Football’s modern-day delinquents make me pine for George Best | Kevin Mitchell
Wayne Rooney's crazed snarl at the world typified his removed status and made me nostalgic for George Best's charming stupidityIt is not always just nostalgia that gilds the past. The 60s did, in reality, swing. The 70s did too, so eat your heart out i...
Fabio Capello’s cast of extras shows regime has lost the plot
The game is in the hands of clueless administrators, a manager who has lost his way and the unchallenged Premier League eliteThere's an old showbiz joke that goes: Welcome to Miracle Pictures; if it's a good picture, it's a miracle. Fabio Capello and t...
Andy Murray shakes off nerves to crush David Ferrer and reach semis
• Murray fears he would fall short against Rafa Nadal• Scot regains world No4 spot with 6-2, 6-2 victoryOnce released from the chains of his own anxieties, Andy Murray is an awesome sight on a tennis court. At first glance, then, it did him no harm...
Few modern sporting comebacks tend to pass Muster| Kevin Mitchell
Sport is littered with inglorious comebacks but Austria's former world tennis No1 deserves a last passion playSometimes athletes just won't lie down, especially if you pay them enough to risk embarrassing themselves in public.In Italy at the weekend, t...
Inter ready for Mourinho’s second coming
The Special One was the star attraction at San Siro and his side made sure his Stamford Bridge return will be mouthwatering
If Hollywood ever comes calling on football, José Mourinho will be ready, collar up, lines prepared, loaded with ambiguity. He is, beyond argument, the most self-conscious performer...
Pacquiao-Márquez judges send rotten smell wafting over Las Vegas | Kevin Mitchell