Seriously, don’t mention the war – the Germans don’t like it. There is a joke going around Twitter:

The World Cup is like WW2: The French …

England should have an anthem of its own, for use at sporting events and the like where England is representated separately from the rest of …

A lot of Olympic medal winners have been given honours in the New Year honours list. Which is probably as it should be. But I …

It couldn’t have been any closer.
Massa led from the outset of the Brazilian Grand Prix , right up until the end. And as he crossed …

Today is the day that Lewis Hamilton can take the world championship in his McLaren. Last year, he fell at the final hurdle, losing the …

It is amazing how well we have done so far in this Olympics, since we are now third in the medals table – and not …

I have a few pet hates. One of them is so-called “NIMBYism” – “Not in my back yard”. People who don’t mind an idea in …

Until last night, Murray was just another dour, bad-tempered Scot like the one who lives in 10 Downing Street. But now, Murray mania has hit …

Last week, I was talking about the clash between sport and personal lives. No-one’s a winner as a result of “Spank-gate” – Mosley’s clearly lost …