This Sporting Life

It all comes down to what you consider sport to be

In Cathy Freeman were vested not just a nation’s hopes but its fears, guilt and shame, too

All nations have known long winless periods, but the French drought in Paris has felt very long

If you fail, you’re sacked; if you succeed, you get poached

The first day of the season at Lord’s isn’t really about cricket

The staccato clatter of wooden seats: a thundering drumbeat that vibrates direct to the heart

The club needs consistency, not the constant psychodrama of play-off hopes followed by relegation fears

Starmer hasn’t grasped that over-regulation is inimical to economic growth

What could such a storied player want with a middling Midlands club?

Team US might need the commander-in-chief’s help to win the Ryder Cup