QPR have signed West Ham striker Jordan Hugill on a season-long loan. The 27-year-old found opportunities hard to come by at the Hammers after making the step up from Preston.

West Bromwich Albion went top of the Championship - albeit for a short time - as they disposed of QPR at Loftus Road. Victory meant they extended their unbeaten run to nine in a row.

Matheus Pereira has apologised to QPR after celebrating a goal with a 'cut-throat' action during West Brom's 2-0 victory in September.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT LOFTUS ROAD: Quite a few fancied Brentford as dark horses for promotion and here was more evidence Thomas Frank's side could challenge almost by stealth.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Aboubakar Kamara scored a brace as Fulham came from behind to beat QPR 2-1. Jordan Hugill put QPR in front after just three minutes.

IAN LADYMAN: David Moyes was a very good football manager when he was at Preston and Everton. Since then, it has been harder to say. Manchester United was too big for him.

Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought.

Shocking footage posted on Snapchat showed the youths looting a JD Sports store in Tottenham. Dozens of youths piled into the shop before grabbing items from shelves.

MARTIN KEOWN: There is no such thing as being too good to go down. I remember hearing that when I was a player with Aston Villa in 1986-87, before we were relegated to the Second Division.

Michail Antonio has announced the sad news of his dad's passing after seven years 'in and out of hospital'. After breaking the news, Antonio said he would be taking a break from social media.

The Hammers as well as Everton had shown interest in the Barcelona striker who only arrived at the Nou Camp in February for £15m in a controversial emergency signing approved by La Liga.

Mario Gotze is expected to leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer with the German wanting to take on a new challenge.

Baseball's London Series has become the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic after Major League Baseball cancelled this summer's event at West Ham's London Stadium.

West Ham defender Aaron Cresswell admits he is 'petrified' for his new-born's well-being if the Premier League resumes sooner rather than later due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Sanchez is currently on loan at Inter Milan from Manchester United but has struggled to make much of an impact in Italy amid recurring injury issues. He has played just 15 matches this season.

A shock transfer to struggling West Ham, and a return to London two-and-a-half years on from leaving Arsenal, may be the lifeline Sanchez needs to salvage his career.

Lady Karren Brady has revealed she has taken a 30 per cent pay cut to her £898,000 salary to ease the financial burden on West Ham United and its staff during the coronavirus crisis.

Felipe Anderson enjoyed a brilliant debut season with West Ham after moving in 2018, but he has found things much tougher this term - with the club sitting 16th level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth.

The Hammers are keen to ensure staff receive '100 per cent of their salaries' while the game is suspended, with Mark Noble saying the entire squad wanted to do their bit and help out.

Felipe Anderson may leave West Ham this summer as the club have indicated they may be willing to part with the Brazil winger.

Maja has impressed since breaking onto the scene with the Black Cats in 2016. The 21-year-old scored 17 goals in 49 games for the club before his acrimonious exit for France in January 2019.

The 28-year-old has struggled to make an impact at the London Stadium after opting to turn down a contract extension with the Gunners, but is hopeful of turning his career around.

West Ham chief executive Karren Brady believes that the timescale for a Premier League return is no clearer than when the coronavirus lockdown started almost a month ago.

West Ham have announced that their planned pre-season tournament in Australia, which was also due to feature Crystal Palace, has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mourinho is desperate for reinforcements in both defence and attack and has identified West Ham's Issa Diop and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez as his top two targets.

The midfielder has not played since October due to the problem that has taken longer than expected to heal - but the former Arsenal star has now fully recovered.

The 56-year-old West Ham manager says the extortionate sums spent on transfers, player wages and agent fees are three areas which may require addressing.

With the Premier League and training suspended, the West Ham boss has been left with time on his hands after moving back to his family home in Lancashire.

The English top flight has been indefinitely put on hold because of the pandemic. West Ham went into the hiatus last month level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth with nine fixtures remaining.

West Ham fan 86-year-old Iris Burroughs courageously beat coronavirus and was surprised with a phone call from Hammers manager David Moyes.

The Scottish Premier League side could be forced to sell their star striker with the suspension of football due to coronavirus having severe financial implications for several clubs.

West Ham boss David Moyes is keen to freshen up his squad, and although he wants Rice to be part of it, knows he needs funds to reboot hi struggling side, according to the Sun.

The midfielder, who was released by the Blues at the age of 14, has hinted at the possibility of a return after stating his interest in playing alongside long-time friend Mason Mount at club level once again.

West Ham stars continued training by themselves at the club's Rush Green base as they prepare for the resumption of the Premier League season. Angelo Ogbonna was among those present.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Hector Herrera is on the radar of West Ham United as the Mexican is due to leave the Rojiblancos once the transfer window reopens.

Batshuayi has been restricted to just one Premier League start this season as he has struggled to force his way into Frank Lampard 's plans.

Brady also confirmed that West Ham are in the first of four phases to complete the season, which has begun with individual training with a one-in-one-out policy at the club's training ground.

Jack Wilshere has insisted that he has 'unfinished business at West Ham' and said he is determined to show manager David Moyes and the Hammers faithful what he can do.

Premier League clubs are facing stiff competition for Amiens forward Serhou Guirassy after a host of European clubs joined the race for his signature.

Lee Westwood may have missed the cut at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship but he soon livened up when Wladimir Klitschko showed up at St Andrews.

The blue toy keyboard was purchased from an Asian pop up store at a Westfield in Western Sydney and plays a story about rabbits who want to die.

Caroline Hawthorne, 42, spotted the bizarre formation from her kitchen window in Willenhall, West Midlands. Her friends and family members likened the eerie image to Jesus or an angel.

Helpful staff in the ever-shrinking branch network are being rapidly replaced by automated 'contact' - usually in the form of texts. This is fine, but not if the robots do not know their left hands from their right.

People on social media have been trying to practice their own prosperity theology and resell tickets for Kanye West's Sunday Service at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.

Customers looking to make big purchases with a NatWest credit card will be able to pay a set monthly fee rather than their card's APR, under a new mobile-only offer announced by the bank.

High street giant NatWest denied it was reneging on a five year old pledge to no longer offer 0 per cent balance transfer credit cards to customers, as it announced today it was re-entering the market

Several exit polls have predicted that Mamata Banerjee will return to power in the state

Of the 44 of the 294 constituencies, the Trinamool had forged ahead in 25

TMC is leading in 146 of the 204 constituencies

The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC is set for a monumental win in the state, brushing aside the challenge from a Congress-CPI(M) combine