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Gladiator Crowe is Adkins' inspiration

NIGEL Adkins, Scunthorpe United’s manager, called on actor Russell Crowe to help him prepare for this season. Read

Honest lads, I’m still sorry about British Lion

He often held the reins for Wales and the Lions, but Barry John's other love is horse racing... Read

‘Stars’ weren’t worth the shirt

IT seems strange to declare, with that rather putrid smell emanating from our national football team at the moment, that the manager is a breath of fresh air. But it’s true. Read

Mr Benn now living in a different world

FORMER world boxing champion Nigel Benn is auctioning off some of his mementoes, it was revealed this week. Read

England’s mighty resurrection down to mindset as well as muscle

FAIR play to England. There I’ve said it. Never thought I would but I have. If Gordon Brown can say well done so can we, even though his response probably owes its generosity more to the fact that he’s Prime Minister than a Scotsman. Read

Roger’s repeating same old mistakes

SOME might be labouring under the misapprehension that the most embarrassing sight in Welsh rugby this year was of that scoreboard in Nantes showing Fiji as our conquerors. Not even close. Read

Sporting curses - a spooky history

AFTER Cardiff City considered employing a white witch to remove a rumoured curse at Ninian Park, Inside Sport looks at some of the most infamous bewitchments in sport. Read

Foreign Legion meant big Bucks to musical Enzo

I LOVE music and singing, so I’m always trying to make smash hits with my hobby and my day job. Read

Belfast win was tonic we needed

A WIN was just what we needed in midweek. Our 2-1 Elite League victory against Belfast Giants wasn’t the prettiest you will ever see, but the guys dug deep to take the points. Read

Star takes the Mickey

ENGLAND are in a jovial mood ahead of their Rugby World Cup quarter-final with Australia on Saturday. Read

Sunday finish took gloss off Durham’s deserved success

I WAS extremely pleased that Durham turned out victorious in last weekend’s Friends Provident Trophy Final at Lords. Read

Saved by the Tel

THE Welsh International Super Cup is one of Europe’s most renowned youth tournaments – but Wales almost lost it due to a cash crisis. Read

Gareth Jenkins is a genius/chump: Discuss.

SO Wales will win the World Cup and Gareth Jenkins is a genius after all. Read

Cricketers’ lippy approach to charity is no hairline matter

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE’S cricketers have come up with a hair-raising scheme to support beneficiary Paul Franks. Read

Harrington’s backing comes with a price

PADRAIG Harrington is discovering just how costly being Open champion can be. Read

Straight from the Glamorgan camp

You forget how big Wales is until you have to navigate your way up through the heart of the country without the benefit of a motorway to cut down the length of your journey. Read

Straight from the Glamorgan camp

You forget how big Wales is until you have to navigate your way up through the heart of the country without the benefit of a motorway to cut down the length of your journey. Read

City stars open with goals galore - for their new clubs!

FOOTBALL has a habit of biting clubs in the backside - and Saturday was no exception. Read

Wales must build confidence says Quinnell

WALES’ clash with Argentina has suddenly become a much bigger game than any of us expected. Read

Wrexham’s ‘man in a suitcase’

AFTER playing for 14 different clubs and travelling the length and breadth of the country, Anthony Williams is ready to lay down some roots at Wrexham. Read