Simon Cromie

Discovering the art of aikido

Elephant Sport visits UAL’s Aikido Society to gain an insight into this unique Japanese martial art

Simon Cromie is captivated by a footballer’s story which is about so much more than football

Simon Cromie samples rugby league at the sport’s rejuvenated professional outpost in London

Simon Cromie ponders why female players have failed to make their mark in snooker

Simon Cromie braves the beered up crowd at snooker’s quick-fire Shoot Out tournament in Watford

Simon Cromie talks to former world snooker champion Ken Doherty, whose ambition and love of the game still burns brightly

Simon Cromie explains why north London’s hilltop ‘palace’ is a fitting venue for the sport’s leading invitational event

Simon Cromie celebrates the enduring snooker talent of Ronnie O’Sullivan, and detects a calmer, more mature man at work

Simon Cromie talks to David Squires about his acclaimed cartoon strips for The Guardian’s sports pages

Simon Cromie joins a meagre crowd at The Valley for an EFL Trophy tie between Charlton and Swansea U21s

Simon Cromie identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the Netflix documentary series on combat sports

Simon Cromie enjoys Chelsea’s 3-1 win over BATE Borisov at Stamford Bridge as Ruben Loftus-Cheek hits a hat-trick

‘Fundamentally, we all deal with the same problems in life, the same struggles, the same joys,’ the Bees chaplain tells Simon Cromie

Simon Cromie explores the unique sporting phenomenon of football’s goalless draw