Women’s sport is growing fast – but so is the dominance of a few elite teams
The breakaway brilliance of Australia’s cricketer and FC Barcelona Femení highlights the celebratory mood of top-flight female competition.
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Forget the millions and the Baby Bentley, a footballer’s life is one of stress and toil
From injuries to social media trolls, fans just don’t realise the strains of being a rich and pampered player.
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The sunny national story conjured by the 2012 London Olympics has clouded over
The turbulent and toxic political decade that followed the Games has exploded any illusion of British unity.
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Abramovich’s Faustian pact with Chelsea is a parable of English football
The Russian billionaire offered the west London club clout and stability in return for a visibility that shielded him from…
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The Klitschko brothers face the fight of their lives
The former boxing champions are now at the vanguard of the resistance to Russia's invasion of their home country Ukraine.
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There is no point in hating owners: they are not your club. You don’t follow them, you follow the team.
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Why a power struggle between players is the least of Manchester United’s problems
The squad is trapped in a mini-cycle of boom and bust – with endless quick fixes that ignore the long-term…
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The battle for Eileen Gu
The Olympic freestyle skier and the geopolitics of the exceptional amid an intensifying China-US rivalry.
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