The Joy of Six: epic sporting grudge matches

<p>From F1 feuds to tennis’s soap opera love triangle, we run through half a dozen rivalries that have defined (not so) sporting culture</p><p>A boxing rivalry so intense that <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/nov/15/conor-benn-overpowers-chris-eubank-jr-to-seal-dominant-rematch-victory">their sons got to copycat it</a> 35 years later, yet the original is simply the best. That the preening, poetry-spouting, monocle-sporting, Jodhpur-wearing Eubank would irritate the rough-and-ready ex-squaddie Benn was hardly surprising. But the depth of the animosity was remarkable.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/21/the-joy-of-six-epic-sporting-grudge-matches">Continue reading...</a>