Book review- sport

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…