Germany provided the first installment of live post-lockdown sporting action on Thursday by hosting a dozen races in Hanover. Many jockeys wore face masks while others used transparent plastic visors.

French racing has been on hold since March due to the coronavirus crisis, but is set to make a high-profile return with no less than four Group races on the card.

A report suggested a late challenge may be made to the decision to allow racing to return, with France Galop and its trotting equivalent saying they had been in talks regarding resumption plans.

UFC 249 is experiencing an 'unbelievable pacing of buys' as pay-per-view purchases have already doubled from the last event UFC 248.

Florence Eshelomi and Abena Oppong-Asare both took their London seats for the first time at December's general election. But they have been left less than impressed so far.

Lisa Nandy and Piers Morgan had a blazing row over the press coverage of Meghan Markle this morning as the Labour leadership candidate said the ITV presenter had never faced 'prejudice'.

Dawn Butler (pictured) said there was no doubt the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will find that her party discriminated against Jews.

Hillary Clinton said that the treatment of Meghan Markle over the past three years has been 'heartbreaking and wrong', accusing some criticism of having a 'racial element'.

Former U.S. Marine Ralph Weems, 32, suffered a traumatic brain injury after being attacked by a large group of black men in a restaurant parking lot in West Point in August.

The craze involves inserting the peeled fruit into intimate parts before twisting it around. Dr Jen Gunter, from Canada, says it upsets the natural pH balance of your intimate bits.

An affidavit provided by the Johnson County District Attorney’s Office revealed Ronald Lee Kidwell, 47, said he 'flipped out' after MeShon Cooper confronted him at his home in Shawnee, Kansas.

Griezmann reveals he favours stopping matches if it can bring an end to racism and homophobia in the stands - a stance that goes against French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet.

I was all set to move to Loch Long, where The Nest is filmed, but unless I could live in Cape Cove, home to Dan (Martin Compston) and Emily (Sophie Rundle), I'll stay put

PC Khafi Kareem (pictured) continued to appeal to viewers for support despite her London colleagues expressing concern that she'd tarnished the reputation of the Met.

New UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was just 10 when his family uprooted him from Nigeria to an all-white school in New Zealand.

Many reported that they were beaten regularly by their captors after they were released from the prison-like building with bars over its windows in Ibadan on Monday.

After Kate and Meghan's terse greeting yesterday. FEMAIL asks body language experts to look at their public exchanges since first meeting in 2017 - and finds photos tells a thousand words.

Beauty lovers in their thousands have shared their favourite facial oil of the past year - and it only costs $25.99. Many of them said it's the perfect skin product to use while you're in isolation.

In this week's EastEnders Jean lashes out at Kush and Whitney after making several calls to police over Whitney's disappearance. Meanwhile, in Emmerdale, Laurel cuts Dottie out of a burning tent.

The TV chef, 53, posed in a tight-fitting blue wetsuit as he posed in the water with a pair of goggles.

The chef, 53, showed his followers a glimpse of his lavish property's spacious garden when he took to Instagram on Saturday.

A team of five British mountaineers got into difficulty when one of the group slipped on a glacier while scaling Koyo Zom in Pakistan. They fell around 98 feet and had to be rescued from the slope.

Crucial tracking systems will be piloted for 140,000 residents on the Isle of Wight amid frantic efforts to find ways of controlling the deadly outbreak that do not cripple the economy.

At least 17 families whose loved ones have died during the Covid-19 pandemic are considering legal action, according to support charity Action Against Medical Accidents. (Stock picture from library)

The NHS is rolling out its coronavirus app today for testing across the Isle of Wight - but critics have questioned why the NHS has chosen to collect the data of millions of people in one central system.

Fourteen staff at Oxfordshire-based Allertons volunteered to manufacture scrubs - sanitary clothing worn by medical professionals - and are producing around 100 garments per week.

The annual New Jersey Terrorism Assessment report explains that state officials raised the threat level for white supremacist from 'moderate' to 'high.'

Aston Martin, one of the most iconic names in British motoring, could enter Formula One as the new identity of the Racing Point team.

Although Liberty Media, the sport's owners, left open the possibility of the Chinese GP being rescheduled, the chances of finding a replacement date look remote to non-existent.

F1 confirmed the next two races, in Bahrain and Vietnam, are off, meaning the first four races of the season will not take place as planned after April's Chinese Grand Prix was earlier postponed.

Formula One will run a series of virtual races, with some current drivers taking part, to replace a string of grands prix postponed by the coronavirus outbreak.

Max Verstappen admitted he is focused on winning the Formula One Championship this year with Red Bull and believes he now has the experience to do so. 

EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Ecclestone is locked down at his coffee farm in Brazil. At 490 acres it is literally the size of Monaco, and, with coronavirus lurking, staff living on site go out a couple at a time to shop.

F1 team Haas have placed the majority of their UK staff on furlough as coronavirus continues to impact on major sports teams. Haas' drivers have also agreed to wage cuts.

The Monegasque was speaking as Formula One bosses devise a rescheduled programme to fit between 15 and 18 races into the second half of the year after the coronavirus hiatus.

McLaren's young driver Lando Norris says there is no way to prepare his body for the 'shock' it will face when returning to Formula One after lockdown. Currently, F1 is set to return on July 5

Formula One boss Ross Brawn has spoken to the directors of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association (GPDA) in an attempt to win their approval for a return to racing in Austria on July 5.

NBC is on the hunt for a new Celebrity Apprentice host after cutting ties with Donald Trump late last month, but it appears that person will not be Mexican-American comedian George Lopez.

The 51-year-old said the Republican presidential candidate was 'a gentleman' while she was on the hit NBC reality show last year, but that she's no longer a fan because of his 'negativity.'

The Brazilian midfielder left the field in tears after reacting to the abuse in Sunday's game by showing an obscene gesture and kicking the ball in the direction of Dynamo's fans.

Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Taison has been handed a one-match ban for reacting to racist abuse in his side's 1-0 win over Dinamo Kiev earlier this month.

A spokesperson for the Los Angeles City Attorney tells DailyMail.com that the 29-year-old singer is facing two counts of possession of a restricted primate without a permit.

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Dom Sibley begins the latest leg of his journey towards becoming an established Test opener confident he can adapt to the very different conditions in Sri Lanka.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: The summer of 1970 remains unique in the annals of English cricket. South Africa, the scheduled tourists, were ditched after protests.

Charlie Sheen, 52, has weighed in on the backlash surrounding Roseanne Barr, 65, months after her ABC show was axed over her racist tweet. 

Page Six published the shocking video of the 41-year-old on Thursday, before her reps revealed to Us Weekly that she was seeking treatment at a center on the East Coast.

Jeb Bush has likened Donald Trump's infamous taco Tweet to outright racism in one of his first interviews since he stepped down from the presidential race.

With so much uncertainty surrounding football while the coronavirus crisis halts play and cripples clubs up and down the country, football agents are caught in the middle of it all more than ever.

Liverpool and Manchester United are divided by a deep rivalry, but during the 2011-12 season that dislike turned into an unsavoury and unforeseen twist following one incident.

Ronaldo put in a sensational performance for Sporting Lisbon in a 3-1 pre-season friendly win against United before moving to Old Trafford in a £12.24 million deal just days later.