A sporting chance

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

As the Women’s Rugby World Cup arrives in the UK, Jodie Ounsley, 24, from Yorkshire, shares how she defied expectations – and why more women should give the sport a try

The first women’s Tour de France ran in 1955 – and then vanished. Stephanie Boland charts the long, winding road to its modern revival

Britain are crowned champions at inaugural championships, while rising stars and returning veterans impress in qualifiers

Professor Peter J Miller discusses which ancient sporting traditions have continued into our modern world and which have been lost to time

What happened Cheering fans lined the streets of ...