Sport

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’
Social Justice

‘I’ve done more for my community through boxing than I ever did in a police uniform’

Boxing clubs have long been doing the work once associated with the state. Can a new national study be the reason grassroots gyms stay alive?

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’
Technology

A data centre is uniting bugs and bikers to fight Google: ‘We demand you replace what you destroy’

Conservationists and speedway fans are uniting against plans for a new data centre in Essex

Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’
Sport

Sir Chris Hoy: ‘If exercise was in pill form, it would be hailed as a miracle drug’

Despite his cancer diagnosis, Sir Chris Hoy is still an unstoppable force – now he’s raising the profile of the Commonwealth Games as they return to Glasgow

Healthier lives were Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026’s games must raise that bar
Steven Mackenzie

Healthier lives were Glasgow’s 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy. 2026’s games must raise that bar

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Chris Hoy
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Sir Chris Hoy

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The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness
Sport

The community group who took over a leisure centre to give everyone access to sport and fitness

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again
Football

I was tipped to play football for England until my mum got sick. Street football gave me hope again

‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup’
Sport

‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup’

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Sport

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: ‘We’d love to have Wales behind us’

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
Jamie Masraff

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
sport

Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it
Lucy Sweet

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue’s 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: ‘I’m 44 and I’ve never voted once’
Letter To My Younger Self

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: ‘I’m 44 and I’ve never voted once’

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where’s the uproar about the United States in 2026?

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
Simon Blake

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

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Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: ‘You have to allow yourself to fall’
Sport

Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: ‘You have to allow yourself to fall’

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’
Letter To My Younger Self

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: ‘Not even Usain Bolt had done what I’ve done’

Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’
Health

Inside the UK’s first NHS boxing gym: ‘You can pick yourself up no matter what’

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
Boxing

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch