EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Key winces at the revelation that his close friend Andrew Flintoff believes he was one of the great English batsmen against fast bowling.

With ECB chief Tom Harrison warning of a £380m black hole in the game's finances if no cricket is possible, Connor remains hopeful England will still be able to face India and South Africa.

The 52-year-old Hollywood actor gives $20,000-a-month to his ex-wife Denise Richards for their daughters Sam, 14, and Lola, 13, and $55,000-a-month to his other ex-wife Brooke Mueller.

He made a public pledge not to touch alcohol while he's travelling Down Under for his speaking tour next month.

Denise Richards has filed paperwork to take her ex Charlie to court over accusations he's owes $450,000 in child support, which he's hiding to avoid paying up, according to The Blast .

The actress, 48, was spotted enjoying some time away from the drama on Thursday, when she stepped out for the VFiles New York Fashion Week presentation at Brooklyn's Barclays Center.

Donald Trump is at an all-time high in Republican support following his victory in the New Hampshire primary. The second-place finisher John Kasich is 40 points behind him in a new poll.

BT have exclusive rights to the Bundesliga in the UK and, with the German government giving the go-ahead for the top-flight's return, the broadcaster could remove games from behind their paywall.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week. 

EXCLUSIVE: The Government are set to recommend that all UK sportspeople agree a coronavirus charter before returning to competitive action, Sportsmail understands.

Manchester City's partnership with the NHS is facilitating 1,000 coronavirus tests a day at the Etihad Stadium. The Premier League side have been praised for opening their doors to the NHS.

PATRICK COLLINS, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Football managers won't ever voice contemptuous sentiments about their fans, but sometimes their faces reveal their private thoughts.

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.

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.

PATRICK COLLINS: Bolt, Ali, Woods, Pele, Bradman and a precious few others — Jack Nicklaus, certainly, and, in time, Lionel Messi — constitute an elite on whom the term ‘genius’ sits lightly.

Jorge Mendes' house in Portugal has been searched by Portuguese tax authorities as part of an ongoing investigation.

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo could be seen pretending to high five the absent fans as he made his way off the team bus ahead of the match at Allianz Stadium in Turin.

AS report that Cristiano Ronaldo's agent Jorge Mendes has spent a significant amount of money buying 200,000 gowns and three ventilators for the hospital in Porto.

Former Manchester United winger Nani jokingly revealed global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo everything he knows in an interview this week. 

Pele this week said that he believes Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi, a view that goes a long way in strengthening the Portuguese's case. But what have other legends made of the rivalry?

The current nationwide lockdown is due to expire on Friday but Italian health experts have said the need to try to contain COVID-19 will likely last weeks beyond that.

The global sporting vacuum caused by the coronavirus pandemic continued this week but a lack of live action hasn't stopped the debate. Here's 10 things we learned from the past seven days.

UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Association for the chaotic scenes that saw Mark Clattenburg halt the Euro 2016 Group D fixture on Friday night.

Although the permutations over the third-place teams who will progress are complicated enough to require some serious mathematics the make-up of the individual groups are rather simpler.

KIERAN GILL AT WINDSOR PARK: Michael O'Neill may need to start brushing up on his Russian after his Northern Ireland side guaranteed a top-two finish in World Cup qualifying Group C.

She's the attention-getting frontwoman of the band No Doubt and a stylish solo pop act as well, but recently she's been spending quite a bit of time on the sidelines.

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.

CHRIS FOY IN TOKYO: Eddie Jones and his squad landed at Narita Airport - 66km east of Tokyo - at 1.46pm local time, but then encountered the disruptive aftermath of Typhoon Faxia.

Two of the incidents required BA flight crew to wear oxygen masks, a report by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) revealed.

Sir Desmond Swayne, MP for New Forest West, Hamphire,has advised people to take advantage of travel companies slashing prices amid global panic about the illness.

Well, I thought I would spend Sunday telling you how Lewis Hamilton had won the Bahrain Grand Prix. And then on to a gin and tonic the size of an Olympic swimming pool with a few pals.

Flatlining footfall could see UK airports shut within weeks, with plummeting passenger numbers forcing airlines such as easyJet and Ryanair to ground their whole fleet.

British Airways is set to move its Airbus A380 aircraft to France's Chateauroux Centre Marcel Dassault Airport as the company tries to reduce its operations amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The six-month-old Airbus A350 was reversing from the gate, about to take off on a return flight to London, when it smashed into the Emirates Boeing 777 that was parked behind it.

Although Lorenzo Lotto lived in Italy in the 16th century, and was surrounded by a culture of many great painters, his work stands out for its thought, originality and intelligent observation.

You’ve certainly seen Martin Parr’s work many times, even if you weren’t aware of it.

Sofinar Grigoryan, known as Safinaz, was accused of 'inciting debauchery' by Egyptian officials after videos of her performing on stage with a woman wearing a bikini were shared online.

NYT's publisher revealed a never-before told story on Monday where he said Donald Trump intentionally withheld knowledge that one of their reporters was going to be arrested in Egypt.

Tony Camoccio, 51, was slung into the notorious Police Station One Hurghada jail after the official accused him of sexual assault, as he headed home from a family holiday.

The patient, 60, showed symptoms of a fever after he travelled from Luxor in southern Egypt to the Hurghada resort town on the Red Sea coast on Friday.

Lara Logan has spoken about her brutal sex assault in Egypt in 2011. She was reporting from Cairo when a mob of hundreds stripped and violated her.

ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: We might be horribly restricted in who we can see and chat to in the flesh but we are still in touch with our friends. Possibly more than usual.

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein says the image of her face was altered at a police station in Sweden, leaving her feeling 'small and humiliated' (the offending photo is pictured).

The 19-year-old is on trial for falsely alleging that she was attacked by 12 Israeli tourists at a hotel in Ayia Napa in July. Her mother claimed there has been a lack of consular assistance

A friend - who was with the 19-year-old on the night of the alleged assault - revealed that police threatened to drop the investigation into her case if she did not stay on the island of Cyprus.

Pakistan's Prime Minister met the royal couple in Islamabad as part of their five-day tour. In an interview, the former cricketer said that Diana's death sent shock waves through Pakistan.

Janet-Street Porter,72, revealed that while appearing on 'I'm A Celeb'  15-years ago, producers asked her to dig up dirt on the late Princes Diana from fellow contestant, Paul Burrell,71.

Meghan Markle, 38, penned a touching letter for World Access to Higher Education Day yesterday, in her role as royal patron for the Association Of Commonwealth Universities.

Prince Harry, 35, has grown close to Meghan Markle's, 38, mother Doria Ragland, 63, and has been asking for her advice in his own mother Princess Diana's absence, a source told The Sun.

Princess Diana's former butler has shared an unseen letter from the late royal, which voices her unconditional love for Prince William and Prince Harry.