The James Gray Show on Love Sport Radio

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.

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 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.

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.

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. 

Coco Gauff upset Venus Williams at Wimbledon to light up the first day and we ask whether all the surprises really were surprises, why Arsenal have insulted Crystal Palace with just a £40m bid for Wilfried Zaha and whether Harry Maguire will in fact be worth £70m or more.

Rafa Benitez has spoken for the first time since leaving Newcastle with a typically classy statement and James is fuming that it hasn't been reciprocated by the club, Spanners tells us why Max Verstappen's drive was so brilliant yesterday and Virat Kohli gets both barrels over 'boundary-gate'.

Optimism is abound in the Love Sport studios and even James Gray is finding a way to be positive about England's WWC chances. Meanwhile, Michael Vaughan and Jonny Bairstow are at each other's throats, Martin O'Neill has been sacked and Tottenham still can't get Tanguy Ndombele over the line!

Could England beat Norway to reach the World Cup semi-finals? Legendary defender Faye White assesses the Lionesses' chances, James outlines why Millie Bright's illness might be a good thing and both Tottenham and Manchester United get ready to spend money on Tanguy Ndombele and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

England's Cricket World Cup hopes are in tatters and today James turns coroner on their campaign so far, ably aided by ESPNCricinfo's Andrew Miller and Love Sport's Kieran Crichard. We also feature an exclusive interview with Ray Clemence, all the latest on Aaron Wan-Bissaka's move to Manchester United and an expert look at Lyon's Tanguy Dembele, who could join Tottenham this week.

Rafa Benitez is going and Newcastle fans, pundits and former players alike are trying to pretend he isn't. On today's show, James spoke to ex-Magpies midfielder Mick Martin, reporter Aaron Stokes and took your calls on the Benitez situation before getting stuck into the England U21s, Frank Lampard's future and the latest transfer rumours. 

Rafa Benitez will leave Newcastle at the end of his contract and we ask Newcastle fans who or indeed what next for the Magpies. James also asks whether Andy Murray should be allowed to play with Serena Williams and why VAR is still the right option!

Jesse Lingard has copped far too much flak for posting a video of him and his mates messing around on holiday, James argues. He also asks former goalkeeper Jimmy Walker about VAR and West Ham, recovering gambling addict Chris Murphy about the relationship between sport and bookmakers and whether South African cricket is in crisis.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is more common than you think and Terry Brazier didn't even see it coming when he came back from Afghanistan after touring with the Paras there. Terry is in action on Saturday on the Bellator MMA card at Wembley Arena and talked to James about the fight, his own personal battles and how MMA changed his life.

Eoin Morgan may have broken a world record yesterday but should he even have been playing? James considers whether he would have been better off resting, why Paul Pogba is getting a loyalty bonus and Manchester United's pursuit of Issa Diop.

Lee Bowyer was gone yesterday and today he's got a new contract - James asks how much damage Roland Duchatelet's flip-flop has done to the club as a whole. We also speak to the manager of Punjab United after their BBC documentary, look at why Paul Pogba is going to get £26million a week and reveal why the Afghanistan cricket team are quite so important to the sport.

Manchester United remain adamant they will keep Paul Pogba but James reckons that would be yet another heinous error in the transfer market by the club. We also look at how he compares to fellow 'new challenger' Christian Eriksen, how to stop rain ruining the Cricket World Cup and the future of Tyson Fury after yet another win.

Another busy show as James gets his teeth into whether the USA should have gone easy on Thailand in the Women's World Cup and reacts to the Warren Gatland news. We also ask whether or not Tiger can win the US Open as well as trying to figure out how Ed Woodward's brain works!

A packed show as James asks if Nadal at Roland Garros is the most unbeatable sportsperson ever, ex-United winger Gordon Hill assesses their transfer policy, Tyson Fury hits out at Anthony Joshua and we question why anyone would head to Old Trafford this summer!

