Book review- sport

Meet Lambourn’s ‘most terrifying’ trainer

8 August 2026 9:00 am

When you drive up the hill past the Ridgeway from Ashbury, the sweeping Berkshire Downs open up in front of…

Who needs an Italian beach when we have our own lidos?

27 June 2026 9:00 am

With the continent now unbearably hot, these magnificent temples of swimming are experiencing a welcome revival, says Tom Fort

Geoffrey Mutai leads the New York City marathon in November 2013

Running out of time

11 July 2015 9:00 am

Two Hours is a kind of Hoop Dreams for runners. Ed Caesar follows a handful of Kenyan marathoners, tracks their…

The oldest sport in the world

4 July 2015 9:00 am

This is the best book you’ll ever read about mixed martial arts fighting; and this will still be the case…

All sorts and all sports

21 June 2014 8:00 am

Sport isn’t about putting a ball into a net or over a bar or into a hole. It’s about the…