PATRICK COLLINS: Sport at its cleanest and brightest generates a sense of wonder, a feeling that peaks are being scaled and limits are being breached.

The NHS have enlisted the help of leading sports stars such as England manager Gareth Southgate and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling to encourage fans to stay at home amid the coronavirus crisis. 

Czech Republic snatched a crucial draw against Croatia in Saint-Etienne after it looked as though they were all-but out of Euro 2016, but fan violence marred Group D clash.

The Prague-West county court on Tuesday turned two previous suspended sentences for drunk driving into jail terms because of his convictions for other crimes since receiving the initial terms.

Southgate initially gave Dier the chance to run the contact off after a hevay collision with Tomas Soucek, but he was swiftly replaced by Ross Barkley when it was clear he was in discomfort.

England medics will closely monitor Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford's fitness ahead of the Euro 2020 clash against Czech Republic.

Gwen Stefani, Uma Thurman and Nicole Kidman led the celebrity arrivals at the Gala for the Global Ocean hosted by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco at Opera of Monte-Carlo on Thursday.

MailOnline takes a closer look at the 50-year-old pop diva's fashion evolution over the last four decades

Marie Osmond channelled another wildly successful singer as she transformed into Gwen Stefani on Thursday for a Halloween special of The Talk.

While Blake Shelton will certainly be hitting the red carpet with his longtime girlfriend Gwen Stefani next month, he's revealed he will perform with her as well.

The former Tory spin doctor's arrival at Aberdeen Airport today marks the first time an unmarried partner has accompanied a serving prime minister on the traditional engagement.

Analysts calculated BA's group operates 77 monopoly routes out of Heathrow and return flight to Osaka costs £838 but would cost £80 if there was competition, analysts claimed.

Valdenize Barford, 31, tried to board a BA flight from Rhodes to London with her husband and their 17-month-old son but cabin crew suspected that the bites on the boy's face were signs of chicken pox.

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister landed in St Lucia on Thursday morning after a long-haul British Airways flight from London. It has now emerged he and Carrie Symonds were seated in economy.

Want to know how to snare that golden seat with a cattle class ticket? Then heed the counsel of former British Airways chief steward Simon J Marton, author of Journey Of A Reluctant Air Steward.

Hundreds of thousands of UK jobs in the tourism, fast food, retail, and leisure sectors could be axed within weeks because of coronavirus (pictured, BA logo on aircraft at London Heathrow Airport).

Frontline healthcare worker Cheryl Baxter, who is stuck in Cambodia, issued a heartbreaking video message today saying she was 'near meltdown' and begged the Prime Minister for help.

An investigation by Which? found that carriers including British Airways, Ryanair and easyJet are refusing to let passengers cancel and claim a refund on flights which are still scheduled to run.

WILL KELLEHER: Four Flags adorn the top of Lewis Ludlam's Twitter profile. Those of Guyana, Palestine, Egypt and England represent the heritage of this surprise World Cup package.

The Andre Fabre-trainer winner of the Group One Prix Morny Stakes is the 7-4 favourite with Coral but faces a line-up that potentially includes Siskin and Monarch of Egypt.

James Petford, 39, of Kings Norton, Birmingham, urinated and vomited in his seat after downing vodka and rum on a flight from Birmingham to Egypt. He has been jailed for eight months.

Britain's oldest poppy seller Walter Randall has died at the age of 104 after spending nearly 55 years selling poppies for the Royal British Legion. He was known as Wally in Leighton Buzzard.

The winger is a crucial player for Egypt and almost guaranteed to miss a chunk of action for Liverpool in January due to the African Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon.

Clarkson, buoyed by her hit ballad A Moment Like This, bested Justin Guarini in the initial competition in 2002.

Jordin Sparks joined her Broadway co-stars in Waitress to pay tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday.

Sometimes the best accessory is a husband dressed in all black, as music star Tori Kelly displayed on Wednesday at CMT's Artist of the Year event in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 38-year-old Oscar winner was the spitting image of the late Queen of Soul with her 1966-era flip wig

Legendary 'shock jock'/former America's Got Talent judge Howard Stern has accused Simon Cowell of unfairly treating the show's female judges.

Simon Cowell, 60, wasted no time hitting the beach and swiftly whipping his shirt off to showcase his sensational weight loss on Wednesday after touching down in Barbados.

She's the eight-year-old singer who was featured on American Idol, Good Morning America and many other shows after going viral on YouTube.

A man arrested for firearm possession in the northern Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm, had footage on his phone of his 18-month-old baby son (pictured) playing with a loaded glock pistol.

The Dresden White Diamond and the breast star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle (both pictured) were two of the pieces thieved from Dresden's Green Vault in late November 2019.

The hardliners chanted 'Death to Britain' and held aloft placards reading 'Down with England', prompted by the brief arrest of Britain's ambassador to Iran yesterday.

According to the Bible, the Jewish people were prohibited from worshipping outside of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem - and the other 'high places' of worship were destroyed.

The 'vile and disgusting' parade in Campo de Criptana featured dancing Nazis and scantily-clad women dressed as SS officers with dominatrix whips.

Kitty Spencer was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her wedding finger as she put on a loved-up display with her 60-year-old fashion tycoon beau in Cape Town today. 

Kitty Spencer was spotted wearing a diamond ring now estimated to be worth up to £300,000 on her wedding finger, as she was spotted with her 60-year-old fashion tycoon beau in Cape Town.

A host of high-profile managers were linked with the Inter Miami job ahead of their first MLS season in February, but owner David Beckham is set to unveil Alonso as his first manager on Monday.

The Florida franchise is running out of time to be up and running for the curtain-raiser against LA Galaxy at the Fort Lauderdale Stadium scheduled for March 14.

The football star, 44, took to Instagram to share a professionally-made video of himself creating the popular dish, and wished his followers a Happy New Year in Mandarin.

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

Inter Miami are still constructing their squad for the season ahead and have now targeted two of European football's biggest names to add some much-needed quality.

Much has been written about Manchester United's Class of 92... but they are perhaps rivalled in Spain by Barcelona's equivalent - Lionel Messi and his Class of 03. We take a look at where they are now...

David Beckham will reportedly offer David Silva a big money salary in a bid to tempt the Manchester City midfielder to join Inter Miami this summer and add experience to his youthful side.

Premier League clubs face the prospect of hurried pre-season preparations with the 2020-21 campaign set to start on the weekend of August 8-9 - just a month after the Euro 2020 final.

He watched the UFC fight at Marvel Stadium with his wife Elsa Pataky on Sunday. 

Matt Damon revealed on Monday's Ellen DeGeneres show that when he was in Australia with Chris Hemsworth in March, he stepped on an eight-foot python.

He's been relatively silent about his brother Liam's acrimonious split with Miley Cyrus last year. 

Chris Hemsworth is making sure to maintain his impeccable physique while in lockdown, with the 36-year-old Thor star explaining his makeshift home routine to Ellen on Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Many of Birmingham's players have agreed to defer up to 50 per cent of their wages from April to help ensure all the non-footballing staff will be paid in full