Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has left winger Gareth Bale out of the 19-man squad that will face Sevilla in La Liga on Saturday, despite the Welshman training all week injury free.

OLIVER HOLT: Andy Holt, the owner of Accrington Stanley has accused big clubs of being like a boa constrictor, squeezing the life out of the teams in the lower leagues of English football.

Gareth Bale is back in the Real Madrid squad for a La Liga game for the first time in over a month after being included for Sunday's match at Osasuna.

Gareth Bale has been omitted from Real Madrid's squad to face Levante on Saturday, with the forward suffering with gastroenteritis. Bale was sent home from training on Wednesday.

Zinedine Zidane is looking to sell five of his Real Madrid stars in order to lay the foundations for a bold spree of signings as Los Blancos look to ring the changes this summer transfer window.

In one of the bloodiest assaults since the beginning of the civil war, ballistic missiles ripped through the holy building at a military training camp in the central province of Marib.

The malaria-blocking bug, Microsporidia MB, was found by University of Glasgow scientists in the gut and genitals of mosquitoes living on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Eddie Jones faces some of the toughest decisions of his coaching career on Monday when he names his World Cup squad. He will never forget the calls he makes.

Tottenham currently sit seventh in the Premier League, five points off the top four with just 10 matches remaining and there has been talk that the squad needs freshening up.

Jose Mourinho has ruled out 'massive changes' to his Tottenham squad this summer even if they end the season without any silverware. Mourinho has only made minor adjustments so far.

Danny Rose is confident he is still in England boss Gareth Southgate's thoughts for Euro 2020 after making his loan move to Newcastle.

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.

Eddie Jones has warned his England squad to expect major surgery at the next World Cup. Jones' side reached the final of the Rugby World Cup last summer where they lost to South Africa.

The Everton forward was put in isolation for three days after contracting the contagious viral infection and was holed up in a hotel in Porto Alegre while he recovered.

While Tom Gleeson's Gold Logie win was the talk of the Logie Awards on Sunday, there was even more drama brewing behind the scenes.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE KEEGAN: David Willey was not surprised when the phone rang. On the other end of the line, Ed Smith, national selector, delivered the grim yet inevitable news.

EXCLUSIVE BY KISHAN VAGHELA: Pat Brown maybe hasn't been in professional cricket long enough to look retrospectively at what he has already achieved with ball in hand.

Senator Marco Rubio, who has been a critic of China's human rights record, took to Twitter on Sunday to accuse the mainstream media of blindly trusting data reported by the country.

President Trump endorsed the Republican opponent of 'squad' member, Rep. Ilhan Omar, in a Monday morning tweet.

Asher-Smith could have a shot at three gold medals in a mad six-week stretch after Sebastian Coe revealed plans are being formulated to squeeze a trio of major events into the summer of 2022.

A compromise to squeeze three major championships into the summer of 2022 is set to be concluded in the next 48 hours.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared his advice for how to grow valerians - which were introduced from the Mediterranean before 1600.

Obama tweeted Friday: 'What truly makes our country great is its diversity. I've seen that beauty in so many ways over the years.'

Boris Johnson today accused Jeremy Corbyn of a 'grotesque failure' to understand UK efforts to tackle climate change as the PM shrugged off criticism from a sacked ex-minister.

The 25-year-old defender was last summoned for international duty in 2017 but is yet to be handed his first cap. Laporte had been regularly capped for France's international youth sides.

Ilkay Gundogan has pulled out of the Germany squad to face Northern Ireland in Belfast on Monday night through illness. The Manchester City midfielder is suffering from a cold.

Karim Benzema has been a consistent goalscorer in his professional career and has represented France over 80 times, but the former Lyon marksman hasn't played for Les Bleus since 2015.

Manchester United captain Ashley Young thinks World Cup winners France have blundered by ignoring Anthony Martial whose form has made some of United's attacking football 'unbelievable'.

Calls are growing for Karim Benzema to earn a recall for France - four years after earning the last of his 81 caps. He's been exiled since his involvement in blackmail of Mathieu Valbuena.

The 22-year-old  self-made billionaire took to Instagram on Monday as she revealed that she had to have a zipper sewn onto her Alexander Wang dress after splitting it.

Brazil left the injured Neymar out of their squad for the November friendlies against Argentina and South Korea on Friday, but Douglas Luiz and Rodrygo were called up.

She got dumped from Kylie Jenner's circle of friends last year after getting entangled with Khloe Kardashian's ex Tristan Thompson. But now Jordyn Woods looks like the leader of the pack.

Khloe Kardashian is looking for one lucky Australian to star in her clothing brand Good American's latest campaign in Los Angeles - and anyone can enter.

Prince William, accompanied by his wife, Kate, travelled from Islamabad to Lahore, where they made a trip to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's trip to Pakistan saw local newspapers celebrate the way the royal couple have conducted their tour. William was described as a 'Prince Charming'.

Donald Trump turned a mega-church revival meeting into a campaign rally on Friday, riffing at a Miami gathering of politicall friendly evangelicals on meandering topics including claims of Democratic Party anti-Semitism and the U.S. airstrike that killed a hated Iranian general.

Noel 'El Flaco' Salgueiro - founder of the ruthless Gente Nueva hit squad - was taken into the custody of the FBI on Thursday and transferred to a jail in El Paso, Texas, on a narcotics charge.

Someone call the fashion police because Joan Rivers is going to need some higher heels.

The Dutch captain played 90 minutes against Northern Ireland on Saturday as Holland qualified for Euro 2020, but has withdrawn from their final game due to 'personal circumstances.'

Joe Root has issued a warning about player burnout this winter as England's cricketers face a fixture pile-up caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

Lockdown has offered extended periods of reflection for sports people and Joe Denly has had a lot to ponder. Not least how spectacularly things have transformed for him in the last decade.

PATRICK COLLINS: In a week of sound and fury, of passionate conviction and vigorous dissent, the voice of Steve Bruce soared out above the din to give his contribution to the Ched Evans saga.

Leicester attacker Harvey Barnes is emerging as a late contender to gatecrash England's Euro 2020 plans. Barnes has impressed during the Foxes' excellent season.

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.

Former England captain David Beckham took to Instagram to congratulate the club's players and staff and share his excitement for the team's future after their MLS debut against Los Angeles FC.

Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic has been forced to withdraw from the Croatia squad due to an Achilles injury. The 25-year-old has suffered an inflamed Achilles tendon in his right leg.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Arsenal will aim to conclude early transfer business this summer amid concerns they could be priced out of the market during Euro 2020.

Leicester attacker Harvey Barnes is emerging as a late contender to gatecrash England's Euro 2020 plans. Barnes has impressed during the Foxes' excellent season.

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has backed winger Harvey Barnes to make a late charge into England's Euro 2020 squad.

EXCLUSIVE: Millwall furloughed a number of their non-playing staff last week - but have now informed their footballing personnel of their intention to place them on the scheme.