Didier Drogba. Ashley Cole. Michael Essien. Ramires. Florent Malouda. Nicolas Anelka. William Gallas. Salomon Kalou. John Obi Mikel. Claude Makelele. Marcel Desailly. Mario Melchiot. Celestine Babayaro (remember him? Retired two years ago but still only 33) The list of black players who count John Terry as a former or current...

I wake up and think about Gary Speed. I go to bed thinking about Gary Speed. My day is punctuated with thoughts about Gary Speed, his life, but particularly his death. It's now a week since news broke that the lifeless body of the Wales manager had been found hanging...

As a sports fan I was delighted London won the right to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships. Another major athletics event so soon after the Olympics, another chance to use the impressive infrastructure, another opportunity to cement and build on the legacy. What's not to like?

Given the...

It's still hard to believe that the man who captained Pakistan in a Test match at Lord's just last August is now languishing in Wandsworth Prison. Or that the brilliant young left arm seamer, who lit up that game by accounting for the heart of England's top order, will spend...