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Valencia star Rodrigo 'wants another crack at Premier League' with Everton and West Ham interested

According to The Sun, Rodrigo now wants to test himself in England's top flight again which has put a number of Premier League clubs on red alert. The forward started his senior career while at Bolton.




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Football Ventures named as the preferred buyer for Bolton Wanderers 

Bolton Wanderers have been on the search for a new buyer and saw a takeover bid by former Watford chairman Laurence Bassini collapse back in May.




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Bolton accuse Laurence Bassini of 'sending threatening emails'

Bassini has not given hope of completing his takeover of the cash-strapped club, despite seeing it collapse in May, leading to Wanderers entering administration.




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Boxing news: Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao finally 'agree to blockbuster fight in Saudi Arabia'

Khan, who has just come off a £7million payday after beating Billy Dib last week, revealed at a press conference at his gym that the blockbuster fight will take place in Saudi Arabia, according to talkSPORT.




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Bolton have another friendly cancelled as Oldham pull out over fears opponents can't field team

The match was due to be played on July 27 but with Oldham now pulling the plug, it has left Phil Parkinson's without a single pre-season match ahead of the new term.




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Professional Footballers' Association to rescue Bolton with £2m loan

EXCLUSIVE: The future of Bolton Wanderers is close to being secured - thanks to a £2m loan from the Professional Footballers' Association. The club have been in administration since May 13.




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Transfer news: Southend target loan deal for Manchester United's Ethan Hamilton

Manchester United midfielder Ethan Hamilton is a loan target for Southend United. The 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder impressed on loan at Rochdale last season.




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Bolton Wanderers future 'still in doubt' ahead of 5pm EFL deadline

Bolton administrator Paul Appleton says the future of the club 'is still in doubt' but hopes there will be a 'positive outcome' before Tuesday's 5pm deadline set by the English Football League.




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Bolton staff told plans to liquidate the club 'have been put on hold'

Staff at Bolton have been told that plans to liquidate the League One club 'have been put on hold'. A memo was sent to club staff on Wednesday hours after the EFL served Bolton a 14-day notice.




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SPORTS AGENDA: Jurgen Klopp's fixtures strop is a shock to UEFA

SPORTS AGENDA BY MIKE KEEGAN: Jurgen Klopp's call for governing bodies to meet the leading managers in world football to discuss the 'crazy' demands on players raised eyebrows at UEFA.




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EFL to appeal against Bolton's suspended five-point penalty as they label decision 'too lenient'   

The League One side were given a five-point deduction, suspended for 18 months after they failed to fulfil some of their matches, as well as being handed a fine, but that has been called lenient.




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Family of ex-Premier League player Jlloyd Samuel accuse his wife of 'faking' his death

The family of tragic Premier League footballer Jlloyd Samuel have made the extraordinary claim that his wife 'faked' his death in a car crash to cash in on an insurance fraud.




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Keith Hill is the man keeping Bolton alive after points deductions, food banks and no heating

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CHRIS WHEELER: Wanderers had been saved but another battle was beginning. They had started the season with a 12-point deduction and just six senior players.




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Coventry City's Callum O'Hare reveals extent of horrific head injury which he somehow played on with

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Coventry City midfielder Callum O'Hare has revealed the extent of a gruesome head injury he suffered in Saturday's 2-1 win over Bolton Wanderers.




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London Olympics 2012: Justin Gatlin: I'm not coming to London to win bronze or silver, I want Bolt's gold!

Justin Gatlin does not care that Usain Bolt laughs at the challenge he is mounting for 100 metres supremacy this summer.




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Justin Gatlin aims to become No 1: 'I'm training to beat Bolt'

US sprinter Justin Gatlin has vowed to challenge Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake this year, as he prepares to come up against Bolt over 100 metres in Rome on Thursday night.




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Justin Gatlin clocks fastest 100m time this year in dominant Brussels display  

American drug cheat Justin Gatlin won the 100m in Brussels on Friday evening with a years best time of 9.77s, amid controversy that the twice-banned sprinter shouldn't even be allowed to compete.




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Justin Gatlin and other doped athletes could still benefit from taking banned substances years after use 

Research undertaken at the University of Oslo shows that dope cheats such as Justin Gatlin could still be benefiting from taking banned substances years after initial usage.




