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George Simms
This Premier League season is brilliant. Why are we so miserable?

Thu 5 Mar 2026

This Premier League season is brilliant. Why are we so miserable?
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: Going downhill fast means Team GB’s Paralympians are up for gold

Sun 1 Mar 2026

TV Guide: Going downhill fast means Team GB’s Paralympians are up for gold
Rory Smith
The sorrow and shame of fans booing football’s Ramadan breaks

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The sorrow and shame of fans booing football’s Ramadan breaks
George Simms
West Ham’s future is even bleaker than its present

Sat 28 Feb 2026

West Ham’s future is even bleaker than its present
Xavier Greenwood
The audit: Burnley

Sat 28 Feb 2026

The audit: Burnley
Jessy Parker Humphreys
‘People don’t know what it’s like to play football in a war’

Sat 28 Feb 2026

‘People don’t know what it’s like to play football in a war’
George Simms
Pub chat consumes punditry as podcasts take over football analysis

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Pub chat consumes punditry as podcasts take over football analysis
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Love to ‘hatewatch’? You’re simply following football evolution

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Love to ‘hatewatch’? You’re simply following football evolution
Cameron Ponsonby
England are two wins from glory... but is McCullum two wins from saving his job?

Sat 28 Feb 2026

England are two wins from glory... but is McCullum two wins from saving his job?
Rory Smith
New storylines make Scottish Premiership Europe’s most tantalising title race

Sat 28 Feb 2026

New storylines make Scottish Premiership Europe’s most tantalising title race
Rod Gilmour
‘My double life: hockey star by day, rockstar by night’

Sat 28 Feb 2026

‘My double life: hockey star by day, rockstar by night’
Mim Walker-Khan
Caroline Weir on Scotland captaincy, ACL recovery and sibling rivalry

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Caroline Weir on Scotland captaincy, ACL recovery and sibling rivalry
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Could the Winter Olympics melt away?

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Could the Winter Olympics melt away?
Ben Bloom
Paralysed, Paralympic gold, a cancer diagnosis – now Jo Butterfield’s going for Winter Paralympic glory

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Paralysed, Paralympic gold, a cancer diagnosis – now Jo Butterfield’s going for Winter Paralympic glory
Ben Coles
Dazzle and grunt: it’s scary how good this France team can become

Sat 28 Feb 2026

Dazzle and grunt: it’s scary how good this France team can become
Rory Smith
Enjoy Bodø’s fairytale while you can, the big beasts won’t let it happen often

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Enjoy Bodø’s fairytale while you can, the big beasts won’t let it happen often
Giles Smith
Minority shareholders? Whatever happened to the straightforward ‘celebrity fan’?

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Minority shareholders? Whatever happened to the straightforward ‘celebrity fan’?
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Russia and Belarus are making an Olympic comeback. So much for the games’ core values

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Russia and Belarus are making an Olympic comeback. So much for the games’ core values
Jeremy Whittle
Marc Soler and the mystery of Pepe Martí

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Marc Soler and the mystery of Pepe Martí
George Simms
Drive to Survive is fast and furious but it’s 1% racing, 99% fiction

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Drive to Survive is fast and furious but it’s 1% racing, 99% fiction
Rory Smith
Is Lamine Yamal accelerating towards greatness… or burnout?

Tue 24 Feb 2026

Is Lamine Yamal accelerating towards greatness… or burnout?
Rory Smith
How football’s groundstaff beat the grim British winter

Mon 23 Feb 2026

How football’s groundstaff beat the grim British winter
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: Team GB struck gold but too many medals have been slip slidin’ away

Sun 22 Feb 2026

TV Guide: Team GB struck gold but too many medals have been slip slidin’ away
George Simms
‘It was rough times, but now it’s clicking’: Inside Brentford’s impressive rise

Sat 21 Feb 2026

‘It was rough times, but now it’s clicking’: Inside Brentford’s impressive rise
Paul Hayward
Pollock and Itoje’s landmark days turn to rubble as England implode

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Pollock and Itoje’s landmark days turn to rubble as England implode
Andrew Baldock
Finn Russell conjures special Scotland comeback to break Welsh hearts

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Finn Russell conjures special Scotland comeback to break Welsh hearts
Paul Hayward
Are the millions spent for Team GB golds really worth the cost for Britain?

