This Sporting Life

What’s the point of watching sport if not to harbour fantasies?

“Sportertainment” is a consequence of this age of short attention spans

If anyone can outshine Merckx, Tadej can

The dog-in-the-manger outlook still persists in Tottenham

A night at the Emirates, Arsenal playing Leeds

A new book marks 150 years since the first unaided Channel swim

For one shining moment, they’re kings of the world

Cricket can be at its best when nothing much is happening

An eighth gold in Sydney isn’t just an American hope: it’s their turf, their birthright

Pataudi was one of 17 men to play Test cricket for two countries