Barney Ronay

barney ronay at stamford bridge Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard runs at the Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

On the plus side, the Norway midfielder shone against Chelsea. On the minus, Arsenal only have one of him

Refereeing is basically a nightmare now. Is it really a huge surprise a Premier League official should end up brutalised and spitting toxins on a sofa?

Young team swagger under punkish interim manager to make you feel it’s a shame he isn’t getting the job full time

The moment of the night in Athens came on 82 minutes, with England's young team romping about the place like cosseted schoolboys, all jinky little twirls and prim one-touch keep-ball.

“People will die.” Amnesty International “You can never say again that you did not know.” William Wilberforce

In a country where thousands of migrant workers have died since 2016 a huge building project lies ahead. December’s coronation will stand as surely the most wretched, bloody, damaging act in the history of global organised sport

‘It can feel like this is the space where we all put our most toxic part, where the collective black dog lurks'

A once warm and funny online community has been hijacked – but remember when Twitter for sport fans was fun?

England want their best fast bowler primed for Australia but the IPL’s financial power might hurt those preparations