Singing the Blues
The Varsity Match and Boat Race are no longer part of our sporting conversation
Hymns and arias
Fierce rivalries in a shared sport
This history of sport fails to bowl over
An inadequate night watchmen of the genre
Winning and losing
Emma Raducanu is a worthy winner of SPOTY — but will she continue her impressive rise?
Hopes turn to Ashes
At this year’s series, bubbles will mean not Veuve Clicquot but protocols designed to ensure that the ball is all anyone catches Down Under
The curse of the Next Big Thing label
Picking sport’s winners and losers when they are so young is a mug’s game
Team Europe
In the Ryder Cup the US have the superstars, the major titles, the private jets. Europe have team spirit
The magic of the games
The Olympics have a weird and wonderful history
A return to Lord’s
Two years on from the gripping World Cup Final, there are few pops and bangs this year at Lord’s
Rotters, rogues and Champagne moments
This book is so colourful and well told that it should interest even those who find the game of Cricket dull