Sport

For diver Jack Laugher, the target growing up was to win gold at an Olympic Games and retire a champion.

The Champions League is back in town this month as French side AS Monaco travel to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.

Fresh from winning Britball’s Double Coverage Programme of the Year Award, Manchester Titans American Football Club have been galvanised for 2017.

The majority of Maro Itoje’s international experience has come at lock but as he prepares to start in the back row for England for the first time, World Cup-winning flanker Lewis Moody says he is there to stay.

Bury RFC Ladies coach Phil Kay admits he was bowled over by the enthusiasm shown by players at their recent ‘Warrior Camp’ – insisting he could not be prouder to see more women taking up the sport.

Images of an exhausted Jonny Brownlee being helped over the Cozumel finish line by his brother Alistair made headlines worldwide last September.

City in the Community has launched its first all blue colour run to help give 50,000 Manchester kids a better shot at life this year.

It’s a new year but the target for Mike Brown and England remains the same – become the world’s number one ranked team.

With a Lions tour on the horizon and spots on the plane to New Zealand firmly up for grabs, England Grand Slam winner Ben Youngs is convinced next month’s Six Nations will be brutal.

Jenny Wallwork’s AJ Bell National Badminton League night may have ended in disappointment, but the Birmingham Lion insists a bridge has been crossed in her bid to hit greater heights.

The FA Cup returns next weekend where four Greater Manchester clubs remain in the world’s oldest football association competition.