WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Joel Embiid's left ring finger looked like the top of a used bendy drinking straw, grotesquely overlapping his pinkie to the point that it seemed he had his fingers crossed.

British Cycling was subjected to a UK Sport review into the culture of its elite programme in 2016, but the sheer scope and breadth of this look into UK Athletics is thought to be unprecedented.

WILL JEANES IN MARRAKESH: Da Costa, who drives for DS Techeetah, had finished second in the previous two races of the season in Chile and Mexico but led from pole.

GEORGE BOND: The longest championship drought in the history of North American professional sport met its end deep in the webbing of Anthony Rizzo's right glove.

The coronavirus has rocked the sporting world this week with most taking measures to ensure that fans nor players are affected by the global pandemic that is spreading across the world.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Daley Thompson doesn't break people and crush souls these days unless he absolutely has to. As it happens, he had to on the morning we met.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Ed Clancy has decided to delay his retirement by another year in a bid to win a historic fourth Olympic gold medal at the age of 36.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Then known as Ann Packer, she took gold in the 800m as Sportsmail caught up with one of Britain's sporting heroes at her lovely home in Congleton, Cheshire.

INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: That Duncan Goodhew can relate to the uncertainty facing Adam Peaty also means he is well placed to predict the younger fish will prevail to win gold.

Kim Kardashian was at her wits' end on Monday, after her youngest daughter, Chicago, two, stained her expensive white sofa.

Kim Kardashian and her children join husband Kanye West every week for his music-filled Sunday Services.

She is mom to four kids with husband Kanye West: daughters North, six, and Chicago, two, and sons Saint, four, and Psalm, nine months.

The 42-year-old rapper-designer hired a fleet of drivers in Secret Sherps to hand out the Adidas-brand basketball shoes, which have not yet been released nationwide

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took their seats courtside as they joined a slew of famous faces for the 69th annual NBA All-Star game held at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday night.

She's been seen proudly supporting her husband Kanye West over the past several months, as he's taken his Sunday Service across numerous cities in the US.

Ditching her usual glam look, the mum of four went make-up free as she departed from the VIP terminal with husband Kanye West. 

The curvaceous 39-year-old beauty posed in the desert for a striking photo shoot looking every inch a golden goddess.

The sighting came a day after he was approached in the same neighborhood by an aspiring rapper who wanted to perform for him.

The Masters has been postponed with the world of sport rocked by the ongoing spread of coronavirus, its organisers have confirmed. No new date has been announced.

Barcelona have no intention of selling Ousmane Dembele and will only accept a 'golden' offer for the winger in the summer. Dembele has missed a total of 63 Barca matches through injury.

Gotze looks set to leave Borussia Dortmund when his contract expires on June 30, with a host of clubs across Europe expected to fight it out for the 2014 World Cup winner.

The 20-year-old winger has notched six goals and supplied seven assists this season in 35 matches for the Spanish side and he is being closely tracked by teams across Europe.

Mario Gotze has confirmed he is ready to consider a move away from Borussia Dortmund this summer. The exciting 27-year old midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season.

There have been over 5,900 Covid-19 deaths in Germany - but a quick return under controlled circumstances could save Germany's top-flight from going under, according to Dortmund chief Watzke.

Mario Gotze could still sign a new contract at Borussia Dortmund this summer, according to club CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke.  The midfielder has previously declared he will leave the club in June.

The Borussia Dortmund forward has been linked with a £100million move to Manchester United in recent months. Erling Haaland has admitted Borussia Dortmund are 'lucky' to have Sancho.

The 24-year-old singer explained the pair used to 'breakdance' together as children.

The 23-year-old Olympic silver medallist gymnast, pictured, stuck to a strict regime for the Strictly Come Dancing final. It excluded eating carbs in the evening.

He is a triple Olympic medallist for gymnastics - but new heartthrob Louis Smith has warned against underestimating the sport

The Olympic medallist, 23, on his intense fitness regimen, having a high pain threshold and why he believes in God.

The 24-year-old Olympic medallist didn't appear to be letting his slightly rounder shape get him down as he enjoyed another day of partying up a storm at Ocean Beach Ibiza on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Olympic medallist looked as though he had let his training regime slide somewhat as he partied up a storm in Ibiza with his pals.

One's an Olympic athlete and the other is a famous popstar, so it's no surprise Louis Smith and Aston Merrygold were surrounded by girls on their recent trip to Ibiza.

Louis Smith sported a much fuller figure when he went topless in a London park on Tuesday, after winning silver at the London 2012 Games.

Louis Smith has a stark message for those who still think he has just ‘waltzed’ back into England’s Commonwealth Games gymnastics team after retiring and then winning the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

The last time Louis Smith competed in front of a crowd this size he was doing a shirtless showdance in the final of Strictly Come Dancing. There was more material, fewer sequins, but the same strength and poise involved as he returned to the day job of trying to win gold medals.

Scotland's Dan Keatings put his London 2012 heartbreak behind him by winning Commonwealth gold on the pommel horse in Glasgow's SSE Hydro.

After returning to competitive action to take two Commonwealth medals, Louis Smith will go back to the small screen before launching an assault on the Great Britain squad next year.

They have been dating since late last year, but Lucy Mecklenburgh and Louis Smith are clearly still in the honeymoon phase and could not stop themselves from stealing cuddles on the red carpet.

The genetically-blessed couple put on a glamorous as they left London's swanky Locanda Locatelli restaurant on Saturday night.

The former TOWIE starlet, 24, couldn't hide her glee as she feasted her eyes on the glimmering treats with her 26-year-old Olympic gymnast boyfriend

MARTHA KELNER IN RIO: It is a sign of how far gymnastics in Britain has advanced that an Olympic medal was expected when the men's team took to the competition floor in Rio on Monday night.

Liverpool fans would have been forgiven for getting a surge of excitement as they saw Dominic Solanke pick up the Golden Ball at the Under 20 World Cup last week, but is it a true indicator of success?

The 2017 Love Island winner, 23, enjoyed some downtime as she stocked up on essentials for her pet pooch Oreo in Romford, Essex earlier this week amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Novak Djokovic's title defence at Wimbledon is still yet to come under serious threat as he eased into the last eight for the 11th time on Monday with a comfortable win over Ugo Humbert.

LAURA LAMBERT AT CENTRE COURT: Novak Djokovic withstood an early scare to turn the screw on Belgian challenger David Goffin and reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

Roberto Bautista Agut is free to go back on his cancelled stag do to Ibiza after crashing out of Wimbledon in a semi-final defeat to defending champion Novak Djokovic.

The Russian was a 7-6 (3), 6-4 winner in one hour 39 minutes and has guaranteed his place in the world's top five in next week's new ATP rankings. Medvedev stormed into a 4-1 lead against Goffin.

Djokovic, who is attempting to win a title on his tournament debut for the 10th time, hit 10 aces and saved three of four break points, while showing no ill-effects from his recent shoulder injury.

Novak Djokovic has aimed a jibe at outgoing ATP chairman Chris Kermode as the Serbian tennis star welcomed new chairman Andrea Gaudenzi to the tennis organisation on Thursday.