Smarts as well as skills
Intelligence tends to be regarded with deep suspicion in sport. But now it has won the World Cup
Intelligence tends to be regarded with deep suspicion in sport. But now it has won the World Cup
The beauty of the beautiful game now lies in the argument between two ideologies
Rafael Nadal, even more than most sportsmen, is two different people. And one of them looks hounded
If the 10,000-hours theory were all it’s cracked up to be, there would have been 10,000 Steffi Grafs
How many players do you need to make a winning side? Not as many as we thought
The Australian empire has declined and fallen. It has turned not to Ashes, but to charm
The statisticians are at the gate. But can numbers ever make sense of something as fluid as football?
When Tiger Woods wins another major, he needs to say a few words. Something like this...
Andy Murray is a champion, but not quite a national hero – which is a stroke of luck