Sources have claimed that bosses decided to finally make the historic move after rival Dancing On Ice set the standard with their own all-male pairing earlier this year.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: England's World Cup winning captain Johnson shoots down the prospect of Sky Sports taking over the Six Nations broadcast rights in an instant.

MIKE BROWN: Players love seeing what grenades Eddie Jones throws during his press conferences. Sometimes they will be watching on social media to see what he comes out with.

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD AT THE TOYOTA STADIUM: England end their SheBelieves Cup campaign with just three points from three games after losing 1-0 to Spain in Dallas.

Maro Itoje has had a one-year loan move to French side Racing 92 blocked by Premiership Rugby clubs after Saracens relegation from the English topflight.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Only seven days ago, Jack Nowell still had a note in his diary earmarking this weekend as the time for him to return to Exeter's starting team.

The 58-year-old former rugby star, who is affiliated with Wimbledon Pitbull beer, also branded the business mogul a 'c***' when asked if his claims were real by one of his Twitter followers.

England face a packed autumn of Tests at home and abroad after RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney confirmed post-coronavirus plans. 

With sport a long way from being permitted, rugby is bracing itself for catastrophic losses and Six Nations countries are desperate for the November Test matches to go ahead.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Picked as a Six Nations 'apprentice' in January, complete with the customary asterisk to mark his status, Alex Mitchell is Eddie Jones' latest England project.

A player exodus from Britain to Japan is in prospect, after former England fly-half Freddie Burns announced a move to the Far East and other high-profile names are set to follow him.

This week, celebrity make-up artist Rozelle Parry’s step-by-step guide to creating a daytime smokey eyes look.

Blondarexia followers (or should we say sufferers) include Jennifer Aniston, Mischa Barton and Rachel McAdams.

Olay are about to launch their first ever range of professionally-inspired anti-ageing skin care, aptly called Olay Professional. The range sold out in 17 minutes in the U.S.

The active ingredient in an anti-ageing lotion launched this week won its developers a Nobel Prize but unsurprisingly Bioeffect EGF Serum doesn’t come cheap.

Exclusive research for the Daily Mail has shown that most of us get only a fraction of the protection we think we're getting from our cosmetics and as a result we are putting ourselves at serious risk of skin damage.

She’s long been heralded as Team GB’s Olympic poster girl, but on my way to meet Jessica Ennis, I mused on what it must be like to add another moniker to her already impressive list of titles.

The Made In Chelsea star shows you how to get the simply yet sexyLipstick Boutique, here she shows you how to get the look.

The Made in Chelsea star likes to be on top of the latest beauty trends and has been following the fashion week shows in the name of research. This week her look is inspired by the Marchesa show.

Binky says that the New Year is a great opportunity to revamp your skincare routine and improve your complexion. Here she shares her favourite products that will see you through detox January.

Sofia Richie, 20, teamed up with Los Angeles based premium swimwear and apparel brand, Frankies Bikinis, to create a 10 piece swim collection and stars in the sizzling campaign.

IAN LADYMAN: Arsene Wenger did leave behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexanadre Lacazette, two of the most gifted and exciting forward players in the Premier League.

Radamel Falcao has admitted for the first time that he is likely to leave Manchester United at the end of the season with the club set to reject turning his loan move into a permanent deal.

Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao still 'has faith' that he could stay with the Old Trafford club next season. Colombia international has managed just four goals in 19 games for Louis van Gaal’s side.

Andrew Cole expects Radamel Falcao to return to his prolific best next year - whether that be at Manchester United or elsewhere. He was regarded as one of the best when he joined.

Antonio Valencia has bid farewell to Radamel Falcao in what seems like added confirmation of the Colombia striker’s departure following his season on loan at Manchester United.

Manchester United have told striker Radamel Falcao that his time at Old Trafford is over. Sportsmail can reveal that United manager Louis van Gaal has informed Falcao of the club's decision.

Valencia have made early soundings about a deal for Radamel Falcao. The Colombian has returned to Monaco after an inauspicious loan spell at Manchester United but is unlikely to remain there.

Former Atletico Madrid strikers Diego Costa and Radamel Falcao can star together under the guiding hand of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and rekindle a fearsome double-act next season.

Loic Remy will consider his Chelsea future if Radamel Falcao completes his loan move from Monaco. Falcao is expected to join the Barclays Premier League champions on a one-year deal.

GLENN HODDLE: With the new season here at last, Sportsmail's columnist looks ahead to the fates of Radamel Falcao, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Petr Cech and Eddie Howe for the new campaign.

The tricky subject of third party ownership (TPO) in world football has reared its ugly head once again after Sam Allardyce was filmed discussing workarounds as part of an investigation.

His contract at Monaco expires next summer and, after taking on his former side in the Champions League on Wednesday, the prospect of a return to the Spanish capital has piqued his interest.

An estimated 17.2 million Americans will not make it into work hours after Kansas City Chiefs beat San Franscisco 49ers 30-21 in Super Bowl LIV in Miami.

It's the addictive Netflix documentary that has won cheerleading a whole new audience since it was released just two weeks ago.

When Kangaroo wowed the judges on The Masked Singer on Sunday night, fans immediately flooded social media with their theory that the celebrity behind the mask was none other than Jordyn Woods.

Babe Wine co-founder Josh 'The Fat Jewish' Ostrovsky was in Miami, Florida, when he met a man who was willing to get a tattoo in exchange for a ticket.

His fiance took the stage for the Super Bowl LIV in Miami on Sunday. And on Monday, Alex Rodriguez took to Instagram to share a fun video of himself working as a backup singer to Jennifer Lopez.

Christian evangelist Franklin Graham (left) slammed Pepsi's Super Bowl halftime show and the NFL for 'showing young girls that sexual exploitation of women is okay'.

They won rave reviews for their halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday, but not everyone was a fan of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's performance.

Abdul explained: '@NicoleScherzy I wanted to include this photo to commemorate this great football memory! Not to mistake you for Shakira.'

She didn't just perform at this year's Super Bowl, but appeared in one of the coveted advert slots too.  And new behind the scenes snap from the Michael Bay-helmed ad have been unveiled.

The Good As Hell hitmaker, 31, took to the social media platform to show off her dancing skills while wearing a tiny black thong swimsuit.

The Jenny From The Block songstress, 50, was makeup-free and clad in a comfy red sweatsuit as she and fiance Alex Rodriguez strolled around. Her hair was tied into a messy top-knot.

Alex Rodriguez failed to complete the Renegade TikTok challenge with his teen daughter, Natasha, 15, in his first video on the platform on Tuesday.

With Patrick Mahomes looking set to dominate the NFL for the next decade after his Super Bowl heroics, Sportsmail take a look at the other young hot shots next in line to rule their sport.

The NFL's obfuscation on traumatic brain injury research delayed meaningful action on CTE, claims George Washington University professor David Michaels, Barack Obama's former head of OSHA.

The 44-year-old former New York Yankees star revealed Monday that watching fiancee Jennifer Lopez perform during the Super Bowl was 'more nervous than any baseball game I've ever played'.

Retired New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski is ready to re-enter the workforce, only instead of an NFL comeback, the three-time Super Bowl champion is eyeing a wrestling gig.

Tom Brady is reportedly renting former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter's $7.7million, 30,000-square foot mansion on Tampa's Davis Islands. Brady recently signed a two-year deal with the Buccaneers.