Since the announcement of our Wheelchair Basketball team for the Paralympics in Rio, I’ve been the subject of some of the group’s jokes.

Britain has a stable of young sprinters that is the envy of the world, and Sportsmail has brought them together for a stunning photoshoot.

Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, 68, walked back on his comments that Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election during an interview on CNN on Monday.

Doubts were cast over Gordon Sondland's call with Donald Trump where POTUS allegedly told him there was 'no quid pro quo' at play in U.S. policy toward the Ukraine, as no record of the call exists.

Chairman Adam Schiff had said the report will be released 'soon' and now it's reported the Committee will have 24 hours to view the documents from Monday evening then will vote to approve it Tuesday.

Three-year-old Sasha Soboleva (pictured left), was shot in the head on the back seat of his father's car (pictured top right) during a failed assassination attempt in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.

Rep. Devin Nunes was in touch with Rudy Giuliani and his indicted associate Lev Parnas as they schemed to get the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine removed.

The Trump Administration says a key claim in Schiff's impeachment report is inaccurate, insisting Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani did not have a 13-minute phone call with a top White House budget official.

The Russian leader, 67, was filmed leaving the bathroom in Paris's Elysee Palace alongside six armed bodyguards. Putin was in Paris for a summit to discuss a ceasefire with Ukraine.

The House Intelligence panel released documents from Giuliani associate Lev Parnas including messages about the physical location of a U.S. ambassador by a GOP congressional candidate.

Despite Adam Schiff leading the House impeachment inquiry into US President Trump allegedly withholding aid from Ukraine, not one of the three contestants recognised him.

Robert Hyde, whose messages feature in a new document release from the House Intel committee, says he was drinking when he sent used WhatsApp to contact Giuliani associate Lev Parnas.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the new information should be evaluated, three days after messages revealed Trump allies talking about the physical location of a U.S. ambassador.

The House Judiciary released a new tranche of information Friday including contacts between a Trump loyalist and Belgian exchange about the movements of a U.S. ambassador.

Republican congressional candidate Robert Hyde said he was communicating with another man about 'intel' on U.S. ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, even as he dismissed it.

The president's personal counsel - who is not part of his impeachment defense in the Senate - had told Fox News he would offer evidence at noon Friday, but his new podcast had no new facts.

Mary Louise Kelly, host of All Things Considered, revealed how Pompeo hurled the f-word after she asked him when he had defended fired Ukraine ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.

'I am not a fan of that ambassador,' Trump said in an interview with Fox News defending his actions on Friday. 'She wouldn't put my picture up, she was an Obama appointee I believe.'

Pompeo accused All Things Considered Mary Louie Kelly of breaking an 'off the record agreement' after she revealed he swore and said: 'Do you think Americans care about Ukraine?'

The video was made during a fundraiser dinner on April 30, 2018 at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC and released on Saturday by an attorney for Lev Parnas,

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, has announced her retirement from the State Department on Friday evening. She was a key witness in the impeachment inquiry.

In 1991, five years after the disaster which rocked Ukraine, the black fungi was found sprouting up the walls of the abandoned reactor which had been flooded with gamma.

The moment of the explosion was caught on a CCTV camera in Lelyaky, Vinnytsia. The three men were put into intensive care and had operations to remove shrapnel.

President Trump was asked on Geraldo Rivera's podcast Thursday, 'Was it strange to send Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine, your personal lawyer?' Trump replied: 'No, not at all.'

Ksenia Didukh, 83, was pronounced dead in Stryzhavka, west Ukraine, after medics were called and found her without a pulse, but was rushed to hospital ten hours later after showing signs of life.

Robert Phelps, 62, sent the message through the Californian Democratic representatives' schedule-a-meeting website. He told police he sent the message to 'defend' his president.

Provenance Hotels, the hotel chain Sondland founded, received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, a spokeswoman said. The chain has more than a dozen properties.

Cardiff are looking to push through an £8.5million bid for Nice midfielder Adrien Tameze this week. The Bluebirds are keen on adding to their midfield and have targeted the 24-year-old.

Julien Fournier, Nice's general manager, confirmed the Premier League club pulled out of negotiations on Tuesday night, despite a fee having been agreed earlier at £8million plus add-ons.

The 29-year-old spent part of last season on loan at Sheffield United helping them earn promotion to the Premier League scoring three goals in 16 appearances.

Cardiff City have paid tribute to Emiliano Sala on the first anniversary of his death by including him in the squad on the back of the programme for the FA Cup clash with Reading. 

Both Reading and Cardiff City will be launching an investigation after alleged racial and homophobic chanting at their FA Cup tie at the Madejski prompted a stadium announcement.

Cardiff have demanded an apology from FA Cup rivals Reading after City supporters were accused of racist and homophobic behaviour in Saturday's fourth-round tie at the Madejski Stadium.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The last team to win the Six Nations on the back of a losing Rugby World Cup final was - oh wait, sorry, there isn't one.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: When Italy kick off their Six Nations campaign against Wales, Sergio Parisse will be miles from Cardiff in the Maldives enjoying a hard-earned holiday.

Deadline day has arrived for the January transfer window as Premier League clubs have their last chance to make any signings for the second-half of the season. Follow LIVE news right here.

Alan Pardew has recruited Cardiff City striker Omar Bogle on loan until the end of the season as he aims to keep relegation-threatened ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie.

Reading have come from 2-0 down to defeat Championship rivals Cardiff City on penalties to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.

The 21-13 defeat killed off English hopes of a Grand Slam, before Warren Gatland rubbed salt in the wounds by questioning their big-game ability.

All around him, others were losing their heads, but this time Kyle Sinckler did not. The pantomime villain of last year's England defeat in Cardiff proved on Saturday how much he has changed.

Rhys Carre has gone from plump to Wales' new trump card in the pack in the space of a year after he had no contract at Cardiff Blues this time last season and weighed 21-stone.

Cardiff City said 'people need to be held to account' on Friday night after it emerged that a scandalous series of errors led to the death of record signing Emiliano Sala in an air crash in January last year.

While European leagues are currently in shutdown, the A-League is going ahead but with with games played behind closed doors. Adam Le Fondre scored the opener during the Sydney derby.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: In a video posted on Cardiff & Vale Health Charity's social media, Bale thanked all staff for their hard work and sacrifice during the Covid-19 crisis.

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