Sport

Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’
London Marathon

Christopher Eccleston opens up on ’emotional’ London Marathon race: ‘This has been the hardest run’

Christopher Eccleston ran 26.2 miles – then spoke to the Big Issue about his epic London Marathon fundraising effort

Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough
Animal rights

Grand National: Animal rights activists claim ‘tweaks’ to ‘cruel’ horse race don’t go far enough

The Grand National has introduced new safety measures for the 2024 race. Animal rights activists don’t think they go far enough

‘Flags won’t feed people’: Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB’s ‘woke’ Union Jack flag
Culture wars

‘Flags won’t feed people’: Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB’s ‘woke’ Union Jack flag

‘Flags won’t feed people,’ campaigners have warned, as Tories go rabid over a ‘woke’ new Union Jack design

How a chocolate-like Harry Kane statue brought council spending and tax hikes into sharp focus
Football

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
Homeless World Cup

The Beautiful Game: Everything you need to know about Netflix’s new Homeless World Cup film

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Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’
Letter To My Younger Self

Rugby legend Gareth Thomas: ‘The fear of coming out was far worse than the reality’

‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot
Sport

‘We felt like absolute stars’: Behind the 1971 women’s football World Cup the world forgot

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Sports, culture and fashion
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Sports, culture and fashion

We started as a boxing gym – now we’re a whole community
Community

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
Books

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?
John Bird

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
Football

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
FOOTBALL

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shares advice for tackling social media hate and online trolls

Sport is not just life and death. It’s far more important than that
Opinion

Sport is not just life and death. It’s far more important than that

England legend Fara Williams: ‘Young girls can dream of being a professional footballer now’
Football

England legend Fara Williams: ‘Young girls can dream of being a professional footballer now’

Four things we learned from the Homeless World Cup
Football

Four things we learned from the Homeless World Cup

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’
Letter to my Younger Self

Peter Crouch: ‘Being tall was my superpower’

Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack
recommended

Top 5 books on British women in sport, chosen by Suzanne Wrack

All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity
Sport

All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity

Sam Delaney: I have first-hand knowledge that Gary Lineker’s lovely
happy memories

Sam Delaney: I have first-hand knowledge that Gary Lineker’s lovely

John McAvoy was one of Britain’s most wanted criminals. Now he’s an athlete changing the lives of vulnerable young people
Sport

John McAvoy was one of Britain’s most wanted criminals. Now he’s an athlete changing the lives of vulnerable young people

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John Motson: ‘Life has worked out pretty well’
Sport

John Motson: ‘Life has worked out pretty well’

‘I feel extremely conflicted’: England fans on whether they’re watching the World Cup
Qatar World Cup

‘I feel extremely conflicted’: England fans on whether they’re watching the World Cup

Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction
Qatar World Cup

Qatar World Cup: Experts share how to spot the warning signs of gambling addiction

How Qatar’s only LGBTQ+ fan group is raising awareness during World Cup games
Qatar World Cup

How Qatar’s only LGBTQ+ fan group is raising awareness during World Cup games