Iconic Films

England cricketers haunted by Henman

Inability to hustle out the opposition was familiar at Wimbledon, and seems to be also haunting the english cricket team

After Rooney and Jonny, it’s Freddie’s turn to suffer curse of the talisman

Murray: stop fighting the world

Andy Murray has acquired the demeanour not of a champion in waiting, but of a gap-year kid with a grudge against the world

For O'Sullivan, mere victory is not enough

From Roger Federer to George Best, David Gower to Muhammad Ali, the search for perfection in sport is what counts

Hail an unconquerable spirit

Phillips finds unruly subject at Badminton

Horse refuses to follow royal command in the dressage, leaving the rider resigned rather than furious or heartbroken

Penalty a victory for Lampard - and for life

Frank Lampard deserves great credit, not for playing against Liverpool but for playing so well and for scoring that goal

Pot-hunters of Clapham find no place at Crucible

Craftsmanship of 888.com World Championship players leaves the rest of us in awe

Riise and Ronaldo lost in thought process

Davis's Law applies not only to snooker as it caught out two Premier League stars on nights of Champions League drama

Olympics or bust: how to downsize the Games

If a gold medal at the ultimate global competition is not the highest honour in that sport, then it must be sacrificed

Punching heads? It’s a no-brainer

The idea of boxing is to punch somebody in the head. This is a bad idea: the head happens to contain the brain

Comment: Simon Barnes

The England rugby union side's new team manager is ideally suited to carry them to success on the international stage

The awkward secret behind the Marathon

Half of those who run do so because their charity pays the organisers

West must be careful with Chinese whispers

The critics of the hosts of this year's Beijing Olympics have to differentiate between a people and its Government

Fear is driving force at the Grand National

Those involved with horses are terrified for their safety but no one drops out; everyone starts; not everyone finishes

Comment: Simon Barnes

Hansie Cronje, Glenn Hoddle, Ben Johnson. . . the FIA president is the latest figure to appal the sporting world

Games without frontiers for all but politicians

It is unreasonable for us to expect athletes to involve themselves in Tibet, Darfur and other Chinese puzzles

Beckham is too nice a chap to dislike

There are so many reasons to despise the former England captain but the nation will be in love with him for ever

Kluft's defection brings end to the fun and Games

I am seriously thinking of refusing to go to the Olympic Games this summer now Carolina Klüft's not in the heptathlon

England crying out for a hero. Cue Beckham

The national teams and their followers spend too much time thinking about the future instead of living for the present