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The fixtures have been coming thick and fast since the return of the Premier League following its three-month long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. But who stood out in the fourth game week?

Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min enjoyed a frank exchange of views as Tottenham beat Everton on Monday night. But it's far from the first time team-mates have clashed on the football field.

The Bundesliga side cannot afford to activate his £25m option but still want to keep the Spaniard. They are hoping to reach a fresh agreement with either a new option or obligation to buy.

Serious injuries and depression resulted in Johnson being released at the age of just 24 and the now 32-year-old has spoken in depth about his rapid fall from grace.

Sportsmail understands Formula 1 won't place a carpet on the grid for the drivers to make their protest as they did on Sunday and it could see more than six elect to stand rather than kneel.

Before the season restarted, he vowed to pledge that for every game the Gunners won he would plant 3,000 trees to help combat carbon emissions in partnership with global charity One Tree Planted.

Fikayo Tomori could be allowed to leave Chelsea on loan in order for the club to secure the signing of Declan Rice from West Ham, according to The Athletic.

Aston Villa Women sporting director Eni Aluko feels a target of 30 per cent of leadership roles in sport being occupied by individuals from ethnic minorities would be a 'good one'.

Despite a public spat over how the UFC treats its fighters with regard to pay, a deal was successfully negotiated between Masvidal and the UFC, and the 35-year-old set off for Abu Dhabi overnight.

Chris Silverwood's side will finally return to action as they begin their series in Southampton on Wednesday, but Kevin Pietersen has taken issue with Stokes leading the team in place of Joe Root.

Seeing out his final two years would make it a decade for Sean Dyche at Turf Moor but issues are rearing their head in public this season and it could be a parting of ways is on the horizon this summer.

The sky blue number follows swiftly on from the new home kit, revealed last week, and also includes the club's new sponsor - telecommunications company Three.

The Juventus manager has been in charge of Higuain at three different clubs, beginning at Napoli - before taking him to Chelsea on loan and working with him again in Turin.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: Tottenham are willing to include Lucas Moura in a deal for Napoli striker Arkadiusz Milik as they seek back-up for first-choice Harry Kane.

Usman was slated to take on Gilbert Burns in the main event on UFC Fight Island on Saturday 11 July, but the Brazilian tested positive for coronavirus and Masvidal stepped in.

Marcus Rashford will find himself out of Manchester United's starting XI if they sign a striker due to the talent of Mason Greenwood. That's the view of former England manager Glenn Hoddle.

The Argentine striker has been a target for the LaLiga champions throughout the current campaign after impressing prior to the extended pause due to the coronavirus crisis.

The 62-year-old has been a long-term target for Milan and he has now concluded talks to replace Stefano Pioli, who stepped into the dugout for the Italian giants in October last year.

Marco Tronchetti said Pirelli could offer support in the quest to bring the Barcelona legend to Inter despite financial worries, but insisted club president Steven Zhang had to make a real push.

Jadon Sancho, estimated to be worth £100m, is a long-term target for United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they look to upgrade right wing to complement Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford.

Since the restart, the bottom four of Norwich, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Watford have picked up just three points and scored seven goals between them from the 17 games they have played.

Mikel Arteta has looked to use his multi-lingual skills to get one over his rival managers by addressing his Arsenal players in French and Spanish on the touchline when passing on tactics during a game.

The welterweight was scrambled in as a late replacement for the main event against Kamaru Usman after Gilbert Burns tested positive for coronavirus as he saved the main event.

The England forward, 22, who has scored 15 goals during a breakthrough season at Stamford Bridge, has two years remaining on his current £50,000-a-week deal.

Ferrari announced they would not be extending Vettel's contract ahead of the 2021 campaign, with Carlos Sainz Jr set to replace him, leading to suggestions he could join Mercedes.

Harvey Neville is a defender like both dad Phil and his uncle Gary were and he has now signed a one-year professional deal with the Old Trafford side after turning 18 late last month.

We've heard all about the Premier League players who are now free agents, but here are the European stars who are now without clubs and available for nothing after being released by their clubs.

The league said on Monday that of the 557 players sequestered at a pair of Walt Disney World hotels, 13 have tested positive: 10 from Dallas, two from Nashville and one from Columbus.

According to The Daily Express, left-back Marcos Alonso is among the players that could leave along with Michy Batshuayi, Kenedy, Danny Drinkwater, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Emerson.

Mikel Arteta promised ruthlessness when he joined Arsenal and Matteo Guendouzi has been treated to nothing less, being forced to train alone as the Gunners look to sell the midfielder.

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho described the moment Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min became embroiled in a furious bust-up as 'beautiful' as he claimed responsibility for the heated exchange.

Patrick Mahomes has signed the largest contract in sports history: a 10-year extension with the Chiefs that will pay between $450 million and $503 million while keeping him in Kansas City until 2031.

The Emirates has often swelled with discontent in recent years and, after a fourth successive win in all competitions, Arteta thinks some of his squad are benefitting from playing behind closed doors.

IAN LADYMAN: In a year's time football will be preparing for the semi-finals and final of the delayed Euro 2020. Will they involve Gareth Southgate's England? We all hope so.

Chief executive Bill Sweeney revealed that the Twickenham hierarchy are budgeting for short-term losses of £107million and expect that it will take four or five years to recover from Covid-19 shutdown.

Alexandre Lacazette could reportedly leave Arsenal during the summer transfer window with a number of European clubs interested in securing the French striker's services.

England have the kind of selection headache rarely experienced in modern times ahead of the first Test of the summer against the West Indies on Wednesday.

Barcelona are adamant the audit clears them of all wrong doing and issued a statement threatening to sue the media outlets who originally published accusations of foul play if they did not rectify.

Australia are limiting overseas travel to those who are part of a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, working in critical industries, or have urgent or unavoidable personal business to attend to.

KIERAN GILL AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Lucas Moura cannot dine out on memories of that night in Amsterdam forever, no matter how delicious it was.

With the use of saliva to polish the ball banned by the ICC due to temporary Covid-19 regulations - perpetrators face the threat of a five-run penalty - it has limited bowlers to the application of sweat.

Wycombe Wanderers will face Oxford United at Wembley to battle for promotion to the Championship after beating a battling Fleetwood Town 6-3 on aggregate.

INSIGHT - CHRIS SUTTON: Jose Mourinho spoke about Tottenham 's togetherness ahead of this match. But maybe they aren't as together as we think, judging by what happened between pair.

UEFA confirmed that international matches would return in September, news which was met with anger by Premier League bosses amid grave concerns that the games will clash with their plans.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: This is not about technology. Nobody who loves, understands or even appreciates football would come up with the handball law as it is.

Boxing has a long history with drugs, and last week heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller (pictured) tested positive for a banned substance a year after he missed a fight with Anthony Joshua.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: The Cherries are preparing a cost-cutting drive ahead of next season which will include key players Nathan Ake and Josh King being put up for sale.

Gymnastics champion Lisa Mason, who competed for Britain at the Sydney Olympics, is among those claiming she suffered abused, some of which she says occurred aged 10.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Sportsmail has learned that, as England is the biggest television market, the RFU will get the biggest share of the £300m deal, which will be paid on a sliding scale.

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Tuesday's meetings at Pontefract, Newton Abbot and Leicester.