TeamGB taekwondo champion Jade Jones kicked her way Olympic history when she won gold to make her the most successful Briton in her sport.

She was hoping to make a mercy dash to Brazil with her children to see her dying grandmother.

In a new map from St Louis University in Missouri, countries along the Mississippi Delta were found to pose the highest risk for Zika transmission as well as some on the Atlantic coast.

Official data says just 16 Zika-infected babies have been born since the mosquito-born illness swept the Americas last year. However, more than 3,300 pregnant women got the virus in 2016.

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison found 100 percent of monkey fetuses had traces of the virus - causing inflammation of the optic nerves. They say it could apply to humans.

The virus lingers in the blood stream and saliva for up to about two weeks after infection, and remains in bodily fluids like semen for months. But NIH scientists confirm a kiss is not dangerous.

Gympie Regional Council will go on a three-month hunt from April to inspect all still water sources in a bid to stamp out the potentially lethal insects.

Meghan's visit to Fiji and Tonga goes against travel advice that pregnant women should consider not travelling to the countries because of the 'moderate risk' of catching the tropical disease.

Health officials say they discovered Aedes aegypti mosquitoes - known to carry Zika virus and dengue - in York County, Nebraska, on Tuesday . It's the first time they've been seen in the state.

Lukas Podolski was born in Poland but plays for Germany, and Thursday's match between the countries at the European Championship promises to be another emotional experience.

Euro 2016 has been something of a feel-good tournament for Germany so far and Joachim Low's men are certainly optimistic they can keep that going when they face Poland on Thursday night.

The contrast in difficulty is summed up by the fact that the bottom half has nations with a total of 20 major titles (11 World Cups and nine Euros), while there is a total of none in the top half.

Polish coach Adam Nawalka doesn't want striker Robert Lewandowski compared to Cristiano Ronaldo as the striker faces Switzerland on Saturday having failed to score at Euro 2016.

Despite Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo so far failing to produce a string of consistent displays, Portugal have recovered from a slow start to earn a place in the quarter-finals.

Lewandowski hasn't lit up Euro 2016 and will need to regain his form from qualifying if Poland are to have any chance of getting past Portugal on Thursday.

IAN LADYMAN AT STADE VELODROME: Cristiano Ronaldo has been here before and made the wrong call. Portugal exited Euro 2012 on penalties to Spain without their great talisman taking a kick.

Poland’s star player Robert Lewandowski was recovering on Friday from a ‘brutal’ end to his side’s run at Euro 2016. The striker's goal was not enough to see his side overcome Portugal.

French side AS Monaco have signed Polish defender Kamil Glik on a four-year deal from Italian side Torino, the clubs confirmed on Monday.

Bayern Munich striker appeared hard at work on Monday as Adam Nawalka's squad trained ahead the tournament. Poland have two friendlies still to play against Chile and Lithuania.

Optus won the rights to stream all 64 games of the World Cup to Australian audiences via their online and mobile services. But thousands of viewers were left frustrated by a troubling error message.

The Google Doodle for Tuesday, June 19 2018 celebrates the World Cup 2018 teams from Groups A and H playing today, including Russia, Egypt, Colombia, Japan, Poland and Senegal.

Idrissa Gueye's deflected shot put Senegal into the lead after a dull first-half before M'Baye Niang latched onto a Grzegorz Krychowiak error to double his side's advantage.

Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for the World Cup 2018 clash Poland vs Colombia including how to watch, kick-off time, squads, stats and latest odds.

Poland were sent crashing out of the World Cup as Colombia kept their dream alive with a resounding victory in Kazan on Sunday night. Relive the action with Sportsmail's JAMES DUTTON.

JOHN HELM AT THE KAZAN ARENA: It was billed as the match neither side dare lose. As it turned out it was as one-sided as you can get. Colombia put performance against Japan firmly in the past.

They both play on Thursday, against Japan and Tunisia respectively, and if they manage to score then it will be the first time in the World Cup's history that all teams have scored twice.

HOT OR NOT: Radamel Falcao looks reborn for Colombia at the World Cup

The UEFA Nations League inaugural weekend continues tonight as Italy host Poland, while Scotland are also in action in a friendly with Belgium. Follow the action here with MICHAEL SEARLES .

Jorginho made up for an uncharacteristic error leading to Poland taking a deserved first-half lead by scoring a 78th-minute penalty to ensure Roberto Mancini avoided defeat in his first competitive game.

Poland coach Jerzy Brzeczek has warned his players not to treat Tuesday night's friendly clash with the Republic of Ireland as a party for Robert Lewandowski.

CRAIG HOPE IN WROCLAW: Poland manage to salvage a draw in their friendly with the Republic of Ireland after Mateusz Klich cancelled out Aiden O'Brien's debut goal on Tuesday evening.

Roberto Mancini very much put his Italy players through their paces as they look to claim their first victory in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday night against Poland.

Wojciech Szczesny will be tasked with keeping the ball out of the net when Poland face the Czech Republic. But he has been showing his team-mates how it is done at the other end of the pitch.

James Forrest's hat-trick inspired Scotland to a come-from-behind win over Israel that secured promotion in the Nations League on Tuesday night.

Aidy Boothroyd's side are in preparation mode for the European Championship finals as they trained at St George's Park on Wednesday ahead of friendlies with Poland and Germany.

Poland forward Krzysztof Piatek continued his prolific season by scoring 10 minutes after coming off the bench to secure a 1-0 win away to Austria in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier.

Holland will bid to continue their recent resurgent form by going up against 2014 World Cup winners Germany at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Sportsmail brings you live coverage along with all other scores.

NORWAY 3-3 SWEDEN: Norway substitute Ola Kamara scored in the 96th minute to snatch a 3-3 draw at home to neighbours Sweden in a fiercely-contested Group F Euro 2020 qualifier.

SPAIN UNDER-21S 5-0 POLAND UNDER-21S: Pablo Fornals was among the scorers as Spain secured their place in the semi-finals of the Under-21 Euros with a 5-0 win against Poland.

SWEDEN 1-1 NORWAY: Emil Forsberg scored the equaliser as Sweden managed to secure a point at home to Norway in a Euro 2020 qualifier. Norway had taken the lead through Stefan Johansen.

Victor Lindelof pulled no punches after Sweden's 1-1 stalemate with Norway in Euro 2020 qualifying, and placed the blame firmly at his own doorstep.

The 16-year-old made his first appearance for Spain U21s as a substitute in their 2-0 win over Montenegro U21s on Tuesday night. He has been a sensation so far this season.

SPAIN 5-0 ROMANIA: Gerard Moreno scored a brace as Spain concluded their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with an emphatic 5-0 win at home to Romania.

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