Sport

Sumo wrestling

The week sumo wrestling took over London

The week sumo wrestling took over London

Excitement crackled in the glorious surrounds of the Royal Albert Hall, as Japan’s national sport went abroad for only the second time in its 1,500-year history

Football

An explosion of joy: how Cape Verde reached the World Cup

An explosion of joy: how Cape Verde reached the World Cup

Starmer attempt to reverse ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a dangerous own goal

Starmer attempt to reverse ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a dangerous own goal

The art of surviving football failure

The art of surviving football failure

The joy of qualifying belongs to the few, not the powerful

The joy of qualifying belongs to the few, not the powerful

Cricket

Australian sledging: the Ashes aperitif that won’t win any awards

Australian sledging: the Ashes aperitif that won’t win any awards

England’s queens of spin enjoy view from the top

England’s queens of spin enjoy view from the top

Cummins faces up to stressful reality of Ashes mortality

Cummins faces up to stressful reality of Ashes mortality

Smith stuns South Africa as England make flying World Cup start

Smith stuns South Africa as England make flying World Cup start

Rugby Union

Inside rugby’s battle to keep players fit

Inside rugby’s battle to keep players fit

Time for Willis to make himself undroppable for club and country

Time for Willis to make himself undroppable for club and country

My brain injury left me unable to move

My brain injury left me unable to move

Women’s rugby has broken into the mainstream

Women’s rugby has broken into the mainstream

Commentary

A summer of glory – but rising misogyny is a threat to women’s sport

A summer of glory – but rising misogyny is a threat to women’s sport

Nostalgia exposes yearning for a time football was more fun

Nostalgia exposes yearning for a time football was more fun

While rights are rolled back, women’s sport ups the resistance

While rights are rolled back, women’s sport ups the resistance

You can rely on women’s teams to perform when it matters most

You can rely on women’s teams to perform when it matters most

Athletics

Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s remarkable bronze

Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s remarkable bronze

Majestic ‘Steely’ Hodgkinson sets sights on golden moment

Majestic ‘Steely’ Hodgkinson sets sights on golden moment

The Enhanced Games is all about money

The Enhanced Games is all about money

New model Keely is back and better than ever

New model Keely is back and better than ever

Formula One

Russell on pole but it’s Verstappen revival that McLaren fear now

Russell on pole but it’s Verstappen revival that McLaren fear now

Christian Horner, Formula One’s £80m man

Christian Horner, Formula One’s £80m man

Domenicali: my hope is that F1 can unify the world

Domenicali: my hope is that F1 can unify the world

Verstappen shocks McLarens at Monza

Verstappen shocks McLarens at Monza

Cycling

Me vs Tadej Pogačar: how I fared against the world’s greatest cyclist

Me vs Tadej Pogačar: how I fared against the world’s greatest cyclist

Cycling team to drop Israeli identity after protests

Cycling team to drop Israeli identity after protests

The cyclist who can earn six figures without leaving his room

The cyclist who can earn six figures without leaving his room

Cycling struggling to outride the tide of political pressure

Cycling struggling to outride the tide of political pressure

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