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Were you watching Blatter? Ronaldo deserves to be crowned World No.1...

BY JOHN GUBBA Ronaldo or Messi. Messi or Ronaldo. The debate over who is the best player in the world is never ending and the...

Spot the difference: When brilliant skill makes it OK to backheel...

https://youtu.be/xcSY-MVE6ZU Theyab Awana became an overnight sensation when his backheeled penalty in a friendly between UAE and Lebanon earned universal condemnation for being disrespectful to...

From Sportsnight and the World Cup to Dancing on Ice Tony...

BY JOHN GUBBA It was the autumn of 1991 and I was checking into Edinburgh Airport with Frank Bough, former England captain Steve Smith and...

Move to re-introduce standing areas good for football if crowd safety...

It is a brave decision by Scottish Premier League clubs to give the green light to allow safe-standing areas within their stadiums. But there...

First it was Beckham now it’s Giggs: Why Man Utd fans...

Whatever you think of the Ryan Giggs affair, do not make the mistake of believing self-publicist Max Clifford when he says Imogen Thomas never...

Big Sam tells Hammers fans what they want to hear but...

West Ham United fans will have to swallow their pride and their principles next season when new boss Sam Allardyce attempts to get the...

Fastest man on earth’s false start cast huge shadow over world...

Usain Bolt disqualified in the 100 metres fina There has to be something wrong with the rules when the fastest man on earth is disqualified...

WIggins, Froome, Cavendish: Cycling supermen are Pride of Britain

BY JOHN GUBBA This has been the greatest day in the history of British cycling: Bradley Wiggins becoming the first Brit to win the Tour...

Don’t call me Dean! How Daniel Sturridge is following in footsteps...

Two decades on from the spectacular goalscoring exploits of Dean Sturridge, his nephew Daniel is enjoying the limelight with both Liverpool and England -...

Cricket World Cup needs England’s entertainers to reach quarter-finals

BY JOHN GUBBA ENGLAND are doing their best to make the Cricket World Cup interesting - and for the sake of a competition that is...