Players at the Madrid-based club feared for their futures when the coronavirus led to football's shutdown. But Partey has stepped in to put the squad's minds at rest.

The manager was sacked in November and was paid the same fee in compensation, but part of the agreement means any club wishing to employ him within six months has to repay Spurs that amount.

Michael Bloomberg has officially announced he is running for president, bringing the Democratic primary field back up to 19 candidates.

The BBC producers are said to have been so impressed with funnyman Chris Ramsey's inclusion in the most recent series that they want to ensure another comedian is on the next line-up

Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancers are reportedly fighting for a pay rise from the show after their extra income earned from tours is lost amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The Premier League, we are told, is worried that it is looking 'petulant' and 'ridiculous' in the face of the coronavirus crisis. It is right to be worried.

CHRIS FOY: Twickenham will be a sanitised zone but the health and safety initiatives will not extend to the field of play, as England seek to end Six Nations campaign with a vengeance.

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.

Eddie Jones has agreed to a pay cut 'in excess of 25 per cent' as part of the RFU's attempts to off-set the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to a shut-down of the rugby season.

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.

Terri Silacci, from Monterey, California, uses discarded skins, which are naturally shed by the animals, with a gel manicure for the unusual treatment.

Binky waves bye bye to Summer with this week's makeover. With the help of ex MIC star Olivia Newman-Young, Binky uses deep plum shades to echo Burberry's catwalk beauty.

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.

Radamel Falcao took a huge pay cut to play for Jose Mourinho at Chelsea and is determined to prove his doubters wrong this season. Falcao was thought to be on £265,000 at Manchester United.

The 23-year-old defensive tackle will pay the adoption fees for every dog currently at KC Pet Project shelters in Kansas City, Missouri.

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: The FA have held talks about asking senior executives and staff - which could include England manager Gareth Southgate - to take temporary pay cuts.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail can reveal that IMG, who negotiated the lion's share of the £820million FA Cup contract, have withheld a payment relating to the quarter-finals.

The 76-year-old, who played 726 games in 15 years at Elland Road, was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 earlier this month but failed to make a full recovery in devastating news for the club.

EXCLUSIVE: Amir Khan’s next fight will be against an Indian Mixed Martial Arts fighter in Saudi Arabia – and it could net him up to £7million.

Floyd Mayweather is set for another enormous payday in Japan as the 'Money Man' is targeting another lucrative exhibition. He banked £7million for a first round knockout last year.

Floyd Mayweather has broken his silence after the death of his ex-wife Josie Harris who was found dead in her car by police in California on Tuesday night.

The former boxer, who won world titles at super featherweight before retiring in 1999, passed away on Tuesday having reportedly suffered from poor health including diabetes.

Maya Devi, 40, is the only woman railway porter in the Punjab city of Ludhiana. As the mother of a 12-year-old, she has no choice but to keep working.

Supporters have hailed Fernando Torres after the Spain striker announced his retirement at 35 and remembered his battles with Nemanja Vidic.

The former X Factor winner, 31, who lost her mother almost three years ago, paid tribute to her on Mother's Day

Former jockey Mark Dwyer has paid tribute to Cheltenham Gold Cup winning trainer Peter Beaumont, who has died at the age of 85.

SPECIAL REPORT BY MARCUS TOWNEND: There is concern that ramifications of the coronavirus shutdown will be felt for years, rather than months, in the racing community.

Mario Balotelli has reportedly landed himself in trouble with the Italian authorities after the former Manchester City striker allegedly paid a bar owner €2,000 to drive his moped into the sea.

Class sizes and costs for local councils would soar of thousands if extra students has to be absorbed by the state system, the Independent Schools Council (ISC) warned.

Even with pre-clinical and early stage clinical trials underway, we still may not see a Zika vaccine licensed and approved for use in humans for years.

They both play on Thursday, against Japan and Tunisia respectively, and if they manage to score then it will be the first time in the World Cup's history that all teams have scored twice.

Mariah Carey was devastated to hear the tragic news of his death ahead of her concert in Paris on Thursday and cut a sombre figure as she headed out following her sweet social media tribute.

Nelson, 56, took the stage at the Microsoft Theater to receive a posthumous trophy on behalf of her late brother - who was found dead at 57 April 21 following a drug overdose - for Purple Rain, his 1984 opus.

A six-track EP of tracks recorded between 2006 and 2008 has been blocked after Prince's estate contested audio engineer Ian Boxhill's legal ability to release the recordings.

They were such good friends, that Prince asked her to direct the video for his 2005 music video for Te Amo Corazon. 

TOM FARMERY AT GRIFFIN PARK: Maupay didn't feature in pre-season and his imminent £20million move to Brighton meant the 22-year-old was nowhere to be seen on Saturday.

Blues asked their top earners to consider the move for a period of four months - with the outstanding money to be paid back at a later date - to help ease the financial strain caused by Covid-19.

The Foreign Office has been condemned by senior MPs and human rights groups for continuing to use aid money intended to alleviate poverty to help some of the world's most brutal regimes.

Rudy Giuliani said President Trump's disclosure that he 'reimbursed' Michael Cohen for his payment to Stormy Daniels 'vindicates' that Robert Mueller must end his Russia probe.

The Republican Party has paid half a million dollars to the law firm representing Hope Hicks, the former Trump aide who admitted she sometimes lied to help her then-boss Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he only knew about payments to a porn star and Playboy model 'later' and they were fully legal because no campaign funds were used.

RICHARD KAY: French chef Michel Roux never did things in haste. Just as he took time in the kitchen over his signature cheese soufflé, so he conducted his life with equal precision.

Martin Bray, a councillor with the Onkaparinga local government area south of Adelaide, estimates residents are paying more than $42,000 for sewage maintenance for just 32 hours of work a year.

Zeinobiyah Soetekouw had spent most of her life aboard a 33-year-old 13m yacht 'Sumbawa', travelling Australia with her parents Beccie and Steve and 10 siblings.

Manfred Rudhart, chief executive of British Northern Rail's owner Arriva, saw his pay boosted from £1.08million to £1.34million last year.

The 53-year-old former St Kilda star has been hit with four charges following the alleged attack in Docklands, inner-western Melbourne, on March 30.

The nanny was allegedly hired from the Philippines by agents for Tony Lam and lived with him and his wife and their two children in the Sydney CBD.

The devastated mother of Nora Quoirin read an emotion tribute poem for her daughter today, as friends and family gathered at the service in Belfast.

The Prince of Wales also sent a message of support to the British Muslim community as part of a virtual Iftar to mark the start of Ramadan.