The Communication Workers Union has lost an appeal against a High Court injunction granted to Royal Mail blocking potential strikes by its members. 

Royal Mail workers voted massively in favour of the strikes, but said they would hold off any action because they were 'putting the interests of the nation first'.

Spurs have lost both Harry Kane (hamstring) and Son Heung-min (broken arm) to serious injury in recent months, leaving them without a senior centre forward for most of the final weeks of the season.

OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Any Spurs fans - or players - expecting a rallying cry after a significant setback like this would have been sorely disappointed.

Mourinho is desperate for reinforcements in both defence and attack and has identified West Ham's Issa Diop and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez as his top two targets.

The fearless Cape ground squirrel leaps at the poisonous snake and tries to distract it with its tail in footage shared by Dave Pusey, a safari guide at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in South Africa.

His performances have caught the attention of the Catalan giants, who are now preparing to pay his £100m release cause to bring him to the Nou Camp, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Chile were knocked out of the Copa America in the semi-finals with a 3-0 defeat by Peru, and Eduardo Vargas' misery was compounded when he missed a late penalty.

Boxer and former Birmingham City and Sheffield United striker Curtis Woodhouse has caused uproar on Twitter for messages on his profile ridiculing the Oscar Pistorius trial.

James, who was in stunning form following a triple-double in an overtime victory in Dallas on Friday, added 21 points and 11 rebounds in San Antonio, while Davis had 25 points and also 11 rebounds.

The 35-year-old, who has been at Bury since 2017, started his career at Elland Road where he became one of the club's most prolific goalscorers with 85 goals in 152 matches.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has indicated he will make changes as the Premier League side host Sky Bet League Two club Forest Green in the Carabao Cup second round.

Pete Buttigieg struck back at Bernie Sanders and the other candidates, telling a party event Saturday night in Manchester, New Hampshire, that Joe Biden's 'familiar playbook' can't defeat Donald Trump.

Real Madrid have been dealt another injury blow with striker Luka Jovic ruled out of Serbia's Euro 2020 qualifier against Luxembourg on Tuesday with an unspecified injury.

Giroud came off the bench in France's Euro 2020 qualifier against Turkey and scored within four minutes, but his header was cancelled out by Kaan Ayhan in a 1-1 draw.

Bordeaux have joined Inter Milan in the race to sign Chelsea striker Giroud. The Ligue 1 side are interested in a loan deal for the 33-year-old, who has been given the go-ahead to leave in January,

The Ligue 2 side mourned the 'tragic day' as Julan died in the car crash as they shared the news on social media, leading to a number of tributes across French football.

Olivier Giroud remains an important part of Didier Deschamps' plans for France ahead of the Euros later this year, but has admitted his lack of current playing time at Chelsea is of huge concern.

As far as bizarre injury treatments go, Marseille striker Dario Benedetto's remedy for a head injury sustained against Amiens is right up there. The Argentine was bizarrely given a swimming cap.

Benzema used an unflattering motor racing analogy to describe the perceived difference in quality between himself and Chelsea striker Giroud, who replaced him in the France team.

Neymar went off injured 12 minutes into Brazil's 1-1 draw with Nigeria in a friendly in Singapore on Sunday.

Steph Blackwell had been vying to become the first contestant in the history of the show to be Star Baker four weeks running.

Donyell Malen enjoyed a dream debut for Holland after his goal helped give the Dutch their first win in Germany for almost 17 years.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY SIMON HART: Were we living in normal times, Nayim would this week have stood in Zaragoza's cathedral square, attempting to recreate a moment now 25 years old.

The Juventus captain has spilled the beans in his new autobiography 'Io Giorgio' with the profing going to a charity. Italy finished third at the 2013 Confed Cup having lost in the semi-finals to Spain.

From December 16 to 31, UPS shunters and HGV drivers at the site in Barton, Staffordshire, will walk out and throw deliveries into chaos.

Real Madrid are keeping a close eye on Harry Kane ahead of the summer transfer window after the Tottenham striker admitted he could leave north London if they don't start winning trophies.

Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain's attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit on Thursday. He missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury.

Turkey’s teenage star Emre Mor helped keep his country’s last-16 hopes alive and also sent Northern Ireland into delirium, as Turkey beat Czech Republic 2-0.

Belgium made use of their final dress rehearsal ahead of a World Cup qualifier with Estonia in four days by beating the Czech Republic on Monday night.

Two British Airways pilots' strike are set to take place next week with a third planned for September 27. Now, union bosses warn they could be followed by even more strikes.

Pilots union Balpa will lead its members in a strike, after British Airways was forced to cancel up to one in 10 flights today as a result of the industrial action.

Tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected by the disruption on September 27. The 24-hour walkout follows a two-day strike this week when 1,700 flights were cancelled.

A strike planned by British Airways pilots on September 27 in a dispute over pay has been called off, Balpa said. General Secretary at BALPA called for 'common sense to prevail'.

By the time the British Airline Pilots' Association had scrapped its strike yesterday, the airline had already called off 800 journeys and reassigned customers to different flights.

Pilot strikes this Christmas on British Airways could be cancelled after union bosses allegedly admitted they were not likely to get a better pay deal for members.

American citizen Moustafa Kassem, 54, who has been imprisoned in Egypt for the last six years, passed away due to a heart failure from his hunger strike on Monday.

Palestinian militants, Islamic Jihad, fired two rockets into southern Israel from Gaza today and the Israeli military responded by hitting a number of Hamas outposts.

Netanyahu told ministers during a Monday meeting that Israel should 'stay out of' any conflict sparked by the killing of General Qassem Soleimani because 'it is a US event, not an Israeli event.'

The Duchess of Sussex has struck up a friendship with the former wife of Prince Harry's uncle, Earl Spencer. Victoria Lockwood moved to South Africa with Princess Diana's brother, in 1995.

Forward Robbie Robinson from Clemson was the first overall pick in Thursday's Major League Soccer SuperDraft and he was signed by David Beckham's new franchise Inter Miami.

David Beckham's new Inter Miami team are lining up a shock move for Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

Salford City's traces to Manchester United have increased following the signing of the latter's former striker James Wilson.

Measures to ensure that 'minimum service levels' are maintained during rail strikes are included in the Queen's Speech.

KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: The Norwegian waited until the 84th minute to introduce Lukaku, the £75million striker who has fallen down the pecking order since Jose Mourinho left.

Channel 10 is taking precautionary steps after Christian Wilkins took part in Sunday night's live broadcast of Dancing with the Stars.

Forty others were injured in the Wednesday night air strike conducted by the Afghan security forces, with U.S. air support, in the Nangarhar province.

Qari Yusouf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, immediately claimed responsibility for the attack saying it occurred in the southern Kandahar province.

CHARLIE SKILLEN: Five days, 120 minutes. That's how long it takes to ruin a season, apparently. Chelsea's 3-1 defeat at PSG to put them on the back foot in the Champions League came hot on the heels of the shock reverse at Crystal Palace.

The Gunners have agreed a 12.5 percent wage cut with the majority of their players, but the financial consequences of the coronavirus crisis will have an effect on the club's contract negotiations.