Spectator sport

Putting Fletcher in the shades

21 August 2014 1:00 pm

Some years ago, when the last Conservative government was limping towards defeat, someone published a book called 101 Uses for…

Why squash deserves a place in the Olympics

9 August 2014 9:00 am

Thank god for the Commonwealth Games: at least they gave us a brief respite from football transfer stories. Instead of…

Squash hits

7 August 2014 1:00 pm

Thank god for the Commonwealth Games: at least they gave us a brief respite from football transfer stories. Instead of…

Alastair Cook is world class. Steven Gerrard isn’t

26 July 2014 9:00 am

This time last year, England’s cricketers were 2-0 up against Australia, two thirds of the way towards their third consecutive…

Being the best

24 July 2014 1:00 pm

This time last year, England’s cricketers were 2-0 up against Australia, two thirds of the way towards their third consecutive…

The crazy rush to run down Alastair Cook

12 July 2014 9:00 am

A jaw-dropping moment on the front page of Her Majesty’s Daily Telegraph the other day: ‘How to fix England’, read…

Why the crusade against Alastair Cook?

10 July 2014 1:00 pm

A jaw-dropping moment on the front page of Her Majesty’s Daily Telegraph the other day: ‘How to fix England’, read…

Now England are out of the World Cup, we might just have to cheer for Iran

28 June 2014 9:00 am

Iran, eh: who knew? Last time I checked it was the great Satan, locking up its own people, stamping out…

England’s World Cup: the post mortem

26 June 2014 1:00 pm

Iran, eh: who knew? Last time I checked it was the great Satan, locking up its own people, stamping out…

The real England team is playing for Stuart Lancaster

14 June 2014 8:00 am

A revealing handwritten letter emerged at the weekend from the England scrum half Danny Care, who wasn’t playing in the…

A new England

12 June 2014 1:00 pm

A revealing handwritten letter emerged at the weekend from the England scrum half Danny Care, who wasn’t playing in the…

From Lewis Hamilton to Kevin Pietersen – who’s the worst team player?

31 May 2014 9:00 am

Ah teamwork! There’s no me in team, as David Brent used to observe sagely, but there are often plenty of…

Team games

29 May 2014 1:00 pm

Ah teamwork! There’s no me in team, as David Brent used to observe sagely, but there are often plenty of…

Sport's greatest winning streaks

17 May 2014 9:00 am

Sport is all about streaks, winning and losing, though whether one of the gloomiest runs in world sport — England’s…

A real winner

15 May 2014 1:00 pm

Sport is all about streaks, winning and losing, though whether one of the gloomiest runs in world sport — England’s…

What’s right with Saracens — and José Mourinho’s Chelsea

3 May 2014 9:00 am

It’s hard to love Saracens rugby club — their centre is called Bosch, a word that also describes their bulldozing…

What’s right with Saracens– and José’s Chelsea

1 May 2014 1:00 pm

It’s hard to love Saracens rugby club — their centre is called Bosch, a word that also describes their bulldozing…

A sporting chance from the brotherhood of cricket

19 April 2014 9:00 am

The brotherhood of cricket, as we know, transcends race, creed, class and nationality. It can also be a big help…

A sporting chance

16 April 2014 1:00 pm

The brotherhood of cricket, as we know, transcends race, creed, class and nationality. It can also be a big help…

In defence of the Boat Race

5 April 2014 9:00 am

It’s Boat Race time again and as soon as the BBC starts its broadcast on Sunday there will be those…

In defence of the Boat Race

3 April 2014 2:00 pm

It’s Boat Race time again and as soon as the BBC starts its broadcast on Sunday there will be those…

Whisper it, but could England win the next Rugby World Cup?

22 March 2014 9:00 am

There are many eternal questions. Why do all aircraft, no matter how much your ticket cost, where you’ve come from,…

Whisper it, but could England win the next Rugby World Cup?

20 March 2014 3:00 pm

There are many eternal questions. Why do all aircraft, no matter how much your ticket cost, where you’ve come from,…

Victor Dubuisson and the true spirit of sport

8 March 2014 9:00 am

Just do it. The people who make trainers have been telling us to ‘Just do it’ for 25 years now.…

A Victor for the future

6 March 2014 3:00 pm

Just do it. The people who make trainers have been telling us to ‘Just do it’ for 25 years now.…