Wolves captain Conor Coady has paid tribute to Liverpool counterpart Jordan Henderson for rallying footballers around the #playerstogether initiative.

CHRIS WHEELER: The coronavirus crisis stirred something very close to home for Marcus Rashford. He thought of vulnerable children, much like himself at school, who may go hungry or suffer.

Several Premier League footballers will swap their boots for bikes to help raise thousands more for the NHS and other good causes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Adama Traore's tactical development has made the difference between his Barcelona flop and incredible Wolves rise, a former coach at the club's famous La Masia academy has said. 

MERSEY BEAT - DOMINIC KING: This game, English football's Clasico, has a power like no other; a goal or a stellar performance in it and suddenly a player is on another level.

DOMINIC KING'S MERSEY BEAT: Even after Liverpool beat Crystal Palace on Monday, the focus after the game was about the obduracy of Jurgen Klopp’s defence and the impact of Alisson.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: Watching Lookman on Tuesday in the remote Latvian town of Jelgava, there was no frisson of excitement. All you could feel was concern.

DOMINIC KING - MERSEY BEAT: In the days before he named his squad for Russia, one player kept popping into Gareth Southgate's head more than anyone else: Adam Lallana.

Arcadia will halt the £2m monthly contributions which were agreed with The Pensions Regulator last summer to reduce a shortfall in the pension scheme.

The Competition and Markets Authority said the merger 'will not worsen the offering', due to the other large players in the market. The merger will be subject to approval of shareholders.

FTI Consulting said that Ocado had seen a 'stark deterioration in scores,' while 'Morrisons, Tesco and Asda have all improved'. Waitrose ranked the strongest in recent weeks.

Standard Life Aberdeen, MoneySupermarket and warehouse group Segro yesterday also kept their dividends intact. But they are vastly outnumbered by those cancelling the largesse.

Buy-to-let mortgage rates may be at near rock bottom levels but investing in property is much tougher than it once was. If you a a landlord, or tempted to become one, read our guide.

Britain's biggest car-maker is making a bid to kick-start the dormant car sales market and entice customers into buying new vehicles despite the coronavirus lockdown.

With the majority of drivers leaving their motors parked or making only infrequent and very short journeys to the shops, there's a good chance you'll encounter one or more of these six issues.

The Willie Mullins-trained gelding looked a superstar in the making after going through his novice season over fences unbeaten in five starts - a campaign which featured four Grade One wins,

Trainer Dan Skelton had indicated the gelding Allmankind, who won at Cheltenham on Saturday, might be given a break before one prep-run for March's Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

Santini heads the nine entries for the Paddy Power Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday but fellow entry Delta Work looks unlikely to line up.

A new guarantee that the Tote win dividends will at least match starting-price returns will be a 'game changer' for pool betting in this country, it has been claimed.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has admitted his preference would be to direct in-form Cyrname straight to the Grade One Melling Chase at Aintree's Grand National meeting in April.

Solo is 3-1 favourite for the Triumph Hurdle after sweeping to a 13-length demolition job from Fujimoto Flyer in the Adonis Hurdle at Kempton for trainer Paul Nicholls and jockey Harry Cobden.

Racing officials are confident the Cheltenham Festival will go ahead next month despite the disruption to travel caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

Those withdrawn included Tiger Roll's Cheltenham Gold Cup-bound stablemate Delta Work, Chris's Dream, Missed Approach, the injured Native River and Noble Endeavor.

Popular chaser Un De Sceaux has been retired after sustaining a ligament injury.

Henry De Bromhead-trained Honeysuckle had been as short as 4-1 to add the Champion Hurdle to her success in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown last month.

EXCLUSIVE BY MARCUS TOWNEND: Jonjo O'Neill Jnr says he wants to win more races than his father, who rode 901 winners during his career between 1969 and 1987.

The latest case of coronavirus, the third in Gloucestershire, was diagnosed over the weekend and then announced hours before the start of the four-day fixture Festival.

Honeysuckle got the better of Benie Des Dieux in an titanic tussle for the David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle at Cheltenham. The horse ridden by Rachel Blackmore won by half a length to the favourite.

The second day of the Cheltenham Festival - Ladies Day - is set to be another thrilling one with Tiger Roll trying to secure a fifth win at the course. Follow all the live action with Sportsmail right here.

Cheltenham Festival revellers turned the racecourse into a dancefloor and enjoyed an impromptu party as Ladies' Day came to an end this evening.

The Irish DJ and reality star, 34, attended Cheltenham Festival's Ladies Day alongside Good Morning Britain's Charlotte, 44, on Wednesday morning.

The 2-1 shot, ridden by Paul Townsend, held off the challenge of Saint Calvados to secure the victory, with A Plus Tard rounding off the top three.

The backing track as Paisley Park faded out of contention in the Stayers' Hurdle was the 'Sound of Silence' in the packed grandstands, but the seven-strong Racing For Fun syndicate didn't care. 

An estimated 70,000 racegoers are expected to flock to Cheltenham Racecourse (pictured) as PM Boris Johnson continues to refuse banning mass gatherings to combat coroanvirus.

Jamie Moore said he was still 'distraught' on Friday after the cruel episode in which he was unseated from Goshen with the Triumph Hurdle in the bag on the last day of the Cheltenham Festival.

On Tuesday, just days after the Cheltenham Festival had reached a conclusion, it was announced there will be no more racing in Britain until at least the beginning of May.

The Little Mix star, 28, took to Instagram on Wednesday night to admit that she doesn't have abs and that her taut torso is created by 'breathing in'.

67-year-old landlord Alexander Grierson died after contracting coronavirus during the Cheltenham festival. Calls are being made to investigate why the races went ahead.

The sport has held discussions with figures in the Government about resuming action, and BHA chief Nick Rust has claimed racing is 'ready to go' whenever they are given the green light.

I asked Virgin if it would cancel my partner's phone if I sent it back. It said I couldn't cancel until December 2018 as it was in my name, so I would have to continue to pay for the two phones.

My partner's father died in South Africa and his girlfriend has cut all ties with us after the funeral. We think she may have made of with the inheritance - what can we do?

I bought an iPad from John Lewis in 2017. I started having problems, so they suggested I send it back. Unfortunately the company keeps sending reconditioned replacements.

I took out two Equitable Lifecare Limited funeral plans. The sales agent assured us repeatedly that we could cancel the plans at any time. I've tried to cancel them both but have had no reply.

I've lived at multiple addresses over the past few years, but consider my parents' home my 'permanent address', even though I'm at university for six months of the year now. What should I enter?

This year is shaping up to be a white-knuckle ride for the supermarkets. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons will reveal this week how their trading went over Christmas. It's not likely to be happy reading.

My father bought a house in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in 1971. Several years ago, a tenant tried to seize ownership by claiming squatter's rights.

I booked a hotel only reservation through Love Holidays two weeks ago and agreed a price of £1,080 but they have now said it is actually £2,080 and I have to pay. What can I do?

My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney. I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn't the account holder.

I checked my bill from O2 and found a charge for £1,710 which was taken for 285MB worth of data usage while in Saudi Arabia. But it won't tell me what it was used on.

'Going through my 91-year-old uncle's paperwork for him, I found he had signed up for Equitable Lifecare funeral plan in 2016, and has been paying £41 a month - £492 a year - since then.'