Rugby

Italy are improving with each Six Nations campaign and, following last year's close contest in Rome, Ralph Ellis wonders why the markets are offering such long odds on an Azzurri triumph at Twickenham

As the opening Six Nations match in a World Cup year and with the history between the two nations, Wales v England on Friday night is going to be immense. It's the greatest game in the greatest stadiu

For once the Contrarian is supporting a favourite, albeit with a twist. Here's why he thinks England will win the Grand Slam this year in the Six Nations at 6.4... England head into the tournament

Outright Winner With three home games and a great team spirit developing under Martin Johnson, I'm backing England at 2.94 as worthy favourites in Betfair's Six Nations winner market. I expect them t

Geoffrey Riddle caught up with the Kiwi coach for an exclusive chat ahead of the first weekend of Autumn Internationals... Although muffins and coffee are freely available at the table we are sa

England vs New Zealand on the rugby field is one of sport's more one-sided fixtures, typically found just beneath bullfighting for its consistency of outcome. England have lost eight straight against

Eamon Dumphy, ghost writer for Roy Keane's notorious autobiography, produced one of the best sporting books of all time. Called Only a Game, it was a diary of the 1973-4 season when he was playing for

Stand by for one of the more depressing and at the same time amusing cameos of the television year on Sky Sports this Sunday morning. The script is simple and runs as follows: First, Eddie Hemmings

Hi Tom, and first of all how's the shoulder? It's good, thanks. It's been well documented what I've gone through after two operations - the first one unfortunately didn't heal - but I got back at t

I'm confused about Gavin Henson. One minute I switch on the telly and he's battling his way across the ice to the most northern point in Europe in a race with Footballers' Wives actress Susie Amy and