Former world No 1 Andy Murray has revealed how he 'was pretty much done with tennis' as he struggled with the physical and mental pain of his serious injury.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: Tim Henman got an abrupt introduction to the joys of team management and coaching immediately after touching down in Sydney.

MIKE DICKSON IN BRATISLAVA: Defeated Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong had an air of resignation as she considered the chances of persuading Jo Konta to rejoin the team.

Five years on from the victory that would facilitate one of British tennis's greatest triumphs, James Ward was flogging away on court somewhere in Ohio.

Talk of one unified tour has gathered pace in recent weeks when 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer posed the question on social media last month.

Carlos Tevez has revealed he was ridiculed at Manchester United for his car... before team-mate Wayne Rooney stepped in, giving the Argentinian his Lamborghini to help him settle.

Wayne Rooney has criticised the government and the football authorities for treating players as 'guinea pigs' in their confused message over the coronavirus outbreak.

Wayne Rooney revealed he's been getting stuck in to homeschooling his four sons on Monday, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Fabio Capello has given a frank account of England's 2010 World Cup campaign and has admitted that it pained him to put David James in goal following Robert Green's error against the United States.

There were calls earlier this week, most notably from Matt Hancock, for players to give up a chunk of their wages, with the health secretary urging Premier League footballers to 'do their bit'.

There have been calls for players to give up a chunk of their wages in recent days, with the Premier League also suggesting that they should take a pay cut of 30 per cent amid the coronavirus crisis.

England's record goalscorer Wayne Rooney has been warned by police after he broke coronavirus lockdown rules to meet Manchester City defender Kyle Walker, who was caught having a £2,000 sex party last week.

Prior to making the move to England in 2006 Berbatov impressed for German outfit Bayer Leverkusen. The former Bulgaria international has opened up on his time at the club.

Sources say the problem with construction surrounds building supply deliveries for work on the 40 acre site in Cheshire being disrupted due to the coronavirus lockdown.

Current Derby player-coach Rooney set aside his personal friendship with Juventus talisman Ronaldo and reasoned that Messi is the better player due to his ability to 'torture' his opponents.

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.

Wayne Rooney has recalled the abilities of his former Manchester United colleague Ravel Morrison with the highest praise. And he's far from alone in remembering how good Morrison used to be.

MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: The tears flowed as Rafael Nadal sat on the Arthur Ashe Stadium, watching a montage on the giant screen chronicling all of his Grand Slam triumphs.

Plastic surgery clinic Dr Gabriela Clinic, popular with the Duchess of York, has been accused of misusing photos of Kate Middleton's face to promote its face lifts.

West Ham's debutant goalkeeper David Martin hopped over the Stamford Bridge advertising boards and climbed up the stairs, as if he was Pat Cash and this was the 1987 Wimbledon final.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: American doubles specialist Bob Bryan believes Andy Murray can still come back from the pelvic bruising injury which is once again keeping him out of tennis.

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.

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 world of sport is a quiet place right now, as competitions spanning all disciplines across the globe have slammed shut their doors amid the growing pandemic. It is, however, not the first time.

Shoppers up and down the country have been stocking up on toilet paper, leading to fears of a shortage which could force customers to use kitchen roll or other substitutes.

Roland Garros, where the workforce on its new building projects downed tools earlier today, will shift from its expected start of May 24 and begin instead on September 20,

A glittering summer of sport is set to be wiped out by the impact of coronavirus - with social restrictions imposed earlier this week set to be in place for the next six months.

No sooner had Roland Garros lobbed a hand grenade into this year's tennis calendar than All England Club was adopting a Keep Calm And Carry On stance on whether to go ahead.

MIKE DICKSON: Holed up in her London flat, the usually globetrotting Jo Konta is clinging to the distant hope that Wimbledon might be saved from the cull of major summer sporting events.

The likelihood of Wimbledon being called off for this year was ramped up on Wednesday night after the All England Club revealed it was calling an emergency board meeting next week.

FA bosses are ready to offer the use of Wembley Stadium in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The tournament will be cancelled for the first time since the Second World War, with options such as playing the event behind closed doors and postponement not viewed as feasible.

We've already seen coronavirus decimate the sporting calendar, with Euro 2020 and the Tokyo Olympics among dozens of events either postponed or cancelled. So what will be the next event to fall?

The All England Club is holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the fate of the 2020 Championships but former mixed doubles champion Jamie Murray feels it has to be cancelled.

The coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe has put paid to many sporting events, and The Championships are the next to fall, with the UK death toll currently standing at 2,352.

The R&A moved swiftly on Thursday to knock down a report from America that the Open would suffer the same fate as Wimbledon and be cancelled.

The All England Club's insurance policy, in the region of £1.5m-a-year, was updated in 2003 after organisers asked for a virus-related clause inserted following concerns over the SARS outbreak.

British tennis pulled together a £20million bailout package on Friday night, as the governing body put its considerable financial muscle behind the sport's survival efforts.

According to UK-based expert Helena Mead at Christy England, who supply the towels to Wimbledon and the Royal family, people should be washing their bedding every week.

The Laver Cup has been postponed until 2021 after the French Open was rescheduled to clash with the September tournament which was co-created by tennis icon Rodger Federer.

Next month Asda will eliminate single-use carrier bags from its online operations, becoming the first UK supermarket to do so. The move will save 85 million plastic bags every year.

Among the menial jobs the victims found at recycling plants, warehouses, farms or poultry factories were roles in the supply chains for Tesco and Asda, working at a farm in Pershore, Worcestershire.

The controversial concoction - produced by Pickering's Gin, based in Edinburgh, Scotland - is bound to divide opinion among gin lovers.

Food blogger Annem Hobson, 30, from London, who runs food blog So Wrong It's Nom, created the UK's first ever cheese advent calendar in 2016.

Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Sausage and Mash is the worst offender of shop bought microwave dishes, containing almost 3g of salt, which is  half an adults daily intake.

Footage shows a 'Spiderman' shoplifting suspect climbing into rafters at an Asda store in George Street, Wallsall, yesterday. An 18-year-old man was later arrested and remains in custody.

Nestle is releasing the sweet treat which will be available in 100g bars in the next few weeks at major supermarkets across the UK including Tesco, Morrisons, Co-Op and Asda for £1.

Lyndsey Graves, from Lincolnshire told the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group that she'd landed 147 items for just over £60, which would have cost more than £230 full price.

Dr Andrew Sadler from Gateshead referred himself to the General Medical Council.The doctor has continued working in NHS palliative care since the incident.

Stockpiling of household goods means that many aisles in Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda, Lidl and Aldi up and down the UK are looking increasingly desolate.