Australia stand on the brink of retaining the Ashes after a day that swung briefly, tantalisingly, towards England before snapping sharply back into Australian control. By stumps, England were 207 for ...

Picture Max Verstappen in the foreground, taking off his helmet and disconnecting his radio. What he watches in the background is an orange blur kicking up dust and smoke in celebratory donuts. That ...

The African Cup of Nations begins on Sunday with hosts Morocco taking on minnows Comoros. From Bafana Bafana to the Black Stars, Africa’s festival of football is set to light up the football world to ...

When we think of female world champions, what do we think of? The trailblazing longevity of Serena Williams? The consistency of Katie Ledecky? Or the sheer brilliance of Simone Biles? But what do you ...

Despite receiving no government funding, Great Britain’s deaf athletes stunned the world in Tokyo from 15th November to 26th, winning 12 medals and finishing 12th in the global rankings. However, ...

Starc has 1408 runs (and counting) when coming in at seven down. The only miss in Starc’s bingo card? He finally went wicketless in his first over of an innings this series after going three-for-three ...

In the dying embers of the day in Brisbane, the Gabba rose in admiration for Joe Root’s crowning moment. A talking point for the pedants, the few Australians who liked to doubt that Root is one of the ...

Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport, written by Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson: a powerful book that highlights the imbalance between expectations and abilities for women in ...

What, before kick-off, was a minor blip for Chelsea devolved into full-blown crisis as they failed to break down an Everton low block. A 1-0 home defeat marked the first game the Blues have failed to ...

Overlooked and undervalued, Harvey Barnes has only been called up to the England team once. A stat you surely have to look at twice and can’t believe it’s true. At the age of 27, you’d be sure Barnes ...

With a list of attendees you could mistake for an Oscars ceremony, people were quick to criticise the various performances, speeches and peace award (really, a FIFA peace award) ahead of the draw. But ...

‘Engulfed – How Saudi Arabia bought sport and the world’ by James Montague outlines how the Saudi Kingdom leverages massive sports investments as a strategic tool to gain soft power, enhance its ...