STEVE STAMMERS AT LOFTUS ROAD: Pre-season friendlies are notoriously inaccurate barometers of what lies ahead. Score-lines are not as important as performances.

QPR CEO Lee Hoos said in a club statement: 'We take a very strong stance against racism and will not tolerate one of our players being subjected to the despicable comments experienced.'

Huddersfield have only played against QPR, Derby, and Lincoln City so far this season, but pressure is already growing on manager Jan Siewert. They crashed out of the Carabao Cup.

Nahki Wells scored a double as QPR beat Millwall 2-1 at The Den to go fourth.The on-loan Burnley man opened the scoring 56 minutes in and doubled his tally in the 72nd minute.

Flamengo legend Julio Cesar was so caught up in the emotion of his former side's incredible Copa Libertadores victory on Saturday that he fainted in the stands.

Tottenham winger Jack Clarke is to join QPR on loan for the rest of the season. The 19-year old will be in contention to face former club Leeds at Loftus Road this Saturday.

The 19-year-old spent the first half of the season back with his first club Leeds United after joining Spurs in the summer for £7million but the deal was cancelled due to a lack of game time.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT LOFTUS ROAD: Nobody needs to explain to Leeds United the differences between the Premier League and the Championship.

It was roughly this time last year that a sticky patch of results for Leeds United soon deteriorated into a slide that ended with play-off heartbreak.

MATT BARLOW AT THE KIYAN PRINCE FOUNDATION STADIUM: Morgan Fox and Sam Winnall scored as Sheffield Wednesday beat QPR 2-1 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

From Player tantrums, to supporter meltdowns. You can see more drama on deadline day then you do for the entire window previously. Here we look back at the maddest moments ever.

Ariel, who continues to sport dyed red hair, was casually dressed for the outing in a v-neck short-sleeve top and sweatpants tucked into black boots.

'I'm very, very excited to have Monica Lewinsky's version of what happened be put out there in the world, and I think that she's earned the right to be able to tell her story,' Murphy told Collider.

Photographer Patrick Coyne - who took the video off of the coast of Newport Beach, California - described the sight as one of the most 'magical' nights of his life.

Winsor left her mark  in show business in many ways, having been a dancer in the Michael Jackson video Smooth Criminal and his Moonwalker film.

Harmeet Dhillon, Californian Republican Party vice chairwoman, has described Governor Gavin Newsom as going 'off the deep end' when he closed beaches to enforce social distancing.

The Modern Family actress proved she had the force with her as she wore a black Star Wars T-shirt. The film is A New Hope, the first in the franchise to hit theaters in 1977.

The supermodel, 25, continued to enjoy some downtime as she relaxed poolside with her adorable pet dog at her California home on Sunday, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Nikki and Brie Bella, known as the Bella Twins, are opening up about growing up in Arizona to divorced parents and a drug-addicted father in their new memoir Incomparable.

Ariel Winter was seen running an essential errand on Monday as she took her dog to the vet in Studio City, California.

Two alpacas from Helen Woodward Animal Center's Pet Encounter Therapy program, Kronk and Kuzco, have been bringing joy to residents at California senior centers.

The truck company estimated that around 1,000 gallons of red wine, the equivalent of 5000 bottles, was lost in the incident, most of which spilled out onto the road in Modesto, California.

The 56-year-old actress looked in good spirits despite wearing a bandanna on her face on an errand trip in affluent Bel Air, California on Thursday.

Sunderland have paid out more than £335,000 to Velez Sarsfield to settle their claim over Ricky Alvarez following a lengthy legal wrangle, the Argentinian club have announced.

England's Lucy Bronze has been named the UEFA Women's Player of the Year, beating Lyon teammates Ada Hegerberg and Amandine Henry to the award. 

With exercise options reduced with gyms across the country now shut under government orders Lawrence is streaming his own brand of home workouts online at 8am every morning.

The Senegal winger was hardly a shrinking violet, courting controversy with remarkable regularity before, during and after his time in England. Diouf's feud with Gerrard is just the tip of the iceberg.

Andy showed a lot of class and a lot of fight on Sunday. His dismantling of Novak Djokovic was a thing of beauty to watch. From the first ball, the crowd was engaged. I thought that was the most important factor.

I doubt that Tomas Berdych will be saying anything to Andy Murray again on court in a hurry after the Scot was riled by the World No 7 into an emphatic four-sets victory in their tense semi-final.

Froome stands to become Britain's first Grand Tour winner and add a seventh title to his collection after 2011 Vuelta a Espana champion Juan Jose Cobo was found guilty of a doping violation.

The 39-year-old was the first Briton to win the Tour de France in 2012 and took Olympic time trial gold just days later, but said he no longer wants to be defined by his sporting success.

Hedgehogs have not hibernated this winter because of unprecedented mild weather caused by climate change, according to a UK animal rescue centre.

This change will make the nightingale's long migrations to Africa more arduous and threaten its very survival, scientists have warned.

Footage of the rescue emerged yesterday, and shows two firefighters working hard to remove the youngster from a swing in Bradford.

Mason Bennett was filmed being sick in a pub toilet by his new Derby captain Tom Huddlestone just hours before crashing his car and being arrested for drink-driving.

Ellyce Quirk shared a video one of the accused attackers posted to Snapchat in the wake of the alleged assault near Thirroul Train Station in Wollongong, south of Sydney, on Saturday night.

Video appeared on Facebook from a Snapchat post showing a man line up behind an injured owl in the middle of a quiet Queensland street at night.

Emma Kivell, 36, shared her outburst on Snapchat in which she blasted British passengers coming home from Dalaman to Manchester after having expensive work done on their teeth.

An couple from Hobart, Indiana allegedly drove a pair of twin teenage boys off a road they were bicycling along with flags in support of President Donald Trump, according to local police.

Jan Winterbottom, a busker from Melbourne, was already a registered sex offender when he was raided in January 2019 over claims of child pornography and grooming.

MARTIN KEOWN - BOOT ROOM: Another round of Premier League fixtures kicks off on Saturday, but not as we know it. In the winter break eight teams will play this weekend, with the others the one after.

INSIGHT - MARTIN KEOWN: As the ultimate tactician, Pep Guardiola tries to push the boundaries, and we saw an incredibly fluid set-up from Manchester City.

The Welsh winger was one of the club's most consistent performers last season but looks set to miss the start of the 2019-20 campaign following ankle surgery, according to the Sun.

James has been in outstanding scoring form since his summer switch from Swansea to Manchester United, and the 21-year-old winger was on target again after 17 minutes.

James - who has scored three goals in four games for United since his summer switch from Swansea - curled home a superb 17th-minute winner from 18 yards.

Wales will check on Aaron Ramsey's fitness when the Juventus midfielder joins up with Ryan Giggs' squad ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifier against Slovakia.

We've had several days of international games, with a few shocks, lots of goals, and plenty of action to digest. Sportsmail runs you through everything we learned this week.

Italy continued their renaissance as they cruised to an impressive 3-0 win away to Bosnia-Herzegovina on Friday night and made it nine wins out of nine in Euro 2020 Group J.

Next summer's European Championship is really taking shape, with 20 of the 24 nations now confirmed for the finals. We profile each of the qualifiers so far here.

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale has attempted to recreate his iconic Champions League final goal in his living room to raise money for the NHS during the coronavirus pandemic.