w Craig Revel-Horwood reveals he is engaged to boyfriend Jonathan Myring By Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 08:05:33 +0100 The pair, who started dating in 2018, are now planning their wedding after horticulturalist Jonathan surprised the professional dancer by proposing during trip to Tasmania in March. Full Article
w Stacey Dooley hints she was originally planned to partner up with AJ Pritchard on Strictly By Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:45:36 +0100 The broadcaster, 33,hinted she was originally planned to be paired up with AJ, 25, during her winning stint on the 2018 edition of Strictly Come Dancing during a discussion on Kevin's podcast, Full Article
w Strictly bosses may AXE the live studio audience for 2020 to adhere with social distancing By Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 12:54:26 +0100 Strictly Come Dancing may go ahead this autumn without its usual studio audience cheering on the performers. Full Article
w Strictly's It Takes Two host Zoe Ball is convinced the competition show WILL return this year By Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 01:42:43 +0100 Despite plans still being up in the air, the presenter, 49, has insisted producers will do whatever it takes to get the BBC favourite to return to screens in the coming months. Full Article
w Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg take fans back in time as they dress up for 80s inspired aerobics class By Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 16:10:15 +0100 The Strictly Come Dancing professional pulled on spandex shorts and a curly wig complete with a vibrant pink hairband as she got into character for the high-energy, aerobics based class. Full Article
w Reverend Richard Coles makes emotional radio tribute to sister-in-law who died from coronavirus By Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 12:40:55 +0100 Reverend Richard Coles today invoked the Queen's 'we will meet again' message as he read out a touching tribute to his sister-in-law Louise Coles after her death from coronavirus. Full Article
w Strictly's Kevin Clifton claims he begged bosses to be paired with Stacey Dooley By Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 01:04:09 +0100 The dancer, 37, admitted he called in a favour with one of Strictly's choreographers to be paired up with Stacey, 33. The pair went onto be crowned series champions in 2018. Full Article
w Craig Revel-Horwood admits he ruined fiancé Jonathan Myring's proposal By Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:55:56 +0100 The Strictly Come Dancing judge confirmed his engagement to horticulturalist Jonathan in April, shortly after the couple returned their Hampshire home following a trip to Australia. Full Article
w Strictly's Anton Du Beke hopes the show will go ahead this year amid COVID-19 crisis By Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 10:30:00 +0100 On Wednesday's Good Morning Britain, the professional dancer, 53, said he's optimistic about the competition series' return amid the global pandemic. Full Article
w Strictly's Karen Hauer flaunts her washboard abs in gruelling workout video By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:26:33 +0100 The dance pro, 37, showed off her jaw-dropping physique in skimpy black sportswear as she worked up a sweat on the cross trainer in her garden. Full Article
w Stacey Dooley shares rare loved-up snap with boyfriend Kevin Clifton By Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 06:28:53 +0100 The documentary maker, 33, took to Instagram to post a glamorous photo of herself with the former Strictly Come Dancer, 37, in their home with a love heart emoji. Full Article
w Strictly's Oti Mabuse says producers are 'doing everything possible' to return show By Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:07:19 +0100 Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancer Oti Mabuse gave a little bit of hope to the show's fans when she appeared on the Graham Norton show. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: Tiger Woods' Masters win was a victory for self-belief, for perseverance, for greatness By Published On :: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:12:26 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Five years ago, when I was already plenty old enough to know better, I went to Orlando to chronicle the end of Tiger Woods' career. Full Article
w The year dictator Robert Mugabe and a death threat wrecked Nasser Hussain's World Cup dream By Published On :: Sat, 04 Jan 2020 22:34:03 +0000 Beset by illness, diminished by injuries and one Test down, England's cricketers were entitled to feel a little beleaguered as they wandered through the corridors of The Cullinan hotel. Full Article
w So Antonio Rudiger made it all up, did he? Reality is it's the victims who are ending up in the dock By Published On :: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 23:24:52 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It was all Antonio Rudiger's fault, apparently. Hearing racist chants aimed at him at Spurs the weekend before Christmas? His mistake. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: My one wish for football in 2020 is to put some of our aggression and angst away By Published On :: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 22:41:19 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It was late in the afternoon on the fifth day of the second Test at Newlands when a beautiful thing happened in the stand next to the Oaks Enclosure. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: It's good that Scotland is heading in the right direction... now everyone must step up By Published On :: Sat, 18 Jan 2020 22:30:50 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Two years ago, the NFL made a change to its rules. 'It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent.' Full Article
