Tennis: Variations of the volley, an effective defense shot
The volley – returning your opponent’s ball without it touching …
Joyce Smith: ‘I stopped running when I was 74. You don’t pick up your feet as much’
Joyce Smith began running in the 1950s, at which time …
London 2012: Cycling is free. Someone forgot to tell the Olympic organisers | Peter Walker
Ask a road cycling fan if they have a significant …
Just keep swimming – through the pee, plasters and human hair | Sally Goble
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After the Olympics, let’s bring back the magic of cross-country running | Boff Whalley
I have something in common with Paula Radcliffe. Like her, …
Tennis: nullifying your opponent’s serve
The key to returning a serve is reading it early. …
Fit in my 40s: ‘I’m at a boxing gym for people who don’t want to bleed, only to ache’
In a proper boxing gym, the novices are fed to …
How I train: Louis Smith, gymnast
Hi Louis! How do you stay in shape? At the …
Marathons by numbers: running the data
A few months ago, I reported the findings of research …
What’s in your swimming bag?
I realised my swimming bag was large when my son …