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Sanctions, stand-offs, foul play, peace talks, lobbying, bidding, a record sports club sale… and a push bike. Make all this make sense by reading Sanctioned The Inside Story of the Sale of Chelsea FC READ MORE HERE: shorturl.at/HnTCT BUY HERE: shorturl.at/05IEo

Main and bonus episodes here in the Global Player sports history podcast by me and Mark Pougatch Shergar, Harding/Kerrigan, the England men's World Cup staging drought, golf on the moon and more. Follow @playedoutpod to hear first about new episodes...

Watching the brutal suppression of anti-Vietnam war protests in this magnificent series, you can see shades of Trump using the military against civilians. 'Turning Point: The Vietnam War' is a catalogue of unlearned lessons in world politics. netflix.com/gb/title/81756…

A Royal Ascot taster. The unsurpassable Frankel.

Gareth Southgate on the importance of mentorship in sport - in The Observer observer.co.uk/culture/interv…

Two things. Having equal budgets for the men's and women's teams isn't "woke." And that's not why Lewes have been a bit short of cash this summer. Apart from that... ⁦Lewes FC Men⁩ ⁦Lewes FC Women⁩

How Pep Guardiola defied the rule of "whatever you say, say nothing" in his speech at Manchester University. My column for The Observer ⁦The Observer⁩ observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

The Observer Sport – Sunday 15 June 2025 Aidan Markram's century crowns South Africa World Test Champions. #TomorrowsPapersToday bit.ly/4jFwQCW

Went to Twickenham to write about breakaways, rebranding and reinvention. Then a game broke out, with Bath winning the title.... For ⁦The Observer⁩ observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

What do fans really want: breakaways and rebrandings - or familiar pleasures? Bath v Leicester made a good case against perpetual revolution. My piece from Twickenham for ⁦The Observer⁩ observer.co.uk/news/sport/art…

This week's 'How It All Played Out' is the Thrilla in Manila and the era-defining Ali-Frazier rivalry. Please follow and rate.

Two fellow Guineas winners demolished in this emphatic win by Field Of Gold. Everything about him is box office.

My favourite part of Premier League fixtures day is fans of relegation candidates and title contenders turning straight to the run-in. Dread and hope, projected 10 months ahead. It's such a 'thing' that the Premier League is offering club-by-club listings for games 34-38.

Excellent piece by Jessica Hayden on the unacceptable price forced on women in sport for having a profile.

Best reaction of the day right here 😆💙 #RoyalAscot

First day of the England-India Test series, Alcaraz and Draper on court at Queen's, and day four of Royal Ascot. Good luck to anyone who's meant to be 'working from home' today.