How to solve English cricket’s summer problem
A new regional tournament in the summer would provide our Test players with the first-class cricket they need.
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Crazy money, strange similes and stranger haircuts. The Premier League is back, and so are the fans
After all those months of empty stadiums, I think the fans’ enthusiasm has fired up the players, making them quicker and…
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No, Piers Morgan, Lionel Messi isn’t about to sell enough shirts to cover his salary
Shirt sales innumeracy shows the problem with conversations around football.
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Athletes like Simone Biles are not weak – they are pioneers for a new understanding of mental illness
Nobody would be expected to play through a hamstring injury, so why do we not take mental health seriously?
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The Olympics shouldn’t just be about medals
The apparent failure of British Rowing at Tokyo 2020 reveals our twisted attitude to elite sport.
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As rock climbing comes to the Olympics, what will it do for inclusivity in the sport?
With its restrictive dress codes and high equipment costs, climbing can be an off-putting sport for young women like me.
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How Belarus’s authoritarian creep reached the Olympics
An alleged attempt to forcibly repatriate the Belarusian sprinter Krystina Timanovskaya suggests sport is still far from free of politics.
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Why there will never be another cricket writer like John Woodcock
The late Times journalist enhanced the sport with writing of such grace and honesty that even grizzled professionals stood to…
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