There was a time, long before their visceral hatred of adidas fuelled a desire to become the biggest, brashest sports brand of all, when Nike had something resembling a soul.

MIKE KEEGAN IN PARIS: World Athletics is to sue Lamine Diack and his co-defendants for £35million. The ex-head of the sport's governing body, formerly known as the IAAF, was in a Paris court on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN : A presentation by the club's sports psychologist Lee Richardson also offers Jurgen Klopp's men tips on breathing to ease anxiety levels.

Jurgen Klopp has admitted it was difficult to prepare for Liverpool's second leg Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid as the coronavirus pandemic was taking hold of the Spanish capital.

Steven Gerrard is very excited to see Liverpool getting better and winning more trophies over the next few years, praising everyone in the squad for their mental strength.

Ted Cruz didn't endorse Donald Trump as he returned to the Senate Tuesday. 'I appreciate the eagerness and excitement of all the folks in the media to see me back in the ring,' he said.

A group of top backers of former GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz are calling for a revolt at the GOP convention to still find a way to dump Donald Trump, amid fears he will lose to Hillary Clinton.

Sen. Ben Sasse created a commotion during Jeff Sessions' testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee this afternoon when he spilled his beverage on colleague Sen. Ted Cruz .

Indexing involves taking inflation into account by recalculating an asset's original purchase price when someone sells it. That results in less profit and a lower tax burden.

Purchasing a home for $200K in 1999 and selling it today for $600K would result in a capital gain of $400K; under current law $150K of that is taxable, even though $108K of that is solely due to inflation.

NYU Langone ob/gyn Dr. Alan Berger has self-isolated,. the hospital said. The Englewood, New Jersey, doctor is an ally of Ted Cruz, who is also in quarantine after exposure at CPAC.

President Trump lashed out at Susan Rice on Friday as a 'disaster' before Barack Obama's national security adviser clapped back by calling him 'gross' for hugging her at a DC dinner in 2015.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge said Barack Obama admitting his favourite TV show is Fleabag was the 'peak of my career' in Friday's upcoming episode of Ellen.

Dr Mark Berry, of Royal Holloway University, suggested that the Leave Means Leave event on January 31 in Parliament Square was similar to the Nazi's vicious assaults on Jewish property in 1938.

Downing Street said the two world leaders had a call this afternoon as Mr Trump praised Mr Johnson and they discussed their shared desire for increased trade between the two nations.

Insisting 'the best British experts' should be involved in the investigation into the incident in Tehran, Boris Johnson said last night: 'The loss of life is a tragedy.

Members of the European Research Group are reported to have held 'very tentative' discussions with the Brexit Party leader over the possibility of a pact saying it 'would be mad' not to pursue one.

Senior allies of Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson have held secret last-minute talks to strike a deal that would stop the Brexit Party splitting the Tory vote and letting Jeremy Corbyn into No 10.

Annunziata Rees-Mogg, 40, remains loyal to Nigel Farage despite fears he could strip votes out of her brother Jacob's Conservative party at the general election on December 12.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Whispers reach me that Boris's new BFF, Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo, is secretly engaged to George Cottrell - the millionaire aristocrat dubbed 'Posh George'.

Margot looked fantastic on the red carpet in Rome with co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, but the moment she started moving, she discovered why normal women don't wear such flimsy dresses.

The couple looked like they were having the time of their lives as they cosied up on a jet ski in Ponza, Italy on Sunday.

He played notorious serial killer Charles Manson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and now Damon Herriman has spoken about working with some of the film industry's biggest stars.

They are the center of a publicity storm as a Hollywood hot couple.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Florence Pugh was stopped entering the arena for the Oscar ceremony by a burly security guard despite being nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Model Alexa Chung, pictured, has revealed the problems of not being famous enough by admitting she offered to pay celebrities to say she knew them.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE WANDA METROPOLITANO: Diego Costa appears at the doorway of the dressing-room before kick off. 'Lads,' he announces with a big grin. 'It's Arsenal.'

Diego Costa is ready to talk to Everton over a stunning return to the Premier League after two years away, according to The Sun.

The 30-year-old is generating interest and Al Rayyan see Costa as a viable alternative to Juventus forward Mario Mandzukic, after talks broke down to acquire the Croatian this summer.

Diego Costa is mulling over the option of a return to his homeland, after reportedly entering talks with Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo.

Talks in Seoul broke down after both sides alleged a failure to compromise on the cost of keeping 28,500 troops on the peninsula as a deterrent to North Korea. Pictured: U.S. negotiator James DeHart.

New book Model City Pyongyang says the city 'embodies the dream of total planning, to which every architect secretly aspires; jettisoning planning restrictions and space ratio guidelines'.

National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said the U.S. has reached out to North Korea to continue negotiations in Stockholm in October after the regime said denuclearization was 'off the table'.

North Korea maintains it has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, despite tens of thousands of cases in neighbouring China and South Korea.

Kim Jong-un set an ambitious 200-day deadline for the completion of the new Pyongyang General Hospital after work began suddenly just under a month ago.

The TV presenter, 60, mocked the technique, which many use to help ease anxieties. ASMR is a feeling of relaxation, characterised by a tingling sensation

Katy Perry showcased her growing baby bump on Instagram Live for her followers on Tuesday during a chat with singer, Cyn. The beauty also spoke about lockdown with Orlando Bloom.

On Friday, Tahlia Giumelli revealed she was rushed to hospital by ambulance after an attack of what she calls a 'silent but painful' disease. 

The 24-year-old prop approached the Broncos legend at an event in Rockhampton on February 14 and called him out for his snub of his captaincy ambitions.

Former NRL power couple Sam and Phoebe Burgess have finalised their divorce after four years of marriage. 

If you thought supermodel and reality star Kendall Jenner had recently joined TikTok, it seems that was not exactly the case.

Six-month-old Alif Putr died in surgery on Tuesday morning, but was being held by M Djamil Hospital in Padang, Indonesia, until his parents paid the 25 million rupiahs ($1,774 or £1,370) owed.

The former British Prime Minister will be among several high profile figures sitting on a board of advisers for the £26billion plan headed by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.

Four Komodo dragons wrestled for dominance in a tense battle as unsuspecting Komodo National Park ranger Konstantinus Muga was patrolling the area, located on the Indonesian island.

Indonesia's government said the 53-year-old woman with diabetes and lung disease had died in hospital after being admitted in a critical condition.

Mark Revill left the actress fearing for her safety when he flouted a restraining order to send her a series of threatening tweets, in which he described himself as a 'public executioner'.

Mark Revill, of east London, left the Oscar-nominated actress fearing for her young daughter's safety and targeted the Hollywood star's husband on Twitter.

She recently filmed scenes for gripping political drama Official Secrets in Yorkshire. 

The actress, 33, has revealed that she was diagnosed with PTSD after having a mental breakdown aged 22, admitting that she found leaving the house a 'battle'.

Keira Knightley was putting on a casual display in a brown deerstalker hat and grey coat on Wednesday, as she grabbed lunch in east London with husband James Righton.