Brentford expect to confirm the signing of Aaron Hickey from Bologna this week, with the Scotland defender due to fly to England on Tuesday for a medical. The Premier League…
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Bad guy, unfair caricature or curiosity? Jury still out on Nick Kyrgios in Australia
At January’s Australian Open, as a red-shirted, racket-smashing Nick Kyrgios sipped from one spectator’s beer and called another a “numbnut” en route to his men’s doubles title with Thanasi Kokkinakis,…

Bronte Campbell calls on Fina to consult transgender community on open swimming category
Australian Olympic gold medallist Bronte Campbell has called on Fina to consult with the “unbelievably marginalised” transgender community in developing the open category proposed by its new gender inclusion policy.…

Football transfer rumours: Cristiano Ronaldo to Barcelona? Really?
Ambition has no room for sentiment. The Mill wouldn’t know much about this, having chugged along near the bottom of the transfer-gossip pyramid for the best part of 20 years,…

The Breakdown | Constant online anger threatens to overwhelm thrills on the rugby pitch
Sport brings out the best and worst in us. The same occasionally applies to sportswriting. One minute it is all breathless hyperbole, florid adjectives and poetic descriptions of the best…

Chelsea consider move for Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United
Chelsea are considering a move for Cristiano Ronaldo but it remains to be seen whether Thomas Tuchel is keen on signing the Manchester United forward. Ronaldo wants to leave United…

In the very straight world of sport there is still room for flamethrowers like Nick Kyrgios | Jonathan Horn
When I was a kid, all my sporting heroes were volcanic individuals. I’d get up in the middle of the night and Greg Norman would be storming down the fairway…