My unlikely friendship with Jilly Cooper: We talked football over champagne and shepherd’s pie at her kitchen table, writes IAN HERBERT – now I will miss her letters so much

IAN HERBERT: Jilly Cooper and I began corresponding when she was writing her novel about football. It became a privilege to...

Dani Alves and Joana Sanz ‘welcome their first child together’ – seven months after former Barcelona star’s conviction for rape was overturned on appeal

The Brazilian was handed a four-year jail term in February last year after three judges convicted him of the sex attack following...

Steven Gerrard reignites 20-year feud with El-Hadji Diouf as Liverpool legend hits out at club’s decision to sign badboy instead of striker Rio Ferdinand called ‘one of the top three hardest I’ve played against’

Gerrard and the star played together at Anfield for two years before the striker left the club for Bolton, and it...

Nottingham Forest make Ange Postecoglou decision – with Australian on thin ice after fans chanted ‘sacked in the morning’ at manager following dismal winless start at the City Ground

The Australian found himself on thin ice after Forest’s 3-2 home defeat by FC Midtjylland on October 2, when fans chanted...

Cristiano Ronaldo admits he is scared of going BALD as £1billion footballer opens wellness clinic

The 40-year-old has opened a wellness clinic in Riyadh to help Saudi Arabian men cling onto their coiffure into older age.Read...

F1 star accuses sport of focusing too much on WAGs – after impressive finish in Singapore Grand Prix was ignored by the live feed

The Marina Bay Street Circuit is notoriously difficult to overtake on, and the former Ferrari man successfully moved up eight places...

Son of boxing legend Arturo Gatti dead at 17: Prodigy found hanged 16 years after his father’s mysterious ‘suicide’

Gatti’s former bodyguard Chuck Zito shared the devastating news on Instagram Wednesday, claiming Arturo Jr was found dead in an apartment...

Rangers chiefs to meet with Steven Gerrard in London with former boss now the clear favourite for Ibrox job

Rangers will hold talks with Steven Gerrard over the next 48 hours with a view to him returning as the club’s...

Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United job is SAFE, insists Sir Jim Ratcliffe – as Red Devils co-owner vows he won’t bow to ‘knee-jerk reactions’ and sack under-fire manager

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has given Ruben Amorim his full backing amid speculation over the Portuguese coach’s future at...

Bizarre moment Daniil Medvedev asks if a BALL GIRL can remove his sweaty shirt amid brutal heat in Shanghai – after rival tennis star asked organisers if they ‘want a player to DIE’ in ‘extreme’ conditions

Medvedev was seen receiving a massage from a physio during the changeover before the third set, with the seated star then...