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MARTIN SAMUEL: Maria Sharapova turned in some Oscar-worthy performances in her time

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: She isn't on the payroll, but if any athlete has publicly verified the immense benefits of meldonium, it is Sharapova.




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ATP suspends men's tennis tour for SIX WEEKS due to the coronavirus outbreak

The Miami Open was cancelled earlier on Thursday but now the event in Monte-Carlo next month will not take place, as well as tournaments in Houston, Marrakech, Barcelona and Budapest.




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Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou launches live tennis showdown league without fans

The Mouratoglou Academy will host real tennis matches between some of the world's greatest players which will be streamed live to fans across the world during COVID-19 lockdown.




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Nadal pulls out of virtual match due to 'back issue' as Murray wows fans with hilarious commentary

Rafael Nadal has endured a series of injuries during his illustrious career but the latest setback appeared to happen in the comfort of his own home. 




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Will women voters forgive Boris Johnson's serial flings? MELISSA KITE argues the Tory leader

MELISSA KITE: Part of the reason is Carrie Symonds. I fear there is something female voters don't like about seeing a man well into his 50s with a girlfriend almost half his age in Downing Street.




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5SOS Luke Hemmings' relationship with Arzaylea Rodriguez

5SOS front-man Luke Hemmings and his former flame Arzaylea Rodriguez's rocky romance met its end in May this year.




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5 Seconds of Summer notch up a billion streams as they reveal The Edge will guest star on new album

5 Seconds of Summer put on an energetic show for the 75,000 attendees at Fire Fight Australia on Sunday.




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5 Seconds of Summer miss out on No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard charts due to warehouse error

5 Seconds of Summer's fourth studio album CALM has climbed to the top of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom. 




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Is Boris Johnson already working part-time at Chequers? No10 fails to dampen speculation on return

His official spokesman said today that he was receiving 'updates on the coronavirus response' and spoke to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, yesterday.




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Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'briefed on plans to have Premier League football return within weeks'

The Prime Minister has been informed of the proposals for matches to be played behind closed doors. And Mr Johnson sees the resumption of live sport as key to boosting the moral of the nation.




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Michael Buerk and Angela Rippon lead grey celebrity revolt against shielding

It has been speculated that those in vulnerable groups could be asked to stay home for a year to 18 months, or until a vaccine is found, amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak.




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Coronavirus UK: One minute's silence for NHS dead on Tuesday

Boris Johnson, who battled the illness himself, including a spell in intensive care, will observe the minute's silence on Tuesday at 11am. Government workers will be asked to take part.




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Blueprint to get us back to work, but the PM warns that he won't risk a second wave of coronavirus

The Prime Minister is expected to set out his latest thinking on social restrictions this evening when he leads the daily Downing Street press conference for the first time this month.




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Premier League 'send out restart schedule to clubs' as they look to resume full training

Key details from 'Project Restart' have emerged with the Premier League 'sending out a restart schedule to clubs' and full training to resume in three weeks.




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Duncan Bannatyne escapes extended UK lockdown to jet back to his luxurious £3m Portuguese villa

The 71-year-old multi-millionaire flew on a private jet to his £3 million villa on the Algarve where he said he would spend 14 days in quarantine although restrictions will actually be lifted in three.




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Here's how crazy schedule for next few months could look as Premier League pushes for restart

With the FA Cup and Champions League also still to be completed, some dates are on the table for football's resumption which would result in a hectic summer ahead for Premier League players.




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Lockdown could be needlessly prolonged because of ministers' obsession with 'irrelevant' R-value

The Government is relying on the 'R' figure - the average number of people a coronavirus patient infects - to tell them when it is safe to unlock the UK. But experts have said the measure it is 'too crude'.




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Gary Neville: The Premier League needed Jose Mourinho but don't write off David Moyes

It is always a sign of a classic team that you can name the full line-up without pausing for thought. I am still able to automatically reel off Jose Mourinho’s great Chelsea team of 2005.




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GARY NEVILLE: Who will be the alpha male in the Premier League now?

Monday night may be an occasion we will look back on in 15 years and pinpoint as the start of a manager establishing his presence on the next era of English football.




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GARY NEVILLE: City remind me of United's title winners... only in light blue shirts!

At the end of last season, many people in English football were talking about the potential of Spanish and German clubs to dominate the Champions League in the future. On the back of a poor season for English clubs in that tournament, the dominance of Bayern Munich and the impact of Borussia Dortmund, it might have seemed as though the Premier League was being left behind.




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Airbnb will transform the Louvre’s Pyramid into a bedroom and let guests drink with the Mona Lisa

Airbnb has teamed up with the Louvre to let one lucky competition winner and a guest see what happens inside the building once the lights go out.




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Bulgaria, the Algarve and Marmaris are the best value beach destinations in Europe 

Post Office Travel Money Holiday Costs Barometer, which compares costs in 20 European beach resorts, found prices in Sunny Beach have plunged - despite the pound's volatility.




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The Casapueblo hotel took artist Carlos Paez Vilaro 36 years to construct on a Uruguayan cliff

Casapueblo, located close to the wealthy Uruguayan beach city of Punta del Este, was built by the late artist Carlos Páez Vilaró - and there's not a straight line to be seen.




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The mesmerising photos by Dieter Klein in new teNeues book The Nostalgic Beauty of Abandoned Cars

The haunting images by German photographer Dieter Klein appear in stunning new coffee table book Lost Wheels - The Nostalgic Beauty of Abandoned Cars, which is out next month.




