‘who cares if you don’t know the rules?’

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

Rarely have two points been such cause for celebration. Come the end of the 2015-16 Premier League campaign, that was all that would separate Sam Allardyce’s Sunderland, in 17th, from relegated rivals

Robert Blane on the value of the B test, a late foray into point-to-pointing and how endurance teaches key life skills

I grew up fascinated by all things spooky. Now my daughter and I have formed the perfect paranormal partnership!

Once you’ve won an Olympic gold medal and earned your way through to the big league, why would you ever go back to race against the weekend warriors? If you win, well that’s because you’re a full-time

Lovers of Test cricket may feel alienated, but the Hundred has been great for the women’s game, says Simon Barnes