While there's every possibility England do manage to overcome South Africa this weekend to reach the Rugby World Cup final, there is no doubt the Springboks pose a daunting task for Steve Borthwick's men. A tense 30-24 win last weekend against Fiji booked England's place in the semi-finals, while South Africa produced one of the performances of the tournament so […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters 2008 saw billionaire financier Allen Stanford make the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Back in the late 2000s, the England cricket team headed out to the Caribbean to play in the 'Stanford Super Series', which was […]

Kevin Sinfield has ordered England to 'rip into' South Africa and seize their chance to stun the reigning Rugby World Cup holders. England are huge underdogs ahead of Saturday's crunch semi-final showdown with the Springboks in Paris. The clash in the Stade de France is a repeat of the 2019 final in Japan, when the Boks ran out comfortable 32-12 […]

Team GB hero Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards revealed how he would support a Winter Olympics in his home nation. Edwards shot to worldwide fame representing Great Britain in the ski-jump event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. The national heartthrob has spoken about how he could see the Winter Games being hosted in the UK as popularity in […]

Boris Becker will reportedly remain banned from next year's Wimbledon despite coaching Holger Rune, the current world No.6. Becker was jailed for two-and-a-half years in April 2022, after he was found guilty of hiding £2.5million in assets and loans to avoid paying debts. However, Becker was released early after serving just eight months of his sentence. As part of the […]

A World Cup-winning cricketer has vowed never to ‘buy cheap’ again after suffering an unfortunate bikini malfunction. Alex Hartley was part of the England team that won the Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2017, taking 10 wickets in the tournament, including two for 58 in the final against India at Lord’s. The 30-year-old, who recently retired from playing, has moved […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters Broadcasting legend and Grandstand icon Steve Rider will have an operation this week following his heartbreaking cancer diagnosis. Rider is best known for his work on Grandstand, but he also presented programmes including Sportsnight and Rally Report […]

A pit girl has spoken of her horror after she suffered a bizarre injury during a motorsport race at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Sophie Wright had travelled to the circuit for the final race of the British Tour Car Championship (BTCC) as part of her job. And in marking the team’s victory, she may have gone over the top in […]

Intimidating sports culture is putting millions off working out – as many are feeling alienated by the exercise industry, research has found. A poll of 2,000 adults, who don’t exercise, found 68 percent feel too embarrassed to go to the gym, because they don’t fit the mould of the “typical” gym goer. More than three-quarters (78 percent) don’t find sports […]

Cricket World Cup titleholders England are once again catching flak after they looked anything but uniform against Bangladesh on Tuesday. Eagle-eyed supporters noticed something off about the kingpins' kit as they fell to a hefty defeat against New Zealand in their tournament-opener. And it was more of the same in Dharamshala as they stared down Bangladesh hoping to prove fashion […]