Stokes has enjoyed an unforgettable year, playing a starring role in the historic World Cup victory at Lord's then producing one of Test cricket's greatest ever innings in the Third Ashes Test.

An abandoned baby deer (left) has been miraculously pulled from the ashes of the devastating bushfires without injury.    

Craig Overton, Olly Stone and Saqib Mahmood are said to be the pace trio identified for the long-term care programmes which the ECB are planning to put in place in a bid to regain the Ashes.

Amy McGlade, from Adelaide, spent her life watching families struggle with what to do with the leftover embryos through her career as a midwife.

A large crowd of English cricket fans were seen taunting the Australian team as they boarded their bus during the Ashes tour in 2019.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT BARLOW: The chairman of Truro City is not easily fazed. He has won the Ashes Down Under and faced the West Indies pacemen at Perth.

Ben Stokes is glued to the aftermath of his miracle at Headingley on television and, revealingly, finds his thoughts immediately turning to the opposition. 'I remember watching this in The Test,' says Stokes.

The singer turned radio presenter, 32, was positively bowled over as she joined her sportsman beau, 33, and pet pooch Alfie for another game of garden cricket on Thursday afternoon.

Louis Tomlinson has refused to appear on BBC Breakfast ever again.

Portugal may have been without superstar Cristiano Ronaldo but it was not less of a shock as they slumped to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at home to Albania in their Euro 2016 qualifier. 

Albania's national team have been handed a heroes' welcome for their return home following the shocking violence that forced their Euro 2016 qualifier against Serbia to be abandoned.

Albania claim their players were assaulted by fans, stewards and police in Belgrade at the now-infamous Euro 2016 qualifier against Serbia which was abandoned after the violent scenes.

Albania have been awarded a victory over Serbia by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a Euro 2016 qualifier was abandoned when a drone with a political banner flew into the stadium.

A bus carrying the Serbia squad was hit by stones within hours of the team arriving in Albania on Wednesday for a Euro 2016 qualifier, a year after their previous encounter was abandoned in chaos.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT LOFTUS ROAD: Quite a few fancied Brentford as dark horses for promotion and here was more evidence Thomas Frank's side could challenge almost by stealth.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Aboubakar Kamara scored a brace as Fulham came from behind to beat QPR 2-1. Jordan Hugill put QPR in front after just three minutes.

EXCLUSIVE: The plan is for the former England captain to start training full-time with his new team-mates on Monday, after making his first match-day appearance at Pride Park.

Wayne Rooney was all smiles on Thursday afternoon as he pulled on the Derby County kit for the first time as he prepares to join up with the rest of the squad ahead of their next match.

Wayne Rooney hopes his arrival at Derby can lift the club but is braced for a frustrating month-long wait to make his debut. He officially joined the Sky Bet Championship side as player-coach this week

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: This week, Derby County have earmarked Rooney as a future manager, as he joins up with the Championship side for this weekend's home game.

Smith also enjoyed three spells as manager of Oxford United where he achieved legendary status at the club after guiding them from Division Three to Division One.

Ian Holloway held final talks with Grimsby Town earlier this week before agreeing a contract on Tuesday morning. Holloway's last managerial job was with QPR in 2018.

Derby County are to offer a new deal to forward Mason Bennett, who has attracted interest from Millwall. The 23-year-old is out of contract in the summer. Derby wanted to sign Jack Clarke.

The Pepperdine University graduate, 22, had a pair of earphones in on the Sunny weekday in Southern California.

Teddi looked great as she showed off her impressive weight loss, wearing a casual red jumpsuit and aviator sunglasses.

The Star Wars actor was told to hold short of the runway at Hawthorne Airport in California last Friday because another aircraft was practicing touch-and-go landings there, but he still crossed.

She and her twin sister Brie are pregnant at the same time, even due within weeks of one another. 

The 51-year-old Oscar nominee went barefoot for the Malibu stroll

Bynes captioned a March 17 Instagram selfie of herself and fiancé Paul Michael with the message 'baby on board,' spurring speculation the former child star was expecting.

The test, made by California-based made by Global WholeHealth Partners Corp, can reportedly deliver a positive result in just 15 minutes with nearly 99% accuracy.

The California Department of Justice has found that State Lottery officials violated a law enacted to protect reputations of public agencies by acting inappropriately on sales conference trips.

The name Elon Musk and Grime's newborn, X Æ A-12, likely 'won't be accepted' on a birth certificate in California

Sunderland are set for a major cash boost in their bid to escape League One with an American consortium ready to take control of the club.

Aiden McGeady has been told to stay away from Sunderland's first team by manager Phil Parkinson because of his negative influence on the squad. He has been told to find a new club ahead of January.

EXCLUSIVE: Stewart Donald was targeted by Sunderland supporters as he left Fratton Park with his young son following Saturday's 2-0 defeat, before a group of Pompey fans came to his aid.

Former England captain Dave Watson has a neurodegenerative disease that was 'most likely' brought on by head injuries and repeated heading of the ball during his playing days.

Sunderland have placed its first-team players, contracted academy players and backroom staff on furlough leave due to coronavirus.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: There was a time when Mick McCarthy thought football was straightforward -but it didn't last very long into his career.

In his teen years, a professional deal at Sunderland was in the balance, but it was Henderson's well-known dedication and attitude which swung the decision in his favour.

Henderson has lifted the Champions League and is on the verge of winning the Premier League and Bruce insists he saw Henderson's devoted attitude and sense of authority straight away.

Ghana were on the verge of becoming the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final when they were awarded a penalty in added time of extra time after a Luis Suarez's handball.

SPECIAL REPORT: Sportsmail previously revealed that majority shareholder Stewart Donald used Sunderland's parachute payments to finance the majority of the £37m purchase of club.

The Monkeyface prickleback, scientific name Cebidichthys violaceus, swims in the rocky waters off the West Coast of the USA.

The government has effectively washed its hands of the battle for the £14billion Heathrow project after the Court of Appeal ruled that it had not yet met environmental standards.

A Russian scientist reveals the animals are feeding on each other in the Arctic as melting ice and fossil fuel extraction companies are forcing the animals out of their traditional hunting grounds.

At-risk areas include Surfers' Paradise in Queensland, St Tropez, Honolulu, Copacabana, the Costa del Sol and Weymouth, the study reveals.

Climate neutrality by 2050 is unlikely for the UK without drastic technological and societal changes including limiting aviation and halving meat production, a report has found.

Researcher from Rutgers University in New Jersey found that four times as many people will be impacted by heat stress by 2100 than are today.

The lonely vessel was captured as it passed the broken off remains of a glacier in Disko Bay, Greenland, as it headed towards Canada.

A new study published in Nature lays out an 'essential roadmap' for marine life to recover to full abundance by 2050 and leave future generations a vibrant, resilient ocean.