EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Top-flight stars can now access information via their mobile phones on a wide range of issues including doping regulations and plans for a life after football.

EXCLUSIVE BY ROB DRAPER: UK Athletics called a special meeting with the English Institute of Sport to discuss the controversial use of thyroid medication on elite athletes.

Vladimir Putin's comments come after WADA barred teams under a Russian flag from competing at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 and 2022 and the football World Cup in 2022.

RIATH Al-SAMARRAI: Sir Mo Farah could face investigation by UK Anti-Doping agency after it emerged he changed his story when talking to investigators about injections he received.

AC Milan have turned down an opportunity to sign Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana in the summer, The England international will likely become a free agent at the end of the season.

Ted Cruz might be out of the race for the White House but he's still hoping to influence the Republican National Convention. He wants his delegates to influence the RNC platform and rules.

The left-right duo agree birth control pills should be available over the counter and Cruz proposed that they collaborate. Republicans last proposed it in 2015; Senate Democrats blocked it

Neil Young called US President Donald Trump 'a disgrace to my country' after the Canadian-born rock legend revealed that he became a US citizen and plans to vote as a Democrat

Dr Stephen Pax Leonard, an honorary research fellow with St Chad's college since October 2017, was stripped of his position after posting offensive comments online.

The Mayor of London has rejected the application for the tower, that would have included a viewing platform with rotating pods, restaurant and a sky bar.

Fourteen mayors and political leaders from across the country including London's mayor Sadiq Khan have demanded funding to establish 'clean air zones' in city centres.

Elena Baturina, pictured with Sadiq Khan, resigned this week as a trustee for the Mayor's Fund for London, which pays for education programmes in deprived areas of the capital.

The 23-year-old (pictured) will play her semi-final against Amanda Anisimova on the 10,000-seat Court Suzanne Lenglen instead of the 15,000-seat Court Philippe Chatrier on Friday.

The 32-year-old Serb has not played a competitive match since losing in the semi-final of the French Open this month, preferring to spend some family time in Serbia.

A Centre Court debut for Cameron Norrie against the 2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori is in store. The Japanese No 8 seed has not shown his best form on grass yet.

The 53-year-old announced the news on his official Twitter account, writing: 'We've been on full quarantine, our entire house now, for well over two weeks.'

ARRON BANKS: The millions of voters praying that we will finally leave the European Union can be forgiven if they feel concerned. They have every right to be.

The Brexit Party leader claimed Brexit was 'an incredible victory for ordinary people against the establishment' as he spoke of his joy at seeing it happen.

Spain’s Diego Costa warned coach Fernando Hierro that Koke would miss his spot-kick against Russia according to Spanish television images.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: There have been flashes of the beast that Chelsea signed but all too often the dark clouds have rolled in. On the pitch he has lost his edge and off it something is affecting him.

The technology giant launched a case in the US District Court against the group code named Thallium to try and stop their operations that were specifically targeting certain groups.

The North Korean citizen returned from China before being tested positive for the deadly virus, according to local media. A woman from China has taken ill at Copenhagen airport, Denmark.

Actor Michael Palin, 77, compared the current lockdown with living in North Korea as the nation is under 'strict government control' ahead of Channel 5's re-transmission of his documentary about nation.

The NRL's top gender advisor has claimed the Bulldogs schoolgirl controversy is 'not a sex scandal'.

Mr Morrison announced on Friday the government would ban 'non essential' public gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday amid increased concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

St George-Illawarra coach Paul McGregor is the latest to throw his support behind a Magic-Round style concept of isolating all 16 teams in one city as the growing pandemic spreads.

Hailey Bieber doesn't often share details from her personal life. But in the new issue of People, the 23-year-old Vogue cover girl did just that where she admits she has been on birth control for two years.

Authorities in Indonesia have identified Ryan Roth, 39, as the missing person after his belongings were found at the top of cliffs near the Selonding Temple in Pecatu Village on Monday morning.

Authorities in the Jakarta-area were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly half a million surgical masks were found.

So far, 790 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 throughout Indonesia and 58 have died, meaning the death rate is currently at about 9 per cent.

Jesy was pictured arguing with Chris inside the lobby of the InterContinental Hotel, before they left separately.

Walid Phares, a top national security adviser for Donald Trump, is quietly talking to Muslims on behalf of the presumptive Republican nominee.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is a leader of the party's establishment wing, but won back some newer conservatives by going after Hillary Clinton.

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Peter Thiel broke new ground at the Republican convention by declaring himself a proud and loyal member of the party who is also gay.

by the time he steps into the octagon to face 'Cowboy' Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas on Saturday, it will be an incredible 1,160 days since he last won a fight. What has he done since then?

The Irish government announced on Friday night that people should remain at home for two weeks unless their need for travel is absolutely essential, and McGregor appealed for police to be supported.

Thousands of pieces of medical equipment have been delivered to hospitals in Ireland as a result of Conor McGregor's €1million donation to the fight against coronavirus.

Coroner Mélissa Gagnon of the Bureau du Coroner said that the 32-year-old's fall from a third-story balcony in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal on August 1, 2018 was not intentional.

Spanish newspaper Marca have slammed Gareth Bale after appearing to mock Real Madrid during Euro 2020 qualification celebrations with Wales. Bale celebrated with a flag that mocked Real Madrid.

Demonstrations calling for 'no war with Iran' took place in 370 communities across the country on Thursday with protesters stepping out in the likes of Ohio, Nevada, Washington DC and New York.

Bosses at the west London attraction (pictured) are worried the National Museum of Iran in Tehran will refuse to lend up to 50 rare artefacts for the Epic Iran show.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organisation, said today the virus outbreaks in Iran and Italy in recent days 'demonstrate what this virus is capable of'.

The Chinese government reported only 38 deaths from coronavirus on Wednesday compared to the 86 deaths reported from other countries including the US, Italy and South Korea.

The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal from the WHO today for governments to pull out 'all the stops' to slow the epidemic.

Six of China's imported cases were in Beijing, which is enforcing a 14-day quarantine for people arriving from countries deemed to be high-risk, including Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan.

General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association Steve Gillan this morning said that some prisoners across sites in the UK have already been forced to self-isolate.

Social media star Sahar Tabar, 22, whose real name is Fatemeh Khishvand, from Tehran, shot to prominence after posting images of her eerily gaunt face.

The human rights watchdog said China 'continued to execute and sentence to death thousands of people' but said the country's exact figures were 'kept secret'.

An Australian mum has sparked debate on social media after sharing photos of her organised pantry with a set of 'aggressive' rules on the door.

Paul Babai, 35, from London, was once unable to put on his own shoes due to chronic back pain caused by a slipped disc. He has since revealed how he was able to overhaul his health and body.