A game invented by a man named Adolph might have been a hard sell to the British public, but it was an instant hit

Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties

It’s not just owners who are being fleeced

In many ways the sport is thriving, but there is danger ahead

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

Ten things that are wonderful about British racing

The Kookaburra experiment seems a confused diversion, not a ticket to high intensity

Some have the granddaddy knack

Football — never boring, even when Italy is defending a 1–0 lead — has only grown more exciting

Even if you loathed sport, you could enjoy this book — which is why it can both delight and frustrate