Sport

The Targa Florio road race pitted drivers against every imaginable danger.. including stray dogs

Can the football-mad Italian city achieve the ultimate goal?

The Dutch cyclist should have fallen to his death after tumbling into a 1,000-foot ravine during the 1951 Tour de France, but emerged in miraculously good shape

She was on her way to becoming a tennis all-time great. Then, 30 years ago, an attacker changed history

Burnley’s triumphant return to the Premier League has been masterminded by the son of a refugee who became Belgium’s first elected black mayor

The current sensation of bouts between reality TV stars, rappers and TikTok celebrities could kill off real boxing forever

When one person draws a line, the strength of resistance is tested

As with everything else, there is one rule for them, and another for everyone else

The story of the Senegal-born boxer the IRA couldn’t knock out – and his fatal drift into dissipation

It’s the right and the duty of anyone with a platform to speak out against this cruelty

The Elfstedentocht event has been part of Dutch folklore for more than 100 years. But, thanks to climate change, it could well be over for good

England may do better in the future if their fans and media stopped going into every tournament fixated on the past. As is often the case, attitudes need to change

Moroccans were blamed for riots in Brussels after their World Cup upset of Belgium. But what really happened?

Some have labelled Cantona an existentialist. Partly because he is French and partly as he defies conventions. But, is that warranted?

Cantona was a catalyst for change. He had a profound effect not just on football, but on Manchester, and by extension, the nation

The World Cup has begun. How can we tell? Snow has fallen in Berlin and pro-Alternative für Deutschland groups have been filling up with racist comments

Holding the tournament in the red planet’s temperate deserts would be more hospitable and less oppressive for fans

The human cost of the World Cup has been far too high and it would be disrespectful to pretend otherwise

Which European nations are refusing to, as requested by the current Fifa president Gianni Infantino, "focus on the football"

If a butterfly flaps its wings in Sumatra, who wins the World Cup in Qatar? Examining chaos theory in football

Gerard Piqué has played his final match for Barcelona. He may not have been blessed with athletic pace but he always played instinctively

The Qatar World Cup is an uneasy reminder of how the world works. But shouldn’t sport be better?

Is Union Berlin a German Leicester City in the making? Unlikely. But, this won't stop them trying

After fighting the Nazis in the second world war, Paul Barrière fought to save his outlawed sport

A 3,000km cycle ride across the continent reveals the consequences of climate change – and what we can do to stop it

The sporting talents of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, nicknamed Kvaradona, are surprising and thrilling

Robert Lewandowski embarks on a new chapter in his striking career

Little known elsewhere, the brutal Calcio Storico is a 500-year-old annual tradition unique to the Tuscan city

Pierre Levegh’s name is forever linked with a dreadful day almost seven decades ago. As the 70th anniversary approaches, maybe his feat deserves to step out from the shadow of the catastrophe

A decision to replace riding with an obstacle race in the Olympic multi-sport event has exposed a long-running battle for its soul

Why can't politicians be more like Jürgen?

Migration and livestreaming are helping the traditionally English game gain a foothold in mainland Europe at long last