Rio Ferdinand has adopted a homeschooling technique inspired by his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson – giving his own ‘hairdryer’ type treatments to his kids during lesson time. Like millions of parents across the UK, Ferdinand and his wife, Kate, have just come to the end of their second term as amateur teachers. The retired footballer, who played …

This is the moment Chelsea’s star players had dozens of footballs launched at them by a machine powered by a new electric car. Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, defender Ben Chilwell and striker Olivier Giroud went out for a training session with a difference. They were joined by the UK’s first Hyundai IONIQ 5 – a new …

More than half of Brits watch sports they don’t really understand, for the atmosphere, social occasion – and to impress someone. A study of 2,000 adults found 57 per cent have sat down to watch a match or game even though they had no idea what was going on. Almost two thirds (68 per cent) enjoy the atmosphere …

Distractions at home have made it harder for fans to focus on watching the beautiful game, a new study has found. A poll of 2,000 football followers found three quarters are truly suffering without being able to watch matches with mates in the pub, stadiums or even at a friend’s house. And seven in 10 have been unable …

Heated derby wins, atmospheric terrace chants – and referees falling over are among the top 80 things football fans love most about the ‘Beautiful Game’. A poll of 2,000 fans of British football found one in five cited a sense of belonging as the best thing about the sport. A third selected a last-minute winner as the best …

Britain’s top five cycling cities have been named as Cardiff, Newcastle, Plymouth, Birmingham and London. A poll of 2,000 UK adults saw the Welsh city of Cardiff triumph, getting a higher rating than any other city in the country, scoring an average of 3.12 out of five. Participants were asked to rate a range of factors including cycling …

Brits are loving the return of football with 53 per cent watching matches over the weekend. Research of 2,000 adults revealed those football fans spent an average of more than 10 hours watching games between Friday and Sunday. And 37 per cent admitted to soaking up as much of the coverage as possible, watching both the pre-and post-match …

– Sports clothing and equipment costs £54 on average per child – Kids take up three sports on average per school year – British kids are the most likely to take up swimming, football and running this school year CHILDREN are taking up new sports this school year which is increasing the price of back to school as parents fork …

News Copy Schoolchildren from around the country came face-to-face with American Football stars while competing in the final of the NFL Flag Summer Bowl tournament. After a year-long national competition to find budding football stars in schools, pupils from Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham and Tewkesbury went head-to-head in the grand finale. Around 1,000 children aged 8-11 were coached by six NFL …

News Copy – By Emma Elsworthy Millions of women are enjoying the World Cup – to such an extent their HUSBANDS are fed up with non-stop football being on the telly, a study has found. Despite football stereotypically being seen as a man’s game, more than half of the 1,500 women polled said they were tuning into the tournament on …