Spectator sport
Club cricketers: Zimbabwe needs you
Make sure you tell everybody about Zimbabwe,’ said the lady at our block of flats in suburban Harare as we…
Club cricketers: Zimbabwe needs you
Make sure you tell everybody about Zimbabwe,’ said the lady at our block of flats in suburban Harare as we…
Our (nearly) golden summer
It seems like a long time ago, but back in the day, when Sir John Major launched the National Lottery,…
Our (nearly) golden summer
It seems like a long time ago, but back in the day, when Sir John Major launched the National Lottery,…
A gold standard of cheating
With the Olympics almost upon us our thoughts turn inexorably to the art of cheating. And while we should deplore…
A gold standard of cheating
With the Olympics almost upon us our thoughts turn inexorably to the art of cheating. And while we should deplore…
Way off track
What’s going on with athletics? Do you know anything that’s happened in the sport this year? Has a sport ever…
Way off track
What’s going on with athletics? Do you know anything that’s happened in the sport this year? Has a sport ever…
Wimbledon’s ultimate one-up man
What a well-behaved Wimbledon. Apart from a bit of racket-smashing (most of the ladies), low-level swearing (Nick Kyrgios), tantrums (Kyrgios),…
Wimbledon’s ultimate one-up man
What a well-behaved Wimbledon. Apart from a bit of racket-smashing (most of the ladies), low-level swearing (Nick Kyrgios), tantrums (Kyrgios),…
Blessed are the goalscorers
‘I am grateful to the gaffer for the opportunity and to God for letting me score,’ said Daniel Sturridge after…
Blessed are the goalscorers
‘I am grateful to the gaffer for the opportunity and to God for letting me score,’ said Daniel Sturridge after…
The pain of being second-best
The boys at Radio 5, bless ’em, are now including the EU referendum as part of their sports trailers. As…
Cricket needs a top-to-bottom overhaul: here’s how I’d do it
No place for the faint of heart, Headingley, and certainly not for some sketchy Sri Lankan batsmen at the back…
A blueprint for English cricket
No place for the faint of heart, Headingley, and certainly not for some sketchy Sri Lankan batsmen at the back…
Revealed: the true and unrepeatable secret of Leicester City’s success
A few years ago a motivational speaker brought out a smart little book called Legacy: What The All Blacks Can…
The Foxes have little to teach us
A few years ago a motivational speaker brought out a smart little book called Legacy: What The All Blacks Can…
Leicester City are the most brutally efficient winners since 1970s Leeds
It’s always good to see a great con trick in action. Take Boris Johnson: not really the lovable quick-witted scamp…
A triumph for brutality
It’s always good to see a great con trick in action. Take Boris Johnson: not really the lovable quick-witted scamp…
Well done Danny, but Jordan will come back
Well here’s a thing: we’ve just had the first English bloke to win the Masters. Sure, an Englishman has won…
Well done Danny, but Jordan will come back
Well here’s a thing: we’ve just had the first English bloke to win the Masters. Sure, an Englishman has won…
Reasons to be cheerful about cricket, football and the Grand National
Well the sun is out, the sky is blue, and poor Boris Johnson is taking such a pounding from Matthew…
Reasons to be cheerful, parts one, two, three…
Well the sun is out, the sky is blue, and poor Boris Johnson is taking such a pounding from Matthew…
The noble suffering of Maria Sharapova
The return heavyweight bout between England and Wales lived up to its billing as the most thumping rugby match of…
Jones the dragon-slayer
The return heavyweight bout between England and Wales lived up to its billing as the most thumping rugby match of…
