Stokes struck an unbeaten 84 in the final against New Zealand on the way to England's maiden World Cup title and then crashed a barely-believable 135 not out to keep the Ashes alive at Headingley.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN WHANGAREI: Chris Woakes intends to make himself undroppable as England weigh up whether to pick him or Sam Curran at No 8 in next week's first Test against New Zealand.

It has been a long slog for David Beckham and the power brokers behind Inter Miami but next March, they will finally see their vision become a reality. 

Amy McGlade, from Adelaide, spent her life watching families struggle with what to do with the leftover embryos through her career as a midwife.

Sky Sports breached Ofcom's broadcasting rules on swearing during their cricket coverage this summer, but have been cleared over David Gower using the f-word in his final Test.

NASSER HUSSAIN: Jofra Archer was so exceptional in the way he burst on to the scene that everyone assumed he was the finished article and would soon be the next Kagiso Rabada or Dale Steyn.

Siddle, 35, made his debut in 2008, took 221 Test wickets at an average of 30.66 apiece, and played his last Test in the fifth and final match of this year's Ashes series in England, which England won.

JOFRA ARCHER: Much was made about the two full tosses I bowled in consecutive balls at Anrich Nortje on the second evening, and they certainly weren't beamers.

Companies rising out of the ashes to avoid paying tax, wages and other debts will face a crackdown when regulators get increased powers.

England's Instagram account posted a compilation of Stuart Broad bowling David Warner out during the Ashes (pictured) after the batsman won Australian cricketer of the year.

A large crowd of English cricket fans were seen taunting the Australian team as they boarded their bus during the Ashes tour in 2019.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Stokes and Leach pulled off an incredible run chase at Headingley in 2019 by chasing more than they had ever managed to keep Ashes alive.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Daniel Matthews reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.  

The former Saturdays star was given a helping hand by boyfriend Stuart Broad as the couple kept themselves entertained during an extended period of self-quarantine.

The singer turned radio presenter, 32, was positively bowled over as she joined her sportsman beau, 33, and pet pooch Alfie for another game of garden cricket on Thursday afternoon.

The beauty, 38, was hardly recognizable with more even features and a thinner nose. Her 145M Instagram followers noticed right away as they asked 'Is that you?' and 'What happened?'

Kim Kardashian promoted her new makeup with a glamour pic on Tuesday.

Instead of sporting her signature long, raven tresses, the 38-year-old reality superstar and makeup mogul had her hair styled into a short chocolate brown coif with caramel-colored highlights.

Connie Talbot has returned to Britain's Got Talent, 12 years after making the 2007 final with her angelic voice.

Jameela Jamil has laid into Caroline Flack's controversial new show, The Surjury, before it has even aired, causing a war of words to erupt on Twitter on Friday.

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas, 59, sends fans into meltdown as she shared a 'mind-blowing' throwback clip from her professional dancing days on Twitter on Monday.

One Twitter user aimed the youthful jibe 'OK Boomer' at Shatner (pictured in France) yesterday but the Hollywood veteran fired back: 'Sweetheart, that's a compliment for me.'

The Apprentice has come under fire this year for seemingly picking off those from an ethnic minority group when it comes to the boardroom firings - and this week has been no different.

The online exchange started when Washington Post data reporter Christopher Ingraham shared his own feline troubles.

Witnesses said the man, thought to be in his 20s, fell onto the Victoria Line at Oxford Circus in Central London amid a chaotic rush hour bustle on the platform at about 5.30pm.

A London tribunal upheld the dismissal of Maya Forstater (pictured). Duncan Bannatyne and Sharon Davies MBE revealed their support for her - but others voiced their opposition.

The DJ, 61, tweeted her frustrations at the campaign, which gives teenagers free tampons, saying her mother used to use 'old rags' and still went on to go to university and become a headteacher.

Nazir Afzal, former Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor in the North West, spoke out amid criticism of the CPS for continuing with an assault case against the late Love Island host Caroline Flack.

The amusing incident was shared on Twitter by Ed Cumming, of Hampshire, who posted a photo of the soggy mess today. He wrote: 'My friend bought 18 loo rolls and her kids put them all in the bath.'

Antoine Griezmann came off the bench to salvage a draw for Euro 2016 hosts France with a late equaliser in Friday's friendly against Albania in Rennes.

A bus carrying the Serbia squad was hit by stones within hours of the team arriving in Albania on Wednesday for a Euro 2016 qualifier, a year after their previous encounter was abandoned in chaos.

JOE BERNSTEIN: There is no more unlikely qualifier for Euro 2016 than Albania whose footballers have shown there is more to the former Iron Curtain secret state than a fixation for Norman Wisdom.

Sportsmail's Martin Keown brings you his guide to all six groups. The former England defender's breaks down each team including star men, ones to watch and his take on their tournament prospects.

The hosts' group is relatively straightforward and should not pose too many problems to Didier Deschamps. Switzerland are a talented side but Albania and Romania are certainly minnows.

Ahead of kick-off, Sportsmail 's MARTIN KEOWN offers his assessment of three of the big games from this weekend's Euro 2016 fixtures including the hosts' final group game.

European football's governing body has opened disciplinary proceedings against Albania and Romania after their fans caused trouble in their Group A game at Euro 2016 on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo's side were victorious despite winning just once inside 90 minutes and finishing third in their group, during a tournament where UEFA gave their new 24-team format its debut.

Sportsmail provide you with the information on how to watch UEFA Nations League clashes for England, home nations and the rest including channel, times and dates for October.

Sportsmail provide you with the information on how to watch Nations League clashes for November including specific channel, times and dates for England and the rest.

Ian Holloway believes football fans should fight in a cage and it should be televised after Manchester City and Liverpool fans punched, bottled and kicked each other in an ugly Tube bust-up.

QPR CEO Lee Hoos said in a club statement: 'We take a very strong stance against racism and will not tolerate one of our players being subjected to the despicable comments experienced.'

FIFA have vowed to investigate the racial abuse suffered by QPR's Under 18 side once they receive an official report on the incident. Football's governing body are awaiting details.

The Allen family is one of the most celebrated in English football. Tottenham's Double-winning striker Les Allen was at its head. Son Clive was the PFA Footballer of the Year in 1986-87.

Queens Park Rangers lost ground in the Sky Bet Championship play-off race with a 1-0 defeat at struggling Reading.

Ian Holloway held final talks with Grimsby Town earlier this week before agreeing a contract on Tuesday morning. Holloway's last managerial job was with QPR in 2018.

MATT HUGHES: The FA have offered more live rights for FA Cup matches to the BBC and BT Sport after ending their exclusive deal with betting websites, but only one additional game will be streamed.

It was roughly this time last year that a sticky patch of results for Leeds United soon deteriorated into a slide that ended with play-off heartbreak.

Burnley have held talks with Bristol City over a January move for midfielder Josh Brownhill, 24. He has a £7million release clause in his contract which is active in the summer.

MATT BARLOW AT THE KIYAN PRINCE FOUNDATION STADIUM: Morgan Fox and Sam Winnall scored as Sheffield Wednesday beat QPR 2-1 to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Doting dad Bret Turner shared his five-year-old daughter's hilarious antics last week in a Twitter thread that went viral as people across the country look for comic relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic.