Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Brits, Reyneke, Khaka and Mlaba headline South Africa’s series-levelling win
Amelia Kerr put in an excellent all-round performance for New Zealand, but South Africa fired on all cylinders, with the bat and the ball and in the field, to run out 18-run victors
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What Konstantinos Mavropanos’s viral face block says about his West Ham revival
When Erling Haaland let fly, it seemed certain the Manchester City striker would score. But Mavropanos had other ideas
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Manchester United’s flexible front four is driving renaissance under Michael Carrick
How decoy runs, Fernandes’ brilliance and a carefully struck balance are behind their rise to third
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Decoding Pep Guardiola — and what doing so tells us about this version of Manchester City
There is far more high-speed running and much less patience from City this season — but how much of it is by design?
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Max Dowman for England’s World Cup squad? History tells us prodigious talents must be handled with care
Some will say if you are good enough you are old enough, but Arsenal and England’s coaches have a duty to protect the 16-year-old
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Chelsea’s Premier League punishment should temper rose-tinted view of Roman Abramovich era
Chelsea were handed a suspended transfer ban and a substantial fine for Abramovich-era rule breaches on Monday
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England’s 2026 World Cup squad: Who are our writers picking – and who is missing out?
Does Foden make the cut? Should 16-year-old Dowman be on the plane? Who is the back-up to Kane? Does Maguire return?
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Row Z: Paul Tierney channels his inner David Brent, and will no one respect the football?
Our weekly roundup of football’s absurder side also takes in Roy Keane’s assessments of totally random Premier League managers
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Why have English sides underperformed in the Champions League round of 16? It’s complicated
None of the Premier League’s six sides in the Champions League won their round of 16 first legs. Why not?
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Former Syracuse QB Rex Culpepper, son of ex-NFL defensive tackle, dies at 28
Culpepper spent most of his career at Syracuse as a backup quarterback and was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2018.
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