w Sacking Solskjaer is not Manchester Utd's answer... Ed Woodward must take the blame By Published On :: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:02:53 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: They sold Solskjaer's best goalscorer to Inter. They loaned his best defender to Roma. His best midfielder rarely plays. It's time for Ed Woodward to explain. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: An apology to Mr Sullivan, Mr Gold and directionless West Ham By Published On :: Sat, 08 Feb 2020 22:30:17 +0000 OLIVER HOLT: I hope that making such a generous apology to Messrs Sullivan and Gold and Baroness Brady, the visionaries in charge of West Ham, did not stick in the throats of Sky Sports bosses. Full Article
w VAR is not perfect but it makes more sense than Arsene Wenger's idea By Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:32:37 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There is nothing wrong with the offside rule and there is nothing wrong with the way VAR is interpreting it. The facts really are that bald. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: To void the season would be absurd, an idea peddled to weaponise a pandemic By Published On :: Sun, 15 Mar 2020 10:41:50 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For the first time in 30 years, Liverpool are the champions. We knew that already and it looks now as though the coronavirus has confirmed it. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: The Olympics can't go on, they would be a Games of fear and not celebration By Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 22:31:22 +0000 OLIVER HOLT: At the Olympic Museum in Tokyo, in the shadow of the beautiful new Olympic Stadium, there is an exhibition dedicated to the 1964 Games, when Tokyo last hosted the event. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: The Premier League should give the NHS £100m... use what you pay the agents By Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:36:09 +0000 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The Premier League, we are told, is worried that it is looking 'petulant' and 'ridiculous' in the face of the coronavirus crisis. It is right to be worried. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: Bullying, patronising and begging... Don't blame players, blame greedy owners By Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 23:40:53 +0100 OLIVER HOLT: And so, after all the years of taking, when the nation was plunged into a crisis and football's rainy day came, Premier League's billionaire owners had a simple message for us. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: Losing out on millions may be the only way to get through to idiot Billy Joe Saunders By Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 01:08:08 +0100 OLIVER HOLT: Billy Joe Saunders has pledged £25,000 to charities supporting the victims of domestic violence. The money may not last long after his tutorial for men on how to hit their partners. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: Now more than ever all that Sir Kenny Dalglish stands for is to be cherished By Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 22:31:00 +0100 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: In the midst of all this, in the midst of the lockdown and my dad in a care home no one can visit any more and my mum reaching for her shopping. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: Voiding this season would just be a victory for greed and fear By Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 01:35:08 +0100 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Voiding the Premier League season is not an option that we should even be entertaining. The same applies to all our leagues. Full Article
w OLIVER HOLT: Are we so desperate for football to rush back that we're happy to risk causing damage? By Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 08:54:36 +0100 OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Are we so desperate for football to return that we turn a sport that we cherish for its escapism, its tribalism and its beauty into a giant sterile zone? Full Article
w Anthony Watson may return against Wales in Six Nations after being included in 25-man training squad By Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:33:26 +0000 Anthony Watson has yet to make an appearance in the Championship because of a calf problem but his presence in the group attending a three-day camp in Oxford points to his improving fitness. Full Article
w England STILL plan for Six Nations finale in Rome, despite Ireland calling off match with Italy By Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 22:37:13 +0000 Officials at the RFU and the Italian Rugby Federation have expressed confidence that Eddie Jones’ side will be able to finish their campaign as planned at the Stadio Olimpico on March 14. Full Article
w Entire leagues postponed and questions over the Olympics: How coronavirus is causing chaos in sport By Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:38:14 +0000 The killer coronavirus outbreak across the globe has lead to a host of sporting events being cancelled, postponed or placed in serious doubt with the Six Nations among impacted events. Full Article
w George Kruis unsure about his England future as he weighs up lucrative Japan move By Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 23:26:06 +0000 George Kruis knows he has a crucial decision to make in the next few weeks - stay at Saracens and remain in contention for England selection or accept a lucrative offer from Japan. Full Article
w Wales love nothing more than beating England at Twickenham prior to Six Nations clash By Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:07:25 +0000 EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER: Welsh victories at Twickenham are rare but much-celebrated occasions. Sportsmail spoke to those involved in the most recent triumphs. Full Article
