Lamine Yamal – the eve of a new football era
Lamine Yamal, 18, a Ballon d’Or contender and Young Player winner, represents a generational shift: a pop‑star, social‑media‑native who embraces self‑ownership and visibility. Balagúe traces his immigrant working‑class roots, resilience…
Chasing greatness through grief – England’s warrior queen
Meg Jones: Welsh-born England centre whose prodigious rise (Hartpury, Loughborough, England debut aged 18, 2017 World Cup) and pandemic stint as an Amazon driver contrast with deep personal loss—father’s cancer,…
How to win an away Ryder Cup, by European legends
Europe aim to win the 26–28 Sept 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black by getting a fast start, using mental tools (player-caddie “secret words”, VR crowd prep) and keeping Luke…
Emotions got better of me’ – Ekitike’s ‘stupidity’ opens door for Isak
Hugo Ekitike’s late winner v Southampton sent Liverpool into the Carabao Cup fourth round, but removing his shirt after already being booked earned a second yellow and a suspension for…
Lucy Bronze – the making of England’s most decorated player
Lucy Bronze’s rise from Holy Island to England’s most decorated female footballer: childhood bond with Lucy Staniforth, youth clubs and a UNC scholarship under Anson Dorrance that forged a combative…
Becky Zerlentes – the first female boxer to die in fight in US
Becky Zerlentes, a 34-year-old geography instructor and amateur boxer, died after a head blow in a sanctioned 2005 Colorado fight—the first female boxing fatality in the US. The article recounts…
He has made young players dream’ – the making of Liverpool icon Salah
Mohamed Salah: profile of Egypt’s football superstar — his Nagrig upbringing, youth coaches, arduous bus commutes to Cairo, rise via Arab Contractors, and Liverpool success (245 goals, Premier League, Champions…
He fixes what needs fixing’ – why Raducanu turned to Nadal’s ex-coach
Emma Raducanu has hired Francisco Roig, Rafael Nadal’s former coach, to sharpen her technique and add consistency as she rebuilds from injury. Roig is lauded for rare technical insight, practical…
People looked at me like I was a something, not someone’
Main body text: interview starting at “I didn’t look in a mirror…” through Fisher’s reflections on career, alopecia, discrimination and life after rugby. Ex‑England flanker Heather Fisher recounts rapid hair…
Humble & sweet, but a lion – the story of the first female £1m player
Olivia Smith, 21, became the women’s game’s first £1m player after rapid moves from North Toronto Nitros to Penn State, Sporting CP, Liverpool and Arsenal. The piece profiles her early…