KIERAN JACKSON: A starlit grand inception to a senior first-team player confronting a home supporter on the terraces. The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has had quite the opening salvo.

Spurs manager Mourinho was forced to admit he was in the wrong after flouting social distancing advice by overseeing a training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele in Barnet.

Mourinho was pictured putting Ndombele, Ryan Sessegnon and Davinson Sanchez through a training session on Hadley Common on Tuesday - an episode that has left Ndombele bemused.

On September 20, 2007, Mourinho and Chelsea went separate ways and Steve Sidwell has revealed how players such as Lampard and Terry were left 'crying on the floor' at the news.

There are no questions over the Portuguese's commitment to the job, though, as he was pictured flouting government rules last week when he held a one-on-one training session with some players.

Mourinho oversaw a training session with midfielder Tanguy Ndombele on Hadley Common in Barnet earlier this month and was spoken to by unhappy Spurs chiefs.

The renowned 57-year-old agreed to join the Anfield outfit and replace Gerard Houllier, but Roman Abramovich swooped in with a higher offer and convinced Mourinho to move to west London.

Alessandro Gamberini has claimed both Chelsea and Inter Milan chased his signature, only for the centre-back to sign a new deal with Fiorentina. The Italian played out his entire career in Italy.

Porto were on the search for a stopgap option after Julen Lopetegui was dismissed in 2016, and identified their former coach Mourinho as an option until the end of the campaign.

Marcus Rashford has admitted that he endured a 'tough period' at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho, but says that the Portuguese made him stronger mentally.

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.

Tottenham are at the centre of another social distancing breach during the coronavirus crisis, this time involving Serge Aurier and Moussa Sissoko.

A message from the Portuguese was posted on the club's official Twitter account on Thursday amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tottenham's £1billion stadium is acting as a distribution centre.

It's a picture that shows a different time and frankly, one that people nowadays might find hard to imagine; Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho, sat side-by-side as friends, wearing crests of the same club.

During the coronavirus pandemic Spurs have walked into one PR gaffe after another ranging from cutting non-playing staff pay, to multiple training sessions breaking social distancing rules.

The 22-year-old centre back arrived at the Bernabeu last summer in a £44million move from Porto, but has played just 13 games all season and has played a lot out of position at Real Madrid.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has heaped praise on manager Jose Mourinho, saying it's 'a privilege' to talk to him on a daily basis. 

Thomas Meunier has been 'clearly won over' by Jose Mourinho, putting Tottenham 'at the front of the queue' to sign him. The PSG defender becomes a free agent in the summer.

Both Van Gaal and Mourinho received plenty of stick for their perceived ignorance when it came to the academy, with both managers seemingly opting for tried and tested options instead.

It has been six weeks since the Premier League came to an abrupt halt but now Spurs have been given the green light to resume training again - as long as they adhere to social distancing rules.

The £54million signing from Lyon is unsettled at Spurs and is open to discussing a move to Barcelona this summer. The Catalan side would prefer to offer players in exchange for him.

Spurs have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in relation to the coronaviurs in recent times but with the help of Jose Mourinho they are stepping up their aid in the fight against Covid-19.

Spurs' operation is being used by staff and relatives of North Middlesex University Hospital, with various facilities being put in place to ease pressure on nearby hospitals while they tackle Covid-19.

Mourinho approached Nedved in 2009 after completing his first season at the San Siro that saw him win the Serie A and Supercoppa Italiana.

Despite being stuck inside due to the lockdown, Tottenham players are still being put to the test by manager Jose Mourinho in training sessions conducted over Zoom.

A mining company has announced it will debut the world's largest electric vehicle at one of its platinum mines in South Africa, which will use a hybrid lithium-ion and hydrogen fuel cell motor.

Ahead of their group-stage opener against South Africa at the WACA in Perth on Sunday, England were out of sorts and slumped to a heavy defeat at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide.

The image was taken on the plains of a private wildlife estate in Mpumalanga, South Africa, by project manager and wildlife photographer Victor Soares, 46, who had been invited to the estate.

Steve Smith has admitted he had flashbacks returning to the Johannesburg hotel where his world came crashing down after confessing to ball-tampering.

Eugene Troskie, 34, was repairing a waterhole's wooden perimeter in the Lions Place Lodge in Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa, when the inquisitive elephant noticed him.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: It was a double celebration for Sarah, Duchess of York, on Prince Andrew's 60th birthday. Earlier in the day she became a great-aunt.

Warner and de Kock delivered one of the ugliest moments of a bitter Test series in 2018 when they squared off on a staircase after play in Durban.

CHRIS FOY: England believe they are ready to reach the same performance heights on Sunday against Ireland as they did in Yokohama last November when they dismantled the All Blacks.

Biden, 77, first told the story at a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina on February 11, as he tried to shake off defeat in New Hampshire, and has repeated it twice more.

Steve Smith pulled off a 'superman' performance while fielding a ball that was destined for a six when Australia faced South Africa for the second T20 match.

In 2019 the ITV2 show's finale peaked at 3.8m viewers, showing a peak loss of 1.2m for the programme, relating to those watching ITV2 and ITV2 HD on TVs in homes

In a clip captured on Sunday, the curious animal can be seen approaching the busy forecourt of an Engen service station in Saint Lucia.

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: The Lions are poised to finalise plans on Thursday for a fixture against the Barbarians at Twickenham, prior to their tour of South Africa next summer.

Knight became the first English player, male or female, to make hundreds in Test, one-day international and Twenty20 cricket when she powered England to an emphatic World Cup victory.

The mother-of-two, 35, visited Cape Town to meet colleagues at Project Playground, which she started in 2010 with her friend, fellow model Frida Vesterberg, and shared photos on Instagram.

David Warner set the cricket ball tampering scandal in motion because he was incensed by South Africa's vulgar sledging about his wife Candice during the 2018 test series.

For a man who is likely to be out for four months owing to a freak injury suffered playing football before a Test, Rory Burns is philosophical. 'It's a positive thing for English cricket,' the opener said.

Pieter van Wyk, 34, captured the moment that a dozing leopardess was stalked by a leopard in Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa. She was given a 'fright' and jumped to her feet instantly.

He walked back the much-scrutinized claim on CNN , saying instead that he was separated from members of the Congressional Black Caucus by 'Afrikaners with guns.'

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: England have a potentially more significant injury issue than that of Mark Wood for the tour of Sri Lanka with senior spinner Jack Leach a doubt.

A surge of South Africans seeking protection in Australia have been disappointed as no visas have yet been approved.

Guest host John Mulaney posed as Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden in the show's cold open, parodying a White House press conference on the coronavirus.

Australian cricket legend David Warner recently returned to South Africa, following the ball-tampering scandal of 2018.

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.

Old flame Lewis, with whom she remains on good terms, was one of the first people to congratulate her on the triumph following her return from South Africa.