Sport
Will the Olympics ever be politics-free?
Despite Baron Coubertin’s ideals, nationalistic friction at the Paris Games in 1924 had already prompted a Times headline: ‘Olympics doomed’
The perils of going to Manchester United
Plodding up Wembley Way to the FA Cup Final at the weekend surrounded by a phalanx of well-refreshed Manchester United…
Is pro-golf eating itself?
Spare a thought for Manchester United’s Erik ten Hag. He’s got a fairly crummy, injury-hit team who appear to have…
What does the Olympic torch have to do with Hitler?
The original Olympic Games established a basic canon of seven games unchanged over some 900 years: foot, horse and chariot…
County cricket needs Bazball
It’s freezing cold and everywhere is flooded, so it must be the start of the county cricket season. Surrey, last…
Will the US catch the birdie at the Ryder Cup?
At last the Ryder Cup is here – well, in Rome – and with it Europe’s biennial chance to stick…
Real football fans watch non-League football
How to watch real football
Stress Test: some cricket fans can’t cope with the Ashes
The Ashes has become too much for some cricket fans
Cricket, tennis and the Women’s World Cup: what a summer
Great sport needs great rivalries, and that is why anyone with a pulse must celebrate being in the throes of…
Barbie’s world: the normalisation of cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery is booming thanks to social media
If you thought Lord’s was rowdy, get ready for Leeds
Shouldn’t we all just calm down a bit after Lord’s? Once prime ministers decide to intervene, you know things have…
Watch out Wimbledon: padel is taking over
The fast-growing racquet sport serving up a challenge to tennis
Why we all need an Ollie Robinson
It’s a long way from Edgbaston to Karachi, but that’s where my thoughts were turning after Australia’s last-gasp victory in…
Is Uefa just useless – or is it worse than that?
It’s not clear how many readers of this journal will be affected, but anyone planning a stag weekend in Prague…
TV dramas like Welcome to Wrexham are spoiling sport
The blurred lines between sport and entertainment
Rugby union needs its own Richard Thompson
Dear oh dear, as exasperated kings are known to murmur – just look at the state of rugby union. But…
English rugby is in crisis
Make no mistake: the game of rugby, which many of us love so much, is in serious trouble: it will…
