Back in October Jo Konta had no form, no coach, just one sponsor paying a paltry four-figure sum and a ranking that had sunk into the mid-forties. It was a very long way from the summer of 2017.

Nick Kyrgios has hailed French Open champion Ashleigh Barty and declared his fellow Australian is the woman to beat at Wimbledon.

Japan's Naomi Osaka fought back from a set down to beat Australian world number one Ash Barty 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final of the China Open in Beijing on Sunday.

British Fed Cup star Katie Boulter looks finally ready to resume her career after nearly six months spent battling injury.

MIKE DICKSON IN MADRID: The Barcelona superstar hit back on Twitter after Belgium's former French Open semi-finalist Filip Dewulf, now a journalist, posted a picture of a largely empty stadium.

Obama's encouraging words were issued in a tweet on Wednesday ahead of Canada's federal election next week, in which Liberal Trudeau is widely tipped to be defeated by Conservatives

The eurosceptic said that his upstart party would not oppose members of the hardline European Research Group and any sitting MP who 'pledges to never vote for the new EU treaty'.

Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg warned: 'If you vote for the Brexit Party at the next election it is a vote effectively for Jeremy Corbyn.'

As he prepares to unveil 600 would-be Brexit Party MPs, Nigel Farage predicted the poll will result in another hung parliament.

Jo Swinson joins the likes of Nigel Farage, Theresa May, Zac Goldsmith and Ed Miliband who have been caught awkwardly tucking into food on the campaign trail.

The Hard Left outfit, which is believed to have less than 1,000 members nationwide, urged them to back the opposition leader, saying a Labour government would 'end austerity and privatisation'.

HENRY DEEDES: Nigel Farage loves a pint of Greene King India Pale Ale but his Brexit Party has reached the point of last orders. All signs suggest humiliation for Farage's party.

Brexit Party voters could 'throw away Brexit for ever' unless they vote Tories, a YouGov poll shows. Nigel Farage's party is expected to help Labour keep 26 seats and will split vote in key marginals.

The 44-year-old actor was seen all by his lonesome on a solo outing in Los Angeles on Monday. He kept things casual by wearing a backwards baseball cap and sunglasses.

Bachelorette star Jackson Garlick admitted to Photoshopping himself into a picture with Leonardo DiCaprio.

He was widely mocked on Instagram for Photoshopping himself next to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, even though the pair had never met.

The 22-year-old IMG represented model took to her Instagram Story on Friday morning to share three self-taken videos to react to the 'mean' posts.

PETE JENSON: If La Liga had started when Diego Costa played his first league game this season, then Atletico Madrid would be top and heading for the title.

Sportsmail's SAMI MOKBEL watched Arsenal's Europa League semi-final first leg draw against Atletico Madrid on Thursday, and gives his player ratings here...

he controversial striker looked to have finally met his as he was given a telling off by captain Sergio Ramos as Fernando Hierro's men geared up for their clash with Morocco on Monday night.

A Diego Costa-inspired Atletico Madrid came from behind to get their Champions League campaign off to a winning start against Monaco.

Diego Costa squandered a penalty as Atletico Madrid missed the chance to go top of La Liga by drawing away to Sevilla and failing to cash in on Barcelona's surprise defeat at Levante earlier in the day.

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa is facing at least three months out on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on a back problem.

The Australian student's business partner, Michelle Joyce, said she would 'be surprised' if he didn't return to the country despite the negative experience.

Kim's eagerness to meet Trump in the DMZ that divides North and South Korea contrasted with the picture that Pyongyang paints of a powerful and proactive leader, a source told Korean media.

'I'm not joking when I say that coronavirus might have a play in whether we put things on ice, because we're going to be traveling and we don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable,' Bloom. 43, explained.

Latrell Mitchell has hit back at Karl Stefanovic for calling his NRL season promo 'divisive' because he wore an Aboriginal flag over his shoulders.

Rami Ykmour and his wife Shannon, who own the Rashays chain of family eateries and have four young children, were appalled when they learnt two Bulldogs players had gone 'hunting' schoolgirls.

Latrell Mitchell has hit back at Cooper Cronk who accused the NRL star of slacking off training when he was actually protecting his pregnant girlfriend from the coronavirus by driving her out of Sydney.

Professor Kelly was questioned on Friday about the NRL's attempts to restart the season which he said was simply too soon to be considering.

The 2020 NRL season is set to return on May 28 and a biosecurity expert who helped model the season said stadium crowds could return in time of November's State of Origin.

The Australian Rugby League Commission will consider dropping the number of NRL referees from two to one, as well as a ruck rule change proposed by Project Apollo.

Kylie Jenner just returned home from a girls trip to the Bahamas with her daughter and friends. But even the 22-year-old knows that Monday nights are for Bachelor-nation.

Selena Gomez, Olivia Culpo, Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber were among the celebrities glued to their TVs for the season finale of The Bachelor.

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared some sultry photos from a photoshoot she did back in 2018.

The model, 24, has hit back at claims she isn't taking California's governor orders to self-isolate seriously amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

The leggy daughter of Kris and Caitlyn Jenner was seen squatting down on a white floor as she posed away. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star had on a bikini.

Kendall Jenner was feeling nostalgic this Easter. The 24-year-old posted a couple of Instagram throwback pics reminding her 126 million followers of the time she spent '1 week as a blonde, remember?'

The statuesque supermodel looked carefree as she showed off her fantastic physique while romping around the beaches of the Bahamas in minuscule Sommer Swim suit.

On Wednesday, the supermodel responded to a vulgar joke made about on her Twitter, that suggested she is used to being "passed around" by NBA players.

Tammy Hembrow and boyfriend Jahkoy Palmer appeared to rekindle their on-off romance this week, when they were spotted partying together in Bali on New Year's Eve.

Beau Ryan has hit back after trolls blasted him for kissing his daughter on her birthday. 

The 34-year-old admitted to packing 36 cigarette cartons into his luggage for a flight into Perth International Airport from Bali on November 18, 2018.

Matt Wright is on the Palu River on Central Sulawesi in northern Indonesia with his right-hand-man Chris Wilson to try and capture a four-metre long crocodile with a tyre around its neck.

She's the Balinese born beauty who rose to fame as one of the contestants on The Bachelor Australia.

She just returned from an idyllic vacation in Bali, Indonesia. And on Sunday, former Bachelor star Noni Janur shared a sizzling throwback photo from her travels to Instagram.

Eight people on a small boat seeking entry into Australia have been sent back to Indonesia, after being intercepted by border control authorities. 

The pregnant star, 30, shared the snap from her trip to Indonesia as she hearkened back to a time before she was holed up in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

ALISON BOSHOFF: Apart from the British factor, there is another unifying theme behind the roles that have caught Hollywood’s imagination. Each of their movies features lesbian sex.

The 29-year-old Oscar winner clung on to her art gallery director beau, 34, in yet another personal display of affection on Wednesday. They have been together since June 2018.