Sports

My Rookie Era: The Hunger Games Made Me Think I’d Be Incredible at Archery. So I Picked Up a Bow to Find Out

Inhaling, I lined up an arrow with trembling hands, pulled back the string and launched it

The World Cup’s two competing realities: brilliant action and off-field injustices

All of the critiques of this tournament have proven valid and warranted, even as the action on the pitch has delighted us

Abject England end Stokes era with rare home series defeat by New Zealand

New Zealand beat England by 160 runs to win series 2-1

World Cup quiz: were you paying attention during the group stage?

There were 16 host cities, 48 teams, 72 matches and 215 goals, but did you notice the little details?

Beyond human: Montpellier Danse festival delivers one feat after another

This year’s celebration of contemporary dance in the French city is bold, baffling and breathtaking, with some high-voltage performers

Michelle Wolf: The Best Job in the World review

Watford Palace theatreThere’s plenty of devilment as the Pennsylvanian flies the flag for the magnificence of women and riffs on pregnancy

Women’s T20 World Cup ‘breaks cricket into mainstream’ but money still an issue

Success of hosts England has helped the tournament but the Netherlands coach had to give up her job to guide her country

Trekking through a living mountain culture: Spain’s Picos de Europa

A landscape of forbidding peaks west of Bilbao plays host to an improbable world full of wild flowers, animals and resilient cheesemakers

‘Meet me at the dancing dogs tent!’ What’s behind Britain’s festival frenzy?

They used to mean crusties, hippies, all-male lineups, near riots and burning toilets. Now, from Dorset to Inverness, there’s a festival – and a costume – for everyone. What caused this boom? And is there a dark side?

Morocco and the Netherlands look to move mountains in Monterrey matchup

Two teams with plenty of connections meet in a ‘clash of titans’ at one of the World Cup’s most picturesque venues

Alphonso Davies’ return brightens Canada’s landmark World Cup moment

The Bayern Munich star changed the game when he came on, opening the space for Stephen Eustáquio to shoot from for the match-winner

'A privilege

The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in English