John Rawling

Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru’s performance when he won gold in the men’s marathon at in Beijing in 2008 placed him alongside the greatest runners of all time.

At an age when he could be forgiven for slipping on his favourite pair of slippers, relaxing in a fireside armchair and re-watching any one of the 500 or more world-title fights…

This week, along came a moment to leave even the most cynical observer stunned by the sheer crassness of the behaviour of those entrusted with running football clubs. The…

A modern world might find it impossible to comprehend the level of racism in the United States in 1910 when the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson,…

They say Monaco is the sort of place you either love or hate, and my mind was made up years ago by a late-night visit to one of the principality’s upmarket nightclubs. Maybe the…

Plans for a world heavyweight title rematch between the World Boxing Council champion Lennox Lewis and Mike Tyson have fallen through, at least for now, and talks have begun to…