“There’s different breeds of people. As an athlete, I’m not scared of failing. It’s not something that I was born with. I’m on the attack at all times and I’m bold with it.” Big fan of Josh Kerr's fearless approach to his one-mile world record attempt.

Naomi Metzger is one of Britain's best ever female triple jumpers. But, in recent years, she's also become a technology influencer. An interview on athletics, AI and crypto. Read it in @athleticsweekly.com here: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

- Keely Hodgkinson withdraws in tears from the UK Championships start line - She says she “wasn’t feeling 100%” - Her camp insist it was precautionary due to muscle tightness at the end of her warm-up

Britain's athletics world records: GB, 4x200m indoor (1991) J Edwards, triple jump (1995) M Farah, one hour (2020) E Giles, mile road (2024) K Hodgkinson, 800m indoor (2026) Can Hodgkinson (800m outdoor) and Josh Kerr (mile) add two big ones this summer?

Amy Hunt v Dina Asher-Smith is a world-class British rivalry to savour.

"I think I got very flipping unlucky. But I have unfinished business. Athletics is me, and I love it." Having been tipped for greatness, Niamh Emerson didn't finish a heptathlon for eight years. Now, with KJT's help, she's back. Read the @athleticsweekly.com piece: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

“I was surprised. With respect for me, I thought I deserved one.” Reigning Queen’s Club champion Tatjana Maria (world No 52) did not receive a wildcard to defend her title. Instead they went to Brits ranked 73, 98, 160 and 261 in the world.

Serena Williams, 44, is back playing doubles at Queen’s Club next week. But what about a potential singles return? “I can’t say yeah, I can’t say no. Right now, no.”

They were “collateral damage” in the spygate saga after preparing to face the wrong team for a week. But Hull City are back in the Premier League.

“People always underestimate me. My honesty has been twisted into a tragic vulnerability.” An interview with the admirably open and always interesting Victoria Pendleton - on snakes, depression, and why she constantly seeks new challenges.

Escalator engineer Jay Lovell was supposed to be doing a shift at Wembley Stadium today. He’ll still be there… but captaining Cockfosters in the FA Vase final. A piece on the brilliance of Non-League Finals Day.

When Sabastian Sawe ran the first legal sub-2hr marathon, his shoes made headlines. But in Gothenburg, a team of scientists/nutritionists believe another factor was just as significant, if not more so. A look inside sport's groundbreaking fuelling lab.

Supporting Rochdale should come with a health warning. After the York City drama a fortnight earlier, an extraordinary National League play-off final victory featuring more injury-time goals and a penalty shootout.

Ipswich Town are back in the Premier League.

When Richard Yates wasn't selected for the 2008 Olympics, it sparked a chain of events that ended in him becoming UK Athletics' general counsel. And he's still competing in the UK Championships aged 40. Read the @athleticsweekly.com interview: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

Last week, a new cricket competition launched solely for state schools, culminating in boys' and girls' finals on the main pitch at Lord's. As a rare England player now coaching cricket in a state school, Sajid Mahmood is a big fan.

Sabastian Sawe only ran his first international race aged 26. A couple of years earlier, family members had urged him to give up on his dream. Now he's a history-maker. The story of the first man ever to run a sub-2hr marathon.

1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. One of the greatest ever sporting feats.

Unai Emery insisted the Premier League is Aston Villa’s priority. His team played like they hadn’t heard him. Report from Fulham 1-0 Aston Villa.

"We're sword-fighting. This is the coolest sport there is." Miles Chamley-Watson was the 'bad kid' who found fencing after he was expelled from multiple schools. Now the sport's outsider wants to use his celebrity status to take fencing mainstream. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...

Brentford could qualify for Europe and have the Premier League's leading goalscorer this season. But an injury-time goal meant they didn't win this one. Report from Brentford 2-2 Everton.

Enzo Fernandez has been dropped for two games as transfer-talk punishment. Liam Rosenior describes Chelsea’s recent struggles as the worst 10 days of his career.

“Just because I’ve had a good career, I can’t just expect to get that big job.” He made 496 Premier League appearances and scored 20 international goals, but new Woking manager Jermain Defoe’s life now revolves around the fifth-tier National League.

Like their younger international counterparts, England’s Over-70s played an Ashes series and a World Cup this winter. Unlike Brendon McCullum’s crew, the Over-70s won them both.

Sussex have compiled their strongest squad for a generation. But it cannot last long, so enjoy it while they can. After a harrowing winter of financial turmoil, a trip to sunny Hove to see if the return of cricket can restore smiles.

Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man all have island-wide teams competing in 8/9th-tier English football. On Non-League Day, the story of the huge amateur clubs footing the £7,000 bill for their opponents to fly up to 200 miles every other week.

Tottenham fans have tried walkouts, they have tried vocal anger, and now they have tried to inspire players with a rapturous pre-match reception. All to no effect. It has been a horrible season watching their insipid team slide towards relegation.

