PETE JENSON: In the big games Messi now seems to cut the same forlorn, powerless figure in the Barça shirt as he does for Argentina. There is an over-reliance on him and no one to give support.

Lionel Messi is the latest footballer to take on the 'stay at home challenge' as stars attempt to keep themselves entertained with sport on hold due to coronavirus.

At Barcelona, as reported on Thursday by Sportsmail, the board are risking a potential feud with their star players over mooted wage cuts. Here's how it would affect their enormous salaries.

The Argentine has become one of the most-sought after players on the planet after shining for Inter Milan this season - scoring 16 goals and providing four assists in just 31 appearances.

Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi would reportedly prefer to rekindle his partnership with Neymar than for the club to sign Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan in the summer.

The actress and her partner, Jack Manning Bancroft, welcomed their daughter Pemau Stone Bancroft on May 30, their representative confirmed to Us Weekly.

When Australian actress Yael Stone welcomed her first child in May, things did not go according to plan.   

Nationwide News and journalist Jonathon Moran in October 2018 lost a mid-trial bid to amend their defence to Rush's defamation claim based on the evidence of Yael Stone.

She once had more than 100 tattoos, ranging from a unicorn to an Alice in Wonderland-inspired rabbit design. 

The popular streaming service may have to consider rolling out ads as it faces increasingly ballooning costs associated to its original programming, executives from NBC and Hulu said.

The event was one of many ahead of Tuesday's MLB All-Star game at Progressive Field, the home of baseball's Indians.

The Project host Carrie Bickmore is settling back into live TV after taking eight months off on maternity leave.

Orange Is the New Black actress Laverne Cox, 47, from Alabama, was shocked to get a call from the Duchess of Sussex asking her to appear on her Vogue cover - and praised the ex-Suits star.

The 25-year-old Grammy winner and the 23-year-old IMG Model rang in their New Year with plans on having 'babies next season'

Katarina Johnson-Thompson bounced back from last year’s injury frustrations with a British high jump record — but she then insisted that she should have gone even higher.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson may not defend her heptathlon title at the prestigious Hypomeeting in Gotzis, Austria later this month because her coach is wary of people taking 'pot shots' at her.

Wayne Rooney has teamed up with an array of leading stars across the world of sport, including Serena Williams and Kobe Bryant, to feature in a new advert showing off their formidable speed.

MARTHA KELNER IN BEIJING: Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson go head-to-head on Sunday in a battle to be crowned heptathlon World Champion.

Before Jodie Comer played the ruthless assassin Villanelle in the hit show, she honed her skills in drama classes at the same Liverpool school attended as the indoor pentathlon champion.

INTERVIEW BY LAURA LAMBERT: While people are tucking into mince pies and turkey on Christmas Day, Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be out on the track, determined to get the edge on her rivals.

One Direction stars Niall Horan and Harry Styles were two of the celeb fans who posted heartfelt tributes to the star on social media as the news broke.

Payne's scheduled appearance at the Jeddah World Fest has sparked fury among activists angry at Saudi Arabia's criminalisation of gays, and jailing of women's rights activists.

She's the 24-year-old who starred on Matt Agnew's season of The Bachelor.

Next Monday the BBC are broadcasting a special anniversary episode that will see several of the characters attend a boat party on the Thames.

The pair were both skeptical at first but Jay soon realised he was excited at the prospect of becoming a father following a chat with Billy Mitchell.

Emmerdale newcomer Mark Womack has revealed his soap star wife Samantha 'takes the mick' out of his line-learning style.

Ross Kemp will join NHS staff treating patients inside the 'warzone' intensive care unit at Milton Keynes University Hospital Trust for his two-part show Ross Kemp: On the NHS Frontline on ITV.

The EastEnders star, 47, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share a shirtless snap of himself posing in his home as he flexed his muscles.

The former Eastenders star, 49, has showed no sign of slowing down after singing up to a 12-part series.

She recently returned from a sizzling break in Ibiza with husband Mark Wright. Yet Michelle Keegan already seemed to be pining for a return as she shared a stunning bikini snap from her getaway.

Speaking to The Mirror on Saturday about the ordeal, the TV personality, 24, said she tried out for Our Girl, but lost out to Michelle Keegan following a car-crash audition.

The actress, 32, appeared on the show via link and told Alex and fill-in host Gethin Jones she was passing the time in lockdown by doing some gardening.

Comedian Peter Kay has reportedly been offered a guest role on Sky One series Brassic.

Couple have had a long-distance relationship for four years.

High hopes for the 28-year-old's show plummeted as his TV charm only managed to bring in a mediocre 807,000 viewers for the first episode in May, before sinking even further to 300,000 by the finale.

The father of Olympic swimming champion Ryan Lochte today insisted he would never ask his $3million son for financial aid - despite losing his home to foreclosure.

Rio police probing Ryan Lochte's armed robbery account are understood to have tracked down the taxi driver who will be able to confirm or deny his hotly-contested claims, DailyMail.com reveals.

Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte is back in the pool, sober, and leaning on his new family as he prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Games after his false robbery claims in Rio in 2012.

At Donald Trump's personal playground, Turnberry in Ayrshire, the most expensive round of golf in history is about to start, at a cost to the British taxpayer of £5 million and counting.

Phamie Sutherland, 94, had been released from hospital hours before her carer visited her home in Lumphinnans, Fife. The carer was seen on camera roughly lifting and falling on top of her.

Charlotte Robinson from Leeds who was staying at Loch Ness Highland Lodges in Invermoriston snapped Nessie with her iPhone. An expert has called it the best picture taken 'in years'.

Margaret Fleming suffered a cruel death at the hands of Edward Cairney, 77, and Avril Jones, 59, at the pair's home in Inverkip in western Scotland. Her body has never been found.

Lonely Planet's latest book - Ultimate United Kingdom Travelist - ranks the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

Kevin Lygo, ITV's director of television, has declared enough is enough: 'I'm tired of another show that has B-rate celebrities going to Mykonos to look at their feet.'

Madonna needed two full trolleys as she and her brood headed to the Maldives - but she's not the only celebrity to spurn packing light, nor the only one whose luggage costs as much as a holiday.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Ant McPartlin has opted to dissolve his company Teecourt. Ant, who lives in South West London applied to Companies House last month to have the company struck off.

The 26-year-old was presented with the blimp gong by none other than Disney star Zendaya and Hollywood heavyweight Jamie Foxx.

It's the fun-packed awards show notorious for covering its celebrity guests in green slime.

Justin Bieber will officially be performing at the Kids' Choice Awards next Sunday. The 26-year-old pop act will treat his fans to a rendition of his single Intentions, which he released with Quavo.

Corine Remande travelled to France from Egypt with husband Raphael to watch the showdown between Europe and the US, held at Le Golf National club in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines just outside Paris.