It sounds far-fetched but the 28-year-old would not be the first person to switch from one sport to another, with plenty of famous examples like Ian Botham, Rebecca Romero and Michael Jordan.

SIMON JONES: Chelsea and Inter are close to agreement on the terms of Lukaku's loan fee after the Italians increased their opening offer of £6million to £8.5m with add-ons.

Jurrien Timber's potential transfer to Manchester United is 'dead in the water' after Holland boss, and former United manager, Louis van Gaal warned the move may affect his prospects.

Bordeaux, one of the most famous clubs in France and one that brought through Zinedine Zidane as a player, has seen their boom or bust approach detonate on them as they head for division three.

Hurkacz dominated the opening set, taking it 6-1, and Medvedev's frustration began to build as he failed to gain a foothold in the match. He then snapped early on in the second set.

The rematch for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO heavyweight belts will be billed 'Rage on the Red Sea', Hearn revealed in a tweet on Sunday tagging in Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Sport.

Former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has told of her 'pride' for the sport after FINA announced it will be banning transgender athletes from women's races in favour of an 'open category'.

Having contributed just a single run to England's record-breaking 498 on Friday, Roy was in no mood to miss out this time around, hitting three boundaries in the opening over.

Max Verstappen searches for his maiden Canadian GP victory from pole, while Charles Leclerc starts from the back row. Follow the Canadian Grand Prix live with Sportsmail's MAX MATHEWS.

CHRIS FOY: This was a third successive loss for the national team, who were beaten by Ireland and France in the closing stages of a grim Six Nations campaign.

Teammates past and present of the defender, who also plays for the Dutch national team, jetted into the exclusive resort of Son Marroig in Mallorca's north west to celebrate Ake's big day.

Anthony Yarde is expected to be handed a second shot at the light-heavyweight world title against Artur Beterbiev, who demolished Joe Smith Smith Jr inside two rounds on Saturday night.

MIKE DICKSON: The strapping Italian won a second consecutive cinch Championships when he overcame Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 7-5 6-3 before a full house in West London.

Paul Pogba has made his first post-Manchester United appearance in an exhibition match in Miami featuring an impressive list of names.The fixture was labelled 'the beautiful game'.

The Old Trafford club have been in decline for almost a decade and Ten Hag will have his work cut out to restore them to former glories. But an Old Trafford legend has backed Ten Hag to succeed.

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Mbappe saw his decisive spot-kick saved by Yann Sommer in the last-16 shootout, resulting in his country exiting the tournament and was vilified on social media.

In an interview with Telefoot, Zidane opened up on his desire to keep coaching, but did not comment on where his next destination might be.

DOMINIC KING: Whenever you spoke to any of Liverpool's players, there was undisguised admiration. He was the man for the big occasion, someone they knew who would be there fighting.

The Serbian international's current deal with Inter Milan expires at the end of June and while sensing that an extension would not be presented to him the Premier League winner decided to retire.

In a video shared on social media on Saturday night, Richard Arnold was seen admitting Manchester United had 'burned through cash' with disastrous forays into the transfer market.

Manchester United and Arsenal have both shown interest in bringing Tammy Abraham back to the Premier League, though they may struggle to persuade both the player and his agent.

The pair are now team-mates for both country and club Paris Saint-Germain but their relationship was frayed when Messi's Barcelona lost to the French club in the 2021 Champions League.

The Portuguese midfielder played a key role in Sporting's second-placed league finish which grants the club another shot at Champions League football in the coming season.

As reported by Sportsmail on Saturday night, it is understood a group of fans travelled to the area in which Arnold lives, with various reports claiming they were set to hold a protest outside his house.

Ramsay is Jurgen Klopp's third signing of the summer after Darwin Nunez and Fabio Carvalho, but there are expected to be no more arrivals at Anfield during this transfer window.

Genge lifted the Premiership trophy with former Leicester skipper Tom Youngs after Freddie Burns' last-gasp drop goal had sealed a 15-12 success for Steve Borthwick's men.

Here is Sportsmail's daily live blog for all the latest transfer news and rumours, with a number of high-profile players set to be on the move this summer. 

United have identified the Holland midfielder as their No 1 target for the summer as new manager Erik ten Hag rebuilds the club and negotiations with Barcelona are in progress.

The exciting 19-year-old, who was named the Premier League 2 player of the year, is also wanted by Southampton. However, he could yet be used in negotiations between City and Leeds.

Nottingham Forest have held talks with Union Berlin over a deal for former Liverpool forward Taiwo Awoniyi, 24. Forest remain in discussions with Mainz over a £10m deal for Moussa Niakhate.

Vitinha reportedly has a release clause of £34million, which has put United on red alert. But they are not alone, with Arsenal and Barcelona also interested and PSG close to a deal.

The forward contributed 22 goals and 20 assists in all competitions last season and scored the only goal of the game as Los Blancos defeated Liverpool in the Champions League final.

DOMINIC KING: The banks of the River Mersey are a long way from the lawns of SW19 but Liverpool's capacity to produce potential tennis stars remains strong.

Dembele is said to be eager to join Tuchel's side as he would like to help the club push for the Premier League title and Champions League crown but wants reassurances over his pitch-time.

Liverpool defender Neco Williams has spent the past two seasons playing second fiddle to Trent Alexander-Arnold and is eager to up his minutes in the build-up to the World Cup.

The 22-year-old has attracted interest from Premier League clubs including United but a €40 million bid from the French champions will be enough to secure the services of the talented midfielder.

The Ukraine international wants to play further forward and Frank Lampard is keen to add greater creativity to his midfield. Arsenal and West Ham are among other sides keen on Zinchenko.

The United CEO met with supporters at a pub in Cheshire to discuss the club's situation after finding out they were going to launch an anti-Glazer protest at his house on the weekend.

Ait-Nouri - who initially joined Wolves on loan from Angers in October 2020 before making the move permanent at the end of that season - has become hot property this summer.

The Reds had been reluctant to lose Mane this summer, but a move became almost inevitable when the Senegalese international confirmed his desire to quit Anfield.

Thomas Tuchel is keen to lure Sterling away from the Etihad this summer, with the 27-year-old so far unable to agree a new contract with the Premier League champions.

DEREK LAWRENSON AT BROOKLINE: At a spellbinding US Open, England's Matt Fitzpatrick and American Will Zalatoris have a golden chance to win one of the biggest prizes.

Another fast-paced week in golf's civil war is coming up with several crucial meetings taking place and the game braced for more defections to the Saudi-backed LIV series.

MAIL ON SUNDAY INVESTIGATION: Players were invited to secure time slots for blood-doping tests before this year's Miami Open, a method anti-doping experts say makes a 'huge difference'.

Hamilton recorded his best qualifying performance of the season on Saturday to secure a spot on the second row of the grid, but refrained from becoming too optimistic ahead of Sunday's race.

Garnacho, who impressed for Manchester United's u18s in last season's FA Youth Cup triumph, is said to have caught the eye of the new boss and he will be given an opportunity.

The 30-year-old is yet to put pen to paper on a new deal after the Reds failed to match his £400,000-a-week salary demands. The two parties appear to be at an impasse, as things stand.

Heavyweight king Fury's US promoter has claimed that the WBC champion will eclipse his win over Dillian Whyte, which drew 94,000 people to Wembley in April, by fighting unbeaten Joyce.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Hincapie has emerged as a target for Antonio Conte during this transfer window. Hincapie can play as a centre-back or a left-back.

Imagine predicting 20 months ago that Bryson DeChambeau would be just another golfer by 2022, committed to playing with a bunch of has-beens and largely ignored by the crowds at the US Open.