Anthony Joshua was like a love-struck teenager when he was saluted by Canelo Alvarez before his fight against Rocky Fielding. When the pair both signed US broadcast deals with emerging streaming service DAZN in 2018, Joshua started by knocking out Alexander Po... More »
The Premier League will use a referee from overseas for the first time in history this weekend with Australian Jared Gillett set to officiate the clash between Watford and Newcastle. The English top-flight announced on Monday that the 34-year-old had been sele... More »
Paul Merson bravely opened up on his battles with addiction over the years and offered advice to a talkSPORT caller on how to deal with his problems. The Arsenal legend, who has confronted drinking, gambling and drug problems during and after his playing caree... More »
After an underwhelming couple of seasons, Graham Potter might be finally getting the best out of his Brighton side. Last season, according to controversial statistic Expected Goals (xG), the Seagulls should have finished fifth – 11 places better off than their... More »
For a long time Jimmy Greaves was the benchmark for modern footballers. It’s why there was a such an outpouring of celebration as to the quality of one of England’s finest strikers when the sad news of his death emerged on Sunday. After all, it was only in 201... More »
Liverpool could be without influential midfielder Thiago Alcantara for important games in the Carabao Cup, Premier League, and Champions League over the next seven days. The Spaniard was substituted during the Reds’ 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday with... More »
Barcelona have set their sights on a major rebuild next summer with a triple swoop for Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Dani Olmo planned. LaLiga giants Barca have had a quite alarming fall from grace in recent years and the loss of their talisman Lionel Messi o... More »
Harry Kane should have ‘pushed harder’ for his move to Manchester City over the summer, believes Paul Merson, after the England striker’s poor start to the season at Tottenham. Kane wanted a move away from the club during the summer but, despite attempts from ... More »
Manny Pacquiao has confirmed that he is retiring from boxing at the age of 42, following his defeat to Yordenis Ugas last month. The legendary eight-weight world champion, who has held world titles across four different decades, will go down as one of the grea... More »
Well, what a weekend that was in the Premier League… again! There are now THREE giants tied at the top of the table after wins for Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United. It’s still early days, but it’s already looking like it could be one of the tightest ti... More »
Oleksandr Usyk looms like a wild-eyed, shaven-headed, 6ft 3in, sculpted Ukrainian bogeyman in the ring. But anyone who’s seen him box – or watched anything more than Usyk’s vicious KO of Tony Bellew – knows he’s almost the opposite of the stereotypical Eastern... More »
After a promising start to his Premier League career at Brentford, star striker Ivan Toney admits he’s feeling relaxed over his international future, with a possible England ultimatum on the horizon. Speaking exclusively to Jim White on talkSPORT, the 25-year-... More »