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Jonathan Liew is a sports writer at the Guardian.
Unless we are prepared to scrutinise racist behaviour beyond the superficial level of incidents and language, the case of Azeem Rafiq will change far too little.
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The BBC – reflecting the priorities of its audience – has reimagined the greatest sporting pageant on Earth as…
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If the International Olympic Committee had cancelled the Games, they would have had to refund roughly £2.9bn to broadcasters.
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The England team of 2021 is one that simply would not exist if Priti Patel had been in charge…
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The tournament, now reaching its climax, has shown Europe as divided and rancorous.
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After initially refusing to condemn the booing of players, this government appears to have realised that this is a team…
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The wildly lucrative boxing career of YouTuber Jake Paul proves the real world power of likes and views.
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This is how power operates in its most unaccountable form: a hand grenade tossed into the heart of European…
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Bidding to host international sporting events is a wheeze beloved of new governments: a source of patriotism and public excitement, a…
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