Cricket’s Tetris calendar is a recipe for player burnout and fan apathy
T20 series between South Africa and New Zealand highlights schedule that is increasingly hard to keep up with
Drama amid the deluge: 50 years since James Hunt won F1 world title in Japan
The flamboyant James Hunt won his first and only world championship in dramatic fashion in Japan in the last race of the 1976 season
The Celtics’ orca-loving Joe Mazzulla is an NBA oddball. He’s also a masterful coach
The 37-year-old may come across as corny and gauche. But he’s already won one NBA championship and it probably won’t be his last
‘I wanted the rollercoaster of being emotionally invested’: Ian Bell on coaching, England and the 2005 Ashes WhatsApp
Five-times Ashes winner has since had a varied coaching career and believes the red ball is still fundamental to the modern player
Who was the first footballer to announce their international retirement?
Plus: swift ascents up the pyramid, Steve Palmer’s maverick set of shirts and an infamous 2004 Olympic penalty
‘I can’t leave like a coward’: Romania’s Mircea Lucescu on illness and his World Cup dream at 80
Head coach has been preparing for playoff against Turkey in hospital and sees job as ‘duty to Romanian football’
Radical swim training approach pays off for Cameron McEvoy with ‘really special’ record
Cameron McEvoy knew he was fast, but he surprised both himself and the world of elite swimming at the end of the 50m freestyle at the China Open
Coco Gauff battles impostor syndrome on way into Miami Open semi-finals
The American No 4 seed’s mental toughness helped her to a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win over Belinda Bencic to reach the last four of the Masters 1000 tournament
From the Pocket: Essendon have all the hallmarks of a team deep in rebuild – just not the stomach to acknowledge it
The Bombers’ coach Brad Scott and new president Andrew Welsh have been reluctant to utter the AFL’s most dreaded word but it would provide clarity
Crammed Test cricket schedule risks leaving Australian summers unrecognisable
Four matches in four weeks for the men’s team compromises the quality of the sport – and makes the Test season a contradiction in terms
Arsenal 3-1 Chelsea: Women’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened
Stina Blackstenius, Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo netted for Arsenal but Lauren James’s stunner gave the Blues hope
Bompastor calls for more ‘respect’ as Russo puts Arsenal in control of WCL tie
The Chelsea head coach said women’s football must up its game after the decision to rule out Veerle Buurman’s goal against Arsenal in a 3-1 defeat was not overturned by the video assistant referee
Difficult end will soon be forgotten as Salah takes his seat among Liverpool legends
Forward has struggled for form and focus this season but Galatasaray display was reminder of his brilliance