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The sky really IS a deeper shade of blue

It might seem like a cruel trick of the mind for those trapped indoors during lockdown - but Britain's skies really have turned a deeper shade of blue.




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Mesmerising images by Amos Chapple of Prague's fascinating rooftop statues and sculptures

Top photographer Amos Chapple has taken a set of fascinating photographs of Prague's rooftop statues and sculptures, from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the elegant to the grotesque.




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The Holiday Guru answers questions on coronavirus travel rights

This week a reader also asks, in light of the pandemic, if they can claim back a 'non-refundable' deposit on a holiday lodge in Scotland.




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Former Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman explores Antwerp - a mecca for the fashionista

Antwerp is one of the most intriguing cities in northern Europe, particularly if you are interested in fashion and design. Alexandra Schulman headed to the city to check out its creative scene.




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Airport queues will be half a MILE long to ensure social distancing

Heathrow's Chief Executive John Holland-Kaye has warned that there simply isn't enough space in airports to keep each passenger two metres apart.




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Spot the dinosaur! Clue - he's taking a drink at the Yorkshire wonder of Flamborough Head near Filey

The North Yorkshire town of Filey is where birds such as guillemots and razorbills come to mate for life. And it's also home to a famous dinosaur, as the Daily Mail's Rob Crossan found out.




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State of Origin will be CANCELLED if coronavirus continues to spread around Australia

Australian Rugby League Commission chairman Peter V'landys told Sky News on Monday morning the event may have to be moved later in the year. The first game is at the Adelaide Oval on 3 June.




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Outback pub issues FINES to patrons who talk about the coronavirus outbreak

Marree Hotel, 598 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia, shared a picture of a donation tin near their tap beers on Sunday.




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Cruel animal hater leaves a chilling note CABLE TIED to a pet cat's neck

Kimberley Breese, from Fairview Park, outside Adelaide, was devastated when her pet cat went missing.




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Qantas flight is forced turn back to Sydney due to coronavirus 

A Qantas flight from Sydney to Adelaide has been forced to turn around due to the coronavirus.




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Qantas coronavirus cluster continues to grow as the spread is linked to 13 sick baggage handlers 

Six Adelaide airport employees tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday after several new cases appeared in South Australia. More were confirmed on Wednesday.




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Drink driving! Fuel made from TEQUILA could one day be used to power cars

A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, University of Exeter and University of Adelaide has examined the potential for agave as an environmentally-friendly alternative to petrol.




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R.M. Williams to make medical equipment to save jobs after factory closed down due to coronavirus

The company was forced to close its factory in Salisbury, north of Adelaide, last week along with its network of retail stores across the world due to the coronavirus outbreak.




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Justin Bieber makes an Adelaide fan's dream come true when they chat on Instagram Live

Canadian pop singer Justin Beiber has made one Australian fan's dream come true this week when she came face-to-face with her Idol on Instagram Live.




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Petrol prices plunge to a near 20-year low across Australia due to coronavirus

Petrol prices have plunged to a 20-year-low thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Motorists paid 11 cents less for fuel per litre in the March at an average cost of $1.38 a litre.




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Australia's city fuel prices drop to record lows of 84C

Peter Khoury from the NRMA said rapidly dropping oil prices had seen petrol companies drop their prices in some places but they were still not on passing on all the savings.




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MAFS' Stacey Hampton is tested for coronavirus as she continues her work holiday in Melbourne

Married At First Sight star Stacey Hampton has been tested for coronavirus at one of the new drive-through facilities. 




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A-League plans to start and finish in just a MONTH - and all the games could be played in Sydney 

Clubs are planning to train in July before a competition return in August, though Football Federation Australia is yet to outline firm resumption dates.




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Liverpool stars arrive in Turkey as Jurgen Klopp's men bid for glory in UEFA Super Cup

The Champions League winners take on the Europa League victors at Vodfaone Park in Istanbul with Jurgen Klopp looking to get his hands on a second trophy with the club.




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Football news: Istanbul could be STRIPPED of this season's Champions League final

UEFA are considering stripping Turkey of this season's Champions League final. It comes in the wake of the country's military operation against the Kurds across the Syrian border.




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Galatasaray disinfect stadium ahead of their derby against Besiktas due to coronavirus pandemic

Several European leagues have been suspended due to the coronavirus, but the Turkish Super League has so far refused to call off matches, with the country having six confirmed cases.




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PIERS MORGAN: The Queen inspired her people to overcome this coronavirus crisis

In just five short minutes, Her Majesty gave the greatest speech of her life.




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Wolves 0-0 Brighton: High-flying hosts are held by visitors in Premier League stalemate at Molineux

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT MOLINEUX: At the end of a match which teetered this way and that, there was a sense for Brighton and Wolves that they had both left two more behind in the Premier League.




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Wolves await clarification from UEFA as clash at Olympiacos is set to be played behind closed doors

Wolves were on Sunday night awaiting confirmation from UEFA that their Europa League match at Olympiacos would be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus.




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Wolves' Europa League clash with Olympiacos will be played behind closed doors

The Greek health ministry announced the two-week suspension in their latest attempt to combat the spread of coronavirus in the country.




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Wolves ask UEFA to postpone Europa League clash following Olympiacos owner contracting coronavirus

A decision on the match is expected in the next 24 hours, with Wolves reluctant to travel to Athens after Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis contracted coronavirus.