Archive for January 2018

Is Lavar Ball helping or hurting his sons’ NBA dreams?

Sam Bennett welcomes you to the wacky world of basketball’s most interfering father, Lavar Ball

George Mitchell meets Jack West, who is determined to become a professional mixed martial arts fighter despite his cerebral palsy

Ben Jefferies witnesses the first tournament of the PDC’s glamour models-free era

Marcus Hogg argues that Phil Neville’s appointment as England women’s head coach is wrong for many reasons

Ed Krarup assesses the chances of each team in this year’s Six Nations, with the 2019 World Cup in Japan on the horizon

Joseph Najjar looks at the decline in fortunes of AC Milan, no longer among European football’s elite.

Harry Dunning reviews a fascinating BBC documentary, screened again following the death of pioneering black football star Cyrille Regis

Charlie MacKinnon talks to Spurs Ladies striker Sarah Wiltshire about the twin demands of playing and parenting

Dwaine Quashie pays his respects to the late Cyrille Regis, following his untimely death at the age of 59

Marcus Hogg looks at the issues impeding Charlton Athletic’s bid to return to the Championship

Charlie MacKinnon applauds the documentary ‘No Hunger In Paradise’ for its unflinching insight into the English academy system

Charlie MacKinnon talks to a personal trainer about the growing number of people using drugs in their fitness regimes

Harry Cotton sees the harsh realities of football’s academy system exposed in a compelling BT Sports documentary

Yusuf Ali takes to the water in the old docks overlooked by the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf

Elephant Sport’s band of keen cricket fans look back at what went wrong for England – and right for Australia – in this winter’s series

Marcus Hogg looks ahead to the first Grand Slam event of this year’s tennis calendar

Sam Bennett previews the NBA clash between Boston and Philadelphia at the O2 Arena in London

Harry Corton asks whether a new company can succeed in making British basketball a ‘must-see’ sport when so many have tried and failed to do the same

Kate Vermeulen talks to top football freestyler Jamie Knight about learning tricks, turning pro and travelling the world

Sam Taylor examines why the French sports newspaper linked Lancashire’s Brexit vote to Burnley FC’s lack of black players

Dwaine Quashie witnesses an exciting 4-2 victory for Fulham over hosts Cardiff City on Boxing Day