Food for sport

EXTREME DIETS OF ATHLETES

- JAMES MOORE

SUMO wrestlers have been gobbling huge amounts of grub while in London, as the Daily Star revealed yesterday.

Top banger: Baseball legend Babe Ruth had a huge appetite. The US star, known for hitting home runs, also liked to slug down hot dogs while playing. In 1925 he ate 12 in between double header games. He washed it all down with eight bottles of soda.

Moo-ve it: Manchester City striker Erling Haaland munches 6,000 calories per day to prepare for games. The Norwegian loves tucking into kebab pizza along with cows' hearts and livers. One teammate says he eats "like a bear"