Eden Hazard will leave a hefty legacy at Chelsea but what will Zinedine Zidane make of him at Real Madrid? James asks the question, The Original Stig tells us that Sebastian Vettel did NOT deserve a penalty and what Rafael Nadal will do next.  

Danny Mills analyses where England went wrong against the Netherlands, George Bellshaw joins us live from Roland Garros and Mike explains why Tommy Fury's skills in the Love Island villa are worse than those in the boxing ring.

England fans are causing problems in Portugal again so what should we do about them? James reckons the FA need to do more. Meanwhile, Peter Taylor, former England boss, talks on-field issues with Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling front and centre and James has a pop at United for replacing David De Gea with Daniel James.

Maurizio Sarri is feeling homesick and who can blame him? Chelsea have booed him since the first error he made and no-one likes his football. India meanwhile have the ICC in the palm of their hand and Deontay Wilder has been trying to get a PR win out of Anthony Joshua's defeat.

England were not supposed to lose any games in this Cricket World Cup but their sloppy fielding display has left them 1-1 after two matches - and Gary Pratt talks to us about where it went wrong. James has a go at boxing 'fans' propagating made up Anthony Joshua theories and Jo Konta reaches the French Open semis.

We ask the experts what went wrong for Anthony Joshua, how he fixes it and what he has to do next. Ray Houghton also tells us how Liverpool conquered Europe and President Trump joins us over the phone - sort of.

Danny Murphy has played for Liverpool and Tottenham but he knows exactly where his loyalties will lie this weekend in Madrid. James Gray caught up with him in a friendly beer garden to chat all things Champions League final.

The Champions League final is nearly upon us - so we asked Danny Murphy and Chris Perry for the Liverpool and Tottenham perspectives, James has picked his combined Liverpool-Tottenham XI with as little bias as possible and looked at why Arsenal are so far behind Spurs.

Eden Hazard has effectively been saying goodbye to Chelsea for months and last night he actually said. The Belgian leaves on a high but how will Chelsea replace him and are Arsenal in free-fall after yet another tame performance?

Will Baku see Arsenal or Chelsea triumph? Football is not the real winner, that's for sure. Ex-Gunner Kevin Campbell assesses Arsenal's chances, former Chelsea winger Clive Walker gives the Chelsea perspective and James talks Mkhitaryan, Sarri's temper and why Wilder has done something right for once.

Aston Villa legend Allan Evans reacts to their promotion, ex-Derby defender Marc Edworthy looks at the aftermath for the Rams and James looks at Spanish match-fixing and Anthony Joshua's future opponents.

Charlton coach Andy Marshall shakes off the hangover to talk about the promotion party and the future of management team, James finds yet more UEFA errors over the Europa League final and we play 'Where Are They Now?' with the 1999 Manchester United team.

Accounts show football is dying at all but the top level and James has some ideas on how to fix it, Danny Gabbidon joins the show to discuss Mitrovic to Palace and Charlton coach Andy Marshall discusses his nerves ahead of the League One play-off final

After FIFA confirm their U-turn on the 48-team World Cup in 2022, James asks why they ever thought they could fix the Middle East at all. We also look at the real reason the Europa League is Baku, the money gap in the Premier League and England's Cricket World Cup preparations.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not travel to the Europa League final so we delve into exactly why, we ask whether Petr Cech's move back to Chelsea is the right idea and former Manchester United forward Andy Ritchie talks about what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is getting up to this summer.

James and The Stig pay tribute to F1 legend Niki Lauda after he passed away, Savannah Marshall talks up a potential clash with Claressa Shields ahead of her fight at the weekend and we ask if Jofra Archer and Liam Dawson are the right men for the job.

Pep Guardiola has made winning look too easy to be popular, Allan Lamb picks his England Cricket World Cup squad and we consider whether Graham Potter is the right man for the job at Brighton.

Former Derby club captain Shaun Barker assesses their dramatic win over Leeds, James tees off about Chelsea's post-season friendly and Watford legend Micah Hyde talks up their FA Cup final chances.

