Southampton is where it all began for Phil Parkinson — his first steps in a playing career, which would eventually top 500 senior appearances, having come as a teenage apprentice on the south coast.

At the end of a summer when Premier League clubs spent a record £3.11billion ($4.19bn) strengthening their squads, the Championship was left looking like a poor and unwanted relation. Only 14 players ...

Riding the wave of success from Pride Fighting Championships, which was famous for its extravagant production values, four Brazilian businessmen decided to join forces on a mixed martial arts project ...