‘If your daughter brought him home, you’d be happy’: Newcastle insiders reveal how Lewis Hall became England’s best left back, why Thomas Tuchel loves ‘the Slough Maldini’, overcoming fears Eddie Howe thought he was ‘s***’, and his hidden talent

CRAIG HOPE: Eddie Howe did not welcome mention of 'The Slough Maldini', but he knew without…

‘If there’s one difference now, it’s that we knew what it meant for Tottenham to go down’: We are the last Spurs team to be relegated – this is the story of our ‘hell on earth’, what caused it and why we fear current side may not come back up

The last remnants of a talent cycle, managerial upheaval, suspect recruitment and a crippling schedule. This…

Steve Borthwick is fighting for his job and England need a contingency plan: These are the four leading contenders if RFU need to act ahead of World Cup, the surprise left-field names and why there’s a shortage of top-class English coaches

Steve Borthwick is fighting to save his job. Insiders at the RFU insist there will be…

Trump welcomes PRCA, WPRA champions at White House in return of rodeo tradition

Rodeo buckle winners visited the White House for the first time in more than four decades…

Olympic sensation Alysa Liu opens up on withdrawing from world championships

Alysa Liu withdrew from World Championships citing scheduling conflicts and lack of training time after her…

NBA referee goes down hard after brutal collision with camera operator during Hawks-Nets game

NBA referee Sha'Rae Mitchell suffered an apparent head injury after colliding with a camera operator during…

Reece James signs SIX-year contract at Chelsea: Blues captain commits his future… leaving just one star with clock ticking over his future

The Blues captain, 26, has put pen to paper on fresh terms with his previous deal…

Michael Owen says leaders Arsenal are NOT the best team in the Premier League and names rivals he believes are better – ‘and it’s not even close’!

Former Ballon d'Or winner Owen, 46, has named who he thinks are the best team in…

George Russell storms to take sprint pole in Shanghai ahead of Chinese Grand Prix as Mercedes man tightens grip on his status as championship favourite, while Ferrari display gives Lewis Hamilton hope

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN SHANGHAI: George Russell's early hold on the world championship destiny was intensified when…

Chelsea Confidential: Latest on Axel Disasi and why permanent West Ham move ISN’T a done deal, huge goalkeeper dilemma for Liam Rosenior, comeback updates on Levi Colwill and Estevao and why Blues are going to use adult mascots

West Ham will look at signing Disasi permanently if and when they secure survival. They do…

Jack Draper is OUT of Indian Wells: Briton’s title defence ends in controversy after bizarre call from umpire that left rival Daniil Medvedev not feeling great’

Jack Draper's Indian Wells title defence came to an end in controversial fashion after the Brit…

‘He never stops… I love it’: How ‘control freak’ Tonda Eckert ‘breathed life’ back into Southampton – neuroscience, the World Cup winners that shaped win at all costs mentality and the ‘one per cents’ that dragged Saints back into promotion race

One of the first things Tonda Eckert wanted after arriving at Southampton was for every member…

‘Unwell’ Alan Brazil unable to work at Cheltenham for a second day in a row – a month after he was taken off air sick from his talkSPORT show

Alan Brazil is unable to present his talkSPORT breakfast show for the second day running, with…

Your Cheltenham cheat sheet to beat the bookies on the final day of the Festival, Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary’s big buy, and the ex-Premier League boss held up by Gemma Collins: CHELTENHAM BREAKFAST

DOMINIC KING: It's been quite a week for Michael O'Leary, boss of Ryanair, scourge of Elon…

Racing chiefs to CONTINUE Cheltenham racism investigation despite jockeys at centre of ugly spat appearing to put their ugly row to bed with awkward handshake live on air

The British Horseracing Authority will continue with their investigation over allegations that Nico de Boinville racially…

Harry Redknapp refuses to dip back into the transfer market – as he rubbishes idea of selling Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup hope The Jukebox Man

DOMINIC KING AT CHELTENHAM: He would be the first to recognise that The Jukebox Man is…

Democrat state lawmaker debates former NCAA volleyball player who forfeited to SJSU team with trans athlete

Arizona senator Catherine Miranda faces backlash after questioning volleyball activist's competitiveness during heated transgender sports bill…

Collin Morikawa sustains injury on practice swing, withdraws from The Players Championship after 1 hole

PGA Tour star Collin Morikawa withdrew from The Players Championship after playing just one hole due…

Liam Rosenior vows to catch Chelsea mole: Blues boss responds after team line-up for PSG defeat was LEAKED to French journalists before 5-2 thumping

Liam Rosenior is certain Chelsea will get to the bottom of how his starting line-up for…

Jack Draper claims huge scalp after beating Novak Djokovic for the FIRST time in his career to keep defence of his Indian Wells title on track

The 24-year-old Briton came through a gripping match lasting more than two-and-a-half hours in a deciding…

Shocking moment Filip Jorgensen ignores Chelsea captain Reece James and REFUSES to clap travelling fans after 5-2 defeat vs PSG – as Jamie Carragher explains the major problem Liam Rosenior must fix if Blues want to win trophies

Jamie Carragher has claimed Chelsea will be unable to win titles until they fix their goalkeeping…

Pedro Neto escapes red card after PUSHING PSG ball boy to the floor at the end of Chelsea’s 5-2 defeat in Paris

With the Blues 4-2 down in injury-time, the ball bounced out of play and Neto attempted…