Life & Society: Sport

The empire strikes back

On the eve of an eagerly awaited Ashes series, Peter Wilby reveals how the forces of globalisation are killing off the old game of cricket and predicts that the future belongs to India

Game, set . . . and Scottish flag

Andy Murray may be wishing he’d never raised his nationality – but the worlds of tennis and politics often clash.

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A total white-out

In Britain, black people are excluded from decision-making in top-flight football. It will take more than one club appointment to change that

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From riches to rags

Observations on Romanian rugby

Toon Army goes belly up

Newcastle fans end the season with three awards in the New Statesman's star-studded prizegiving ceremony

Artists and warriors

With no balance in the team, Arsène let his Gunners fizzle out

Clichés of the titans

Which of the overused football wisdoms are still valid, asks Hunter Davies

Play the straight bat

In Acton, my son’s cricket team thrash the opposition mercilessly. This is riches undreamt of: I know what it feels like to be Australian

Croatian sensation

Hunter Davies leaves Britain behind for a far more civilised football experience

Pass the sickbag, Alice

. . . on tax dodgers, deportations, crocked fast bowlers and women drivers

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