If Ricky Hatton thinks he’s going to turn up in Las Vegas on December 8 in the best shape of his life and beat Floyd Mayweather, at least one British boxing fan reckons he’d better think again. Posted August 17, 2007 by Richard Wilson
The Hit Man doesn't need the money, but he does crave to be recognised as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Posted April 09, 2008 by gerald mclaughlin
The cheeky chappie from the mean streets of Manchester has won the preliminaries hands down – now he just has to beat the self-proclaimed best boxer in the world, Floyd Mayweather Jr., in the early hours of Sunday. Posted December 06, 2007 by Philip Smith
Brave Ricky loses out in Las Vegas but the whole country salutes the fighter who is no ordinary Joe. Posted December 10, 2007 by Joe Morris
The Pride of Hyde has stated that he is keen for a rematch with Pretty Boy Floyd, rated by the all-powerful Ring magazine as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Can he defeat the only man to blemish his perfect record? Posted April 09, 2008 by James Mortimer
The bell is ready to sound on the last round for two great boxing careers. Whether it's Joe v Bernard Hopkins or Ricky against 'Vicious' Viv, the boys have done Britain proud in the ring. Posted January 04, 2008 by Gary Evans
With The Hitman winning his return bout against Juan Lazcano, talks of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jnr are heating up. Posted May 31, 2008 by Jason Willis
Two great boxing champions are slugging it out for the coveted BBC award. But with Lewis Hamilton well-placed on the grid, the heat's on for Hatton and Calzaghe down the home straight. Posted November 26, 2007 by Matt Genner
Disappointments in football, rugby and cricket have been offset by a great year for British fighters As boxing promoter Frank Warren says: "This is a sport we are good at." Posted December 12, 2007 by Mark White
The wonderful wizard of Oz cricket is a true great – and the one player any country would welcome into their side Posted May 04, 2008 by Munir Ahmed
The American may be judged the best on the planet, but Las Vegas was hardly the entertainment capital of the world on this hyped-up occasion. Posted December 11, 2007 by Larry Kwirirayi
The Aussie skipper is reckoned to be one of the best batsmen in the world - but only went for $400,000 in the Indian Premier League auction. Does this commercial venture understand value, or will runs be called dollars in cricket's brave new world? Posted February 28, 2008 by Umar Pirzada
Ponting's fabulous Test average confirms his status as one of the great modern batsmen. His captaincy skills, however, are more open to debate and the jury is still out. Posted March 21, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
Aussie skipper closing in on record number of Test tons Posted November 28, 2006 by Reuters
Australian captain Ricky Ponting does not only have his batting to worry about. With the retirement of so many top players, he has the extra responsibility of developing a new team. Posted June 06, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
Greedy promoters, rape charges and over-hyped next-best-things have brought boxing to its knees. Can the 'Undefeated' showdown in Vegas bring the sport out of the gutter? Posted December 06, 2007 by Michael Walsh
Ignoring a bowler who's in a rough patch isn't the way to restore confidence - and neither are his bullying tactics. Posted March 20, 2008 by Craig Hackney
Money is talking loud in the IPL, but the dosh comes with a cost. In their scramble for the gold rush mined by the BCCI, are cricket's administrators leaving the very essence of the game - Test cricket - as scraps for the circling vultures? Posted February 22, 2008 by Soma Sundara Rajan
The West Indian umpire has had a distinguished career and deserves respect, not the BCCI's unfounded criticism. And we can expect more of this football-style reaction as a 'win at all costs' attitude pervades Test cricket. Posted January 14, 2008 by Rupert Carson-Smyth
Match referee Mike Procter was quick to ban Pakistan's captain for unfair play in 2003, so shouldn't he do the same with Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting? Posted January 08, 2008 by Sidharth Bhan
No-one comes out of the Sydney Test with their heads held high. Commentators are divided as to where the blame lies but while the squabbling continues, it's the glorious game of cricket that suffers. Posted January 08, 2008 by Hamish McBrearty
The job may be more important than the post of prime minister, but does this Aussie captain rely too much on his cabinet? Posted November 29, 2006 by Craig Hackney
Not enforcing the follow-on may have looked like a poor decision by Australia's captain, but it may just have been a master stroke Posted November 25, 2006 by Mark Rivlin
Australia win but no thanks to the antics of the skipper Posted November 27, 2006 by Craig Hackney
A generation of cricketing greats are now gone and the skipper has his work cut out keeping his all-conquering side on top of the world – he can start by beating the Windies. Posted May 26, 2008 by jrod cricketwithballs
A series against the West Indies used to be a Caribbean breeze for the best cricketing nation in the world. No longer, it seems, as the tourists appear to be victims of their own high standards. Posted June 08, 2008 by Harriet Marlow
The Australian captain has had a meteoric rise to a Test average of nearly 60 and 10,000 runs in both Tests and ODIs. And at 34 he still has a lot of runs left in the tank. Posted June 02, 2008 by Amit Masram
Fielding is a crucial aspect to a winning formula in One Day Internationals - and the best in the business are gearing up for the World Cup. Posted February 13, 2007 by Matt Page
As if losing to England was not bad enough, a humiliating defeat by New Zealand in Wellington has left the world champions in even more disarray. Posted February 16, 2007 by Mark Rivlin
Australia have been hurt and seem to be in disarray, but they still have the ability and know-how to conquer the world. Posted February 26, 2007 by Utpal Deole
Part One of a group-by-group assessment of the cricket World Cup. Australia are in a group of extremes. Minnows Scotland and Netherlands should not pose a problem - but South Africa will prove a formidable challenge. Posted March 06, 2007 by Michael Clough
The result of the Group A clash between favourites Australia and South Africa may well have a crucial bearing on the final outcome. Posted March 08, 2007 by Sports Freak