Sport
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England collapse amid doubts over Test cricket
Is Twenty20 leading to the death of Test cricket? Yesterday England were skittled for 58 in the first test in New Zealand. Now this shambles is being blamed on shorter forms of the game.
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Row brewing over global craze for beer yoga
Does doing the “Drunken Row Boat” betray a sacred tradition? Purists have condemned yoga teachers who incorporate beer into their classes. Beer fans say it makes yoga more accessible…
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Clamour grows for England World Cup boycott
Are sporting boycotts a good idea? Amid the fallout from the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter, some are calling for England to skip this summer’s World Cup in Russia.
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Wiggins slammed for ‘unethical’ use of drugs
Was sport better before doping took hold? Until recently, Bradley Wiggins was a cycling hero. In an increasingly familiar turn of events, he has now been accused of misusing medical drugs.
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Video referee poised for World Cup debut
Would video referees improve football? The sport’s lawmakers have given the go-ahead for them to be used across the game from next season — and even at this summer’s World Cup.
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Calls mount for Le Professeur to quit Arsenal
Is it time for Arsène Wenger to stand down? Arsenal were humiliated in the League Cup final on Sunday and now a club legend says there is ‘no case’ for ‘Le Professeur’ keeping his job.
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‘Here is what elite sport should really be’
Have we just witnessed the pinnacle of sport? The Winter Olympics brought us a world where have-a-go heroes stand beside athletes of astounding ability and where sometimes the underdog wins.
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Doping scandal breaks over Winter Olympics
Will sport ever be drug free? The Winter Olympic Games start on Friday in South Korea, but a fresh doping scandal has exploded on their eve. Trust in sport is at an all-time low.
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Rugby braces itself for war of Six Nations
Do violent sports harm society? This weekend Europe’s rugby elite will do battle in the Six Nations. Some find brutal games like rugby thrilling, but others say society suffers as a result.
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Premier League has half world's richest clubs
Have vast sums of money ruined English football? As the January transfer window comes to an end, a study shows that even England’s minnows have become financial heavyweights.
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Serena Williams: ‘I don’t need more titles’
What can Serena Williams teach us about the meaning of life? In an amazingly candid interview she claimed that career success no longer tops her priorities. Some see a moral here for us all.
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Sports, space and scandals: your guide to 2018
Will this be a good or bad year? In such turbulent times, predicting the future is even harder than usual. Start by noting down these five key events in the 2018 calendar…
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2017 in review: the year of doping scandals
Can we ever trust athletes again? The worldwide love of sport depends on our belief that stars do not cheat. But in 2017 all that was tested by a succession of major doping scandals.
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World Cup opens up world’s biggest country
Is Russia going to be the world’s next travel trend? Today the draw for the 2018 World Cup is made in Moscow. And some are predicting a new craze for vodka, ice, bears and Dostoyevsky…
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World cricket booms as England face Aussies
Is cricket the greatest sport in the world? England are taking on Australia in the first Ashes Test match. And as the pros do battle, the game flourishes in all corners of the globe.