KIERAN GILL: Nasri is to be let go by Anderlecht after apparently flying himself to Dubai and refusing to contact his club about his whereabouts. It is just the latest chapter in a controversial story.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is ready to turn Pablo Mari's loan stay at the Emirates into a permanent move after dropping his interest in Reims centre-back Axel Disasi.

Mourinho is desperate for reinforcements in both defence and attack and has identified West Ham's Issa Diop and Wolves striker Raul Jimenez as his top two targets.

Defender Ferdinand, who won 17 England Under 21 caps, had put himself in contention for a senior call-up after an impressive 2005-06 season for West Ham, who finished ninth.

Cole has become the latest name from the football industry to offer help to overworked NHS staff following the coronavirus outbreak. He is looking to raise £1million and create PPE equipment

The English top flight has been indefinitely put on hold because of the pandemic. West Ham went into the hiatus last month level on points with 18th-placed Bournemouth with nine fixtures remaining.

West Ham fan 86-year-old Iris Burroughs courageously beat coronavirus and was surprised with a phone call from Hammers manager David Moyes.

Jesse Lingard is making sure to stay fit despite the lockdown due to coronavirus, as he was spotted out for a run with his friend and former team-mate Ravel Morrison.

Rio Ferdinand claims Ravel Morrison could have gone on to become one of the world's most valuable stars if he and Manchester United had handled his situation better.

The midfielder, who was released by the Blues at the age of 14, has hinted at the possibility of a return after stating his interest in playing alongside long-time friend Mason Mount at club level once again.

The 58-year-old spent four months working in Holland and insists he has not been put off working abroad again, despite Den Haag struggling near the foot of the table when the season was annulled.

Batshuayi has been restricted to just one Premier League start this season as he has struggled to force his way into Frank Lampard 's plans.

Jack Wilshere has insisted that he has 'unfinished business at West Ham' and said he is determined to show manager David Moyes and the Hammers faithful what he can do.

Premier League clubs are facing stiff competition for Amiens forward Serhou Guirassy after a host of European clubs joined the race for his signature.

The 19-year-old, who used to be on the books of Norwegian third-division club Fram Larvik before becoming a free agent, is in talks with Arsenal after convincing them to offer him a permanent contract.

Nintendo's Switch has ended up being one of the must-have items of the coronavirus panedmic lockdown. Consumer Trends has a look why.

Explaining how Las Vegas was no longer on his 'tick list', Joshua had said: 'It's like you have to go to America to get respected: no, not any more. Come here. Come and fight us.'

Ahead of fight night this weekend where Anthony Joshua takes on Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley, Sportsmail takes a look back at the British favourite's 18-fight professional career.

Johnson will sing God Save The Queen in front of 90,000 boxing fans at the home of England football on what is sure to be one of the biggest nights in British boxing history.

John Oliver knew the giant could punch when he heard a scream one evening. Sean Murphy was bent double, swearing at the canvas as he tried to pull the pad off his hand.

EDDIE HEARN WRITES EXCLUSIVELY FOR SPORTSMAIL: Here we go. The moment of truth. I can't lie – every morning since Monday I have been waking up with butterflies in my stomach about this.

Anthony Joshua is the best in heavyweight boxing at the moment, according to Tony Bellew. Bellew moved up to the heavyweight division to take on David Haye earlier this year.

JEFF POWELL: The world came knocking on Anthony Joshua’s door as hard as he had pounded Wladimir Klitschko at the thunderous climax to their epic battle the night before.

Anthony Joshua has revealed he Facetimed his 18-month old son straight after beating Wladimir Klitschko through an 11th-round stoppage on Saturday at Wembley Arena.

Anthony Joshua has sent out a message to Tyson Fury by warning he is ready to 'go through the division' one by one if it means keeping heavyweight boxing entertaining. 

Fury has returned to training and is intent on securing an all-British super-fight with the new champion and has revealed that Joshua's promoter Hearn has pencilled in a fight.

Klitschko, 41, has yet to confirm whether he will retire or trigger his rematch clause and take on the IBF and WBA world champion. But Hearn claims they are working on making the fight.

Joshua called out Fury in the ring after beating Wladimir Klitschko to become WBA, IBO and IBF world heavyweight champion, and he still has Fury at the top of his list of opponents.

The WBA, IBF, IBO world heavyweight champion took to Instagram on Wednesday to show off his impressive levels of fitness with a video titled 'Boxing's most wanted'.

Anthony Joshua is poised to reveal the date of his blockbuster rematch with Wladimir Klitschko any day now but in the meantime has swapped the boxing gloves for a tennis racket.

At the end of Wladimir Klitschko's remarkable 21-year, 69-fight career, Sportsmail details the top 10 moments for one of the most dominant heavyweights in history.

Wladimir Klitschko posted a classy message on Instagram to Anthony Joshua after deciding to hang up his gloves. He wrote: 'Good luck little bro, I'm proud of you!'

Klitschko's unexpected announcement, at the age of 41 following his stoppage defeat by Joshua at Wembley, surprised the boxing community as much as Joshua.

WARNING - OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: In front of a post-war record crowd of 90,000 in London, 'AJ' climbed off the canvas to stop the former unified heavyweight champion and extend his perfect record.

Tyson Fury has insisted that he's not facing Deontay Wilder for a quick pay day when the two face in Las Vegas later this year. Wilder will defend the WBC title against Fury their in December bout.

After being knocked out by Anthony Joshua, Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing aged 41 - but he could now be set for an amazing big-money return with streaming service DAZN.

JORDAN SEWARD: It was in Anthony Joshua's finest moment that the penny dropped. After his win over Klitschko, the Brit decided to re-evaluate his whole training regime and preparations for a fight.

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.

Wladimir Klitschko and his family were caught up in a terrifying early-morning sea drama after their luxury yacht caught fire off the coast of Mallorca.

Fury returned to boxing in June 2018 as a mental health advocate after a two-and-a-half year hiatus and has spoken openly about his experience and a desire to help people in similar positions.

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.

The 30-year-old Nashville actress also relies on technology to stay in contact with Kaya while the two are a part.

In a new autobiography titled Behind The Mask, the 31-year-old unbeaten boxer has described the extent of the problems he faced, as a psychiatrist diagnosed him with possible psychosis.

In 2017, AJ said Fury, 'boxed 12 rounds and ran... I don't respect that,' yet himself used similar tactics in beating Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night. Now, Miller has had his say.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: In his seventh round stoppage of reigning WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury delivered arguably the greatest overseas display.

The British champion will take on the Bulgarian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium before a potential future date with Tyson Fury.

Tyson Fury's trainer Javan 'Sugarhill' Steward has returned to his Kronk gym in Detroit to aid the development of Russian heavyweight prospect Apti Davtaev.  

Some fans were expecting the Watford-born fighter to say Andy Ruiz Jr was the hardest puncher he'd faced after the Mexican's shock victory over Joshua in 2019.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Having given up £1million of his salary, England manager Gareth Southgate must have been rather surprised to end up as the villain on Sunday.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It is the clubs that make the game; they bring the people together and give that confluence meaning. The only enduring unit in team sport is a club.