Laura Lambert and Chief Sports Writer Martin Samuel are shortlisted for the Hugh McIlvanney Award for Sports Journalist of the Year.

Former Great Britain captain Alex Danson-Bennett has retired from hockey after failing to fully recover from a 'life-changing' head injury.

It was left to Jason Kenny to add to the family's cycling silver after wife Laura defied doctor's orders but could not defy the odds.

DAVID COVERDALE: The British track cycling star went out at the last-16 stage and leaves Berlin with just the silver medal he won in the team sprint, having also failed to make Thursday's keirin final.

The coronavirus has rocked the sporting world this week with most taking measures to ensure that fans nor players are affected by the global pandemic that is spreading across the world.

World champion Judd Trump has become the first player to win six ranking titles in a season after beating Kyren Wilson 4-3 in the final of the BetVictor Gibraltar Open.

While some British athletes are abroad training for the Olympics and will not be compelled to return, the firm advice from the organisation is against further travel out of the country from this point.

The World Snooker Championship is the latest major sporting event to be postponed because of the coronavirus. Judd Trump was due to start the defence of his title at the Crucible on April 18.

*'Footy is resilient and footy will find a way,' said not Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park but AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan this week. Here are the sporting fixtures proving him right.

Britain's double Olympic champion was due to retire from short-course triathlons to concentrate on the Ironman circuit. Brownlee, 31, said: 'I am now going to have to extend it for another year.'

Top PDC Darts stars gave the phrase 'in the madhouse' a new meaning as they defied the global sporting shutdown to live-stream a tournament from the comfort of their respective living rooms.

Raymond van Barneveld triumphed over Phil Taylor in a stay-at-home darts match which raised £15,000 for the battle against coronavirus.

UK Athletics have brought forward plans to hire a new head coach in the wake of the postponement of the Olympics.

The Tour de France's organisers are focusing on a postponement of this year's race rather than a cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic. 'Le Tour' was set to roll out of Nice on June 27th.

World champion Peter Wright won the opening match of the PDC Home Tour, overcoming a scare against Peter Jacques. Wright, who is known for his wacky haircuts, donned an NHS logo on his head.

On just the second evening of the tour, world No 57 Luke Woodhouse hit a 113.9 average and also beat Ted Evetts and Rowby-John Rodriguez to ensure a 100 per cent record in Group Two.

Chris Brasher was one of the great Corinthians: four-minute mile pace-maker, Olympic champion, mountaineer, journalist, pipe smoker and all-round bon vivant.

From the goat's blood injections Usain Bolt took before winning Olympic gold at Rio to Diego Costa's use of horse placenta, Sportsmail have looked athletes methods of treatment

INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: That Duncan Goodhew can relate to the uncertainty facing Adam Peaty also means he is well placed to predict the younger fish will prevail to win gold.

A wide-ranging review of UK Athletics has heard that the under-fire organisation 'couldn't get any worse' - and has raised specific concerns about its ethics.

Kanye West announced plans in November that he was setting up a new Adidas Yeezys HQ in Cody, Wyoming, vowing to bring jobs back to the United States.

Kim Kardashian was at her wits' end on Monday, after her youngest daughter, Chicago, two, stained her expensive white sofa.

He is fresh off two successful gospel albums after a religious awakening. And Kanye West was the picture of good cheer as he stepped out in the Kardashian enclave of Calabasas.

Kim Kardashian shared a new video to her Instagram account on Monday morning. The 39-year-old TV vet appeared to have a very deep tan as she announced she was releasing a new fragrance.

The 39-year-old TV icon was wearing a light mocha latte beige satin bra and panties as she was sitting in one of her walk-in closets in her Hidden Hills, California mansion.

Ever since Diddy's 50th birthday party in mid December, 42-year-old Kanye West and 50-year-old Jay-Z have bonded again and now they are on good terms. Now their kids play together.

McDonald's debuted a new commercial called 'Famous Orders.' It includes Kim's order at the chain: a burger, fries, a six-piece nugget with honey, apple pie, and a vanilla shake.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark greeted reporters wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with an image of Donald Trump's 2016 meeting with rapper Kanye West at Trump Tower.

Celebrities across the country shared a glimpse inside their Super Bowl celebrations on Sunday.

The star rang up customers buying her shapewear collection on the day of it's Nordstrom launch. Kim held a scanner as she completed the purchase, before handing off the bag.

The 39-year-old reality star and her sister Kourtney have a habit of rocking the kind of floor-length black coats and sunglasses that would appear in the Wachowskis' $1.6B-grossing sci-fi trilogy

Amber Rose has paid homage to both her children by getting their names tattooed on her forehead, in images first seen on social media on Friday.

The Keeping Up With The Kardashians frontwoman, 39, looked amazing in a tattered gown while her husband was edgy as ever in leather

'North has a private TikTok account, so we do lots of TikToks together, and she puts them in drafts. She's not allowed to post them, but we have a lot of TikToks. I might post one soon.'

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took their seats courtside as they joined a slew of famous faces for the 69th annual NBA All-Star game held at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday night.

She's been seen proudly supporting her husband Kanye West over the past several months, as he's taken his Sunday Service across numerous cities in the US.

She spent a whirlwind 24 hours in Paris with husband Kanye West, arriving Monday and leaving the following day. And while in the City of Love, Kim Kardashian took a romantic elevator ride..

Last week, Kim Kardashian gave her 160 million Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes look at her children's playroom - and fans were shocked to see how incredibly neat and orderly it is.

He's a rapper, record producer, entrepreneur and choir leader, and also an accomplished fashion designer who has fans in various domains.

North West is the child of two of the most famous people in the world. But the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye looked like any other six-year-old as mom shared a sweet school selfie.

Kim Kardashian proved she's ahead of the fashion curve on Sunday as she stepped out in another Balmain ensemble fresh off the runway.

She's never been one to play it safe with her fashion choices. Yet Kim Kardashian clearly found a look that worked for her on Sunday as she modelled three similar latex Balmain ensembles.

They have been attending a slew of high-profile shows and event during Paris Fashion Week.  Yet the Kardashian sisters let their hair down with a more relaxed affair on Sunday night.

She garnered much attention on Sunday, which she stepped out in no less than three exclusive latex ensembles from Balmain during Paris Fashion Week.

Critics of Kanye West's quirky choice of invitation have been slammed after it turned out the eggs included in his Yeezy Paris Fashion Week invite were fake.

On Tuesday, TMZ reported that all events scheduled to take place at the 50,000 seat ballpark in New York's the Bronx have been canceled for the next two months.

The 39-year-old reality star's range will be restocking the Cotton Collection on Monday, March 23 as 20-percent of profits going to Baby2Baby's COVID-19 Emergency Response.

The legendary hip-hop star, 42, opened up his wallet and donated money to two non-profit organizations that help feed people in need, according to Access Online.

On the latest episode of Antiques Roadshow, the husband of Kanye's first cousin appeared with a collection of artwork done by the rapper when he was just 17-years-old.

Kanye West will join some other stars to team with the Joel Osteen and help people celebrate Easter on April 12 as the novel coronavirus has forced residents around the country to stay inside.