Nine months after his career almost ended in a bone-splintering crash into a French garden wall, Froome's comeback to cycling gets going in the desert setting of the UAE Tour on Sunday.

DAVID COVERDALE IN BERLIN: All riders in the race, including four-time Tour de France champion Froome, were in lockdown in their Abu Dhabi hotel rooms and were awaiting testing for the disease.

Newcastle United has a tradition where players and staff greet one another with a handshake every morning but manager Steve Bruce admitted: 'We've stopped on the advice of the doctor'.

Holding the Olympics in empty stadiums (Shizuoka velodrome pictured today) could be the best way to avoid calling it off completely, UK Cycling chief Stephen Park has claimed.

Team INEOS has announced they are pulling out of all racing until the Volta a Catalunya on March 23.

Chris Froome called the rescheduling of the Tour de France a 'light at the end of the tunnel' after it was postponed for two months rather than scrapped.

Chris Froome has thanked French doctors for helping him get back on his bike after a horror crash last year left him with a broken leg. He posted a training video to Instagram on Thursday.

Chris Froome has shown off his spectacular recovery from his horror leg break 10 months ago as he posted a video pushing hard on the exercise bike.

The iconic climbs of this year's Tour de France will have to be fan-free if the organisers are to stage a 2020 edition despite the coronavirus crisis, a task Chris Froome is sceptical of being possible.

JANE FRYER: John Richards has impressively bushy eyebrows, two children, a grandchild, an amicably divorced wife, a passion for detective novels and a vast, exacting brain.

So this is it. We have arrived at the moment when Parliament can finally end this Brexit purgatory. Alternatively, they could continue to put petty politics before the national interest.

CHARLES SALE: Sky Sports’ purchase of the new Nations League rights from UEFA is seen as a strong sign that they plan to bid to regain the Champions League next year.

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The Premier League are set to bankroll the Professional Footballers Association for another three years despite concern over Gordon Taylor's control.

It's been 10 years since she won the VMA for Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. Fresh off the release of her latest album Lover, Taylor Swift is sharing an excerpt from her diary.

The 31-year-old bombshell couldn't believe it when her idol and her husband came to see her performance to a packed crowd at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The pop megastar took to her personal website to share over 60 intimate photos from the last year of her life.

Plan a celeb-worthy party with tried-and-tested tips from event producer to the stars Bronson van Wyck. Bronson, pictured, has worked with Obama, Bush, Clinton and celebrities like Beyonce and P Diddy.

As if there was any doubt, Beyonce still occupies a special place quite high up in the cultural stratosphere, if not right at the very top.

Reese Witherspoon famously asked Beyonce and Jay-Z for a glass of their champagne they had brought for themselves at the Golden Globes. She got one for herself and for pal Jennifer Aniston.

Who knew Hailey Bieber was part of the Beyhive? The 22-year-old model wore head-to-toe Ivy Park, Beyonce's athleisure collaboration with Adidas, while on her way to a dance studio Wednesday.

Christmas might have already come and gone, but for these stars, Beyonce has Santa Claus beat. Michelle Williams and others shared their glee after receiving a special package...

Kim Kardashian received a huge gift from Beyonce, a massive box of clothing from the singer's new Ivy Park X collection, which re-launched earlier this month.

Heads-of-states, financial entrepreneurs, Hollywood stars and top entertainers have all stayed at Casa de Campo in the Dominican Republic. MailOnline's Katy Winter checked in to see what the fuss is about.

Reese Witherspoon was as stylish as ever when she swung by The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week. The 43-year-old slipped into a bias cut floral dress cut off above the knee.

FEMAIL put the latest magnetic makeup products to the test. Eylure Pro Magnetic Eyeliner was easy to apply but the false eyelashes wouldn't stay close enough to the lash line.

The game’s greatest love affair is on the rocks. Prime-time Brazilian news bulletins on Monday pored over the results a survey which showed that public approval of hosting the World Cup has plummeted to a record low in football’s heartland.

The World Cup is just four months away and excitement is building. Each week our man in Brazil, JOE CALLAGHAN, will bring us all the latest news and views from South America and provide a real flavour of exactly what the World Cup in Brazil is going to be like.

Ronaldinho gets confirmation he will play no part in Brazil's World Cup plans on 34th birthday, Arsenal flops Julio Baptista and Andre Santo star and there's a classic own goal to enjoy.

Brazilians dismisses England's World Cup chances, Uruguay's participation is in doubt, and old timers Trezeguet and Riquelme prove they've still turn it on.

Joe Callaghan brings us the latest news and views from South America and provides a flavour of exactly how the World Cup in Brazil is shaping up.

Joe Callaghan brings us the latest news and views from South America - as well as traveller tips for those heading out there - and provides a flavour of exactly how the World Cup in Brazil is shaping up.

Joe Callaghan brings us the latest news and views from South America - as well as traveller tips for those heading out there - and provides a flavour of exactly how the World Cup in Brazil is shaping up.

The World Cup is just 37 days away and excitement is building. Each week our man in Brazil, Joe Callaghan, brings us the latest news and views from South America.

The Cross Keys Hotel, in the charming medieval market town of Saffron Walden, Essex, is located in a medieval building dating back some 850 years.

The Inspector checked into The Carnarvon Arms, a country inn in Newbury, and found its rooms unimaginative and the breakfast no more inspiring.

Six months after announcing her separation from her husband, Simoh Konecki, singer Adele has filed for divorce.

The singer, 31, is allegedly keen to move on with her life after they parted ways, it was claimed by the Mirror on Friday.

She filed for divorce from husband Simon Konecki on Thursday. And on Friday, Adele, 31, continued her legal process as she asked for joint and physical custody of the couple's son.

The five-bedroom, six-bathroom home, which was initially built in the early 60s, spans 6,045 square feet and sits on nearly an acre, Variety

The defiant Radio 1 DJ, 40, posted the Instagram snap of herself washing 'fish guts' out of her hair in the glorious bath tub at the Versace Palazzo hotel on Saturday.

Adele, 31, is reportedly dating Grime artist Skepta, 37, following the breakdown of her marriage with Simon Konecki, friends of the pair are reportedly 'hoping' they become a 'great couple.'

ALISON BOSHOFF: Adele, 32 this week, posed for stunning photos in which her 10 st weight loss was evident. So what is behind her makeover, and who's in the glam squad behind her transformation?

EXCLUSIVE: Mats Wilander knows a thing or two about the Australian Open having lifted it three times during his illustrious career. Sportsmail caught up with him to get his tips for the tournament.

What reasons are there to tune in this time? Well, there is excitement around Coco Gauff, Serena Williams in pursuit of a landmark and Rafael Nadal eyes revenge after ATP Cup final defeat.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Exiled to a court on the outer limits of Melbourne Park, Dan Evans was not about to get ideas above his station.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Here, Sportsmail's Tennis Correspondent rounds up some of the things you may have missed from day three of the action in Australia.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Sportsmail's tennis correspondent Mike Dickson rounds up some of the things you may have missed from day six in Melbourne.

Dan Evans claimed his fourth victory over a top-20 player this season by coming from a set down against Fabio Fognini at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

He's the young singer from Western Sydney who shot to fame with the help of One Direction.

Australian pop rockers 5 Seconds Of Summer first burst onto the music scene as teens back in 2011 before attracting worldwide attention in 2013.