Southampton and Aston Villa players have all agreed wage deferrals.
Chelsea are one of several clubs where negotiations have stalled with players keen to ditch wage cut proposals in favour of a deferral.
A GREEN LIGHT FOR GERMANY?
Some of the Premier League's planning has been based on what's happening in Germany, where the Bundesliga appointed a task force to investigate what was necessary for games to resume.
They produced an extensive set of guidelines designed to ensure stadiums conform to hygiene and social distancing requirements.
Extensive twice-weekly testing of the approximately 1,100 players would be required at a cost of around £2.2million.
Following meetings last week, the clubs of Germany's top two divisions, agreed to restart the league on May 9 with all remaining matches squeezed in before the end of June.
However, this is all subject to approval from the German Government and state health authorities.
And the next federal Government conference, which could give the green light to these plans, takes place this Thursday.
HOW TO FINISH THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
The three divisions of the National League, which are the fifth and sixth levels of English football, have already voted to not play the remaining fixtures of the season.
Now the clubs need to decide how the season is concluded in terms of promotion and relegation matters.
The National League met last Friday and more discussions are likely this week before an expected vote on a series of options presented to the club.
One is likely to be declaring the whole season null and void with no promotion or relegation, while another could be to form a final league table based on a points-per-game basis.
There's a lot at stake for many clubs, especially Barrow, who were four points clear at the top of the National League and on course for a return to the Football League for the first time in 48 years, when the season was suspended.
A decision needs to be taken soon on whether they will indeed secure that promotion.
COULD THE BELGIAN SEASON BE REPRISED?
Belgium's Pro League was one of the first to announce the cancellation of the 2019-20 season but now speculation is mounting over whether that decision could be reversed.
A twice-postponed meeting of the league's 24 clubs is scheduled for Monday with the possibility of a resumption to the season still an option on the table.
It means runaway leaders Club Brugge, who were declared champions earlier this month, may yet have to win a few more games to get over the line.
WILL THE HUNDRED EVEN GET OFF THE GROUND?
We already know that no cricket will be played in England and Wales until at least July 1 though the ECB remain optimistic some games can be played this summer.
This Wednesday will see a decision on whether to postpone the inaugural edition of The Hundred, the new short-form version of the game that was set to be launched this July.
The whole premise of the competition is to draw in large crowds and appeal to new audiences, so it would be counter-productive to stage the first games behind closed doors.
There is a very real possibility its launch will be postponed until 2021 and ECB chief executive Tom Harrison has ruled out scrapping it altogether.
'If anything this crisis and the implications long term or medium term, the case for The Hundred is even more important,' he said last week.
'The Hundred is a profit centre for the game of cricket in this country.'
PLOTTING THE FORMULA ONE SEASON
After a flurry of race cancellations, the 2020 Formula One season could now finally be taking shape.
F1 boss Chase Carey wants a truncated season of at least 16 races to get underway in early July, albeit behind closed doors and with certain restrictions.
Plans are likely to crystalise this week with the season starting in Austria on July 3-5 followed by a second race in Austria a week later and then two at Silverstone, according to the BBC.
The next races could then be in Spain, Hungary and France, depending on how far coronavirus restrictions have been eased by that point.
The French Grand Prix, scheduled for June 28, has been called off but talks are ongoing about whether a race could be held at the Paul Ricard circuit later in the summer.
Other races across the globe would then be slotted into a calendar that would run all the way through until December but the packed calendar would test team logistics to the limit, especially if social distancing was a factor.
The situation is evolving all the time but F1 fans look set to get at least some action before the end of the year.
RUGBY LEAGUE RETURN DOWN UNDER?
Australia's NRL is determined to get back up and running on May 28, having played two rounds of matches prior to the country's lockdown beginning in March.
This week is set to be crucial in finding out whether the restart will be possible. First, league officials will hold crunch meetings with broadcasters, while clubs and player associations are due to give their feedback on the league's biosecurity measures.
And then the federal government's health detection committee will decide whether the NRL's protocols are sufficient in a meeting on Friday.
If they are, this would pave the way for the return of sport Down Under next month.