Sport

The former footballer who removed a union flag is now a target of the hypocritical right

Hunting season has begun in France but the participants’ lack of etiquette and disregard for the rules is frustrating locals

The sport’s familiar – but often baffling – terminology has its origins in Anglo-Norman instructions, Old French numbers and Arabic palms

Today’s worldwide boom follows decades of resistance – but the battle for equal status is far from won

More fans are taking it in the stands. The bans have begun, but it won’t change the British need to do everything to excess

According to Fifa, £7.22bn in men’s football alone has been spent in transfer fees, a jump of more than 50% compared with the same period in 2024

Americans may have Apple, Amazon and the lead in the AI race, but Donald Trump is killing their soft power

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The ‘Kingdom’ emerged victorious in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship yet again – a far cry from when the county used to be the butt of Ireland’s jokes

There is a difference between riding your luck and being lucky, just ask Leah Williamson and the Lionesses

In an exclusive interview, Gary Lineker talks to Matt Kelly about the war in Gaza, his exit from the BBC, and life as a podcasting media mogul

This summer has shown us two visions of the country. Only one deserves to win

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Brussels, a city of 1.2 million, now has no open-air swimming facilities - just in time for summer

Big money and big ambitions fuel the racket sport born in a Mexican back garden

Trump plays so often and is so obsessed with the game that his administration is now a golf course company with a government attached

As in the Scottish Premiership, Spain’s Primera División is dominated by the same two clubs every season. And it’s getting boring

Most Mexicans have a positive opinion of the US, even if 80% of them believe Trump’s treatment of Mexico has been disrespectful

Le Balcon de Villard was cheap and very cheerful. Climate change and underinvestment changed that – but now NBA star Tony Parker wants to revive it

A new biopic covers the short life of basketball’s Dražen Petrović, Croatia’s greatest sporting hero

Reliable snowfall is becoming a thing of the past in the Alps, where the effects of climate change are magnified due to the terrain

La Sagrada Familia is not expected to be fully completed until 2034 and football fans are starting to grumble

Little blame can be attached to André Roussimoff for exaggerating the truth of his stories because everything about the wrestler and actor was already exaggerated

I always considered myself outdoorsy until I met the Austrians

The city’s working class banlieues have produced superstars like Kylian Mbappé and Thierry Henry. Could they now take Paris Saint Germain to the next level?

Once a forgotten figure, athlete turned activist Werner Seelenbinder is finally getting the credit he is due

Watching a game with people supporting the same team as you is one of the most deeply social experiences you can have

As the Portuguese superstar’s football career winds down, his Monopoly career is just taking off

A city’s reputation lies in tatters

Memories of Law, Jordan and Souness are being replaced by a new generation of Scottish talent taking Serie A by storm

Trump views Scotland as just one big golfing playground

The Frenchman won seven Grand Slam singles titles in the 1920s before becoming an innovator in the world of sportswear and tennis equipment