Margaret Court (pictured) has accepted Tennis Australia's invitation to the Australian Open despite the governing body slamming her opposition to same-sex marriage. 

Even before he suffered what he termed a 'setback' to keep him out of next month's Australian Open, the 32-year-old Scot had hinted his participation on clay this year might be strictly limited.

Tennis champion Margaret Court sparked another divisive controversy on Sunday, telling a Perth church congregation that LGBT material in schools is 'of the devil'.

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.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF), Wimbledon, and the US and French Opens have donated more than £300,000 to the Australian Bushfire relief efforts.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: The tennis world is going to spend much of this year trying to work out the best way to deal with the issue of the great champion turned fiery Christian preacher.

A chance meeting with Yeovil Town striker Courtney Duffus at the end of Wimbledon last summer is what the British number two says is behind her form going into the season's first Grand Slam.

Serena Williams was seen flaunting koala-themed nail polish on the court on Monday as she took on Russian opponent Anastasia Potapova in Melbourne Park, on the first day of the Aus Open.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was a 'Hello World' moment when Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams in the first round on Wimbledon's Court Number One last summer.

MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: It was literally at the eleventh hour that Dart saved British tennis from an Australian Open wipeout when she fought her way through to second round.

The 23-year-old, who was on the bench for Saturday's FA Cup win over Barnsley, has recovered after surgery on his right knee and has been back in the first team frame in recent weeks.

Dash cam footage from the innocent driver's BMW shows him driving down peaceful streets in Wimbledon at about 20mph before a black Volkswagen smashes into him.

Saskia Pot, 28, hit her father Wiet Pot, who has an estimated net worth of one billion euros, at a £2.6million home in Richmond, London. Her mother, a psychiatrist, said she was 'scared' of her.

The incident is believed to have happened at a supermarket in Dagenham, east London and was shared by thousands of people online today.

Richard Pope, 40, visited an Asda in Spennymoor, County Durham, and took alcohol and snacks worth more than £438 over an eight day period, before being caught on his third attempt.

National Trading Standards sent children into UK high street stores to attempt more than 2,200 test purchases and found they were able to buy a knife in more than one in seven attempts.

The alleged theft was caught on CCTV from inside the porch of the family home of Aisha Adedeji, 26, in Bromely, South-East London.

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'.

Asda is selling 170g bags of the chunks for £3.99 across the UK, sending many fans into a frenzy online. A 465ml tub of ben & Jerry's costs £4.85-£5.00 meaning the bags are pricier per 100ml.

Michelle Doyle said teachers at Merrill Academy, in Alvaston, Derbyshire, sent her daughter Libbi home because her £6 trousers from Asda looked like 'leggings'.

A mother who suffers with multiple sclerosis is accusing the DWP of wrongly cutting her off from disability benefits after JobCentre staff received a fraud claim tip-off (pictured, Clare Slater).

The fashion and homeware store went bust last month after it failed to raise emergency cash from its owners, becoming the first household name to fall victim to the coronavirus lockdown.

On a day of wild swings on global markets, brent crude briefly fell below $16 a barrel - the lowest level this century. It later recovered, surging 10 per cent to more than $21 last night.

Steve Eisman told investors last week that the Neuberger Berman Absolute Alpha Fund had dropped nearly 5 per cent in March as the Covid-19 crisis took hold.

The fast food business's 1,350 restaurants have been closed since the Government brought in lockdown measures in March due to concerns over staff and customer safety.

The former FTSE 100 hospitals provider crashed into administration after a series of extraordinary revelations, including that it was harbouring billions of pounds in secret debt.

The Financial Reporting Council has found most accounting firms are failing to assess whether their audits of major companies are any good until after they have already published them.

CHRIS WHEELER IN PERTH: Pogba and his agent Mino Raiola have made no secret of his desire to leave, but Solskjaer believes he can motivate United's record signing to be a key player.

With Manchester United's pre-season in full flow, Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez have been enjoying their time away from the preparations as they shared a laugh at Carrington.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Alexis Sanchez was indulged too long. That has always been the problem for Manchester United. Not that they started it.

Inter Milan chief Beppe Marotta has insisted that Mauro Icardi remains out of the reckoning under Antonio Conte. Icardi has been largely ignored since Conte arrived as manager.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO IN ITALY: Romelu Lukaku was one of the key players in bringing Alexis Sanchez to Milan this summer, after begging his former Manchester United team-mate to make the move.

Man United walked away from a summer deal for Juventus striker Dybala 'because Ed Woodward feared another Alexis Sanchez situation' over the Argentine's £18million-a-year wage demands.

Sanchez could be out of action until the New Year if he requires surgery, but United sources have confirmed there is no release clause in the deal that saw him move to Italy for the rest of the season.

The Red Devils failed to replace Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez during the summer transfer window as they failed to finalise deals for Paulo Dybala and Mario Mandzukic.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be 'seriously regretting' his failure to replace Romelu Lukaku last summer now that Marcus Rashford is injured, according to Paul Ince.

The Chilean is currently on loan at Inter Milan but has failed to make an impression and United are keen to offload Sanchez. Ince wouldn't be surprised if Sanchez turned things around at Old Trafford.

Alexis Sanchez has had a less-than-impressive loan spell with Inter Milan this season having been deemed surplus to requirements last summer by Man United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester United will continue their squad overhaul this summer and it means clearing out some of the deadwood in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad to raise funds. But who could depart Old Trafford?

The Gunners have sold the likes of Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri and Alexis Sanchez in recent years while Aaron Ramsey left on a free transfer last season.

TOM UTLEY: Well, the minutes passed, and then the hours - and still I could get nothing but that infuriating message. I began to feel something like panic stealing over me.

The fortunes which Saudi Arabia are willing to invest in 'sports-washing' their image will price any fight between Joshua and the winner of Fury's rematch with Wilder.

EXCLUSIVE BY JEFF POWELL: Four members of the Saudi royal family sat incognito at ringside in Las Vegas on Saturday night as Fury crushed the biggest puncher in ring history.

Team Fury have not given up hope of Wilder accepting some 'step aside money' to clear the way for it to happen, while Warren has hit out at the American for his excuses in the aftermath of the fight.

Tyson Fury has responded to Deontay Wilder excuse that his shock loss to the Gypsy King was caused by his 'heavy' ring walk outfit, saying fighters will often refuse to blame themselves after a defeat.

Tyson Fury's team have opened discussions to face Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia in Sydney next year, despite a trilogy fight against Deontay Wilder coming up this summer.

Anthony Joshua's hopes of securing a heavyweight mega-fight with Tyson Fury face a major threat from his next opponent Kubrat Pulev, according Bob Arum.

Saunders, who recently signed with Hearn's Matchroom stable, is putting his money on The Gypsy King, who he is good friends with, and told Hearn he would be willing to up the ante in their bet.

JEFF POWELL: Chisora knows there is likely to be a log-jam once the UK opens up to a staging of Anthony Joshua's defence of his belts and Dillian Whyte's attempt to cement his challenger position.