Yet now happy slapping seems to have gone the way of bird flu and Des Lynam and we don't hear much talk of it any more. Which, of course, doesn't mean it doesn't still happen (outbreaks of Des Lynam are, in fact, occasionally still reported). Indeed,...

Confusing![/p][/quote]Spot on Alfie. Gus sure does like to be positive about both sides of the same coin. After what's happened over the past week nothing would suprise me now. Makes your head spin, doesn't it?[/p][/quote]Does Gus want to make history...

This was a seriously dark night for England, still the only time since the 1970s that they have failed to qualify for the World Cup. There was a hint of hope later that night, however; on Sportsnight, Des Lynam interrupted a familiar joust between...

“But what’s football about if it’s not about taking sides, my club against yours, whether that’s on the pitch, the terraces, in the bar or on the school playground? United till I die. And to hell with the rest.” Crikey. Hardly the sort of stuff you’d...

Still the Greatest, 9pm, ITV4 In the last edition of the series, Des Lynam and Barry Mcguigan look at the closing stages of Muhammad Ali's professional boxing career, which saw him face the imposing Ken Norton before losing and then regaining the World...

In the last edition of the series, Des Lynam and Barry Mcguigan look at the closing stages of Muhammad Ali's professional boxing career, which saw him face the imposing Ken Norton before losing and then regaining the World Heavyweight title againstthe...