Serena Williams will head into next week's Australian Open as the clear favourite after becoming the first woman to win tour titles in four different decades as she defeated Jessica Pegula.

Williams is attempting to win her 24th grand slam title in Melbourne this week - tying Margaret Court's record.

The Bulgarian tennis star, 28, defended his garish outfit, saying he didn't want to wear anything 'vanilla' and that he'd collaborated with kit sponsor Nike on the colourful tracksuit.

The athlete, who has 39 grand slam titles to her name, took to Instagram to film her complex end-of-day beauty routine as she got ready for bed with a glass of Prosecco in hand.

The tennis star - who has two-year-old daughter Alexis Olympia with her husband Alexis Ohanian - admits it can be tough raising a little girl and focusing on her day job too.

Serena attempted to film a morning routine video on Instagram on Monday, and her two-year-old daughter joined her for the clip.

The tennis star, 38, beamed alongside her daughter in the cute selfie just days after she warmed fans' hearts with a hilarious beauty video.

Serena Williams recently revealed she is struggling with anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But the tennis star seemed to be in better spirits on Tuesday while she posted videos to Instagram.

To keep her two-year-old daughter Olympia entertained, Serena Williams has been getting into some princess attire. She took to Instagram on Friday to share a sweet image playing in dresses.

Serena Williams, 38, uploaded an adorable video to her Instagram of her and her daughter, Olympia, dancing along to I Have A Dream from the Disney princess film Tangled on Thursday.

Labanauskas, who had taken the opener to threaten a surprise, drew blood after accidentally stabbing himself with a dart, but showed no ill effects after the brief interruption.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Climing is one of the new sports for Tokyo 2020, along with skateboarding, karate, surfing and baseball/softball - a five-pronged move by the IOC.

HECTOR NUNNS AT ALEXANDRA PALACE: Stuart Bingham became the oldest Masters champion on Sunday night in a final dramatically halted by a phantom raspberry-blower.

British Cycling was subjected to a UK Sport review into the culture of its elite programme in 2016, but the sheer scope and breadth of this look into UK Athletics is thought to be unprecedented.

Former Great Britain captain Alex Danson-Bennett has retired from hockey after failing to fully recover from a 'life-changing' head injury.

It is four years since Jason Kenny won three gold medals at the Rio Games, thus matching Sir Chris Hoy as Great Britain's most successful Olympian by bringing his tally to six.

If Laura Kenny wanted to forget about the injury she was told would rule her out of the Tokyo Olympics, her two-year-old son had other ideas.

A wide-ranging review of UK Athletics has heard that the under-fire organisation 'couldn't get any worse' - and has raised specific concerns about its ethics.

Kim Kardashian flaunted her famous curves in a mini-skirt and crop top in sultry selfie that some followers suspect may not be completely authentic.

Kim Kardashian and her children join husband Kanye West every week for his music-filled Sunday Services.

She is mom to four kids with husband Kanye West: daughters North, six, and Chicago, two, and sons Saint, four, and Psalm, nine months.

The star rang up customers buying her shapewear collection on the day of it's Nordstrom launch. Kim held a scanner as she completed the purchase, before handing off the bag.

The 39-year-old reality star looked absolutely stunning in a mirror selfie as she rocked a navy SKIMS bra and panties set in an Instagram posted on Thursday,

'North has a private TikTok account, so we do lots of TikToks together, and she puts them in drafts. She's not allowed to post them, but we have a lot of TikToks. I might post one soon.'

An Australian make-up enthusiast has transformed herself into Kim Kardashian using beauty products, and some say it looks better than the original.

North West is the child of two of the most famous people in the world. But the daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye looked like any other six-year-old as mom shared a sweet school selfie.

Kim Kardashian shared four adorable new pictures of her pint-sized fashionista rocking a trendy double braided bun hairstyle and doing cartwheels in their Paris hotel room on Wednesday.

Paul Merson is not convinced that Manchester United will be spending over £100million for Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho.

Despite an impressive scoring return, with 61 goals in 97 appearances, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is yet to win a trophy at the club or play in the Champions League.

Zidane is looking to bring more 'physical robustness' into the Los Blancos side in order to switch their play style next season to play next season. Pogba and Haaland would be welcome additions for that.

The Spanish giants want to rejuvenate their forward line after failing to replace Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at the Bernabeu.

The highly-rated Borussia Dortmund frontman has been heavily touted to join either of the two European giants at the end of the season, with £65million rumoured to be the fee required to seal the deal.

Emre Can has bemoaned former manager Maurizio Sarri's decision to exclude him from the Juventus squad before the midfielder's £21million move to Borussia Dortmund.

Manchester United are prepared to listen to bids for Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard this summer in order to raise funds for transfer target Jadon Sancho, according to The Sun.  

Borussia Dortmund would reportedly allow Jadon Sancho to join Manchester United, provided the Premier League club break their transfer record in order to sign him.

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland said he is 'thankful' that Neymar and PSG mocked his celebration after their Champions League match-up.

Paul Ince has warned Manchester United target Jadon Sancho to consider whether Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the right manager for him as there is 'no evidence' he can take him to the 'next level'.

It wasn’t applause Miss Bussell, 43, used to show her appreciation but a masculine gesture that involved raising her left arm, a clenched fist and her teeth.

As his popularity skyrockets on Strictly Come Dancing, BBC executives believe gymnast Louis Smith has a future as a broadcaster, writes DAN WOOTTON.

While Louis, 23, is adamant he has never made love on his sporting apparatus of choice, he has done the act in other risque places.

She revealed her impressive figure when she wore a bikini while taking part in Splash!

The 24-year-old Olympic medallist looked as though he had let his training regime slide somewhat as he partied up a storm in Ibiza with his pals.

The star is obviously very proud of his newly ripped torso as he posted a picture of himself posing in a bathroom topless.

The Strictly winner has been linked to glamorous Lauren Lamport, a 20-year-old social media enthusiast.

The Olympic bronze medal holder is currently training for a competition and used his social media to chart the impact on his body. He posted a nearly-naked selfie for Instagram on Thursday to tease fans.

The couple indulged their inner big kids when they attended the unveiling of Hogwarts Express at the Harry Potter Studio Tour on Tuesday night. They looked more taken with each other though.

The happy couple were hand in hand as they made their way to Canary Wharf restaurant Roka for a romantic dinner date before taking in a John Legend concert at the O2.

The former TOWIE starlet, 24, couldn't hide her glee as she feasted her eyes on the glimmering treats with her 26-year-old Olympic gymnast boyfriend

The 26-year-old Olympic gymnast has released the DVD to help owners get fit alongside their pet pooches from the comfort of their living rooms - from sprints to squat throws, crunches and lunges.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT WIMBLEDON: Roberto Bautista Agut will meet Novak Djokovic in the first Grand Slam final of his career after beating Argentina's Guido Pella 7-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.