Ian Payne
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Tyson Fury: If you don't like how I speak, change the channel
The world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has told ITV news he won't change when it comes to making controversial comments. The only thing he's going to change, he says, is his weight. "I've got to lose six stone". He's getting into shape again because he's due to have a rematch with Vladimir Klitschko, the man he beat to win the world titles back in November. The rematch is due to take… → Read More
Leicester City FC are doing things differently and defying the odds
They do things differently at Leicester City. For example the manager Claudio Ranieiri shakes the hand of every journalist at press conferences. They get longer by the week. → Read More
Sir Chris Hoy seeks a 'rush of adrenaline' in new motoring challenge
"Without wishing to be rude", I asked one of GB's greatest living Olympians, "But you're a big lad. How do you fit into the cockpit?". Now, this is the sort of question you wouldn't ask certain celebrity sportsmen or women....but Sir Chris Hoy is a class act. Professional, courteous, and amiable, he dealt with this impertinence with characteristic chivalry. "They've built me a special seat", he… → Read More
Sunderland under pressure to explain what they knew leading up to the Adam Johnson trial
Sunderland Football Club are still under pressure to explain exactly what they knew and when leading up to the Adam Johnson trial. The Police have raised the stakes again today by holding a series of media interviews in which they re-iterated that they informed Sunderland's Chief Executive Margaret Byrne of their investigation almost exactly a year ago, in March 2015. Sunderland don't deny this… → Read More
Will Dylan Hartley be named new England rugby skipper?
If you ever needed an example of why England's new rugby coach differs from his predecessor, look no further than his expected choice of captain. If, as expected , Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley is named skipper today, it will mark the end of the Stuart Lancaster era, with an emphatic switch of philosophy. → Read More
Arsene Wenger agrees to meet with UK Anti-Doping
The Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed to meet with UK Anti-Doping. → Read More
Arsene Wenger asked to share thoughts over fears footballers are using drugs
Arsene Wenger will be asked to talk to the UK Anti Doping authority over what he knows about drug taking within football. The Arsenal manager has often spoken strongly about his feelings on the subject, advocating blood tests for players. He once said many football "legends" were possibly "cheats" and that he had played "against many teams " that used performance enhancing drugs. Well now he's… → Read More
Hounding of Lord Coe is hardly sporting behaviour
I was speaking to a very senior member of British sporting administration this morning. He was dismayed. He told me "Here we go. Crucifying yet another one of our sporting heroes". → Read More
ParalympicsGB fundraising campaign hopes to give athletes the edge in Rio
Read ParalympicsGB fundraising campaign hopes to give athletes the edge in Rio latest on ITV News. All the Sport news → Read More
World Cup 1966 champions hopeful for another win 50 years on
Read World Cup 1966 champions hopeful for another win 50 years on latest on ITV News. All the Sport news → Read More
Mourinho sacking shows a manager is only as good as the talent available
The Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce suggested it would be a scandal if Chelsea, now without Jose Mourinho at the helm, romped up the league table with subsequent supercharged performances. The implication was that if that happened, the players would be to blame for their current predicament. Same players. Different results. And yet, if, as most expect, Chelsea's results improve, won't that tell… → Read More
Davis Cup final: UK's Kyle Edmund proves stiff competition for Belgian David Goffin
One match all at the end of the first day of the Davis Cup final was what everyone had predicted the score would be. But it was very nearly a dominant day for Great Britain. → Read More
Davis Cup Final: Andy Murray has hopes of British tennis nation on his shoulders
Here in Belgium they're billing it as the host nation against Andy Murray and in a way it is. If Murray was to win both of his singles matches and the doubles with his brother Jamie, Great Britain would win the Davis Cup for the tenth time. → Read More
Fighter Eddie Jones could be the experienced coach England wanted
It is almost certain that England's new rugby union coach will be the experienced Australian Eddie Jones. Jones coached Japan in the recent World Cup in England, scoring a notable scalp when his team upset the two-time champions South Africa in the group stages. If confirmed, and it could be today, Jones will be the first foreign coach of the English national side. That could be seen as a snub… → Read More