Calls are growing for Karim Benzema to earn a recall for France - four years after earning the last of his 81 caps. He's been exiled since his involvement in blackmail of Mathieu Valbuena.

Benzema's hopes of a return to the France fold were shot down by its FA president Noel Le Graet last week. Calls had been growing for the in-form Madrid striker to earn his first call-up since 2015.

CHRIS WHEELER IN FRANKFURT: A hat-trick from former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry sank Northern Ireland as their Group C campaign ended with a heavy defeat in Frankfurt.

PETE JENSON: Zinedine Zidane may have been able to reignite the debate on whether France are foolish to overlook in-form Karim Benzema - but it would take something huge to bring change.

An armed thug threatened to kill Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante's agent during an argument about the star's £32million transfer to Chelsea, it was claimed Wednesday.

Olivier Giroud remains an important part of Didier Deschamps' plans for France ahead of the Euros later this year, but has admitted his lack of current playing time at Chelsea is of huge concern.

SPECIAL REPORT BY DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LYON: To many in France, the 32-year-old is a footballing pariah. At Real Madrid, however, Benzema is approaching immortality.

As far as bizarre injury treatments go, Marseille striker Dario Benedetto's remedy for a head injury sustained against Amiens is right up there. The Argentine was bizarrely given a swimming cap.

Zinedine Zidane was sensationally shown red in the 2006 World Cup final after headbutting Italy defender Marco Materazzi in extra time. Fabio Cannavaro went on to lift the trophy in Berlin.

The BBC Radio 6 funk and soul DJ and star of sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf is talking about the heart attack he suffered in his home two years ago, which he is speaking of publicly for the first time

The latest domestic thriller is Flesh And Blood , and already it's getting mixed up in my head with Liar, Cheat, Trust Me, Trauma, Gold Digger , etc. Their formats are so similar

There are several good reasons for seeing this spirited revival of Anthony Minghella's 2005 Madam Butterfly , and one totally compelling one: the Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw.

It's a bold move, naming a restaurant Paradise. What with all those images of eternal bliss, celestial perfection and heavenly libations whisked from the tears of an angel

Noughts + Crosses is an adaptation of Malorie Blackman's novel for young adults, so why it's being shown on a Thursday at 9pm rather than in the Doctor Who slot, I cannot say

Based on the book Twelve Patients: Life And Death At Bellevue Hospital, this medical drama stars Ryan Eggold as the new medical director at one of America's oldest public hospitals.

'You look like a Teletubby!' These are words no man wants to hear. I suppose at least they didn't say I looked like the one with the handbag. I'll admit that Grado's headphones are on the large side

What is it with women and shoes?

'I've no idea what I am,' Adrian Edmondson says. 'I'm not saying that for effect. All I do know is that if people hope I'll be funny away from the screen they are usually disappointed.'

The first child born in an NHS hospital arrived a minute after midnight on July 5, 1948. She was named Aneira after Aneurin Bevan, the architect of the health service.

With 12 children, the Galvin family of Colorado were always going to be notable.

As a young student with journalistic ambitions, the broadcaster and former Radio 4 Today programme presenter James Naughtie spent the summer of 1970 in America.

Comedian and memoirist Webb tries his hand at fiction in this romance about a widowed tech expert who travels back to 1992 to warn her future husband about his fatal brain tumour.

Identity politics, extreme exercise and tattoos are among the fads skewered in Shriver's tale of ageing Boomers. It centres on Serenata and Remington, whose marriage is rock-solid.

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli's daughter Olivia Jade looked carefree as she partied the night away with her famous Hollywood friends on Thursday night.

Kylie Jenner's swanky Kylie Skin brand sells a $32 sunscreen oil. But the cosmetics CEO traded her spendy SPF for a more wallet-friendly drugstore option during her recent vacation to Palm Springs.

'A vision' the 22-year-old captioned the snap of her posing up a storm in a room with floor to ceiling mirrors.

Kylie Jenner proved to be a hands-on boss on Thursday, when she shared snapshots from her most recent visit to the Kylie Cosmetics headquarters in Oxnard. 'HQ Days,' she captioned.

In the heartwarming shot, two-year-old Stormi beams as her face is surrounded by a stream of bubbles.

Kendall Jenner took her purple 1960 Cadillac Eldorado convertible out for a spin with the top down with her BFF Fai Khadra. They drove down LA's iconic Mulholland Drive.

Kylie Jenner still harbors a desire for a big brood of kids, based on the reality TV star's appearance on BFF Stassie Karanikolaou's #DoYourPart Instagram Live series on Friday.

Kylie Jenner is Forbes' youngest 'self-made' billionaire for the second year in a row, it was revealed on Wednesday.

This week the Kardashians and Jenners have been updating their millions of fans on how they have been snazzing up their pads with bunnies and pastel colored treats in time for the big day.

Travis Scott's toddler daughter Stormi Webster looked adorable when she replied 'wassup' to him in an Instagram Live video. They've been quarantining with her mother Kylie Jenner.

The reality star rushed to Kylie Jenner's defence on Wednesday, after the reality star was caught out for a Photoshop fail on a bikini snap.

Kylie Jenner is attempting to nullify a trademark held by a company who copyrighted the name 'Stormi Couture' just after her daughter Stormi Webster by Travis Scott was born.

The 22-year-old  self-made billionaire took to Instagram on Monday as she revealed that she had to have a zipper sewn onto her Alexander Wang dress after splitting it.

For some reason, Pinotage has been left in a corner rather like a litter tray that no one wants to admit is still there. This is a mistake

Trading Standards bosses are warning tourists about a 'sham' website advertising a Manchester city centre hotel that doesn't actually exist.

The documentary maker, 32, looked stylish in black mom jeans and a white woven tank top as she checked her phone on her way inside the broadcaster's headquarters.

Candie and Chipper - of the US Customs and Border Protection's 'Beagle Brigade' - sniffed out the Giant African snails while on duty at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Caitlin Harvey, from Glasgow, said she had met the unnamed toilet attendant on a night out when the Nigerian woman confided in her that she was lonely after her recent move.

EXCLUSIVE: Armed with tales of abduction and AK-47s, the Mourinho of Latvia is coming for Manchester United. Nearly two decades after leaving these shores, Paul Ashworth is back.

The 21-year-old was born in Canada to Nigerian parents, but moved to Gravesend when he was a baby. He has played for Canada's Under 20 team and for England's Under 20 and Under 21 teams.

The Nigeria international, 21, bagged a brace in the 2-2 draw and marked his Champions League goals by re-enacting Ronaldo's iconic 'Siii' celebration in front of the Real fans.

Central defender Fikayo Tomori has shone for Frank Lampard's Chelsea side this season and is understood to have impressed England's coaching staff.

The American side announced in a statement that Promise had died on Wednesday evening, but did not specify the cause of death. He captained Nigeria to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The Chelsea striker is in line for his competitive England debut in the Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria after a recall by England manager Gareth Southgate.

Brazil left the injured Neymar out of their squad for the November friendlies against Argentina and South Korea on Friday, but Douglas Luiz and Rodrygo were called up.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward hobbled off early on during Brazil's 1-1 friendly draw with Nigeria last month and has been on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring strain.

SPECIAL REPORT BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Of all the tweaks, maybe it was a trip to where he wasn't meant to go did the most in getting Anthony Joshua back to where he believes he belongs.