The former England captain is expected to make his debut for the crisis-hit Championship club in January after agreeing a deal earlier this year to join as player-coach.

It appears the former glamour model, 41, is keen to grab Coleen's attention as she urged her to check her Instagram over the weekend, after speaking out in support of her amid her WAG war.

STEVE STAMMERS AT PRIDE PARK: For Phillip Cocu, January 2 cannot come soon enough. This was Wayne Rooney day at Pride Park as he took up his role as player-coach.

Wayne Rooney is convinced he has still got what it takes to prosper in the Premier League as he targets a return with Derby. The former Man United man will resume his career in England next month.

Wayne Rooney has set his sights on playing as long as he can as he prepares to make his debut for Derby County.

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.

TOM COLLOMOSSE AT PRIDE PARK: Wayne Rooney could not manage a goal on his return to English football but produced two moments of quality that showed he can still make an impact.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Derby County are being investigated by the Charity Commission over links between the club's community programme and main sponsor 32Red.

The dad-of-four shared a video of Kai in action on the pitch to his Instagram page on Friday and instantly had fans branding the youngster a 'future star'. 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has told Manchester United to watch out for Wayne Rooney in Thursday's FA Cup fifth round clash at Derby, warning: 'He wants to prove there is still fight in the old dog.'

The former Manchester United star lavished praise on the club's arch-rivals, who appear set to claim their first league crown in 30 years, and says that the season may even run until the end of the year.

Robin Van Persie was reluctant to choose the 'best' player from such a talented group and instead selected a core of regular starters who, when paired together, became a title-winning side.

Caesar's Entertainment, which runs eight UK casinos including at the Playboy Club in Mayfair, will pay £13m for failing to protect customers it designated as VIPs and prevent money laundering.

Marcus Rashford, just like many of us right now, has amusingly admitted he is trying to balance his Netflix schedule so that he doesn't get bored too quickly during the lockdown.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL AND ADRIAN KAJUMBA: Sportsmail can disclose academy players have been put on the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

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: Roger Federer entertained Dan Evans to some private practice sessions earlier this year, and then gave him a contrastingly public schooling on Friday night.

Royal author Ingrid Seward told Vanity Fair that if the public gets plenty of glimpses of Baby Archie during the Africa tour, it could help sway public opinion after a 'tough run' for the couple.

Lord Singh said the BBC tried to block him from discussing a Sikh guru who fought against the forced conversion of some Hindus to Islam in 17th century India.

Andy Murray came up short when playing his first world top five opponent in well over two years, but was still heartened by the latest stage of his singles comeback.

INTERVIEW BY MIKE DICKSON: According to the player who knows him best, very few professional sportspeople could have emerged from what Andy went through over the last two years.

Eamonn Holmes, pictured, described Meghan Markle as 'uppity' which resulted in one complaint from a viewer who said it was a 19th century US insult used against black people.

Sir Andy, 32, stepped out with his wife Kim Sears, mother Judy and brother Jamie for the premiere of his Amazon documentary, which tells the tale of his extraordinary comeback from a hip operation.

The All England Lawn Tennis Club had claimed 'on good evidence' that Luke McKay, 51, of Beckenham, Kent, was touting Wimbledon tickets on behalf of Greg Shepherd, a court heard.

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.

Matthew Stupples, 42, lived on-site at Wimbledon Park Primary School in south west London where he had worked as a caretaker and handyman for nearly 15 years.

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.

As the Mail revealed, the Duchess of Cambridge - who was a sporting whizz during her Marlborough College school days - is fiercely competitive when it comes to playing tennis against her husband.

Wimbledon chiefs have no plans to try to move this year's tournament back into the now vacant Olympics slot - despite it offering two more weeks for the coronavirus crisis to lift.

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?

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.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is hoping to make up for the loss of Wimbledon with a daily show across the scheduled fortnight featuring top players and great memories from the past.

Andy Murray has become the first high-profile player to suggest that winners' prize money at top events may have to be cut to help lower-ranked players during the coronavirus crisis.

With the UK adapting to a sixth week of lockdown in the fight against coronavirus COVID-19, Boris, 52, was in surprisingly high spirits as he practiced his swing.

The dreadlocked German of partly Jamaican heritage will, however, be back in the limelight today when he plays in what constitutes as western Europe's first professional sports event in 37 days.

Mother Chloe Dillon from Runcorn, Cheshire, prompted a discussion about the £3.50 Asda Protect Cooling Clear Sun Mist in the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group.

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

An impressed mother took to Facebook's Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group to rave about the Little Angels Bedtime Massage Mist, which costs only £1.27 from the supermarket.

Asda Sainsbury's and Morrisons will drop the price of petrol by 2p per litre. The RAC has called on retailers to reflect a drop in wholesale cost of petrol.

British catalogue retailer Argos is the first to debut its advert which will hit screens today.

Josh Westgarth, 18, was waiting for his friends inside an Asda supermarket on the Kingsway in Dundee when he tried to trick the shopper using a mobility scooter's horn.

Feeling extra festive this winter? You'll love these Christmas bed sets. From traditional print like Fair isle or a novelty design like Christmas elves, there's a Christmas bedding to suit every taste.

Asda has become the latest supermarket to join the vegan bandwagon and unveiled a range of 48 plant-based products. Standout products include the 'No-zzorella Sticks'.

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.

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.

A DIY wiz, from Glossop, Derbyshire, shared her amazing floor-to-ceiling bathroom makeover to the Facebook group DIY On A Budget UK, after completing it for just £250.

Shops including Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Waitrose are looking increasingly desolate as people begin stockpiling household goods.

The slashing of prices at the UK supermarket comes after Saudi Arabia and Russia failed to agree on supply targets, with the rift sending a barrel of Brent Crude down 30 per cent on Monday.

Online supermarket retailer Ocado has 'gone into meltdown' today as its website malfunctioned as panicked Brits continue to buy in bulk due to the rise in coronavirus cases across the country.

The price of oil has collapsed from more than £40 at the beginning of March to just £24 a barrel last week, leading to heavy falls in the wholesale prices of petrol and diesel.