British Sport
Playing the ball
The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Why the goal glut?
Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting
The fixtures that forged a nation
Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
More than just a club
The four men who founded Aston Villa could not have imagined what would follow
Backing horses
Britain should value a homegrown success story