SPECIAL REPORT BY MIKE KEEGAN: This has been a remarkable turnaround under the Friedkin Group, who…
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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…
‘Fulham can achieve great things – we can push for Europe, I want to be an important part of that’: OSCAR BOBB on Marco Silva’s persuasive pull, leaving Man City, and his ‘random’ Pep Guardiola meeting at 15 after FIFA stopped his career for three years
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: The academy awards will go to Manchester City as the succession…
Revealed: Wrexham’s ‘extraordinary’ masterplan to be ready for the Premier League – the new stands, pitch and training ground facilities, Inter Milan bosses, the global transfer committee, and a helping hand from a £5bn investment fund
A member of staff this week found an email sent to all employees before the club…
‘Change would be the worst idea anyone’s ever had’: The reasons why Steve Borthwick isn’t going anywhere, the reinforcements coming England’s way for the World Cup and why Eddie Jones believes Six Nations struggles are a blessing in disguise
There are calls for an end to Steve Borthwick's tenure. But even if England join Rome's…
I know the real reasons for the bizarre witch hunt against Arsenal: Here’s why losing teams and a biased pundit class cannot stand seeing them win the ‘wrong’ way – and the pathetic schemes they’re trying to stop Mikel Arteta’s side, writes OLIVER HOLT
A strange kind of rage is consuming English football, an impotent fury simmering around the fact…
Why Wales insiders are ‘excited’ about the future: The two teenage tyros set to break through, a strapping Gloucester flanker eyeing the World Cup, the 19-year-old 6ft 8in lock and a new joined-up approach
Cause for cheer in Welsh rugby has been in short supply and it's likely Ireland will…
‘I’ve met Mikel Arteta once… his team beat us 9-0!’: NIGEL CLOUGH on his Mansfield side’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal, living in his dad’s shadow and how his dog Bobbie motivates the team
Nigel Clough has no interest in social media but nevertheless takes his phone to bed with…
This is the depressing truth: The Premier League will be won by the country’s ugliest team… or the most boring, writes JEFF POWELL
Just listening to the ballyhoo, we could be forgiven for believing we are approaching the climax of one…
Man United Confidential: Kobbie Mainoo’s contract stand-off revealed as Premier League rivals circle around midfielder and the academy star on England radar
Mainoo's long-term future at Manchester United is still up in the air as talks over a…
PREM Rugby transfers: Leicester in for Mako Vunipola after shock Courtney Lawes approach, Saracens poach Bath cult hero, latest on new Harlequins and Gloucester head coaches and why Newcastle are ready to reel in world-class star
Former England stars are dotted around France, where contract renewals take place late in the season…