Comment: Meaningful male allyship is needed to ensure safety and equality, says Chair for Sport England
‘I won Ironman without knowing I had coeliac disease’
Lucy Charles-Barclay opens about her struggle with injury, and the determination to regain her title
Pressure is on in London for NFL’s rookie quarterbacks
McCarthy and Gabriel have it all to prove as the Vikings and the Browns kick off the three-game series at Spurs
Bolder than ever, the NFL is serious about global domination
Welcome to the new era of 24-hour football as NFL bids to crack the international market
Women deserve more than to be treated as collateral in sport
Comment: Abuse of Erica Stoll, wife of Rory McIlroy, is another sign of how badly culture needs to change
As bad as 1998: Cycling sinks into a crisis of confidence
Comment: Nation-state investment and stasis over the presence of some sponsors leaves sport at a new low
Hooligans and politicians I can endure, but goal music? No thanks
Before long it will be the Jaws theme when the ref approaches the VAR replay screen
Nostalgia exposes yearning for a time football was more fun
There is a reason why we have a fascination with the late 1990s and early 2000s
Women still not visible in sports advertising
Research shows that only 40% of sporting images feature women. A new campaign aims to change that
Charming Europe seal sensational Ryder Cup
Luke Donald’s men overcome late fightback and heinous abuse to win at Bethpage Black
You can rely on women’s teams to perform when it matters most
The Red Roses must now keep growing after delivering the goods at last
Few will begrudge County champions Nottinghamshire
Where better to contemplate the treasured past and county cricket success in the present than at the handsome Trent Bridge?
The Premier League is a (relative) haven from the nation’s political strife
It is instructive that, while abuse remains a problem, the game is now resolutely apolitical
Ryder Cup drama with a truth Donald Trump could never understand
Amid the fan exploitation and MAGA energy, a sporting classic broke out across the pond
Believe in Katie Reid – Arsenal’s break-out star in the Women’s Super League
The tall teenage centre-back has muscled her way into the Gunners’s starting line-up
David Sullivan’s West Ham all at sea after Graham Potter’s morning sacking
Nuno Espírito Santo is the man who has been drafted in to replace Potter – with the Irons languishing
England’s resilience rewarded as they lift Rugby World Cup
Red Roses produce dominant performance to sweep aside Canada and become world champions for third time
While rights are rolled back, women’s sport ups the resistance
Sport has always been a proxy battleground, a place where gains can be celebrated even as losses mount elsewhere
England stats promising ahead of daunting Ashes
England’s bowlers have proved their worth at times this summer
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