Sport
Christmas Specials
The incredible story of Afghanistan's exiled women’s cricket team
The Taliban would kill them for daring to play “the gentlemen’s game”
Finance & economics
How sports gambling became ubiquitous
Europe is at the centre of the industry’s growth
Briefing
Gambling is growing like gangbusters in America
Technology and legal changes are spurring a betting bonanza
Culture in 2025
American football’s growing global ambitions
The National Football League will play more games abroad in 2025 than ever before
Science & technology
Physics reveals the best design for a badminton arena
The key is minimising the disruptive effects of ventilation
Business
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chemicals magnate turned sports mogul
The British billionaire is buying up teams from sailing to football to cycling
Culture
From Diego Simeone to Arsenal: in praise of sport’s dark arts
Pushing a game’s rules to the limits is part of competition
Culture
The sport in which nine-year-old prodigies are world-beaters
Stars of many sports are getting older. Not so chess
International
Sport is getting hotter, harder and deadlier
As players vomit and boil, even John McEnroe reckons “it is not humane”
Culture
What should “inclusion” include at the Paralympics?
The games make a virtue of their diversity. But there’s still room to grow
Culture
Why the world is teeming with so many new sports leagues
Interest from fans and investors has led to a surge. But is it a winning strategy?
Culture
Elite sport isn’t meant to be fun, is it?
Even for stars who love what they do, success can be a grind
1843 magazine | “I use anti-tank mines for weightlifting”: meet Ukraine’s Paralympians
The war-wounded join forces with soldiers on leave in the pursuit of sporting success
