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Sport + Letters
July 2024
Why the marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards
Letters:
Why is the modern marathon the distance it is?
Tom McNab
and
Alan Shepherd
provide some answers
Published:
29 Jul 2024
Published:
29 Jul 2024
Why the marathon is 26 miles and 385 yards
Brief letters
Even in the rain, Paris je t’aime
Published:
28 Jul 2024
Published:
28 Jul 2024
Even in the rain, Paris je t’aime
France has the right approach to grassroots sport
Published:
26 Jul 2024
Published:
26 Jul 2024
France has the right approach to grassroots sport
Brief letters
Dressage should be brought to a halt
Published:
25 Jul 2024
Published:
25 Jul 2024
Dressage should be brought to a halt
How golf courses preserve vanishing habitats
Published:
21 Jul 2024
Published:
21 Jul 2024
How golf courses preserve vanishing habitats
Southgate has left a legacy that will inspire us all
Published:
19 Jul 2024
Published:
19 Jul 2024
Southgate has left a legacy that will inspire us all
Out of the straight: motor sport’s gay drivers
Published:
19 Jul 2024
Published:
19 Jul 2024
Out of the straight: motor sport’s gay drivers
Brief letters
Another day, another abhorrent brutality in Gaza
Published:
12 Jul 2024
Published:
12 Jul 2024
Another day, another abhorrent brutality in Gaza
Brief letters
Families in poverty face a real challenge
Published:
5 Jul 2024
Published:
5 Jul 2024
Families in poverty face a real challenge
June 2024
Brief letters
Skilful sportswriter’s sphere of influence
Brief letters:
A lipogrammatic paragraph | Scottish croissants | Rishi Sunak’s ‘incredibly angry’ | Fun fashion | Reform UK’s fairytale
Published:
21 Jun 2024
Published:
21 Jun 2024
Skilful sportswriter’s sphere of influence
It’s a good time to celebrate England’s Black football players
Published:
20 Jun 2024
Published:
20 Jun 2024
It’s a good time to celebrate England’s Black football players
Swifties deserve a five-star review
Published:
14 Jun 2024
Published:
14 Jun 2024
Swifties deserve a five-star review
Brief letters
A fitting finale for Sir Mark Elder with the Hallé Orchestra
Published:
4 Jun 2024
Published:
4 Jun 2024
A fitting finale for Sir Mark Elder with the Hallé Orchestra
Brief letters
Politicians could learn from Rob Burrow’s honesty and dignity
Published:
3 Jun 2024
Published:
3 Jun 2024
Politicians could learn from Rob Burrow’s honesty and dignity
May 2024
Brief letters
Bad behaviour is no barrier for Nick Kyrgios
Brief letters:
Wimbledon | Leeds sorrow | Aubergine garnish | Hula Hoops | Nonstick pans | Nominative determinism
Published:
27 May 2024
Published:
27 May 2024
Bad behaviour is no barrier for Nick Kyrgios
How I ‘invented’ VAR at Bristol City in 1973
Published:
21 May 2024
Published:
21 May 2024
How I ‘invented’ VAR at Bristol City in 1973
When the beautiful game was a bit brutal
Published:
19 May 2024
Published:
19 May 2024
When the beautiful game was a bit brutal
Cricket needs to widen its regional base
Published:
19 May 2024
Published:
19 May 2024
Cricket needs to widen its regional base
Profit trumps all in plans for the Hundred
Published:
13 May 2024
Published:
13 May 2024
Profit trumps all in plans for the Hundred
April 2024
The ugliness at the top of the beautiful game
Letters:
Jonathan Liew’s article about the unfairness in the Premier League strikes a chord with
John Rigby
,
Geoff Love
,
Nick Harland
and
Hazel Leach
Published:
26 Apr 2024
Published:
26 Apr 2024
The ugliness at the top of the beautiful game
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