What Roberto De Zerbi changed in his first 10 days at Tottenham: The new way of playing, why he’s brought in longer training sessions and the six Spurs stars he’s ‘purring’ over

Compared to the frenzy of his last game on the touchline, a 5-0 thrashing with Marseille…

Always fit, never late, and the player of Pep’s ‘dreams’: How Bernardo Silva became Guardiola’s ‘favourite’, the stories of Manchester City’s unsung leader and the fateful decision that kept him from leaving

Silva has taken on the captaincy with vigour and pride, using what he learned from Fernandinho…

‘He’s the one that connects everybody – no one else can do that’: The pressure is on – Arsenal need the real Martin Odegaard to step up as he fights for his place

Martin Odegaard finds himself at a crossroads. Scratching for form, trying to reach full fitness and…

How do you stop a 21st powerhouse prop? Northampton’s plans to take down Bath battering ram Thomas du Toit – using iso-drills, dominoes and two Springbok scrum geniuses of their own

How do you stop a scrummaging force like Thomas du Toit? That is the question Northampton…

Chelsea Confidential: Enzo Maresca’s cryptic dig at the Blues, former star slams Liam Rosenior’s ‘egotistical power play’ over Enzo Fernandez and double injury boost for Reece James and Levi Colwill

On Friday, the same day that Liam Rosenior announced Enzo Fernandez's two-game ban, a source told…

More space, more shots, more goals: How Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres and Kai Havertz forged an unlikely strike partnership – and why it can revive attack in title run-in

ISAAN KHAN: A Gyokeres-Havertz axis was not in Arsenal's grand plan. But they might just have…

The man with the shovel-sized hands, a reconstructed face and lightning reflexes: How David Raya can resurrect Arsenal’s season after back-to-back cup defeats

ISAAN KHAN: In Arsenal's many times of need this season, their man with the shovel-sized hands…

JEFF POWELL MBE: These are the 10 greatest heavyweight fights of all time – who comes out as the undisputed No1? Does Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora’s ‘Fight of the 21st Century’ crack the list? And which star name misses out entirely?

Wide is the divide riven by my contention that the unremitting slugfest between Derek Chisora against…

These are my winners and losers from round one of the County Championship – from the England star who’s more vulnerable than ever, to the pair who put Ashes woe behind them and Test exile who made case for shock comeback, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

With England's first Test against New Zealand less than two months away, Daily Mail Sport looks…

The giant ‘keeper, a set-piece king and the 17-year-old fast-tracked to the top: The five Man United academy stars joining first-team training camp – and how they can impress Michael Carrick in Ireland

NATHAN SALT: Michael Carrick was keen to add some youth to his 25-man squad heading for…

‘I asked Scottie if he was trying to kill us all’: The secrets of the Masters champions dinner – ‘brutal’ menu choices, schoolyard pacts and risque jokes, all spilled by the chosen few who got sport’s most exclusive invite to RIATH AL-SAMARRAI

That table. It might just be the most sanctified in all of sport. If you win…

Southampton’s FA Cup heroes on the ‘Spirit of 76’, sand dunes, Brett Ormerod’s ‘shepherd’ suit and making Thierry Henry run scared

MATT BARLOW: The spirit of 1976 is alive by the Solent as Tonda Eckert's team seek…

Seven-phase limit, set-piece punishment and harnessing the grumpy crowds: The blueprint for Bristol and Leicester to pull off rugby’s Mission Impossible – winning in France

ALEX BYWATER: You have to go back to the first Covid lockdown to break the French…

This early meeting with Man City fans ensured Pep Guardiola would always treat the FA Cup with love and respect – no wonder they can boast this astonishing record, writes JACK GAUGHAN

Pep Guardiola has done his fair share of dinners over a decade at Manchester City and…

MIKE STONE was Man United’s doctor in the glory years – this is the truth about Wayne Rooney’s metatarsal, the boot that hit David Beckham and Rio Ferdinand’s failed drugs test… and why Sir Alex Ferguson sacked him

Here, in his own words, DR MIKE STONE reveals what really happened in his time as…

The downfall of Arsenal Fan TV: How ‘corrupted’ kingmaker Robbie Lyle is fighting to keep control of his £6.8m empire run alongside a ‘Mad Dwarf’ amid toxic fallouts, why viewing figures aren’t spiking anymore and the truth about star names’ exits

As Arsenal's Quadruple chances were slipping away in the dying minutes of the Carabao Cup final,…

The top 10 overseas stars in this season’s County Championship – who takes No 1 spot for 2026?

Unlike the Sheffield Shield or the Ranji Trophy, England's county system welcomes all and sundry from…

‘It took me five years to enjoy rugby again… this has been like a second coming’: Wales hero RHYS CARRE on THAT try, partying with Prince William, T-shirts with his face on and why he’s desperate to repay Saracens’ faith

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Rhys Carre, Wales' 21st redhead prop, became an overnight cult hero…

Chelsea Confidential: The Marc Cucurella comment that should worry club chiefs most – and what it reveals about squad, Liam Rosenior’s top-secret referees meeting and a new Mykhailo Mudryk contract mystery

Liam Rosenior will not need a warning before his Friday morning press conference that he will…

Revealed: Everton’s plan to vault into the Premier League elite – inside the new ‘aggressive’ transfer policy, academy overhaul to beat rivals to top talents and the ‘Evertonisation’ of new stadium with two club legends lined up for statues

SPECIAL REPORT BY MIKE KEEGAN: This has been a remarkable turnaround under the Friedkin Group, who…

DEONTAY WILDER: A gang killed my brother. I’ve never spoken about him before – until now. This is the full story of my childhood tragedy, why I carry a gun with me and how my family ‘stabbed me in the back’

INTERVIEW BY CHARLOTTE DALY: A single act of violence ended the life of Deontay Wilder's brother.…

Newcastle’s bombshell briefing – CRAIG HOPE reveals the truth behind the headlines: What it all really means for transfers, Eddie Howe and Sandro Tonali’s futures, big stars leaving this summer, points deduction threat, St James’ Park sale and more

Our chief football reporter, CRAIG HOPE, was in the room, and here he brings you the…