When rugby-mad Jacob Pickering from Blackburn got his bionic arm three months ago he never imagined that he would be using it to shake hands with the England team at Twickenham.

Whittingham died as a result of the head injuries he suffered after falling down the stairs at a pub in Barry on March 7 having watched Wales' Six Nations clash with England.

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham after he tragically passed away at the age of 35.

Italy flanker Maxime Mbanda has swapped rugby for driving an ambulance 13 hours a day in a bid to help his nation's fight against coronavirus as they try to halt the spread of the virus.

Without the state-of-the-art medical equipment he is used to at Leicester Tigers and the England camp, Jonny May has installed a hyperbaric chamber at his home to help him bounce back from injury.

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has warned his organisation will need financial support from the government if the 2021 Six Nations cannot go ahead due to the coronavirus crisis.

Tyrrell Hatton is hoping to rekindle an old flame in the 148th Open Championship after admitting he has struggled for motivation since his successful Ryder Cup debut.

JONATHAN MCEVOY AT PORTRUSH: Rickie Fowler, a nearly man of the majors, will wave aside the chequered history of Northern Ireland by wearing his trademark orange shirt on Sunday.

Blackpool fan Simon Sadler has completed a 96.2 per cent acquisition of the club following approval of the purchase by the English Football League.

Free agent striker Nicky Ajose is weighing up a number of offers after attracting interest from Blackpool, Exeter City and Lincoln City following his release by Charlton.

Rob Cross held off a stirring fightback from Michael Smith to win the Betfred World Matchplay title at Blackpool's Winter Gardens on Sunday night.

Mansfield have suspended midfielders Dion Donohue and Jacob Mellis following an alleged serious breach of club discipline.Neither player was included in the matchday squad in Saturday's win at Carlisle.

ON THE ROAD: The joke wasn't lost on the home fans as they gathered at the Happy Abode. Supping on pre-match lager from plastic pint pots and surrounded by the wrong shade of blue.

IAN HERBERT AT THE GLOBE ARENA: In Morecambe, they have grown accustomed to making the best of relatively little. West End seems like an ironic commentary.

The former Celtic and Aston Villa striker had been talking to Southend United about becoming part of their management team with Henrik Larsson and Johan Mjallby until Johnson pulled out.

Tommy Johnson has joined Blackpool's recruitment staff in a move which led to the collapse last week of Southend's bid to appoint Henrik Larsson as manager at Roots Hall.

A shocking video has shown the moment a football fan was punched in the face by an 'aggressive' and 'out of control' steward during Blackpool's EFL Trophy clash with Scunthorpe.

Tottenham host Middlesbrough in a bid to reach the FA Cup fourth round after being held to a 1-1 draw in their initial third round meeting.

Wycombe have paid tribute to supporter Mark Bird, who has died after suffering a heart attack before Tuesday's home game against Blackpool.

Legendary Blackburn Rovers coach Tony Parkes broke down in tears during a revealing interview with his daughter about his struggles with Alzheimers.   

Although the Bantams currently lie eighth in League Two, they are without a win since New Year's Day - a run of seven games and that has been enough to push Bowyer to the exit door.

Blackpool have sacked manager Simon Grayson after a dreadful run of just one win in 12 games. The League One club were fourth in December but are now down in 15th.

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE HIGHBURY STADIUM: Neil Critchley started coaching at Crewe's academy in his teens but taking charge of his first Blackpool fixture did not figure in the grand plan.

MATT BARLOW: When football last ground to a halt back in 1939, Cyril Lawrence was a teenager on the verge of a breakthrough into the Blackpool first team.

The 32-year-old singer, who hosted the ceremony, referred to the outlandish theory in a pre-taped segment with comedian Billy Eichner, who asked her to 'blink twice' if she is the murdered girl.

Calvin, who is the world's highest paid DJ, was 'really interested in Sophie and made a beeline for her as soon as he got inside', according to sources.

The 27-year-old pop star's single, which debuted at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, beat the previous record held by Adele's Hello which snagged 27 million for its first day in October 2015.

Miley Cyrus gave fans a rather tame MTV VMA performance on Sunday night, except for a bizarre moment when she groped an elderly woman onstage.

Fifth Harmony cleared the air about their shady moment at the VMA's. On Good Morning America Tuesday, the ladies said it was more about themselves than former member Camila Cabella.

Mel B was spotted kissing celebrity hairstylist Gary Madatyan at a VMAs after party in West Hollywood, DailyMail.com can reveal. Madatyan is an avid supporter of charities aiding abused women.

Josh Peck and Drake Bell have officially smoothed things over. The former Drake & Josh co-stars had a falling out back in June, when Josh failed to invite his 31-year-old friend to his wedding.

The musician, 37, discussed her daughter's reaction to her moment in the spotlight during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Tuesday.

Lorde has slammed viewers who took issue with her silent, interpretative dance performance at the MTV Video Music Awards this week. 

Cardi B, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are all among the top honorees at this year's show. The event is set to air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 20.

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards haven’t taken place yet but they are already in the news after Adam Levine mistakenly thought that Childish Gambino's This is America was snubbed.

MTV Video Music Awards are reported to have upped the amount of security at the event in case Nicki Minaj and Safaree Samuels confront each other during their appearance at the awards.

Rita Ora was already turning heads when she touched down at JFK airport on Sunday night, rocking a quirky ensemble for her flight.

Rita Ora rocked leopard print for her VMA Kickoff Concert performance with surprise guest Liam Payne on Sunday night in New York.

Madison performed her new single Home With You for the crowd at Terminal 5 on Sunday night.

The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards will take place Monday at New York's Radio City Hall. The show will feature a slew of performances including a tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died on August 16.

Their whirlwind romance and June engagement made tongues wag. And they were the talk of the town once again on Monday when they made their first ever red carpet appearance as a couple.

Jennifer Lopez's Video Vanguard performance set pulses racing before she took to the stage to gush over her twins and call her beau Alex Rodriguez her 'twin soul' at the 2018 VMA Awards.

The MTV Video Music Awards has always been a show where stars can show off their creative style when it comes to fashion. And Amber Rose did just that as she hit the carpet in a devil costume.

Karrueche and Victor have been linked since December 2017. The couple recently returned from a getaway to the Bahamas.

The 27-year-old R&B belter introduced rapper Logic's performance with Ryan Tedder onstage Radio City Music Hall

She became a household name after starring on the hit MTV reality series. And eight years later, Heidi Montag hit the carpet for the MTV VMAs with her husband Spencer Pratt and their son.

The 31-year-old Jersey Shore star showed off her growing belly in a a flowery black romper with a long skirt that she pulled aside to show her shapely legs at at Radio City Music Hall in NYC on Monday.

Logic turned the VMAs stage into a protest against Trump's immigration policy on Monday, including dozens of families wearing 'We Are All Human Beings' shirts in his performance.

The 21-year-old pop starlet was up for a total five trophies at the star-studded ceremony

Honouring the DJ, who tragically died in April at the age of 28, she said: 'I wanna take a minute to say, I just found out that Avicii and I won Best Dance.'