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Are the millions spent for Team GB golds really worth the cost for Britain?
Ben Coles
Steve Borthwick’s bandwagon falls apart as Ireland crush England

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Steve Borthwick’s bandwagon falls apart as Ireland crush England
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu: Golden girls who are pawns in game of politics and influence

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu: Golden girls who are pawns in game of politics and influence
Andrew Butler
‘Just act normal’: A fond farewell to the messy Winter Olympics

Sat 21 Feb 2026

‘Just act normal’: A fond farewell to the messy Winter Olympics
Rachel Sylvester
Unlicensed gambling operators to be banned from sponsoring Premier League clubs

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Unlicensed gambling operators to be banned from sponsoring Premier League clubs
George Simms
Winners or bottlers? Arsenal have to confront their worst fears against Spurs

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Winners or bottlers? Arsenal have to confront their worst fears against Spurs
Paul Hayward
Sport is struggling to deal with the poison of racism in all its forms

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Sport is struggling to deal with the poison of racism in all its forms
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Relief or red flag as FA makes U-turn on radical Cup rules

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Relief or red flag as FA makes U-turn on radical Cup rules
Giles Smith
If you want to ruin curling, double tap straight to VAR

Sat 21 Feb 2026

If you want to ruin curling, double tap straight to VAR
Cameron Ponsonby
The T20 World Cup has so far been the best and worst of times

Sat 21 Feb 2026

The T20 World Cup has so far been the best and worst of times
Rory Smith
Sheffield’s favourite musicians left to sing the blues as Wednesday face the drop

Sat 21 Feb 2026

Sheffield’s favourite musicians left to sing the blues as Wednesday face the drop
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Greenwood is all in for a bobsleigh gold

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Greenwood is all in for a bobsleigh gold
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Team GB is joyously camp – all glitter, if not so much gold

Mon 16 Feb 2026

Team GB is joyously camp – all glitter, if not so much gold
Patrick Kidd
TV Guide: India vs Pakistan returns as rivalry reaches world stage again

Sun 15 Feb 2026

TV Guide: India vs Pakistan returns as rivalry reaches world stage again
Ben Coles
Scots crush England but must front up again to save Townsend

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Scots crush England but must front up again to save Townsend
Ben Bloom
Keely Hodgkinson shows record form on her flying visit

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Keely Hodgkinson shows record form on her flying visit
Lee Martin
In pictures: the thrills, and spills, of sport on the edge

Sat 14 Feb 2026

In pictures: the thrills, and spills, of sport on the edge
Paul Hayward
Bree’s header gives Southampton the chance to revel in past FA Cup glories

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Bree’s header gives Southampton the chance to revel in past FA Cup glories
Rory Smith
The English football pyramid has slowly flattened

Sat 14 Feb 2026

The English football pyramid has slowly flattened
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Ilia Malinin’s fall from grace is the perfect fit for relentless content machine

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Ilia Malinin’s fall from grace is the perfect fit for relentless content machine
Rory Smith
Liam Rosenior must realise he has to win the off-field game, too

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Liam Rosenior must realise he has to win the off-field game, too
Paul Hayward
Wales struggling to beat public apathy let alone majestic France

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Wales struggling to beat public apathy let alone majestic France
George Simms
Heartbreak, euphoria and another chance for an FA Cup giant-killing in Macclesfield

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Heartbreak, euphoria and another chance for an FA Cup giant-killing in Macclesfield
George Simms
Sean Dyche is just the latest victim of a Premier League owner’s guesswork and hope

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Sean Dyche is just the latest victim of a Premier League owner’s guesswork and hope
Giles Smith
Winter Olympic medals are breaking and going downhill fast

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Winter Olympic medals are breaking and going downhill fast
Jeremy Whittle
Tom Pidcock: ‘I don’t know where my ceiling is. I’m not afraid to fail’

Thu 12 Feb 2026

Tom Pidcock: ‘I don’t know where my ceiling is. I’m not afraid to fail’
Paul Hayward
The Washington Post’s sport cull is a red flag for wider society

Thu 12 Feb 2026

The Washington Post’s sport cull is a red flag for wider society
Rory Smith
Thomas Frank, the right man who went wrong at Tottenham Hotspur

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Thomas Frank, the right man who went wrong at Tottenham Hotspur
Rory Smith
How PSG capitalised on fame and fortune to transcend football

Tue 10 Feb 2026

How PSG capitalised on fame and fortune to transcend football
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Team GB’s Olympics begin with series of near misses

Tue 10 Feb 2026

Team GB’s Olympics begin with series of near misses
Matthew Bishop
Never mind the football – check the Super Bowl ads

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Never mind the football – check the Super Bowl ads
Patrick Kidd
Little love lost in England-Scotland relations, except for golden curls

Sun 8 Feb 2026

Little love lost in England-Scotland relations, except for golden curls
Paul Hayward
Arundell and Pollock turn on the style as England cruise to victory over Wales

Sat 7 Feb 2026

Arundell and Pollock turn on the style as England cruise to victory over Wales

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