Will white ball contracts spell the end for Test cricket?
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Eddie Ikin defends cricket’s longer format against the growing challenge of limited overs competitions
Review: I, Tonya
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Kate Vermeulen reviews the Oscar-nominated tale of bad girl ice skater Tonya Harding
Five things that need to change for England
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Dwaine Quashie looks at where England are going wrong – and how to put things right
Determined Karanka tackles winter of discontent at Forest
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Marcus Hogg says Nottingham Forest’s late flurry of activity in the January transfer window was sorely needed
Is Lavar Ball helping or hurting his sons’ NBA dreams?
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Sam Bennett welcomes you to the wacky world of basketball’s most interfering father, Lavar Ball
Neville’s appointment shows the FA in yet more bad light
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Marcus Hogg argues that Phil Neville’s appointment as England women’s head coach is wrong for many reasons
Charlton in the play-offs? Not unless Duchatelet sells up
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Marcus Hogg looks at the issues impeding Charlton Athletic’s bid to return to the Championship
Review – Battle of the Sexes
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Jaanki Padania reviews the movie based on Billie Jean King’s real-life match against Bobby Riggs
Justin Gatlin should be handed life-time ban
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Marcus Hogg argues that twice-banned sprinter Justin Gatlin should be removed from athletics for good after his coach was caught in drugs sting.
Documentary highlights football’s enduring problems
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Jaanki Padania sees her negative experiences of match day travel reflected in a C4 Dispatches documentary
Golf’s exclusivity is damaging its long-term future
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Jack Martin argues that golf needs to be more inclusive to tackle a decline in interest in the sport
As ‘Notorious’ debuts in cinemas, is McGregor losing the plot?
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Are there signs that Conor McGregor is cracking under the pressures of his own fame, asks George Mitchell
Why it’s time for everybody to take esports seriously
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Sam Taylor attends a televised gaming competition and sees a bright future for esports
Review – Stuck On You: The Football Sticker Story
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An ITV4 documentary on football stickers brings the memories flooding back for Dwaine Quashie
Review – Alan Shearer: Dementia, Football and Me
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Ben Jefferies sees the former England striker acquit himself well in thought-provoking documentary
Bilic woeful but Moyes is an odd choice for Hammers
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Harry Dunning tries to make sense of West Ham opting for David Moyes as Slaven Bilic’s replacement
NFL mid-season review
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Eddie Ikin looks who’s hot, who’s not, who’s surprising or disappointing – and who might make it all the way to Super Bowl LII
Marcus Smith: Too soon for England rugby’s new hope?
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Ed Krarup runs the rule over England’s latest fly-half hopeful and looks at some of his youthful predecessors
Review: BASE
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Yusuf Ali enjoys the spectacular stunts in a new movie about BASE jumping but is less taken with its love story
Review: The Emirates Stadium self-guided audio tour
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Jaanki Padania enjoys a tour of Arsenal FC’s iconic home in north London
Review: Black and White Stripes: The Juventus Story
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Many of the best sports films and documentaries celebrate the success of the underdog, the unheralded triumph, the unlikely champion. Black… Read More »
Review: Steps and Marches – hooliganism explored in fine art
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Kate Vermeulen visits an art exhibition that uses football violence to explore the dynamics of crowd behaviour
Review – Motor Racing on Playstation VR
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Daniel Thomas straps on his headset to check out virtual reality motorsport on PlayStation
The new ‘stability’ and the curious case of Arsene Wenger
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Arsenal and Arsene Wenger are out of step with football’s increasingly transient culture, argues Oliver Norgrove
At last – sport has a spring in its step
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March marks the real start of the sporting year, argues Tawanda Musonza
Review – WWE Fastlane
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Oliver Norgrove can’t give the WWE Fastline pay-per-view show any more than a two-star rating
Elephant Sport’s NBA Quarterly Report – Pt. 3
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Chris Moar Aguiar shares his picks for the penultimate quarter of the current NBA season – do they match up with yours?
Hype=PPVs in embarrassing Haye v Bellew build-up
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Mike Newell argues that over-hyping sports events only ends in disappointment for the fans when they fail to live up to expectations
Review – Being AP
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Mike Newell reviews the BBC’s insightful documentary on jump racing legend AP McCoy, filmed as his retirement nears.
Fan marginalisation and the rise in amateur football punditry
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Oliver Norgrove argues that the rise of the amateur pundit on social media is a response to football’s increasingly cynical attitude towards fans
Games review – Snow
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Caleb Sage takes to the virtual slopes to check out winter sports game Snow on PlayStation4
Elephant Sport Podcast – The Rise of Online Streaming
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Mike Newell and Lucas Chomicki investigate why more sports fans are turning to internet streaming to watch live events
Why more footballers should be studying for degrees
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Kortney Hudson believes young footballers are better off finishing their education before ending up as ex-pros with no qualifications
Time for more clubs to take the FA Cup seriously again
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Mike Newell believes the FA Cup’s traditions and potential for ‘magic’ are being eroded by teams giving it a low priority
Is it time for captain Cook to go?
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Hassan Abdullah gives his views on whether Alastair Cook’s time is up as England’s Test captain
Elephant Sport’s NBA Quarterly Report – Pt. 2
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Chris Moar Aguiar hands out the plaudits and brickbats for the second quarter of the NBA campaign
Why the FA Cup needs to be protected
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Dan Shalom argues clubs, broadcasters and the FA all need to do more to restore the magic of the FA Cup
Do we really need boxing’s bad blood and feuds?
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Tawanda Musonza argues that boxing’s tendency to over-hype bouts is unnecessary and even dangerous
Review – The Battle by Paul O’Connell
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Tom Ballard connects with the Munster, Ireland and Lions legend’s compelling rugby story
Who is the 2016 team of the year?
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Shannon Gambling shares his top five teams of the year – but who’s at No.1?
Review – I Am Bolt
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Feature length documentary ‘I Am Bolt’ culminates with Jamaica’s spring king winning an unprecented ‘triple triple’ of golds at 100m,… Read More »
Review – Book of Isaiah
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Chris Moar Aguiar reviews a documentary focusing on one of the NBA’s smallest players – but biggest talents
Five famous footballing returns
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Kortney Hudson looks at five footballers who returned for successful second spells at their former clubs
Review – The Wenger Revolution (Twenty Years Of Arsenal)
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Umar Choudhry reviews the latest book to lift the lid on Arsene Wenger’s long reign