Connor Higgs

With the current situation in regards to France, in the wake of devastating terrorist attacks in the heart of Paris, no one can be blamed for forgetting that Tuesday’s friendly is also an important fixture for both teams, as an indicator of their side’s progress after dismal World Cup...

It was at the end of the 19th century when British men who worked at the mines in the southern region of Huelva started to play football. So thank you, Britain. You introduced to us in Spain this marvellous sport. Not officialised until 1889, the men’s passion reached its summit with...

Roger Federer has won 17 Grand Slam titles, and is widely regarded at the greatest tennis player of all time. World number one Novak Djokovic currently sits on 10 major titles, still some way behind, yet is comfortably the best player on the planet at the moment, and has been...

“I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined, but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open, I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.” This strong willed and relentlessly determined attitude towards winning is the reason why Andy Murray is my sporting...

After being nominated as the ‘people’s choice’ for tourism giants Visit England’s competition, Nottingham has been crowned England’s new official Home of Sport. The city faced tough competition from other shortlisted rivals including London, Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Manchester and Rugby, before eventually emerging victorious. The city received more public nominations...

Three years, £300 million, no trophies. The stark reality of Brendan Rodgers’ time as Liverpool boss makes for grim reading. Anyone who knows football, of course, knows that the story could well have been very different. It is a mark of just how apathetic the fans and Liverpool owners,...

Two days on from the humiliation that was England’s 33-13 defeat to Australia, which eliminated them from their home tournament at the first hurdle, the questions have now turned from part-inquest, part-obituary for Stuart Lancaster to assessing just where England go from here. To sack or not to sack?...