Serena Williams posted an ingenious social media clip on Wednesday in which she simulated a tennis game on grass against herself.

What a paddling pool of thoughts Dominic Raab must have been going through shortly after 7pm last night.

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.

Peter Wright will be the man to challenge defending champion Michael van Gerwen in the PDC World Championships final, as the pair came out on top on Monday night.

Great Britain set up a winner takes all encounter against old rivals Hungary in Nottingham on Sunday when they took another step on the road to the Beijing Winter Olympics by beating Estonia 7-1.

The upheaval and chaos at UK Athletics intensified on Thursday night with the surprise resignation of chairman Chris Clark.

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Organisers of the 2022 Commonwealth Games are set to face a grilling after it was confirmed that the archery and shooting will be held in India.

British Cycling have been dealt a major financial blow after HSBC pulled the plug on their £20million sponsorship deal four years early.

The four-man, 4km event is one of Team GB's most successful in any Olympic sport - they won gold at Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. Veteran Ed Clancy was the only ever-present in those teams. 

World champion Mads Pedersen of Denmark has pulled out of the Paris-Nice race before the start of Saturday's final stage after his country asked its nationals to return amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Sportsmail is shadowing seven British stars from a variety of sports as they prepare for Tokyo. Tom Bosworth takes the spotlight today. Here's an update on the other six...

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Ed Clancy has decided to delay his retirement by another year in a bid to win a historic fourth Olympic gold medal at the age of 36.

He has conquered Alpe d'Huez and climbed Mont Ventoux. But Geraint Thomas is now embarking on the toughest test of his cycling career - without even leaving his garage.

The legendary road race is scheduled to start in Nice on June 27 but it will now either be postponed or scrapped altogether, with a decision expected later this week.

He is fresh off two successful gospel albums after a religious awakening. And Kanye West was the picture of good cheer as he stepped out in the Kardashian enclave of Calabasas.

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark greeted reporters wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with an image of Donald Trump's 2016 meeting with rapper Kanye West at Trump Tower.

Kim Kardashian treated her 160 million Instagram followers to an eye-popping tour of her children's playroom on Wednesday. She and Kanye West share North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.

Critics of Kanye West's quirky choice of invitation have been slammed after it turned out the eggs included in his Yeezy Paris Fashion Week invite were fake.

The 39-year-old siren wished 'recluse' Rob a happy 33rd birthday while sharing five flashback photos that were taken 15 years ago. 'Happy Birthday I love you you so much.'

The 42-year-old rapper made the declaration in the May issue of GQ magazine, defiantly stating: ''m not going to be told by the people around me that my career is going to be over because of it'.

The right winger was tipped to earn his first International cap for Spain by coach Luis Enrique in March but the coronavirus outbreak saw all matches cancelled.

Borussia Dortmund star and former Manchester United transfer target Erling Haaland has revealed what he looks for in a club when weighing up a potential transfer.

Mario Gotze has confirmed he is ready to consider a move away from Borussia Dortmund this summer. The exciting 27-year old midfielder is out of contract at the end of the season.

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.

The 19-year-old hitman has become the hottest property in world football after an incredible 40-goal season for Red Bull Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund.

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.

The winger has just 19 goals in three years after making the £135.5million move from Borussia Dortmund to the Nou Camp in 2017.

Blues winger Callum Hudson-Odoi spoke about the close relationship he has with the Borussia Dortmund star - having played together for England at various age groups.

The Borussia Dortmund winger has made a tremendous impact this season, as evidenced by his return of 17 goals and 19 assists in 35 appearances.

Dortmund sporting director Michel Zorc insists the club are 'totally relaxed' about the future of coveted youngster Jadon Sancho and that they have bigger concerns at this present time.

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

Erling Haaland's sensational 2019-20 season has convinced a former RB Salzburg coach that he can become an even better version o Swedish great Zlatan Ibrahimovic. 

Seven years ago, Sportsmail began following seven young athletes as they set out on their journeys to try to reach the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games in London.

One's an Olympic athlete and the other is a famous popstar, so it's no surprise Louis Smith and Aston Merrygold were surrounded by girls on their recent trip to Ibiza.

He is used to receiving medals and accolades for his efforts, but former Olympic contestant Louis Smith will fail to win any awards for his Halloween costume, this week. The 50 year-old wore a cheap black wig, limp plastic finger 'knives' and a leather-effect top to recreate the Hollywood character made famous by Johnny Depp in 1990.

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

After returning to competitive action to take two Commonwealth medals, Louis Smith will go back to the small screen before launching an assault on the Great Britain squad next year.

The pair met while filming the BBC gymnastics show, which ended in September, and pals claim the chemistry was evident long before they went on their first date.

2014 has seen another 12 months of tantalising sporting action. Sportsmail have captured these historic moments step-by-step through our own brilliant photography team.

Lucy Mecklenburgh decided to keep busy by continuing with her relentless workout regime on Thursday.

World number one Novak Djokovic secured his 76th tour-level title by beating John Millman in straight sets at the Japan Open.

British number three Kyle Edmund had posted back-to-back wins after arriving at the Rolex Paris Masters on an eight-match losing streak that stretched back to August.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: It was gone 1am when Novak Djokovic fell into his team-mates' arms after starring in both the singles and doubles as Serbia came back to beat Spain 2-1.

England manager Gareth Southgate plans to make some changes for Sunday's Nations League third-place play-off against Switzerland, with defender John Stones' role under scrutiny.

It seems the Twitter feud between Iggy Azalea and Guy Sebastian is far from over. 

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea is known for her outrageous high-fashion looks.

Iggy Azalea feuding with rapper T.I. after he made some barbed comments about her during an interview published Wednesday.

The Australian rapper, 29, dared to bare in a plunging black frock at an awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany on Friday.

Matchday four in La Liga saw Sevilla take Atletico Madrid's place at the top of La Liga, the former earning a hard-fought 1-0 win at Alaves while the latter succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. 

The Spanish giants were defeated 2-0 away at Granada on Saturday night in La Liga through goals from Ramon Azeez and a penalty from Alvaro Vadillo and boss Ernesto Valverde feels responsible.