Sport
Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’
The city centre has been rezoned and cleared out – the Olympics is a slap in the face to its own citizens, says novelist Robert McLiam Wilson, who has lived in the city for over 20 years
Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Premier League clubs step up gambling sponsorship on front of shirts ahead of ban: ‘It’s shameful’
Number of clubs with gambling sponsors increases, as calls grow for Labour to introduce outright ban
The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The new Labour government must make changes so disabled people can enjoy sport
Chloe Schendel-Wilson, co-founder and director of the Disability Policy Centre, writes about why disabled people are feeling excluded from sport and what needs to be done to ensure change
‘I felt intimidated’: Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds
‘I felt intimidated’: Disabled people feel shut out of playing and watching sport, report finds
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Line of Duty’s Martin Compston: ‘I’ve been dreaming of going to the Euros since I was 14’
Paralympian Jessica-Jane Applegate on winning gold and being told she doesn’t look disabled enough![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Paralympian Jessica-Jane Applegate on winning gold and being told she doesn’t look disabled enough
‘I come down and smash it out’: How a boxing gym is giving marginalised young people a fighting chance![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘I come down and smash it out’: How a boxing gym is giving marginalised young people a fighting chance
Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
‘Flags won’t feed people’: Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB’s ‘woke’ Union Jack flag![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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‘Flags won’t feed people’: Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB’s ‘woke’ Union Jack flag
How a chocolate-like Harry Kane statue brought council spending and tax hikes into sharp focus![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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How a chocolate-like Harry Kane statue brought council spending and tax hikes into sharp focus
The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix’s new Homeless World Cup film![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix’s new Homeless World Cup film
Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’
The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Sports, culture and fashion![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Sports, culture and fashion
We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community
Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 quite interesting books about sport – selected by QI’s James Harkin
The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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The debris of history surrounds us. So why are we still making the same mistakes?
Football fans are fed up of racism, sexism and homophobia. Here’s how to kick it out for good![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Football fans are fed up of racism, sexism and homophobia. Here’s how to kick it out for good
Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shares advice for tackling social media hate and online trolls![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shares advice for tackling social media hate and online trolls
As the Lionesses played in the World Cup Final, this tournament showed how women’s football tackles homelessness![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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As the Lionesses played in the World Cup Final, this tournament showed how women’s football tackles homelessness
Sport is not just life and death. It’s far more important than that![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Sport is not just life and death. It’s far more important than that
Four things we learned from the Homeless World Cup![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Four things we learned from the Homeless World Cup
Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack
All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=)
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