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‘Mum, I have to go to Moscow as I am fighting a bear’: Makhmudov on Russia’s grizzlies, God and Tyson Fury

The heavyweight from Dagestan now lives in Canada and describes Saturday’s opponent as the ‘professor’ of boxing “This guy is the professor,” Arslanbek Makhmudov says of Tyson Fury as he looks ahead politely to their fight on Saturday night at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. There is none of the usual bluster and malice

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Reece James on track to deliver England World Cup boost with Chelsea return

Right-back is recovering from hamstring injury He could be back at the end of April or start of May Reece James could boost England’s World Cup hopes by returning from a hamstring injury at the start of next month. The Chelsea defender has been out since picking up a problem during last month’s defeat by

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Spanish school emerges again as the superior model for Champions League success | Philipp Lahm

Italy have been left behind with man-marking approach, and if Germany go down this path it could happen to them too In Germany, coaches used to say: “Follow your opponent right into the loo!” That was the call to man-mark. So defenders weren’t meant to think too deeply. This retro tactical approach has been making

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