Sport History

This Christmas, 40 competitors will face the most difficult sporting challenge on the planet

Ali dances, bounces, beckons Foreman on, matador against bull

“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”

It is easy to forget how mediocre British tennis was before the Murrays

A man motivated by the pinnacle or nothing at all

Jimmy Anderson has trotted up to the wicket 39,877 times in a Test match

Ryan Moore is most racing professionals’ idea of the best jockey in the world

Can art reflect a nation’s spirit through its depictions of one of its favourite games?

Some have the granddaddy knack

There is a difference between innovation and a gimmick