How do you stop a scrummaging force like Thomas du Toit? That is the question Northampton…
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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…
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…
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.…
JAMES MILNER INTERVIEW: I had the chance to sign for Man United but I turned them down… my dad would never have spoken to me again
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT: Work never stops. If there is a phrase to sum Milner…
Sunderland legend KEVIN PHILLIPS: ‘You can’t escape the Tyne-Wear derby… I’ve been chased out of a Chinese restaurant, called a “Mackem t**t” in the streets, abused by old ladies – but they can’t take away my goal in the rain’
JAMES SHARPE: This week, more than most, Kevin Phillips is unable to escape it. Whether he's…
Revealed – English cricket is running out of BALLS: Inside the ‘major crisis’ that has left England and counties with HALF the number they need and the frantic plan to find a fix as Middle East war causes havoc – ‘it’s a wake-up call for everybody’
'If only I'd known this was going to happen, I'd have had a word with Donald…
It’s time to show Mikel Arteta the respect he is due. The Arsenal manager’s gamble to throw on 16-year-old Max Dowman paid off handsomely and shows he is not a leader hamstrung by caution, writes OLIVER HOLT
I've not always been a fan of Mikel Arteta, the manager. In earlier years his touchline…
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…
‘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…
The boardroom battles fuelling Nottingham Forest’s floundering season: Lopsided team behind the scenes that botched transfer windows, why Ross Wilson exit is still hurting the club and the ‘smart move’ that can win back fans
TOM COLLOMOSSE: Before one fixture at the City Ground during the early part of the season,…
The 21st 16-year-old, a prop who used to run the 100 metres, a 6ft 5in winger and Martin Johnson’s teenage son: Meet England’s ‘big geese’ Under 18s offering hope of a brighter Six Nations future
Back in January, when England's Six Nations campaign was full of hope, Steve Borthwick made an…
JASON ROBINSON: I’d be furious if I was in this England team – I’d ignore their game plan and play my own way. This Six Nations has been disastrous and we’re going backwards
Robinson labelled the current campaign 'disastrous' and urged his former team-mate and England head coach Borthwick…