Spectator sport
Roger Alton: The day Viv Richards came to watch me play cricket
Sir Vivian Richards came to watch me play cricket the other day. That’s the sort of sentence you wait a…
Sir Viv and me
Sir Vivian Richards came to watch me play cricket the other day. That’s the sort of sentence you wait a…
Roger Alton: 2013 was even better for sport than 2012
British sport used to be dead. You only have to look down the list of past winners of the Sports…
One of the best years on record
British sport used to be dead. You only have to look down the list of past winners of the Sports…
As England's cricketers wobble, the rugby team are finally getting it together
My friend Miles was bowling in a festival of wandering cricket clubs in Oxford the other day. First wicket down…
England learn their lesson
My friend Miles was bowling in a festival of wandering cricket clubs in Oxford the other day. First wicket down…
If Carberry doesn't open for England, the world should split asunder
In sport, as in life, you just don’t know where you stand any more. Look at the Premier League: no…
All change at the top
In sport, as in life, you just don’t know where you stand any more. Look at the Premier League: no…
Sport: Serena is shining like never before
The comic book Asterix in Switzerland is full of joys, not least the many jokes about Swiss obsessions with tidiness…
The best of times, the worst of times
The comic book Asterix in Switzerland is full of joys, not least the many jokes about Swiss obsessions with tidiness…
Adnan Januzaj should not pull on the Three Lions
The more you see of Jack Wilshere, the more admirable he becomes. He seems to have taken wholeheartedly to fatherhood,…
Lighting up with King Jack
The more you see of Jack Wilshere, the more admirable he becomes. He seems to have taken wholeheartedly to fatherhood,…
Steer it, Ainsley — the America's Cup winner must drive a reasonably-priced car on Top Gear
This weekend is the final round of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship, the best tournament outside the World Cup and…
Who’s really down under?
This weekend is the final round of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship, the best tournament outside the World Cup and…
Golf’s $10 million nobodies
Golf has reached the eye-watering end of the season in the United States. By Sunday night, one man in a…
$10 million nobodies
Golf has reached the eye-watering end of the season in the United States. By Sunday night, one man in a…
Sport: Nigel Lawson on the Ashes
Those of us who watched the last day of the final Ashes Test of the present series enjoyed a rare…
A phoenix from the Ashes
Those of us who watched the last day of the final Ashes Test of the present series enjoyed a rare…
Suddenly, the future of British golf looks bright
Were you still up, as they used to say about Portillo in the 1997 election, for Hedwall? It was well…
Teenage dreams
Were you still up, as they used to say about Portillo in the 1997 election, for Hedwall? It was well…
Football’s still the big boy in the playground – even when the big boys aren’t playing
It’s been a long, hot, soccerless holiday. There has been football about — the women’s European Championship, for example, and…
Speculation season
It’s been a long, hot, soccerless holiday. There has been football about — the women’s European Championship, for example, and…
Can anyone save Aussie cricket?
Insomniacs, invalids and cricket obsessives (step forward yours truly) were probably the only people who stumbled on it, but BBC4…
Can anyone save Aussie cricket?
Insomniacs, invalids and cricket obsessives (step forward yours truly) were probably the only people who stumbled on it, but BBC4…
Spectator sport: Why Andy Murray may be the greatest sportsman Britain has produced
There’s nothing we old folk like more than a chat about how poorly all our friends and acquaintances are. This…
