'China did a lot of things right at the beginning, like any country where a virus first shows up,' the Microsoft co-founder told CNN on Sunday. Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen in the inset photo.

Nancy Pelosi lashed out at a reporter when she was asked about her reaction to the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh compared to her endorsing Joe Biden after he was accused.

Gov. Whitmer, main, argued not 'every claim is equal'. 'I support Joe Biden', she said Sunday on CNN. Tara Reade, bottom inset, alleges Biden, top inset, sexually assaulted her in 1993.

'Thankfully, I can do some work from home and stuff, but I feel like this is an extraordinary time to be in this business as a reporter and to be able to try to help inform people, give people facts,' Cooper said.

Jonathan Walters poked fun at his former team-mates as he posed with Peter Crouch drinking beers in Portugal.  Walters, who last player for Burnley, retired in March.

INTERVIEW: Johnson's career really took off when he signed for Chelsea from London rivals West Ham back in 2003 as Roman Abramovich ushered in a bold new era at Stamford Bridge.

SPORTS AGENDA BY MIKE KEEGAN: A clue about Harry Maguire's £80million move to Manchester United actually surfaced a week ago.

Stoke City are facing a legal fight after failing to pay a mandated agent when they signed their former striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting.

ON THE ROAD: Paul takes a quick glance at his watch and lets out a heavy sigh. 'A season or two ago, this place would have been rammed by now,' he says.

PETER CROUCH: On the opening day of last season, when Tottenham headed to Newcastle with a dark cloud hanging over, I made a firm prediction. Mauricio Pochettino was the reason for that call.

Millwall have appointed former Stoke City and Derby County boss Gary Rowett as their new manager, following the deaprture of Neil Harris earlier this month.

Preston reacted angrily to widespread reports that Neil was Stoke's favoured choice and that he was ready to take on the challenge of resurrecting the Championship's bottom placed club.

The Potters sacked Nathan Jones a week ago after he failed to point them back in the direction of the Premier League, and they have now turned to the highly regarded O'Neill.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: A small section of fans of the home club were heard to sing songs including the words 'f*** the Pope and the IRA' and 'f*** the IRA' a number of times.

Celtic are expected to watch Stoke City striker Tyrese Campbell on Saturday ahead of a potential move. The 22-year-old is out of contract in the summer and Celtic are interested.

JANINE SELF AT THE HAWTHORNS: What started as a night of goal-scoring celebration ended with the prospect of a lengthy stint in the rehab room for Stoke striker Tyrese Campbell

The pair were engaged in a running battle during Preston's 2-0 away victory at the bet365 Stadium, and it appears there is little love lost between the pair.

The nickname was a reference to a former team-mate who, rather than having a drinks break with the rest of the squad, would instead have a chat with the manager and coaching staff.

James McClean has been punished after posting an image of himself in a balaclava, accompanied by a caption that read 'today's school lesson - history', interpreted as a reference to the IRA.

James McClean has attempted to defend his controversial Instagram post in which he appeared to mimic the IRA in a home schooling session with his children. 

Shaqiri has been a peripheral figure at Anfield having played just 256 minutes of football all season and the Reds are open to bids for the winger but may have to accept a lower fee.

HARRY SLAVIN AT VICARAGE ROAD: Quique Sanchez Flores made the first steps on his road to redemption after Watford battled past Championship high-flyers Swansea.

Bowyer was charged following incidents which occurred during and after Charlton's 2-1 defeat to Swansea, when Bowyer's side squandered an early lead and had penalty appeals turned down.

Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie has been charged with drink driving offences. The Scotland international was arrested in west Yorkshire on Friday morning.

Swansea City's highly-rated coach Cameron Toshack is attracting interest from clubs in Portugal and the Championship. The coach has been hailed for developing young players.

Crystal Palace are interested in signing Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster on loan when the transfer window reopens in January. 

WIGAN 1-2 SWANSEA - Steve Cooper's side go top of the Championship after a 92nd minute winner from substitute Sam Surridge. Wigan's Kieffer Moore scored his first goal for the club from the penalty spot.

Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Leeds and Swansea have all joined the race to loan Liverpool starlet Rhian Brewster this January.  Jurgen Klopp has said he is happy to let the striker go looking for minutes.

During a Premier League tie with Swansea City at Old Trafford, Young is seen barking orders at his United team-mates, before an object appears to enter his mouth, believed to be from a bird flying over.

Bournemouth have recalled Sam Surridge from his loan at Swansea City to help solve their injury crisis. The Swans are now stepping up their pursuit of Liverpool starlet Rhian Brewster.

Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster has joined Sky Bet Championship side Swansea on loan for the remainder of the season.

Oli McBurnie showed his true loyalties to Swansea on Sunday by cheering on his former team-mates in the away end during the South Wales derby against bitter rivals Cardiff.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: For a while, we thought Traore was all pace and no end product. He is a different player these days, and Nuno Espirito Santo deserves great credit for this transformation.

ADAM LANIGAN AT THE BET365 STADIUM: Sam Clucas settled a personal score against the club he joined for £16.5m before their Premier League relegation and helped to extend Stoke's fine run.

He is currently on loan at Swansea where he had kick-started his career, before football's coronavirus-enforced suspension, after a serious ankle injury that kept him out for 16 months.

Dan Biggar (left) admitted it was 'tough to take' after Wales' World Cup dream ended in Yokohama. Wales' 19-16 semi-final loss to South Africa means they will face New Zealand in the third place play-off.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE TOKYO STADIUM: Gatland will depart having won three Six Nations Grand Slams and got to two World Cup semi-finals and he hopes his work will not be wasted.

Back from his World Cup duties with Wales, Biggar landed six penalties and converted Rory Hutchinson's try as Saints beat Lyon 25-14 at Franklin's Gardens.

The BBC unveiled their six-strong shortlist for this year's Sports Personality of the Year on Monday. The public will vote on December 15 with the winner crowned in Aberdeen that night.

Ben Stokes is the bookies' favourite for the top gong but Fury feels aggrieved by his omission before taking to Twitter to list why he should be up for the public vote.

OLIVER HOLT: Ben Stokes stopped the sporting world last year with two magical moments. There are six credible SPOTY candidates, but Stokes would get my vote.

The Wales assistant coach broke his silence on Tuesday after a three-month investigation found he had placed 363 bets over four years, including on his own team.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: PC Pivac's first job on the Welsh beat went without a hitch as the former copper's new side thrashed Italy easily in Cardiff.

WILL KELLEHER AT AVIVA STADIUM: The storm stayed away but Ireland built a big green wall to barricade themselves against Welsh tides in Dublin, beating the Grand Slam champions.

SPECIAL REPORT BY WILL KELLEHER: No player has run out in a Test match at Wales' Principality Stadium having been born after the ground was built. Rees-Zammit could change that fact.

The Welsh face an unbeaten French side in Cardiff on Saturday. Wayne Pivac's side come into the game on the back of a defeat in Dublin to the Irish - their first Six Nations loss since 2018.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It might have been a little subdued before the match but we should have known England and Wales would provide some action to perk us up. The 33-30 win for England was all action.

In a shambolic development on Friday afternoon the final match of the Championship was officially postponed while Scotland were warming up for their captain's run ahead of Saturday's game.

Australian cricketer David Warner has given a quick thinking response to a fan after being sledged in England during the Ashes test. 

A spectator reportedly left the ground on the second day on Thursday after hearing a section of supporters sing a racist song about England's Barbados-born bowler Jofra Archer.