Never mind your Barcelonas and your Real Madrids, recently there has only been one Spanish team catching my eye: Athletic Club, or as they are more commonly known Athletic Bilbao.
Yorkshire’s ground staff have barely pulled off the covers for the new cricket season, and already the White Rose county team has hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”: a phrase that could not be more suitable for a certain Mario Balotelli - a man who can produce brilliance one minute and yet be scorned upon moments later.
This weekend the first major event in the Olympic Stadium took place for charity. ‘Gold Challenge’ saw members of the public compete alongside celebrities and sporting stars.
After the excitement and unpredictability of the group games, the mood surrounding the African Cup of Nations changed as the tournament entered the latter stages.
The African Nations Cup is often looked at with derision by many top-flight managers. In England especially - where there is no winter break - teams can be missing their African stars for upwards of a month right in the middle of the busiest period of the season.