Sport without doping is an impossible aim
We want sports stars to be either desperate druggies or blue-eyed cleanies, with no room for anything in between.
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We want sports stars to be either desperate druggies or blue-eyed cleanies, with no room for anything in between.
By Simon Barnes
Stéphane Heuet's illustrated adaptation of Swann's Way is a triumph.
By Simon Barnes
Richard Mabey leaps around the world as easily as Ariel, and reminds us that it's vital to see plants as…
By Simon Barnes
Andy Bull’s Speed Kings is about the 1932 American Olympic bobsled team – and reminds us how mortality underlines all sport.
By Simon Barnes