All news on the topic: World champions

After the jubilation of gold and silver at Tokyo 2020, Jody Cundy picked up injury and illness which saw him out of action for five months - but allowed him to don his dancing shoes for Strictly Come Dancing

Hard-hitting second-row Willie Isa has spent the last 13 years in Super League but recollects his unusual stint with hometown Penrith who Wigan face for the World Club Challenge on Saturday

Fury was due to take on Usyk this weekend but pulled out two weeks ago after suffering a cut in a sparring session in Saudi Arabia

Haney defends his WBC super lightweight title against Garcia in Las Vegas in April, a fight that will go some way to defining both careers

Emma Hayes will depart Chelsea Women at the end of the current season, marking the end to an unprecedented period of success for the west London side under her guidance

Arsenal defender Leah Williamson has made her highly-anticipated return to the England Women's national team squad after a 10-month absence through injury but the captain's armband is up for debate

Luke Humphries was beaten 10-7 by Stephen Bunting to crash out of the Masters, with the world champion also falling foul of a little-known rule during the frustrating defeat

Azim is a precocious talent, already talking about winning his first world title later this year and it would be so easy to move him along aggressively - but that can lead to mistakes

Froch called fellow British boxing legend Fury's resume into question which sparked a furious reply from the heavyweight champion's dad John

Manchester City are starting to click through the gears as the Premier League champions find themselves once more zooming into the rear view of league leaders Liverpool after Wednesday night's 3-1 win over Burnley

Manchester City made light work of relegation-threatened Burnley when they visited the Etihad, with Pep Guardiola giving his his former captain Vincent Kompany a lesson

Kiwi hooker, 29, has bounced back from a career-threatening injury and is now ready to take the Super League by storm after bringing world champions Australia to their knees

Peter Wright has struggled since winning the World Darts Championship in 2022 and the 53-year-old has decided to ditch his trophies in an attempt to rediscover his form

Nina Hughes only took up boxing to get fit but is now a world champion at the age of 41 and she has plans of becoming undisputed before hanging up her gloves

Our special Premier League preview charts Littler's astronomic rise, turns the spotlight on his rivals for the coveted title, includes an exclusive column from James Wade and tells you everything you need to know about the tournament

LEEDS UNITED 2-1 PRESTON: Joel Piroe's 94th minute penalty saw the West Yorkshire club come from behind and secure a vital Championship victory secured in controversial fashion

The first ever female Lions squad will travel to New Zealand for a three-Test series in September 2027 following a successful feasibility study into a potential women’s tour.

Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vaulter who won the 2015 world championship and also appeared in the 2016 Olympics, has tragically died at the age of 29

The seven-time Paralympic champion, 31, is aiming for her fourth Games this summer after shooting to fame at London 2012 and admits that high expectations are powering her push for more glory in Paris

Joshua is in line for a shot at the winner of Fury's clash with Oleksandr Usyk, if the former heavyweight world champion beats Ngannou

Ever wondered how the judges don't freeze during Dancing on Ice? Two professional skaters have revealed how they keep warm - as well as sharing Torvill and Dean's superstition

Now starring in ITV's Dancing on Ice, Ricky Hatton was unbeaten and one of boxing's brightest stars before chastening defeats to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao saw both his professional and personal lives fall apart

Ricky Hatton has regularly undergone huge body transformations ahead of his fights, shedding 40lbs in the process of preparing to take on Marco Antonio Barrera in his boxing comeback in 2022

The 23-year-old Iranian was riding his motorbike through a tunnel in Phuket when police believe he lost control and hit a curb, suffering severe head injuries which saw him rushed to hospital and later pronounced dead

Blues boss Emma Hayes is set to depart the club after more than a decade at the helm after taking up the vacant United States Women national team managerial role