Up Front With James Gray

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.