Best of 2022: Reader Favorites

Motorsport fans have been spoiled for choice when it comes to racing documentaries produced in the past two decades - and these are some of the very best of the bunch. A recent growth spurt in Formula 1's popularity has provided plenty of opportunities for great filmmakers to revisit some classic racing stories. From Juan Manuel Fangio's historic…

The winter holidays are defined by the joys and challenges of finding gifts for family and friends on your list. For many, a book is a treasure they look forward to unwrapping, one they can snuggle up with on cold winter days. Each year brings a new slate of books to add to your library, stories that immerse readers in names and places both old and…

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi holds the Webb Ellis trophy aloft outside the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg following the team's return from the Rugby World Cup on 31 October 2023. Picture: Katlego Jiyane/Eyewitness News Article by Tinashe Timothy Harry, Senior Lecturer in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Nelson Mandela…

Young tennis stars are being sent death threats on social media by gamblers who have lost money betting on matches, Judy Murray has said. The tennis coach and mother to Wimbledon champions Andy and Jamie said older players were often better equipped to handle the amount of "horrifying "and "destructive" abuse sent to them online. Ms Murray, 64,…

In the world of sports, some stories transcend the boundaries of the game and become symbolic of something greater. Siya Kolisi's journey from an adverse upbringing to becoming captain of a World Cup-winning South African rugby team, the Springboks, is one such story. Kolisi made history as the first black captain of the Springboks in a country…

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when UFC welterweight James Krause was the most famous fighter in MMA. Unfortunately it was for all the wrong reasons. Krause was embroiled in a nationwide betting scandal that eventually found its way across the borders, upending combat sports wagering outlets in Canada and resulting in multiple…

Membership-only wholesale warehouse chain Costco have raised eyebrows among the Formula 1 community, after it emerged that they are bizarrely selling tickets to the upcoming Austin Grand Prix. For many fans, getting tickets to a grand prix to watch your favourite drivers in action race around the track is a life-long dream. Going through the…

How much do you know about horse racing? In Canada, it might not have the traditional brand presence of hockey or basketball, but yearly, it's actually a significant driver of the national economy. In fact, not only does the sport serve as a reminder of the country's agricultural heritage, it leads to the creation of thousands of jobs, and,…

As forceful as he was on the hardwood, Shaquille O'Neal is a man of the people. And he's also a man of his word. Earlier this year, he honored his bet with Ernie Johnson and ate frogs on air. Big Diesel's kids have his sense of humor too, which Shareef O'Neal made apparent recently. The 23-year-old shared a picture of his younger self on Instagram…

And a happy feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha. This newsletter comes to you in some haste this week. I had arrived in Western Pa. at the family lake house for a few days of "working with a view" while our daughter got some much-needed socialization with her second cousins, but we've turned around in short order. My grandmother has taken ill. She is…

Emma Raducanu recently revealed that she is focused on winning another women's tennis Grand Slam rather than reaching the world No 1 position. According to Tennis World, Raducanu hinted that she wanted to win another Grand Slam title during a Q&A session on Instagram. A fan asked if she would rather be no. 1 in the world or win another Grand Slam.…

The year was 1988. The month was January. The city was Los Angeles. The car was a Nissan 300ZX, the music inside the car came courtesy of Phil Collins, and the gamblers in the front seat went by the names Dino and Miami. Their destination was Agua Caliente, a struggling horse track in Tijuana that was run by a powerful businessman, Jorge Hank Rhon,…

Ivan Toney is yet to face an FA disciplinary panel for 262 gambling-related charges, but the Brentford striker has admitted that he is "worried" amid reports suggesting that he's set to be banned for six months Claims have emerged suggesting that Ivan Toney will be banned for six months Ivan Toney has admitted that he's "worried" about the Football…

The sport of horse racing is awash in stories. From the race caller standing high above the action to the backstretch workers at the ground level of it all, every person you meet at the racetrack has a yarn to share. Some are built on fact and others sound like the stuff of legend, surely fiction until you dive deeper, like the story of the jockey…

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Today's guest essay comes from Fortune' s L'Oreal Thompson Payton, who writes about why Black women deserve rest. Plus: There's a shakeup at Netflix and stars are out early from the Australian Open. Have a mindful Monday. - Rest up. At a yoga retreat for women of color I attended several years ago in the mountains…

Top history, memoir and other nonfiction for the first quarter of the year: "Rough Sleepers," by Tracy Kidder (Random House, Jan. 17): Kidder spent five years following a Boston doctor who brings health care to the unhoused. "Jellyfish Age Backwards," by Nicklas Brendborg (Little, Brown, Jan. 17): A scientific dive into aging and immortality,…

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father's legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54. Her death in a Los Angeles hospital was confirmed by her mother, Priscilla, a few hours after her daughter was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after a medical…

We have all heard about climate change; its causes, catastrophic effects and what we can do individually and collectively to mitigate these hazardous effects. Most Nigerians I have interacted with are ambivalent about the entire issue; Is it really worth worrying about? Is it something we should lose sleep over? Or is it another fabrication of the…

At the heart of each story lies the who, what, when, where, and how of a moment, captured in words. Putting it all together is a craft born of education and experience gained as a witness to the day to day of humanity. In horse racing, writers like Tom Pedulla stand trackside, walk the backsides, and ask the questions necessary to capture the many…

Name: Alicia Hannah-Kim Hometown: Sydney, Australia Current role: Kim Da-Eun in Netflix's Cobra Kai Teen Vogue: If you could be the main character in any TV show or movie that's not your own, who would you be and why? Alicia Hannah-Kim: I would love to play a dragon queen on House of the Dragon! I'm really into that show, and shamefully, I'm always…

Doping, Electroshock Devices, Death Likely at Unsanctioned Memphis Horse Race; PETA Urges Sheriff to Investigate David Perle 202-483-7382 Memphis, Tenn. - Shelby County's sheriff has been told to look out for illegal gambling as well as horses being injected with methamphetamines and cocaine, electroshocked, or subjected to other acts of cruelty…

It's an interesting statistic. The Kenyan sports scene is often defined by rags to riches stories with talented children from poor families braving huge odds to ascend to stardom. But there are classical examples of kids from rich families who have made it big on the global stage. For example, tennis icon Paul Wekesa is the son of former Cabinet…

Ruth Maltese watches the 155th running of the Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack on Sunday. Maltese's father, Frank Veal, and his two brothers owned the Three V's Stable and a string of award-winning horses - including Epigram, which galloped to victory at the Queen's Plate in 1952. Sitting in the stands Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack, Ruth Maltese…

Twenty years after he captivated the horse racing world with a run that fell just short of a Triple Crown, Funny Cide has died. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, where he'd spent his final years in retirement, and several other racing authorities confirmed the death Sunday of the winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He died…