NIK SIMON IN CAPE TOWN: It will be an anxious wait until Warren Gatland names his team for the decider. Whatever happens in selection, it remains a squad effort to snatch the series win.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: My experience is that every case is different, every athlete is different. Things can change and unravel quickly in short periods of time.

JONATHAN MCEVOY IN TOKYO: Bugajski, who won bronze in the men's eight, caused a schism among his fellow rowers when he accused Grobler of 'destroying' athletes with his tough training regime.

CROCKED Tiger Woods is still using crutches six months on from shattering his right leg in a serious car smash. He was seen wearing a grey Nike t-shirt and shorts as well as a facemask as girlfriend Erica Herman accompanied him. His right leg was covered up with a dark legging. The 45-year-old golf ace had […]

TEAM GB are back in the medals again on Day 9 of the Olympic Games. Charlotte Worthington put in the performance of a lifetime to stun American Hannah Roberts in the BMX freestyle, winning gold after scoring 97.50. And Declan Brooks was also in the medals at the men’s event, finishing a superb third to […]

Tyson Fury’s US co-promoter Bob Arum has said he is unconvinced by Anthony Joshua. The rival heavyweight champions were supposed to meet this summer, only for the fight to collapse late into negotiations. An arbitration ruling forced Fury into a trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder on October 9 instead, while AJ must now defend against […]

Volunteer struck at their post during British Automobile Racing Club championship eventA volunteer marshal has died after being hit by a car which spun off the track during a race at the Brands Hatch circuit.An air ambulance landed on the circuit after police and paramedics were sent to the track near Dartford, Kent, at 3pm on Saturday. Continue reading...

The men’s 100 metres at the Olympic Games just won’t feel the same without Usain Bolt. The legendary sprinter won gold in three consecutive Olympics – Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016 – smashing records and making history in the process. Bolt retired from athletics after the 2017 World Championships, where he won bronze […]

It’s been two weeks since Max Verstappen crashed out of the British Grand Prix but the tension is still very much there. The pair, who are the clear frontrunners for this year’s drivers’ championship, collided with each other on the first lap of the race at Silverstone – the incident resulting in Verstappen racing no […]

Warren Gatland says the British and Irish Lions will treat next weekend’s crucial Third Test against South Africa as a “cup final”.

The Premier League's ongoing legal battle with Manchester City over alleged breaches of League rules could 'move glacially on for many more years'.

GRAEME CROSER: There was no fairytale ending to Postecoglou's first Premiership game in charge. For instead of a late Celtic winner it was Hearts who produced at the death.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER IN TOKYO: Some people do not understand the Olympic Games. They think you need to have a gold medal draped around your neck to be a winner. 

NIK SIMON IN CAPE TOWN: After a week firing out rogue tweets and torching his reputation as a cool and calm character, it was the Springbok director of rugby who had the last laugh.

Volunteers have hit out at the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG), saying monitoring is 'a joke' and adding that they have tried and failed to take a test.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD GIBSON: As they discuss their partnership Broad and Anderson pay homage to another veteran double act Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: You can't have it both ways, Rassie! You are either a water boy or you are director of rugby and a member of the coaching and backroom staff. You can't ride both horses.

DAN BIGGAR: If you don't win the first few collisions, it feels like you're being suffocated against South Africa. Pressure is constantly on you and it feels like you're forcing the game.

TOMMY FURY will fight on the Jake Paul vs Tyron Woodley undercard later this month, with Daniel Dubois also in action, according to reports. The former Love Island star and brother of Tyson Fury is set for his first fight in America on August 29. Fury, 22, has a professional record of 6-0, with four […]

Labour says 47% less spent on grassroots facilities, wasting chance to build on success of 2012 London Olympics Labour has accused the Conservatives of squandering the London 2012 Olympic legacy by slashing grassroots sport funding by nearly half since coming to power.The party said that during the final year when Labour was in government, it spent more …