CONOR MCGREGOR was set to be welcomed back to the octagon by Michael Chandler – but there are now serious doubts whether the showdown will happen. Fan favourite Chandler has patiently sat out the last year waiting to get his hands on the UFC's poster boy, who was his rival coach on season 31 of The Ultimate Fighter. But doubts

NEIL COX'S biggest regret was missing the 1997 FA Cup final for Middlesbrough following a punch-up with team-mate Fabrizio Ravanelli hours before kick off. And York City's assistant manager is hoping to deliver another knockout blow to former winners Wigan on Friday. Twenty-six years ago, Bryan Robson’s Boro had just been relegated from the top flight before facing Chelsea in

ESTEBAN OCON'S stunning new Wag was spotted alongside him at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Flavy Barla was seen supporting the Alpine driver at the Yas Marina Circuit over the weekend. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0LxmD7Njmy/ A post shared by Kym Illman F1 (@kymillman) The couple were snapped just months after Ocon's split from Italian model Elena Berri. It was the first time Flavy

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN told Phil Taylor "you were lucky I wasn’t born ten years earlier" as darts ­legends came together to mark 30 years of the PDC. All 11 winners of the professional World Championship attended a celebration at the Leicester Square Theatre. And while 16-time world champion Taylor was the headline act, Van Gerwen couldn’t resist ribbing The Power about

F1 chief Mohammed ben Sulayam has opened the door for disgraced race director Michael Masi to return to the sport. His comments could upset Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes, who were left furious by Masi's "human error" at the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Australian's mistake during the closing stages of the season-ending race cost Hamilton an historic seventh world

Maddy Cusack’s mother says she suffered with ‘way too much pressure’ of juggling two jobs while being paid just £6,000 a year in women’s football, after Sheffield United’s vice-captain died aged just 27 Family previously shared that her spirit had been ‘broken by football’ in speech Both of the Blades’ senior teams paid tribute to Cusack following her death  Pressure is

Tiger Woods is set to return to action Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Tiger Woods is set to make his latest comeback to competitive golf at the

ARSENAL reportedly had eight other names on their transfer wishlist before swooping to sign Kai Havertz. The German international arrived at the Emirates from Chelsea in a £65m deal over the summer. Having played as a forward with the Blues, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta revealed that he was planning to deploy the 24-year-old in a new position. He was desperate

TYSON FURY has been issued a bold warning by fellow boxing star Zhilei Zhang. Zhang is adamant his punches would spell "disaster" for Fury if they ever locked horns inside the ring. The Gypsy King is undefeated throughout his celebrated 15-year career after winning 34 of his 35 fights. But the 35-year-old has been dropped quite a few times, first

GARY O’NEIL claims that the referee Michael Salisbury admitted that he got a crucial decision wrong during Wolves’ defeat at Fulham. And the frustrated boss has called for change in how VAR is used after his team were on the wrong end of another controversial decision. Wolves dramatically lost 3-2 at Craven Cottage after three penalties were awarded during the