If you're unfamiliar with the story of Anthony Joshua, it begins with an unruly boy from Watford, born to Nigerian parents, who swapped selling drugs for boxing gloves before becoming world champion.

Andy Murray still expects to play in Australia next month, despite abandoning plans to go through a two-week training block in Miami.

British junior tennis was celebrating an unusual Christmas success after a 12-year-old from Kent became the first GB youngster since Andy Murray to win a prestigious world title.

Andy Murray's hopes of an emotional return to the Australian Open next month have been crushed after he was forced to abandon plans to make the long journey to the southern hemisphere.

Tennis Australia issued a statement on Monday saying Japan's Kei Nishikori had withdrawn from the Australian Open next month as well as next week's new ATP Cup.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: They romped to a 3-0 win over the bottom team of their qualification group at the Ken Rosewall Arena which included Dan Evans taking down world No 46 Radu Albot 6-2 6-2.

Juan Martin del Potro has become the latest high-profile casualty of the Australian Open after it was announced the Argentine has withdrawn from the first Grand Slam of 2020.

As Douglas Davidson, 51, from Scotland, stood at the alter, he had no idea whether gender fluid husband-to-be Chris Law, 37, would walk down the aisle as himself or 'blushing bride' Fiona.

The 32-year-old has recently returned to the court after being unable to hit for three months because of what was initially diagnosed as a mild bone bruise.

Any hopes Andy Murray had of making a comeback later this month could be dashed - although on this occasion it would be irrespective of concerns over his troublesome hip.

Tennis ace Andy Murray allowed his daughters to dress him up on Sunday in an effort to keep them entertained amid the coronavirus lockdown.

It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Riath Al-Samarrai reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.

Coleen Rooney partied until 4am for friend Leanne Brown's 40th in Manchester as Rebekah Vardy arrived home in tears after holiday in Dubai. Coleen told Vardy 'bring it on' for legal battle.

The Leicester City striker, 32, has reportedly unfollowed Wayne, 33, on social media amid the feud between their respective wives Rebekah, 37, and Coleen, also 33.

Coleen Rooney shared a picture of her son Cass on Monday as she revealed she hadn't joined her family on their Barbados holiday as she is unwell. 

While the Take That hitmaker, 45, admits he understands the wife of Wayne Rooney's desire to seek revenge on the perpetrator of her leaked stories

Wayne Rooney hopes his arrival at Derby can lift the club but is braced for a frustrating month-long wait to make his debut. He officially joined the Sky Bet Championship side as player-coach this week

The former Spice Girls star, 45, revealed that she and her husband David, 44, had 'come a long way' throughout the year

Wayne Rooney impressed on his Derby County debut as he provided a stunning assist in a 2-1 win over Barnsley at Pride Park. Rooney was handed the captain's armband for his first appearance for club.

PSG forward Angel Di Maria has lined up alongside some of the best players in the history of the game, but he believes Argentina team-mate and Barcelona icon Lionel Messi is the greatest. 

SPECIAL REPORT BY IAN HERBERT - Wayne Rooney's football world is now unrecognisable from anything he has known. No fans wait outside the Derby training ground. No shirts bear his name.

Wayne Rooney says Cristiano Ronaldo's infamous 'wink' after he was sent off in the 2006 World Cup brought the pair closer together and inspired years of Manchester United glory.

Rooney, 34, has played an active part in boss Phillip Cocu's tactical discussions and has won immediate admiration from the Rams squad for how he has played - and behaved - during his stint at the club.

Derby County's first-team players and management have reached the end of their dramatic stand-off with the club by agreeing 'substantial' deferrals to their wages to help the Championship side.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: A chance meeting at a Manhattan hotel with someone famous for being a Night Manager has gained Jo Konta some celebrity support at the US Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Serena Williams loftily dismissed the man who tried to discipline her in last year's tumultuous championship match at Flushing Meadows following her victory.

Bury supporters have been advised keeping Gigg Lane is key to starting a phoenix club after the Shakers' English Football League membership was withdrawn at 11pm on Tuesday night.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: So keen is Speaker John Bercow to join the tennis elite, I can reveal he even made a bid to become a member of the All England Croquet And Lawn Tennis club.

The 32-year-old's tennis grunt is distinctive for her watching fans and helps her maintain her consistency, with the Russian star winning five Grand Slams throughout her career.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Thwarted from joining Wimbledon's exclusive Croquet And Lawn Tennis Club, John Bercow has enjoyed the consolation of three overseas jaunts.

Kate Robertson's mother Elisabeth was the creator of the famous 'Wombles of Wimbledon'. Now Kate who lives in West Sussex is giving away her mother's toy collection.

Margaret Court (pictured) has accepted Tennis Australia's invitation to the Australian Open despite the governing body slamming her opposition to same-sex marriage. 

The reality star, 26, enjoyed some time away from her busy schedule as she attended the press night for Cinderella at New Wimbledon Theatre in London on Tuesday evening.

Tennis champion Margaret Court sparked another divisive controversy on Sunday, telling a Perth church congregation that LGBT material in schools is 'of the devil'.

Court won all four grand slams in 1970 and also holds the record for the most grand slams won by a female player at 24 titles. Serena Williams is one grand slam title away from equally Court's record.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The FA are operating as a recruitment service for Bet365 and are blithely turning a profit from it, while posturing as moral arbiters. It's total hypocrisy

The International Tennis Federation (ITF), Wimbledon, and the US and French Opens have donated more than £300,000 to the Australian Bushfire relief efforts.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: The tennis world is going to spend much of this year trying to work out the best way to deal with the issue of the great champion turned fiery Christian preacher.

A chance meeting with Yeovil Town striker Courtney Duffus at the end of Wimbledon last summer is what the British number two says is behind her form going into the season's first Grand Slam.

Serena Williams was seen flaunting koala-themed nail polish on the court on Monday as she took on Russian opponent Anastasia Potapova in Melbourne Park, on the first day of the Aus Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was a 'Hello World' moment when Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams in the first round on Wimbledon's Court Number One last summer.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was literally at the eleventh hour that Dart saved British tennis from an Australian Open wipeout when she fought her way through to second round.

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Smashing news from Down Under. We all know the Duchess of Cambridge is a dab hand at tennis, having honed her skills at an exclusive London club.

Her decision to retire from tennis on Wednesday means the end of a career for one of the game's true bona fide stars who transcends the world of tennis from fashion star to global businesswoman.

Simon Timson is to leave the Lawn Tennis Association to take up a comparable role at the Premier League giant after being the latest figure to try and solve the problems of elite player production.

The 58-year-old former rugby star, who is affiliated with Wimbledon Pitbull beer, also branded the business mogul a 'c***' when asked if his claims were real by one of his Twitter followers.

Though expected, the cancellation of this year's Wimbledon for the first time since the Second World War caused an outpouring of emotion among tennis fans.

One in 17 chickens sold in Tesco contains the highest level of campylobacter, which is the most common cause of food poisoning. Lidl had the lowest amount of contaminated poultry of the top UK supermarkets.

Emergency services were called to the supermarket in Peterhead, Scotland, at 12.30pm today to help an the injured workman who is believed to have fallen while working on the store's new extension.

The Foods Standards Agency has said that three of the Soupologie soups could contain listeria monocytogenes. The products are sold in supermarkets across the UK.