Football
What the 2026 World Cup Left Behind
A summer of football across North America is over. Host cities are now working out what comes next.
By Theo Grant
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Football
Women's Football Keeps Outgrowing Its Stadiums
Record crowds have become routine, and clubs are finally moving big matches to their biggest grounds.
By Theo Grant
Football
The Goalkeeper Is Now Your Best Passer
Tactical shifts have turned the man between the posts into a team's first playmaker.
By Theo Grant
Football
Who Really Owns Your Football Club?
Supporter-run clubs are growing in number. Fans explain how it works, and where it gets hard.
By Theo Grant
Football
Five-a-Side Is the Nation's Real Religion
Every Tuesday night, in floodlit cages everywhere, thousands of ordinary people chase a very small dream.
By Theo Grant
Golf
Nine Holes After Work Is Saving Golf
Forget the five-hour Sunday round. A shorter game is bringing a new generation to the first tee.
By Theo Grant
Golf
The Links Course You Should Play Before You Die
Wind, gorse and a sea that doesn't care about your handicap: a pilgrimage to Scotland's far north.
By Theo Grant
Golf
Why Your Short Game Is Costing You Everything
Coaches say amateurs practise the wrong shots. An afternoon around the chipping green proves them right.
By Theo Grant
Golf
Golf Finally Lost Its Tie
Dress codes are falling away, simulators are filling city centres and the sport looks younger than it has in decades.
By Theo Grant
Golf
The Greenkeeper's Dawn
Long before the first players arrive, one woman walks eighteen holes with a very small ruler.
By Theo Grant