“The only thing left for me was death.” Almost 10 years ago, Luvo Manyonga conquered the athletics world. But he was addicted to crystal meth, and his life descended into crime and drugs. Now, after a brutal beating nearly killed him, he’s back at the top. www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

Few things in sport look as silly as a failed Panenka. Report from West Ham’s FA Cup penalty shootout victory over Brentford.

Last year, Scott Lincoln achieved GB's best ever World Championships shot put placing. Now he wants to reward the anonymous couple who have funded his career by winning medals and "cleaning up" the British record. Read the @athleticsweekly.com interview: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

“I’m not stupid - I know I’ve been pretty unfortunate, but I’ve also had a lot of amazing things happen. I love my life.” Paralysed, Paralympic gold and a cancer diagnosis. Through it all, the extraordinary Jo Butterfield never stopped smiling. Now history awaits.

“I feel the same butterflies as when I played in the Premier League. And it keeps me young.” For the last six years of his Chelsea/Arsenal career, Petr Cech secretly did weekly ice hockey training. Now, aged 43, he travels the country playing for fourth-tier club Haringey Huskies.

How decisive might this missed opportunity prove in West Ham’s survival plight? An xG of 2.87 from 20 shots, but no goals. Report from West Ham 0-0 Bournemouth

What a pleasant surprise to see Jeremiah Azu run the 200m to complete a British indoor sprint double. The 200m isn't even contested internationally indoors. So why put himself through three additional races in three hours without need? “Mainly for the training.”

First Keely Hodgkinson, then Georgia Hunter Bell and Josh Kerr. Britain’s top trio had perfectly legitimate reasons for dropping out of Sunday's UK Indoor Championships. But their withdrawals dealt a succession of blows to paying fans in Birmingham.

A sports ticket comes with no certainty of getting to watch the headline act. Birmingham’s Saturday crowd saw Keely Hodgkinson in the form of her life. Her decision to skip the UK Championships final means no such joy for their Sunday counterparts.

“Last year was very tough. I’m somebody who runs fast when I’m happy.” Watching her young rival Amy Hunt win a world medal last summer suggested a possible new era for British female sprinting. But another British title shows Dina Asher-Smith is nowhere near done yet.

Over two months last winter, Jeremiah Azu won world, European, British and Welsh 60m gold. And became a dad for the first time. Now defending his titles, he believes this indoor season can be even better. Read the full @athleticsweekly.com interview: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

Emile Cairess intends to beat Mo Farah's British record "by a fair way" at this year's London Marathon. But his first ambition is simply to race more, following a wretched run of bad lack. Read the full @athleticsweekly.com interview: athleticsweekly.com/news/why-emi...

“It’s not enough to be the inspirational face of bobsleigh. This is not a gimmick. We want to win.” Everyone knows the story of Cool Runnings. Now, Jamaica’s bobsleigh team plan to use the film to propel them to a Winter Olympics medal.

It was a treat to interview John Virgo a few years ago (ignore the clickbait nature of the Telegraph headline featuring a quote he didn’t even say). He was warm, generous and I could have filled thousands more words with his stories.

“What we deliver against the odds is unbelievable.” Despite zero world-class snow facilities, GB skiers and snowboarders have won 77 major international medals since 2022. Hopes are at an all-time high for this month’s Winter Olympics.

Thank goodness for a moment of Charalampos Kostoulas bicycle-kick majesty to save another match dominated by dreary VAR debate. Report from Brighton 1-1 Bournemouth.

Brantham Athletic are the only team in English football's top eight tiers yet to win a league game this season. But there's little doom and gloom. A piece about community sports clubs, gallows humour and an unlikely link-up with Paris Saint-Germain.

"You can look at my career as a bit of a failure. It's quite sad. But I'm content." Mental-health struggles meant Jack Green ran his last professional race aged 26. Now he's using his experiences to help others excel. Read the full @athleticsweekly.com interview: pocketmags.com/athletics-we...

Unloved by the masses, shunned by most elites, but thriving among club runners. A look at the current state of cross-country running and where it might go in the future (including some major events potentially coming to Britain...).

The dream farewell for Antoine Semenyo. Misery upon misery for Tottenham: defeat, injuries and their manager drinking from an Arsenal cup. Report from Bournemouth 3-2 Tottenham.

My friend Dan and I have an annual tradition of scoring a goal in every goal at Hackney Marshes. Sadly, ankle surgery rules me out this year. But everyone is invited. So join - it's great fun, not at all competitive and very silly. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/score-a-go...

They played 12 games between them, but neither West Ham nor Brighton managed a single win in December. Report from a strangely entertaining 2-2 draw.

Arsenal are making a habit of causing their fans’ anxiety levels to rise. But what they are managing to do, given their relentless injuries, is remarkable. Match report from Arsenal 2-1 Brighton.