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Jack Dempsey v Gene Tunney at 100: when a great champion met his greatest inquisitor
On 23 September 1926, two of the best heavyweights in American history met in front of 120,000 fans in Philadelphia. The...
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It’s AFL grand final week – why is everyone talking about ‘Wharfie Time’?
Ahead of the 2026 flag decider, one club’s not-so-secret recipe for success has spilled over the boundaries of football...
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Somerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts
The County Championship gets treated like sporting Victoriana by the game’s leaders but it’s some of the hardest cricket...
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From the Pocket: Justin Longmuir is an awkward outlier among AFL’s combative coaches
The Fremantle coach and his ‘process’ have lifted the Dockers into their second grand final. Now they must take down one...
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‘That’s about a hundred-grand kick for me’: glow of Lions dynasty reaches far in Fitzroy
A late goal made the Royal Derby’s register sing, but the pub’s owner still finds himself ‘praying to the footy gods’ fo...
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Will anyone topple Infantino? How Fifa president is trying to cling on after World Cup sell-off debacle
Fifa president continues to lobby for re-election despite no other candidates coming forward to challenge him
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Annoyingly likeable Lions or Fremantle’s fairytale? How to pick a team to cheer for in the AFL grand final
Forget the cup, who will win the hearts of the undecideds, casuals and neutrals – the juggernauts from Brisbane or the u...
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Édouard Mendy: ‘Winning Afcon was 10 times better than the Champions League’
After retiring from international football, the former Chelsea keeper reflects on a Senegal career that – according to h...
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Liverpool’s Aurélie Csillag on making women’s football more diverse: ‘Visibility starts at the top’
The Swiss international explains why she became involved in the club’s Beyond the Goalposts initiative
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The Prem at 30: are all the fights and mistakes out of the way?
English club rugby enters its fourth decade determined to meet its challenges with more high-profile investment deals an...
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‘Have some humanity’: Diogo Jota chants at Rúben Neves a wake-up call for Saudi Arabia
With added coverage comes added scrutiny and there is a feeling that the league was too lenient when punishing chants ab...
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‘It’s bordering on exploitation’: how pseudoscience is duping football
Cryotherapy chambers and other practices in the elite game have little evidence behind them, says Dr Claire-Marie Robert...