MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Twelve months ago a fast-rising young opponent - not to mention a vigilant umpire - turned the US Open final into something of a nightmare for Serena Williams.

Meghan Markle, 38, kept Prince Harry, 35, and four-month-old Archie close to her chest as she donned a delicate gold necklace with their initials on during her New York trip.

INTERVIEW BY KIERAN JACKSON: Tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou speaks passionately about what needs to change in tennis, and about the futures of Kyrgios, Serena Williams and Coco Gauff.

Both Serena and Tyson are among the all-time legends of their respective sports.

Tennis champion Serena Williams is ready to compete in the Australian Open.

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.

Bond aficionados will know that early in each story comes an inaugural meeting between hero and foe. A chance encounter over highballs, perhaps, or a high-stakes hand of chemin de fer.

Darts legend Raymond van Barneveld has crashed out of the 2020 Darts World Championship in the first round at the hands of Darin Young.

The PDC have announced that the 2020 Premier League will feature nine 'challengers' in a move which potentially opens the door for Fallon Sherrock to feature.

Fallon Sherrock became the first woman to win a World Championship match when she beat Ted Evetts last month, and Barry And Hearn believes it has put darts back on the global map.

The 16-time world champion quit two years ago after losing the PDC World final to Rob Cross. But now Taylor would like to come back to the pro circuit according to PDC chairman Barry Hearn.

Olympic gold medallist Alex Danson has said she will make an extraordinary return to training with the Great Britain hockey team on Monday after her career was derailed by a freak concussion.

Parents of young sports men and women have been warned about predatory coaches who may use their position to take advantage of children and how to spot the warning signs.

The former F1 driver, alongside Marc Coma, was driving a Toyota Hilux over a sand dune when he lost control of the car. It flipped twice, landing back on its wheels, but the pair did complete the 10th stage.

EXCLUSIVE: The Norwich-born star, who had a film made about her life story in 2019 called Fighting with My Family, has been retired from wrestling due to a neck injury since April 2018.

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.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: New levels of bemusement were attained with this week's revelations of how he changed his story about an L-carnitine infusion to USADA investigators.

The Premier League Darts season has already thrown up plenty of surprises as it nears the half-way mark of the 2020 campaign. Here, Sportsmail takes a closer look at what we've learned.

Raymond van Barneveld triumphed over Phil Taylor in a stay-at-home darts match which raised £15,000 for the battle against coronavirus.

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.

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Then known as Ann Packer, she took gold in the 800m as Sportsmail caught up with one of Britain's sporting heroes at her lovely home in Congleton, Cheshire.

After wishing her brother Rob a happy birthday on Tuesday, Kim Kardashian got serious with her fans as she issued some advice about stopping the spread of coronavirus.

The legendary hip-hop star, 42, opened up his wallet and donated money to two non-profit organizations that help feed people in need, according to Access Online.

The Masters has been postponed with the world of sport rocked by the ongoing spread of coronavirus, its organisers have confirmed. No new date has been announced.

Haaland had been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United at the start of the year before the shock announcement that Dortmund had pipped them, despite his previous relationship with Solskjaer.

There have been over 5,900 Covid-19 deaths in Germany - but a quick return under controlled circumstances could save Germany's top-flight from going under, according to Dortmund chief Watzke.

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.

The Borussia Dortmund star, 20, has been linked with a move back to the Premier League, with Manchester United reportedly in pole position to land the England forward this summer.

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'.

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. 

The in-demand England winger has been pictured training with his Borussia Dortmund team-mates for the first time since German football was shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

They say live television is fraught with unexpected problems - which was certainly true with today's installment of This Morning. The ITV show suffered a toe-curling gaffe with its sub-title service after it accidentally confused the word 'rate' for 'rape' during a fashion segment.

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.

This year's Strictly Come Dancing special sees Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Louis Smith and Rachel Stevens returns alongside Lisa Riley and Russel Grant. Bruce Forsyth will be back to present the show.

It was a night of doubles for Strictly Come Dancing when Louis Smith followed up his previous win with the Christmas trophy. Viewers also saw the return of Sir Bruce Forsyth with Tess Daly.

Louis Smith, 30, from Peterborough, who is an Olympic gymnast and Strictly Come Dancing winner, explained how years of hard work led to his success, rather than luck.

Wimbledon sees its annual 'Manic Monday' of fourth round matches on Monday, with few doubting that it will mean further progress for the gilded trio of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

MIKE DICKSON IN SYDNEY: The forthcoming Australian Open may see an unprecedented amount of matches indoors to combat poor air quality if the country's bushfires persist this month.

MIKE DICKSON: The tennis world has been thrown into a state of flux after the late cancellation of the first Masters level event of the year, at Indian Wells in California.

Iggy Azalea, 29, has quietly returned to social media, two weeks after vanishing from Instagram and Twitter due to her nude photos being leaked online.  

Iggy Azalea's latest album was met with disappointing sales last month. And on Tuesday, the Australian rapper, 29, revealed she had already returned to the recording studio to make more music.

She recently broke down after revealing that her comeback album, In My Defense, was met with disappointing sales. 

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

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.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Considering it happened almost five months ago it's amazing how often Barcelona's Liverpool nightmare gets mentioned by the club fans, players and directors.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique demanded unity on and off the pitch after his side finally banished their away day demons with a 2-0 win at Getafe.

Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde felt his side's improvement in the final third was the reason behind their comeback win over Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Inter went ahead in the opening minutes thanks to Lautaro Martinez's strike but Suarez scored twice in the second half for Barcelona to seal their first victory in this season's Champions League.

Griezmann opened the scoring after 13 minutes as the Catalan club were put under severe pressure during the first half before the trio combined in the second period to seal a 3-0 victory

Suarez's current contract at the Nou Camp does not expire until the summer of 2021. Lodeiro, who plies his trade at the Seattle Sounders, has revealed that his compatriot has expressed interest in MLS.