‘I’m different to what I was’: Freddie Flintoff tells of life after horrific accident

Former England all-rounder opens up about 2022 crash as he takes a group of youngsters on a cricket tour of India

‘They get anxious but still win gold’: Team GB’s psychologist on nerves, negativity and self-doubt

Jess Thom hopes a handful of mental strategies will give British athletes an edge at the Paris Olympics

20,000 female condoms, 200,000 male condoms, 10,000 dental dams: will Paris 2024 be the sexiest Olympics ever?

It’s not the first time athletes and officials have been showered with contraceptives, writes Arwa Mahdawi. But is there any logic to the options on offer?

How returning to competitive sport after 25 years taught me resilience – and the joy of new friends

Jenny Knight, an author who was a teen world rowing champion, is rediscovering the benefits of exercise after joining a local netball team

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua wants to open care home for retired boxers

Boxer says ex-fighters suffer poor health and that he hopes to help them as part of his sports legacy

The search for the perfect wetsuit: is there one that doesn’t harm the planet?

Neoprene is made from toxic chemicals, hard to recycle and, with 400,000 tonnes made a year, a growing problem. So can surfers and swimmers find green wetsuits?

He’s 93, he’s run 52 marathons and he’s in the gym six days a week: can this man teach us how to age well?

Known to his friends as the Legend, John Starbrook is living, breathing proof of the power of exercise and enthusiasm. I tried to keep up with him – and barely survived

Grey wave of walkers spearhead record activity levels among England’s over-55s

Increase in walking among older people key to general activity in England returning to pre-Covid levels

All gain, no pain: how to avoid injuries from running, skiing, swimming, cycling, football, rugby, yoga …

One minute you’re pushing your body to its limits, the next you’ve gone too far and you’re stretched out with an icepack. Sports pros explain how to escape pains, sprains, tears and swellings

‘The teacher cupped her crotch. She never went back’: when yoga turns toxic

From my very first downward dog, I was hooked. But training as a yoga teacher led me to a miserable world of false promises, exploitation and near-total burnout. Could I find my way back to the mat?