Michael Fatialofa says walking again ‘tip of the iceberg’ after spinal injury

Worcester Warriors lock Michael Fatialofa admits he still has a long way to go after fearing he would never walk again.The 27-year-old suffered a

Sporting film of the day – Rocky

From robo-heavyweights to angry ice-skaters, sports movies occupy a peculiar and often frankly unwatchable place in the annals of Hollywood history.

Highly-paid players should sacrifice salaries during pandemic says Sadiq Khan

Players should be the first to bear the economic burden caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said.Tottenham

Gary Hetherington hoping rugby league can flourish after coronavirus crisis ends

Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington hopes rugby league can enjoy a post-coronavirus boom, just as the sport did at the end of the Second World

Gavin Peacock hails Frank Lampard as ‘a great figurehead for Chelsea’

Gavin Peacock walked away from a burgeoning punditry career some 15 years ago to answer his calling as a Christian pastor in Canada.Here, the former

Silverstone’s end of April deadline on British Grand Prix decision

Silverstone has said it has until the end of April to decide whether or not the British Grand Prix can go ahead in July.Formula One bosses are in

FIFPRO call for safeguards to manage player workload in condensed 2020-21 season

Safeguards must be put in place to manage player workload in what will inevitably be a condensed 2020-21 season, a senior figure at the world

British boxers could be tested for coronavirus as part of their medicals

Boxers in Britain could be tested for Covid-19 as part of their medicals and licence ahead of fights.The British Boxing Board of Control admitted

Football rumours from the media

What the papers sayManchester United might use PaulPogba, 27, as bait to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus. The Holland international has not

Coronavirus wrap: Football looks for clear path as players’ unions meet over wage deferrals

Football will continue to explore a clearer path out of the coronavirus crisis on Wednesday as players’ unions meet to discuss wage

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf dies after coronavirus diagnosis

Former Marseille president Pape Diouf has died after suffering from coronavirus, his club has announced.The club tweeted: “It is with

What they said – Coronavirus has the sporting world talking

Sport across the world is grappling with an unprecedented challenge as it works out how to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.Here,

A look back to Torvill and Dean’s golden moment in Sarajevo

Thirty-six years have passed since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean took ice skating into over 20 million British living rooms and lit up Sarajevo

A look at what sport still went ahead on March 31 despite the coronavirus crisis

As the Coronavirus continues to put sport on hold, only a handful of events are still taking place around the world.Here, the PA news agency takes a

Players’ union boss can’t believe game still being played in Belarus

The head of the global football players’ union Fifpro has said it is “frankly not comprehensible” that football is

Max Whitlock offers some light relief in lockdown with gymnastics workout

We may emerge from our enforced hibernation with precarious bank balances and a chronic Vitamin D deficiency, but the nation’s

First-class counties boosted by £40million ECB funding package

First-class counties will share in a £40million funding boost as the England and Wales Cricket Board seek to support the professional and

FIFPRO accepts issue of contracts is complicated

World players’ union FIFPRO is working towards a “harmonised solution” on extending player contracts to cope with the

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor warns there can not be any relaxing of financial conduct rules

Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has warned there must be no relaxation of rules relating to the

Mark Palios wants EFL to tap into FIFA fund for leagues and clubs

The EFL should look to tap into a FIFA fund set up to assist those leagues and clubs struggling financially due to the coronavirus crisis, according