The footballer turned boxer has weighed in on rumours of a $1million blockbuster brawl which was floated by Melbourne Boxing promoter Brian Amatruda.

It takes a fair effort to upstage Dina Asher-Smith, but Ojie Edoburun managed it with a combination of his deeds and words at the British Championships on Saturday.

From Christian Coleman winning 100m gold to Dina Asher-Smith picking up Great Britain's first-ever medal in a women's sprint event, each individual achievement has been undermined in Qatar.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN DOHA: Out of the sandstorm of a quite miserable World Championships came a magnificent ray of red, white and blue light.

To Darren Campbell, the smile is the giveaway. To many on the outside it typifies the perceived wisdom that Asher-Smith fits that girl-next-door mould, but it represents something else.

Dina Asher-Smith claimed a historic hat-trick at the World Championships with a silver in the 4x100m last night in Doha. She is now the first British athlete to win three medals at the same Championships.

The BBC list features women from several fields, including climate change activist Greta Thunberg, British athletics star Dina Asher-Smith and US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

England cricket hero Ben Stokes, football ace Raheem Sterling and athletics star Dina Asher-Smith lead the nominees for the 2019 Sports Personality of the Year award.

The BBC unveiled their six-strong shortlist for this year's Sports Personality of the Year on Monday. The public will vote on December 15 with the winner crowned in Aberdeen that night.

Ben Stokes is the bookies' favourite for the top gong but Fury feels aggrieved by his omission before taking to Twitter to list why he should be up for the public vote.

KIERAN JACKSON: As we enter a new decade, does 2019 take the crown of 'British best' in the 21st century so far? 2012, and the rip-roaring stories that accompanied the Olympics would say otherwise.

Olympians past and present have expressed their dismay at the refusal to immediately cancel or postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games in a chorus of protest at the International Olympic Committee.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE AND RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Team GB stars face a coronavirus cash crisis because of performance-related contracts with sponsors.

This week Bel advises a reader who reveals his wife is leaving him because of her terrible menopause.

This week Bel advises a reader who is at her wits' end and doesn't know how to deal with her husband since his stroke last year.

This week Bel Mooney advises a man, 74, whose children disapprove of his relationship with a 39-year-old single mother from Nigeria.

This week Bel advises a young woman who feels like giving up on her parents  after feeling they don't make any effort with her.

This week Bel advises a reader who fears he will never see the needy folk he cares for again.

BEL MOONEY: Nothing is as it should be. Around the country, countless families like my own are sad because we are necessarily deprived of much that makes this time of year special.

This week Bel advises a reader who is afraid her son's extra-marital affair is a result of his own father's cheating.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn, shared advice for tackling weeds before spring hits, boosting ferns, and growing potatoes extra early.

British gardening expert Monty Don shared advice for growing witch hazels'. He revealed which variety grows best in open acidic soil with light shade. Monty advises gardeners to cut back clematis this week.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for growing half-hardy annuals from seed. He also advised on maintaining roses as they come into rapid growth.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for maintaining large containers planted with longterm shrubs.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn advises gardeners on how to best plant their greenhouse tomatoes in spring. He also said gardeners should have a spring clear out of their bedding material.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for protecting plants from late frost. He suggests investing in fleece to protect tender plants outside overnight.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for helping gardens deal with all the recent downpours.

British gardener Nigel Colborn explains how this is the month for soft cuttings.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared his advice on how readers can increase their production of strawberries.

Nigel Colborn advised gardeners on embracing the silver foliage trend, that was last in vogue in the Sixties. The British gardening expert says most varieties love sun and tolerate drought.

British gardening expert Monty Don shares his advice for how to grow lilies in your garden. He recommends growing the plants in pots and giving them 'plenty of space'.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for summer pruning wisteria. He says pruning now will result in bigger and better flowers next spring.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice for managing ponds this season. He advises removing dying vegetation to improve conditions.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shared advice on gardening now to plan for spring.

Claire and Robert Bailey-Scott, 43 and 57, from Gosberton, Lincolnshire, have transformed their garden and won the Daily Mail National Garden Competition.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn shares his advice on how to prepare your plants for the winter.

Nigel Colborn has shared his advice on gardening this week. He said homeowners can plant 'anything hardy' and should keep dead-heading dahlias so that they stay in flower until the first frost.

Nigel Colborn shared advice for keeping perennials young and healthy. The British gardening expert recommends digging up mature plants and gently shaking soil from the roots.

British gardening expert Monty Don has shared his advice for growing spring bulbs. He recommends investing in nice containers and bulb pans, suited to the mass of colour from each variety.

Caroline Ball explores the apple varieties that Britain is at risk of losing in a fascinating new book. The National Fruit Collection at Brogdale Farm in Kent grows two thousand different kinds of apples.

Nigel Colborn shared advice for re-planting rhubarb to boost production. The British gardening expert recommends re-planting baby rhubarb slips in a new piece of ground.

British gardening expert Monty Don has shared his advice for growing squash. He advises those who have sandy or chalk soil, or live in an area of low rainfall to use alot of compost or manure.

British gardening expert Nigel Colborn said that the best part of the pumpkin is its nutritious flesh which usually gets thrown out with the seeds.

Tree ferns, which are easy to transfer because most of the roots are in the stem, are excellent plants to put in your garden's damp and dark places. Monty Don also said that they are easy to move.

Nigel Colborn shared advice for taking root cuttings to produce new plants. The British gardening expert recommends removing thicker roots and re-planting.

British gardening expert Monty Don (pictured) revealed how to plant walnuts and hazelnuts in the garden.

British gardening expert Monty Don says Janaury is a great time for coppicing - and offers advice on the best way to care for lavender.

A selection of illustrations by Beatrix Potter are set to feature in the exhibition, Mushrooms: The Art, Design And Future Of Fungi, opening this week at Somerset House in London.

Monty Don shares his advice for thriving dogwood. The British gardening expert says the plant will grow almost anywhere but likes moist, rich soil in full sun best.

Nigel Colborn shares his advice for thriving wisteria this summer. The British gardening expert recommends shortening stumps this month to prevent emerging leaves from hiding flowers.