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Seb Coe uneasy about Justin Gatlin's IAAF athlete of the year nomination after latest steroid research

Sebastian Coe has questioned the nomination of former drugs cheat Justin Gatlin as one of the IAAF's athletes of the year after the new research in to long-lasting effects of steroids.




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Justin Gatlin fails to make three-man shortlist for World Athlete of the Year 

Despite being undefeated in the 100 and 200 metres this season, Justin Gatlin has failed to make the three-man shortlist for the IAAF 2014 World Athlete of the Year, following a two-week voting process.




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Justin Gatlin Nike deal slammed by British athletes as drugs cheat gets sponsorship 

Former Olympic champion and convicted drugs cheat Justin Gatlin has been handed a new sponsorship deal by Nike, sparking outrage in the Athletics world.




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Nike have given out the wrong message by signing two-time convicted drugs cheat Justin Gatlin to a lucrative kit deal 

By giving a new sportswear deal to twice-convicted drugs cheat Justin Gatlin, Nike is legitimising the taking of performance-enhancing drugs in sport by making a cheat look cool.




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Lay off Justin Gatlin! Michael Johnson stands up for drug cheat 

Athletics fans should lay off two-time drugs cheat Justin Gatlin and direct their ire at the sport’s governing body instead, according to former Olympic Champion Michael Johnson.




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Justin Gatlin fires warning shots at Usain Bolt after world-leading 9.74 second sprint in Doha 

Justin Gatlin sent a message to Usain Bolt on Friday - both with his legs and his mouth. Gatlin lived up to the pre-season hype by winning the 100m in a world-leading 9.74 seconds in Doha.




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Justin Gatlin blasts 'lack of respect' from Beijing chiefs after shamed sprinter is 'kicked out' of World Challenge

Sprinter Justin Gatlin ran into a new row on Tuesday when he flew home on the eve of the Beijing World Challenge, claiming organisers told him they did not want him competing.




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Justin Gatlin wasn't kicked out of Beijing World Challenge event, claims 'perplexed' organisers after star attraction storms out

Organisers of the Beijing World Challenge have denied that they kicked out Justin Gatlin from their meeting and said they were 'perplexed' by the controversial sprinter's claim.




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How do we get rid of drugs cheats like Justin Gatlin? Stop lining their pockets 

MARTIN SAMUEL: The world’s top sprinter this year is Justin Gatlin, on his shoulder is Tyson Gay. Both are tainted by drugs and UK Athletics would not issue invitations to either man for an event.




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Usain Bolt laughs off claims that he is afraid to face Justin Gatlin and says he is still the world's best sprinter

Usain Bolt has rubbished reports that he is afraid to face Justin Gatlin. Bolt has had an injury-ravaged season and the pair are yet to meet in 2015 but Bolt is gunning for Gatlin at World Championships




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Justin Gatlin on track to beat Usain Bolt's record this summer, claims John Regis 

MARTHA KELNER: Justin Gatlin can produce a nightmare scenario for advocates of clean sport by breaking Usain Bolt’s 100metres world record this summer, according to ex-sprinter John Regis.




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Questions over Alberto Salazar testosterone rebuttal after he called claims Justin Gatlin was sabotaged by masseur Chris Whetstine 'preposterous' in 2006

The credibility of Alberto Salazar’s defence against doping allegations has been further undermined by an interview he gave about a controversial incident involving Justin Gatlin in 2006.




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Justin Gatlin leaves Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay trailing in his wake in Lausanne 

Justin Gatlin easily beat two big-name rivals by clocking 9.75 seconds in the 100 metres at the Athletissima Diamond League race on Thursday.




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Justin Gatlin was one of FIVE runners who had previously tested positive for banned substances, was this the dirtiest race ever? 

Switzerland is renowned for being neutral but the country nailed its colours to the mast where drug cheats are concerned by hosting the dirtiest Diamond League race this century.




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American sprinter Justin Gatlin ineligible for the sport's athlete of the year award

Justin Gatlin could win world championships and go undefeated for a second consecutive season but he would still not be ineligible for the sport's athlete of the year award.




