During the coronavirus pandemic Spurs have walked into one PR gaffe after another ranging from cutting non-playing staff pay, to multiple training sessions breaking social distancing rules.

Scott McTominay believes he is reaping the rewards for staying to fight for a first-team place at Manchester United instead of going out on loan. He had been linked with a move to Celtic.

Both Van Gaal and Mourinho received plenty of stick for their perceived ignorance when it came to the academy, with both managers seemingly opting for tried and tested options instead.

It has been six weeks since the Premier League came to an abrupt halt but now Spurs have been given the green light to resume training again - as long as they adhere to social distancing rules.

The £54million signing from Lyon is unsettled at Spurs and is open to discussing a move to Barcelona this summer. The Catalan side would prefer to offer players in exchange for him.

Spurs have been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in relation to the coronaviurs in recent times but with the help of Jose Mourinho they are stepping up their aid in the fight against Covid-19.

Spurs' operation is being used by staff and relatives of North Middlesex University Hospital, with various facilities being put in place to ease pressure on nearby hospitals while they tackle Covid-19.

Ndombele, Tottenham's record signing for £54million, appears ready to try and make the most of his time in north London and prove his critics wrong according to the Telegraph .

Despite being stuck inside due to the lockdown, Tottenham players are still being put to the test by manager Jose Mourinho in training sessions conducted over Zoom.

The two young male giraffes engaged in the violent duel, butting each other aggressively on the neck and body, at Kruger National Park, South Africa in December last year.

Shaninlea Visser, 36, from KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, was bitten by the mongoose at her former boss's home. Two days later she collapsed and was placed in an 11-day coma by doctors.

The Liverpudlian beauty, 34, sizzled in a hot pink ruffled mini dress before slipping into a LBD during a photo shoot for her new collection with Lipsy in Cape Town, South Africa earlier this month.

In a clip captured on Sunday, the curious animal can be seen approaching the busy forecourt of an Engen service station in Saint Lucia.

For a man who is likely to be out for four months owing to a freak injury suffered playing football before a Test, Rory Burns is philosophical. 'It's a positive thing for English cricket,' the opener said.

EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: England have a potentially more significant injury issue than that of Mark Wood for the tour of Sri Lanka with senior spinner Jack Leach a doubt.

Australian cricket legend David Warner recently returned to South Africa, following the ball-tampering scandal of 2018.

Joe Root has made it clear that England's cricketers won't be shaking hands with each while out in Sri Lanka following the coronavirus outbreak. But not everyone has taken the advice seriously.

The helicopter school-run to in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa, was filmed on Friday last week. The student ambles over to collect his bag from the chopper as amazed students watch on.

The Royal Family have shared a clip of a Princess Elizabeth, aged 21, vowing to dedicate her life to the Commonwealth during her first foreign tour in South Africa in April 1947.

They came third on ITV dating show Love Island and since leaving the South African sun they've seen their relationship go from strength to strength. 

Former Miss Africa South, Pearl Jensen, 68, told Lorraine being first runner-up in the Miss World contest in 1970 did not change her life at all, ahead of the release of new movie Misbehaviour.

A prolific smuggler of endangered bird species dubbed the 'Pablo Escobar of eggs' has avoided extradition to Brazil on human-rights grounds (pictured, Jeffrey Lendrum in August 2010).

Researchers from the University of Bern, Switzerland, looked at records of attacks by large fish such as sharks on ocean fishing lines between 1960 and 2014.

Ex winter Love Island stars Luke Mabbott and Demi Jones are still not an official couple.

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER AND CHRIS FOY: The contingency idea could become a reality later as an autumn without internationals would mean 'serious issues' for home unions' finances.

Bouvet Island is a 19-square-mile chunk of rock and ice that lies 1,600 miles from the nearest permanently inhabited land - South Africa. And 93 per cent of it is covered by a glacier.

Thinus Delport, 64, captured the rare sight while visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa. He told his daughters to sing to entice the animals out and surprisingly it worked.

Norman Chauke, 28, from Makuleke Limpopo, South Africa, works as a tracking instructor at a reserve - and was stunned when the lions decided they wanted to chew on the boots he'd left outside the tent.

Argentina are staring at an embarrassing exit from the Copa America after drawing 1-1 with Paraguay on Wednesday. Lionel Messi and Co are bottom of their group and play Qatar in their last game.

Miguel Almiron's superb assist for Paraguay in their Copa America draw with Argentina has earned a tongue-in-cheek comparison to Lionel Messi from Newcastle.

South America has provided football with its greatest icons but also suffered terrible tragedy; Chapecoense, Flamengo and the murder of Andres Escobar for scoring a World Cup own goal.

Lionel Messi might be Argentina's - and Barcelona's - all-time record goalscorer, but fans were quick to mock the all-time great after he missed an easy chance for his country in Copa America.

Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani scored a late winner to stun reigning champions Chile in Rio on Monday night. Jonathan Rodriguez's cross from the left by the forward in the 82nd minute.

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez took his reputation as a fierce competitor to new heights in his side's 1-0 win over Chile in the Copa America by appealing for a handball... by Chile's goalkeeper. 

Brazil star, who left for France for a world-record fee of £198m two years ago, has been linked with a return to La Liga giants. A possible summer move away does not look to be on the cards.

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.

The 32-year-old's wait for major silverware with his country goes on after Argentina were beaten 2-0 by Brazil in the Copa America semi-finals. Messi will be 35 by the 2022 World Cup.

Gary Medel has come out in defence of Lionel Messi after both players were sent off for a confrontation in the Copa America third place playoff. The were dismissed for a clash in the first half.

Gabriel Jesus raged after being sent off in the Copa America final win over Peru and burst into tears on the steps of the Maracana. 

Everton forward Richarlison sent 200 million of his fellow countrymen into hysterics through a post-match interview recorded after his Copa America-sealing goal on Sunday evening.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been banned for one game and fined £1,200 after being sent off against Chile in the Copa America third-place playoff earlier this month.

Lionel Messi rarely needs a second invitation to score but that is exactly what he got as he scored from the rebound of his missed penalty to ensure Argentina beat Brazil out in Saudi Arabia.

Lionel Messi has a chance to win the Copa America on his own turf next summer - but Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni says the competition will be about more than just the Barcelona star.

The Duke of Cambridge has been made the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. It comes as his brother gets set to begin his life away from the monarchy.

The Cambridges will kick off a day of engagements in South Wales next week with a visit to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Lifeboat station to learn about the  24-hour rescue service.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have posted an Instagram story announcing a their new mental health charity collaboration.

Prince William appeared upbeat as he arrived at Everton Football Club in Liverpool today.

Prince William, 37, and Kate, 38, seemed to relax their 'hands-off' policy in public when visiting Mumbles in South Wales today, according to body language epxert and author Judi James.

Rhian Costello and her daughter Annabel, 3, had the memorable encounter when the Duchess of Cambridge visited the RNLI Mumbles Lifeboat Station near Swansea this afternoon.

The Duke of Cambridge, 37, showed her was a doting father and a loving husband in one sweet sentence yesterday as he responded to a member of the public in south Wales, People magazine reports.