w MIKE BROWN: Eddie Jones turned us into dragon slayers with a black A4 tactics folder By Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 22:31:27 +0000 MIKE BROWN: Slay the Dragon was our theme of the week for Eddie Jones' first game against Wales. At our Monday meeting, all of the players were given a black A4 folder filled with tactical instructions. Full Article
w Leicester Tigers set to dish out new contract to the Youngs brothers By Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 22:30:46 +0000 The Tigers will confirm up to five new deals. England scrum-half Youngs has agreed a substantial pay cut to stay, and wing Jonny May will also have to reduce his salary demands if he wants a new contract. Full Article
w Six Nations 'could no longer be shown on free-to-air channels' as 'Sky line up £300m bid' By Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:04:05 +0000 Sky are in line to secure a £300million agreement to screen the competition from 2021, leaving terrestrial channels BBC and ITV on the margins with potentially huge implications for the sport. Full Article
w Mako Vunipola and Anthony Watson in contention for England's Six Nations clash with Wales By Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 09:30:40 +0000 Prop Vunipola had returned with injured brother Billy to Tonga for a family emergency, but was on Monday included in a 34-man group for the Welsh match. Vunipola's return is a timely boost. Full Article
w MARTIN JOHNSON EXCLUSIVE: 'It would be a disaster to take Six Nations off terrestrial TV' By Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 22:00:50 +0000 EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: England's World Cup winning captain Johnson shoots down the prospect of Sky Sports taking over the Six Nations broadcast rights in an instant. Full Article
w England prop Mako Vunipola ruled OUT of Six Nations clash with Wales By Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:14:13 +0000 England prop Mako Vunipola is set to miss the rest of the Six Nations after going into self-isolation because of coronavirus fears. Full Article
w England centre Manu Tuilagi is out to check the Welsh in Six Nations clash By Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 22:36:57 +0000 Manu Tuilagi is England's master of destruction on the pitch - and he is building an equally fierce reputation on the chess board. Full Article
w Mako Vunipola cleared to train with Saracens despite England's coronavirus fears By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 08:30:46 +0000 Mako Vunipola has been cleared to train with Saracens despite being stood down by England due to fears surrounding the coronavirus. Full Article
w England's final Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome postponed By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:46:07 +0000 In a bid to contain the coronavirus outbreak in the country, there was an announcement that all sporting events in Italy will be suspended for 30 days, unless played behind closed doors. Full Article
w Joe Marler ready to unleash England's scrum power against Wales By Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 22:16:18 +0000 England are ready to unleash their scrum as an attacking weapon against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, after using their set-piece ordeal in the World Cup final as a catalyst for change. Full Article
w Six Nations 2020: Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson named in England XV to face Wales By Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:48:53 +0000 Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson will make their first England appearances since the World Cup final in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, the RFU has announced. Full Article
w George Ford admits tackling virus is more significant than England tackling Wales By Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 22:33:41 +0000 England are coming to terms with the premature end to their Six Nations campaign but Ford admitted the postponement of matches is insignificant in context of the coronavirus crisis. Full Article
w Vunipola starts for Saracens despite being stood down from England duty over coronavirus fears By Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:49:04 +0000 Mako Vunipola has been named in the Saracens starting side to face Leicester Tigers this weekend despite being stood down from England duty over coronavirus fears. Full Article
w Josh Navidi backed to leave England blue at Twickenham in Six Nations By Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 23:44:17 +0000 Josh Navidi once turned All Blacks heads and has now been backed to leave England blue too at Twickenham. He had hamstring trouble but is now fit to start on Saturday. Full Article
w Six Nations 2020 - England vs Wales: Live score and updates from Twickenham By Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 15:06:20 +0000 England became Triple Crown winners with a rollercoaster victory against Wales at Twickenham. Full Article
w England 33-30 Wales: Watson, Daly and Tuilagi score as hosts become Triple Crown winners By Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 18:48:32 +0000 NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM: To be continued. England's Six Nations hopes are still alive but, like any good cliff-hanger, no one quite knows what will happen next. Full Article
w Ben Youngs was almost perfect and Justin Tipuric starred for Wales at Twickenham - PLAYER RATINGS By Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 19:25:44 +0000 Sportsmail runs the rule over every player from the two sides after England survive a late Wales onslaught and win 33-30 at Twickenham to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive. Full Article