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Justin Gatlin storms to 100m victory at Herculis Diamond League in Monaco 

American sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his fine form by clocking 9.78 to win the 100 metres at the Herculis Diamond League meet on Friday.




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Usain Bolt fires warning shot to Justin Gatlin as Jamaican clocks his fastest 100m time of the year at Anniversary Games   

Usain Bolt blew away any fears about his fitness and fired a major warning to Justin Gatlin as he blasted to his fastest 100 metres of the year on his return to the Olympic Stadium on Friday night.




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Usain Bolt storms to victory in 100m final at Anniversary Games and sets sights on showdown with Justin Gatlin  

MARTHA KELNER AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM: Usain Bolt allayed any concerns over his fitness, twice running 100m in 9.87 seconds at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games.




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Lord Coe claims he will feel 'queasy' if Justin Gatlin claims gold in Beijing, but his links to Nike are pretty sickening too 

MATT LAWTON: Seb Coe has said he will feel ‘queasy’ should Justin Gatlin, or any other convicted drugs cheat, win gold at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.




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Usain Bolt defeating drugs cheat Justin Gatlin would be like Muhammad Ali's victory over George Foreman

Usain Bolt turns 29 on Friday. There might be a modest slice of cake and a rendition of Happy Birthday from his Jamaican team-mates but otherwise the significance of the day will be ignored.




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Sebastian Coe is athletics' only chance, but he's made an awful start... and if Justin Gatlin beats Usain Bolt he'll have a problem

OLIVER HOLT: If Justin Gatlin wins, it will be a terrible indictment of a sport. If Usain Bolt wins, it will merely reinforce the idea that he is all that stands between athletics and oblivion.




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Justin Gatlin set to boycott British media and BBC to 'maintain his dignity' as drugs cheat slams 'biased' 100m final reporting

American sprinter Justin Gatlin will refuse to speak to British media and the BBC in the future following 'hurtful attacks' and 'biased views' in reports having won silver in the 100m World Championship final.




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Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin cruise through to 200m semi-finals in Beijing  

'Good versus evil' is a step closer to resuming in the 200 metres at the World Championships in Beijing after Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin cruised into the semi-finals.




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Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin on collision course for World Championship 200m gold after winning semi-finals in Beijing  

Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin set up the sequel to their world championship sprint showdown on Wednesday, both winning their semifinal heats in the 200 metres.




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Justin Gatlin hopes he's changed public's perception after World Championships 

Justin Gatlin hopes the public will see him as a 'human being' rather than a drugs cheat after the World Championships. Gatlin finished second in the 100m and 200m in Beijing.




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Lord Coe urged to cut Nike ties after their decision to back drugs cheat Justin Gatlin 

CHARLES SALE: Lord Coe’s unparalleled reputation as Britain’s leading sporting statesman is in danger of being tainted by his continued links with Nike.




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Usain Bolt beating Justin Gatlin is not going to save athletics, says Michael Johnson 

JONATHAN MCEVOY: 20 years on from becoming the only man to claim an Olympic 200m and 400m double, Michael Johnson opens up on the problems facing his friend Lord Coe and British hopes in Rio.




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Justin Gatlin's manager says he'll beat Usain Bolt and win gold for Team USA at Rio 2016

USA's Justin Gatlin, 34, hopes to become the fastest man in the world, beating out rival sprinter Jamaican Usain Bolt. The New Yorker has been banned from the Olympics twice for doping




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Sports stars react to Usain Bolt's retirement

Bolt claimed all the headlines as the star of a generation took his final bow in an emotional night in the English capital. And his sporting contemporaries paid homage to his career.




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Justin Gatlin's win 'not the perfect script' - Seb Coe 

Lord Coe has admitted that athletics is losing the fight to ban drugs cheats for life after Justin Gatlin's 100 metres World Championship victory over Usain Bolt at the London Stadium.




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Tiger Woods with US PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas

After finally earning his first Tour title on Sunday night, US PGA Championship winner Justin Thomas was quick to share the moment with his proud mum and dad, and then Tiger Woods.




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Reece Prescod stuns Justin Gatlin in Diamond League 100m with season's best run

The 22-year-old Brit stormed through on the line to record an impressive season's best of 10.04sec in driving rain, edging out the Chinese pair of Su Bingtian and Xie Zhenye.