Sport History
Going solo
This Christmas, 40 competitors will face the most difficult sporting challenge on the planet
50 years ago…
Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
Hurray for the Murrays
It is easy to forget how mediocre British tennis was before the Murrays
Double Double
A man motivated by the pinnacle or nothing at all
The final test
Jimmy Anderson has trotted up to the wicket 39,877 times in a Test match
The Golden Age of jockeys
Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world
Beyond the boundary
Can art reflect a nation’s spirit through its depictions of one of its favourite games?
Cricket’s triple threat
Some have the granddaddy knack
Shock of the new
There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick