Murray has confirmed that he won't play in the men's singles at the US Open later this month. Murray resumed his singles career on Monday night but lost in straight sets to Richard Gasquet in Cincinnati.

Andy Murray continued his singles comeback with a straight-sets defeat by Tennys Sandgren at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina on Monday night.

MIKE DICKSON IN ANTWERP: The 32 year-old Scot will play his first semi-final since the 2017 French Open after overcoming Romania's Marius Copil 6-3 6-7 6-4 in two hours and 35 minutes.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: Andy Murray was sitting on the team bench, contorted with anxiety, while his elder brother was heroically trying to force GB into the Davis Cup final.

IVAN SPECK AT THE VALLEY: Judging by Saturday's abject surrender at The Valley, the Wayne Rooney era at Derby cannot come soon enough.

Gary Neville says Manchester United have gone backwards after selling Marouane Fellaini, Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku but urged them to 'hold their nerve' with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Tyson Fury has responded to Deontay Wilder excuse that his shock loss to the Gypsy King was caused by his 'heavy' ring walk outfit, saying fighters will often refuse to blame themselves after a defeat.

Anthony Joshua believes Tyson Fury's battle with depression and mental health issues has improved his mentality as a fighter. 

The 'Nordic Nightmare' is on a high after his devastating stoppage of previously undefeated Adam Kownacki earlier this month, and is now just one win away from a potential fight with AJ.

The Gypsy King annihilated Deontay Wilder in Las Vegas to take the WBC crown and the pair are set for a dream showdown when the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted.

Joshua suffered the first loss of his career after being knocked down four times against little-known Mexican Ruiz in New York last June before the referee waved off the fight in round seven.

Belinda Bencic defeated Donna Vekic on Wednesday to reach her first grand slam semi-final at the US Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Nadal denied Medvedev one of the greatest comebacks when he finally forged a 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 victory that took a breathless four hours and 51 minutes.

While she would have been hoping to bow out in a blaze of glory, Wozniacki insisted she was proud of her career and had no regrets about the way it had panned out.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Every time Roger Federer loses to Novak Djokovic at a Grand Slam, his mind will surely wander back to Wimbledon last summer and the one that got away.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Jamie Murray agonisingly missed out on the chance to become Britain's most decorated Grand Slam player after a mixed doubles final defeat.

Johanna Konta's search for a first victory since the US Open goes on after she was beaten by 159th-ranked Oceane Dodin in the second round of the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy.

World Cup-winning captain Cafu has sensationally claimed that he was thrown out of the Brazil dressing room after their 7-1 thrashing by Germany.

Brazil's third-place play-off against Holland on Saturday was a chance for a redemption following their jaw-dropping 7-1 semi-final humiliation to Germany.

Haseeb Hameed and Joe Root's admirable resistance proved too little too late as England lost the third Test by eight wickets. Here, Sportsmail's Lawrence Booth takes a look at the talking points.

The 33-year-old made his managerial bow for Anderlecht, but his tenure got off to a rocky start. Kompany was still afforded a rapturous response, although his team were jeered at full time.

Scotland captain Andrew Robertson has revealed that Steve Clarke's squad held their own crisis summit in the wake of last Friday's dismal home Euro 2020 defeat to Russia.

SHENG XUE: There is a virus stalking the world. It is a nasty organism that leaves death, destruction and misery in its wake. It began in China, but don't be fooled, it did not start last year in Wuhan.

The Liverpool keeper was made a scapegoat for the defeat following two high profile errors during the game which resulted in the Reds losing 3-1 to Real Madrid in Kiev.

Cristina Cuomo, wife of CNN journalist Chris Cuomo, has defended her use of holistic treatments against Covid-19. In a now deleted post the blogger also recommended a $300 vitamin C intravenous drip.

ON THE ROAD: Paul takes a quick glance at his watch and lets out a heavy sigh. 'A season or two ago, this place would have been rammed by now,' he says.

Dan Biggar (left) admitted it was 'tough to take' after Wales' World Cup dream ended in Yokohama. Wales' 19-16 semi-final loss to South Africa means they will face New Zealand in the third place play-off.

WILL KELLEHER AT THE YOKOHAMA STADIUM: Warren Gatland told his Wales players to hold their heads high despite the devastation of their World Cup semi-final exit to South Africa.

Wayne Pivac called for patience after he lost his first Wales match, saying it would not take major surgery to reinvigorate their Six Nations challenge.

Wales will be hopeful Dan Biggar does not spark a backline injury crisis ahead of their Six Nations match against England after going off early for Northampton on Saturday against Saracens.

CHRIS FOY: Twickenham will be a sanitised zone but the health and safety initiatives will not extend to the field of play, as England seek to end Six Nations campaign with a vengeance.

WILL KELLEHER AT TWICKENHAM: Justrin Tipuric called for calm after Wales' third consecutive defeat - making this their worst Six Nations run since 2007.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joe Root insisted he was still the right man to captain England, despite Australia regaining the Ashes on a tense final day in Manchester.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Some time around 2012, an internet movie geek unearthed what was quickly tagged the worst death scene in cinema history.

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington saw his side's dreadful away record continue but lauded the performance of rookie Corry Evans.

Newcastle scouted QPR full-back Ryan Manning during his side's 2-0 defeat by Leeds on Saturday. According to Football Insider, the Magpies are keeping close tabs on the 23-year-old.

It was roughly this time last year that a sticky patch of results for Leeds United soon deteriorated into a slide that ended with play-off heartbreak.

Wycombe closed on Sky Bet League One leaders Ipswich with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland at Adams Park. Defender Darius Charles struck the 34th-minute winner.

Ghana were on the verge of becoming the first African team to reach a World Cup semi-final when they were awarded a penalty in added time of extra time after a Luis Suarez's handball.

Croatia are unbeaten in any home qualifying game stretching back to 2013 so this was never going to be a day where Daniel James was going to get to show off his full attacking ability.

Kaan Ayhan headed the opener in for Turkey and Roma winger Cengiz Under, an influential presence from both set-pieces and open play, gave the hosts a 2-0 lead which they protected.

First-half goals from Kaan Ayhan and the impressive Cengiz Under were enough to earn Turkey a first ever win over France and a three-point lead as the visitors failed to have a shot on target.

Didier Deschamps insists that France will move on quickly from their 2-0 humbling in Turkey last week as they prepare to face Andorra with a training session on Monday evening.

Ryan Giggs' Wales side now trail Group E leaders Hungary by six points after defeat in Budapest, albeit with a game in hand, and are three adrift of Slovakia and Croatia in the race for a top-two spot.

NIK SIMON AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Someone delivered a pot of fool's gold to Cardiff and Eddie Jones brought along a giant spoon to stir it up.

Tributes from the sporting world have been endlessly pouring in for Anthony Joshua, following his dramatic and spectacular victory over Wladimir Klitschko. Rio Ferdinand gave his view.

Wladimir Klitschko and Hayden Panettiere stepped out for the first time after his defeat to heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

Tom Schwarz has vowed to retire if he inflicts a first defeat on Tyson Fur on Saturday. The 25-year-old German fights out of Europe for the first time on Saturday at Las Vegas' MGM Grand.

Fury came in at 254.4lbs for his fight against Wallin in Las Vegas, the lightest he has been since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in 2015, where he weight 247 pounds.

Fury was criticised by Joshua when the Gypsy King put in a similar performance against Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 which has led to the undefeated fighter calling out his rival.