The former Tottenham Hotspur right-back has been revitalised by his move to La Liga and he was outstanding in Atletico's 3-2 win over Liverpool.

Liverpool are eyeing up potential replacements for Lovren whose out of contract this summer. Atlético's Jose Gimenez, Inter's Alessandro Bastoni and Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano.

The Premier League leaders have been heavily linked with RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner and there have been persistent reports about the Germany international having a £51million release clause.

Ted Cruz is reportedly near the top of Donald Trump's list of choices to potentially replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general, should the Alabaman be fired by the president.

Seventeen-year-old Amanda Anisimova produced a stunning performance to defeat defending champion Simona Halep in the French Open quarter-finals.

The Conservatives filed an official complaint to watchdog Ofcom after the decision to substitute the Prime Minister and fellow absentee Nigel Farage with dripping frozen water installations.

The Brexit Party leader braced his Eurosceptic supporters for an agreement which will likely impinge on their ideal Brexit wish-list.

The 44-year-old actor has starred in movies including Titanic and The Revenant, but believes the reason he has been given to many opportunities is simply because he was 'in the right place at the right time'

KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: His last was against Brighton on Boxing Day – a header after a peach of a ball from Cesar Azpilicueta put the goal on a plate for him at Stamford Bridge.

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

Online bookmaker Sportsbet opened up the novelty market on the colour of Prime Minister Scott Minister's ties earlier this month after live sport in Australia was wiped out by the pandemic.

Real Madrid have been placed in the frame to sign Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus this summer with Zinedine Zidane keen to overhaul his attacking options, according to reports in Spain.

Boris Johnson today suggested the UK could pull out of the Iran nuclear deal if Donald Trump proposes a replacement for the crumbling accord.

Sportsmail looks at whether Chelsea or Tottenham are better equipped to secure a Champions League spot ahead of their meeting at Stamford Bridge on Staurday afteroon.

Does anyone want to qualify for the Champions League Based on the current standings, it appears not. Chelsea have the joint-lowest total for a fourth placed side at this stage since 2003-04.

Harry Kane admitted in an interview at the end of March that he would be open to leaving Tottenham if they did not progress as a side, and Sportsmail have revealed he is open to a move to Man United.

Jos Buttler is determined to prove he still belongs in Test cricket even though he accepts he is running out of time to fulfil his huge potential on the biggest red-ball stage.

A late goal from Crystal Palace target Duvan Zapata, his second in two games, gave Colombia a 1-0 win over Qatar and ensured their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa America.

Brazil cruised into the Copa America knock-out stages by dismantling Peru at the Arena Corinthians. Casemiro, Roberto Firmino, Everton, Dani Alves and Willian were all on target.

Colombia enjoyed victory over Paraguay despite fielding a second-string side to make it a clean sweep of wins in their Copa America group stage campaign

TOM SANDERSON IN SAO PAULO: And so they meet again. On this occasion, for a place in the Copa America final. Yet far more than the chance to face either Chile or Peru will be at stake.

Edu is closing in on the technical director job at Arsenal after Brazil appointed Juninho to replace him as their general coordinator.

Jeopardy! is being slammed by critics after Friday's episode ruled that the birth place of Jesus Christ is in Israel not Palestine.

The long-running game show put the mistake down to 'human error in post-production' after the episode sparked backlash online, particularly from Palestinian advocacy organisations.

A poll from The Economist and YouGov has the Florida senator pushing past Ben Carson and becoming the first mainstream candidate to threaten Trump's GOP primary dominance.

Christi Grimm, principal deputy inspector general at the Department of Health, angered Trump with a report that identified critical shortages of supplies in the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

At Heathrow, after arriving from Singapore on January 30th, I put my passport in the entry gate and was admitted to the UK. No questions, no medical checks. Within an hour I was home.

The result of an appeal by prosecutors to have 29-year-old Oscar Pistorius’s manslaughter conviction overturned and replaced with one of murder is due to be delivered on Thursday morning.

Following a recent trend in the NBA, the New York Knicks have reportedly agreed replace fired president Steve Mills with agent Leon Rose, who previously represented LeBron James.

An online survey by Harris Poll shows Hillary Clinton (left) slightly ahead of former Vice President Joe Biden (right). Clinton has refused to completely rule out a last-minute entry into the Democratic race.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has jumped to the front of the pack in New Hampshire new polling shows, as voters will head to the polls in the Granite State in just two weeks.

Whitehall officials are modelling the plans on rules that already allow new parents to request flexible working. It will make it easier for those who do go in to the office to socially distance.

France boss Didier Deschamps denied that his team's lacklustre display in the 2-1 victory over Moldova was down to Les Blues having already qualified for Euro 2020.

As Miriam Margolyes said at the outset of Miriam's Big Fat Adventure : 'I'm happy with who I am. I'm happy with my face. I'm happy with my life. I'm disgusted with my body. I loathe it

Jordan Ayew and Thomas Partey delivered Ghana into the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations with second half goals as they beat Guinea Bissau in their last group game at the Suez Stadium.

Abraham is in sensational form for Chelsea, scoring seven goals in three matches, which puts him alongside Sergio Aguero as the Premier League's top scorer and he is keen to win a senior cap.

Kate Middleton looked glamorous in a sapphire blue gown as she hosted a reception at Buckingham Palace this evening to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Place2Be.

Latifi's step up from his role as reserve driver had been widely expected following the announcement that Kubica's short-lived comeback to would be coming to an end.

The British Formula One driver, who shared the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award with Lionel Messi on Monday, has been linked with a switch from Mercedes to Ferrari.

Formula One will run a series of virtual races, with some current drivers taking part, to replace a string of grands prix postponed by the coronavirus outbreak.

The Hungarian government has said that no event in front of more than 500 people can take place before August 15, with the Grand Prix at the Hungaroring scheduled for August 2.

The basketball legend is worth an estimated $500million and is chairman and CEO of the billion-dollar Magic Johnson Enterprises.

The 37-year-old human-rights lawyer and wife of George Clooney is reportedly at the top of a list that also includes Jessica Alba and Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: ECB chairman Colin Graves will face calls from counties to stand down early and be replaced by Ian Watmore if the launch of the Hundred is postponed.

Lockdown has offered extended periods of reflection for sports people and Joe Denly has had a lot to ponder. Not least how spectacularly things have transformed for him in the last decade.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: The summer of 1970 remains unique in the annals of English cricket. South Africa, the scheduled tourists, were ditched after protests.

The German government gave the green light to the Bundesliga to return on Wednesday and the German FA is set to announce on Thursday they will resume next weekend.

Lauren Brown, 23, and her partner Lee Stubbs, 25, from Rossendale, Lancashire, ordered a £170 fridge freezer to arrive on Saturday. But after a delay was given a replacement instead.

The evergreen pair of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo may continue to defy the laws of time but a changing of the guard has started to emerge at football's elite level.

Jordan Pickford insists England were not complacent as they slipped to defeat against the Czech Republic on Friday night and are itching to bounce back in Bulgaria.