Tony Dorigo, former Villa, Leeds and England defender, talks about the Championship play-offs and his experiences of penalty shootouts, including that famous one at Italia 90 (Dorigo was on the bench). Sport psychologist Steven Sylvester breaks down why it's so difficult for players to stick the ball in the net from 12 yards away and James reveals why Serie A and Deontay Wilder are in his bad books. 

European Cup winner with Aston Villa Kenny Swain looks ahead to his old team's play-off clash with West Brom, James talks City's FFP problems, United's anger issues and reveals why Brighton were wrong to sack Chris Hughton.

Manchester City legend Gary Owen sums up what it's like to be celebrating yet another Premier League title, former Brighton defender Adam Virgo gives his take on Chris Hughton's sacking and James reckons he has the answer to the Alexis Sanchez puzzle.

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn dissected the Gunners' win over Valencia, Carl Leaburn gave us the low-down on Charlton's play-off semi against Doncaster and ex-QPR man Shaun Derry talked new R's boss Mark Warburton. 

Ex-Tottenham defender and Spurs fan Dean Austin was watching through his hands, Hayters journalist Gerry Cox was trying to file a last-minute match report and James was watching in a crowded pub. No-one will forget where they were when they saw Lucas Moura score that goal to beat Ajax.

After quick-thinking Trent Alexander-Arnold sealed an incredible Champions League comeback for Liverpool, tactical expert Alan O'Brien breaks down how they achieved it against Barcelona. Football journalist Will Faulks shares the reaction of the Spanish media to Barca's capitulation and Dutch football expert James Rowe discusses whether Ajax can avoid a slip up against Spurs.

Vincent Kompany's long shot broke James' heart but former Leicester player Matt Piper reckons Brendan Rodgers could have done more to beat Man City. Ex-Manchester United winger Willie Morgan has ideas for a new director of football and Sean O'Sullivan reviews Judd Trump's World Snooker Championship triumph.

AFC Wimbledon manager Wally Downes talks about a nervy last game of the season and how he pulled off a great escape by dragging the Dons out of the relegation zone to League One survival on a dramatic final day. Speaking of escapes, professional snooker player Martin Gould discusses how John Higgins can pull off a remarkable comeback against Judd Trump in the World Snooker Championship final and James also looks at where it's gone wrong for Manchester United and Arsenal.

Ex-Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell talks up the Aubameyang and Lacazette partnership, James is impressed by Maurizio Sarri and why Caster Semenya and Stan Wawrinka are the kind of people we need in sport.

JJ Bull provides tactical analysis of Liverpool's defeat to Barcelona, James gets furious at the treatment of Caster Semenya, Arsenal and Chelsea's Europa League opponents are previewed and Martin Gould talks snooker.

Frank Clark, Nottingham Forrest legend and former director of football at Leyton Orient, gives an insight into what Rio Ferdinand might have on the cards at United. Injury expert Ben Dinnery explains the thought process behind the medical staff at Spurs and whether they were right to allow Jan Vertonghen to re-enter the field of play. Athletics journalist Mark Woods also joins James to explain the Caster Semenya ruling and what lies next for the runner.

Paul Newman goes in hard on the ECB over the Alex Hales situation, boxing writer Ron Lewis weighs up whether Anthony Joshua's legacy is being damaged by facing Andy Ruiz Jr and James looks into the story behind Ajax and Spurs' heritage.

Martin Ling, director of football at Leyton Orient, shares his behind-the-scenes story of how they returned to the Football League after his side's promotion at the weekend. Former Sheffield United midfielder Paul Devlin talks about his experience of facing a famous dodgy goal following Leeds' antics vs Villa and sport psychologist George Karseras explains why Arsenal are so terrible away from home.

Liverpool have got James Gray nervous about the Premier League title race as they face Huddersfield on Friday night, Manchester United need to start planning for the future and why is tennis considering giving Justin Gimelstob a new contract?