Owen Slot

As tributes pour in after cycling legend reveals his cancer is terminal, Owen Slot says that the way he is confronting towering adversaries of fear and anxiety also characterised his cycling career

RFU should be applauded for admitting rugby is in crisis and producing an action plan – but while I hope it will work, here are three reasons why I’m doubtful

Partnership with clubs bears all the hallmarks of 1995 catastrophe offering English rugby little control over development of players or overseas recruitment

In a sensitively crafted new documentary that features a goldmine of previously unseen footage, the late, great All Black emerges as a humble and hilarious man

As case into the 115 alleged breaches unfolds, lawyers for Manchester City’s rivals will have calculators at the ready, working out what, if found guilty, they might have been denied

Twickenham was once the hottest ticket in town regardless of the the opposition, but the staggering pricing has rendered the games against Australia and Japan a tough sell

Mauling by Argentina in September led many to fear for Australia in next year’s series but thrilling win over England shows Wallabies have been revitalised by ultimate micro-planner’s golden touch

While his players toil in the autumn internationals, the coach has been entertaining packed auditoriums. It is a double-booking that, he insists, will never be repeated again

Different athletes from many racial backgrounds are bringing different physical attributes and skills to South Africa’s play but more important creating role models that armies of youngsters are following

Astonishing losses amid staff expansion are particularly surprising given that governing body sounded a clear warning two years ago. Why did it not heed its own prudent advice?