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.