Damian Mannion

Another game, another win for Antonio Pierce and the Raiders and fans are in dreamland right now. The interim coach gave his players a pat on the back with a rousing speech that got his players pum…

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Sir Ben Ainslie has announced he is stepping down as driver of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. The 46-year-old, who won four Olympic gold medals at four consecutive Games, has been in the r…

How’s your luck? Tottenham believed they were about to sign midfielder Emmanuel Petit in 1997, but Arsenal had other plans. This was a period of great success for the Gunners – Dennis B…

Tottenham believed they were about to sign Emmanuel Petit in 1997, but Arsenal hatched a plan to pull off the mother of all transfer hijacks. This was a period of great success for the Gunners R…

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“So what’s your golf background?” I’m being asked by Jack, one of the pros about to give me a lesson and wondering whether to lie to him. I’m at The Grove hotel in Hertfordshire and getting excited…

How's your luck? Tottenham believed they were about to sign midfielder Emmanuel Petit in 1997, but Arsenal had other plans.

Transfers being hijacked is a story Tottenham bosses know all too well. They thought they had landed Emmanuel Petit then Arsenal pulled their pants down, while they helped Willian essentially compl…

Michael Laudrup, one of the finest players of his generation, could have played in one of Liverpool’s greatest sides. In 1983, the Brondby star wanted to join them, he was a Liverpool fan, bu…