What makes for a great World Championships? The course? The performances? The backdrop? The roster? The crowds? The history-making? The list goes on, but as the starter’s pistol sounded to release the

Milestone anniversaries, a total eclipse, new hiking trails and major cultural projects are just some of the reasons to travel next year. National Geographic’s global community of explorers, photographers and editors have handpicked this year’s list of 25 destinations to inspire your next adventure — covering everything from sports travel to seminal road trips

Let your running loose

GB’s Will Draper cuts a lonely figure at Challenge Almere on 13 September. In reality, he kept a steady gap of around 50secs for much of the final 10km of the marathon, before catching and then sprint

CW tech writer Aaron Borrill catches up with the Q36.5 leader as they race across South Africa

Advantage Elfyn Evans: the Welshman is back at the head of the World Rally Championship with just two rounds to go, following a dramatic hard-surface Central European Rally in October. Evans has a 13-