Why there is melancholy in Emma Raducanu’s New York fairy tale
The teenager who stunned the world will never play without expectation again.
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Jonathan Liew
Jonathan Liew is a sports writer at the Guardian.
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Moeen Ali’s journey to the margins shows English cricket still struggles with difference
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Crisis is engulfing the postponed Tokyo 2020 Games – but does the world still need the Olympics?
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