NATHAN SALT: Michael Carrick was keen to add some youth to his 25-man squad heading for…
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‘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…
Bukayo Saka is at a critical point in his Arsenal career… their recruitment has stifled him, the numbers reveal his influence is waning – but here’s how he can prove he’s still Gunners’ beating heart, writes ISAAN KHAN
Much of Arsenal's play still goes through their best-paid player. It's a complex picture, but his…
Newcastle cult hero LIAM O’BRIEN on THAT derby day goal against Sunderland, and how it changed his life forever: ‘Nobody says hello to me on Tyneside, they just sing my song…’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE: O'Brien scored twice in Wear-Tyne derbies, but the winner at Roker…
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…
‘Not being able to wave goodbye to our fans still hurts me. I’ll cherish their love forever’: DAVID SILVA reveals the lingering pain of his Man City farewell, his favourite moments in Manchester and how Pep Guardiola unlocked his full potential
The man who would become Pep Guardiola 's brain in that awe-inspiring, greatest team in Premier…
Inside Chelsea’s week from hell: KIERAN GILL reveals how Liam Rosenior responded to PSG humiliation with ‘painful’ experience at Cobham, his summit with Enzo Fernandez after controversial exit talk and the transfer plans that prove boss is here to stay
It's been a bruising week for Chelsea. Rosenior has been at the club for a smidge…
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…
Arne Slot tweaked his system against Galatasaray – and Mo Salah had his best game this season. This is why Egyptian’s new role gets the best out of him, masks his flaws… and could even prolong his Liverpool career, writes LEWIS STEELE
Almost out of nowhere, Salah came up with a vintage performance in the 4-0 win over…
CARLOS VICENS INTERVIEW: This is how I turned Man City into record-breaking set-piece specialists, the motivational tricks I used on John Stones and Ruben Dias, and the advice from Pep Guardiola I’ll carry with me for rest of my career
Much has been made of a perceived ugliness returning to English football - the set-piece culture,…