A Kyrgios love affair, Nolan misses the mark on Newcastle and a tribute to John McCririck

A Kyrgios love affair, Nolan misses the mark on Newcastle and a tribute to John McCririck

Nick Kyrgios is the man who everyone loves to hate but while he still loses in the first week of Grand Slams, he can act however he wants, James reckons. We also get stuck into Kevin Nolan over Mike Ashley and pay tribute to the baffling legend of John McCririck, who has died aged 79.

Anthony Yarde on Love Sport: Kovalev or Canelo, abandoning his hard guy image and learning the game

Canelo Alvarez is trying to hijack Anthony Yarde's light-heavyweight world title bid against Sergey Kovalev - but will he let him and fight the winner? Britain's prospect joined The James Gray Show to discuss all that and more.

Frank's home: Lampard returns with Chopper Harris and Gareth Hall, Anthony Yarde and cricket with Mike Smith

Frank Lampard's return to Chelsea was the worst kept secret in football so we've had plenty of time to prepare for it. Club legend Chopper Harris and former Chelsea defender Gareth Hall, who played alongside Jody Morris among others, give us their thoughts. We also speak to Mike Smith about England's Cricket World Cup progress, Anthony Yarde joins us to talk boxing and James calls out Novak Djokovic.

Tunde Ajayi on Love Sport: Boxing trainer on Yarde vs Kovalev, the Canelo deal and why he finally watched Joshua vs Ruiz

Is Anthony Yarde about to step aside and let Canelo Alvarez fight Sergey Kovalev? Trainer Tunde Ajayi joined The James Gray Show to discuss that, his verdict on Anthony Joshua and why his charge Yarde is always learning in the ring.

Where did England go wrong? James on Neville, Tunde Ajayi on Yarde and Rafa's removal

Did Phil Neville get it wrong by playing 4-4-2? Should Steph Houghton have gone for power? Or did England simply lose to a better, stronger, faster team? We dissect another World Cup semi-final defeat, bemoan football managers who are led astray and talk mixed doubles.