SATURDAY 3—FRIDAY 9 JANUARY 2026

Sport editor Michael Potts on the best of the week’s action on TV and radio

Football: Aston Villa’s “remarkable turnaround” When Aston Villa ...

The Player of the Tournament at the last e d ition of the Africa Cup of Nations looks back on the fi n al and how close he came to becoming a champion w ith Nigeria

A KIND SCHEDULE AND POST-LIONS FATIGUE SWINGS THE BALL INTO FRANCE’S COURT. WILL ALLDRITT AND CO TAKE ADVANTAGE BY RETAINING THEIR TITLE?

Classic car culture is developing at a meaningful pace in the Middle East, with events, collectors and auctions now well established, and gaining momentum – as demonstrated by the $85million total for