Ken Early: It would be best for all concerned if Pep Guardiola called it a day
His protege, Mikel Arteta, is reaping rewards after turning away from methods he learned from the master
Diego Maradona
World Cup Fever: A Footballing Journey in Nine Tournaments by Simon Kuper - A life structured in four-year intervals
Kuper’s prose keeps the pages turning as the journey becomes a re-examination of the author’s life choices
Argentina judge fired after causing mistrial in case over Maradona’s death
Julieta Makintach’s role in a documentary series about negligence case over football star’s death led to mistrial
Denis Walsh: Are you really opposed to cheating in sport?
The Enhanced Games will do well in the United States
Posso Entrare? An Ode to Naples review: Trudie Styler’s documentary offers brutal truths and blissful sunlit escape
The core interview is with the stoical writer Roberto Saviano, who regrets publishing his 2006 novel, Gomorrah
Diego Maradona’s medical team to face trial over ex-footballer’s death
Charges brought by prosecutors of homicide by negligence against the members of Maradona’s medical team
Ken Early: For Argentina, getting carried away is the whole point of football
Ken Early: Neutrals are rooting for Argentina and it's not entirely due to the Messi factor
Toulouse defy fixture congestion and injury list to reach semi-finals
Workload of French side’s star players considerably higher than that of hosts Leinster
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt sells for over £7m at auction
Famous Argentinian’s shirt makes a new auction record for any item of sports memorabilia
Maradona’s hand of god jersey expected to fetch £4 million at auction
Jersey has been owned by England’s Steve Hodge after the pair swapped shirts
Lisa Fallon: What Irish soccer can learn from Belgium’s transformation
Major progress is possible if we could achieve the unity of purpose the Belgian authorities did
TV View: Shane Warne’s death leaves us all in a spin at the loss of a sporting genius
The Australian cricketing legend had moved seamlessly from player to TV pundit
Napoli poised to cast off chaotic past in Europe’s most exciting title race
Perennial runners-up look a different proposition ahead of pivotal Inter clash
Srebrenica massacre drama shock winner in European Film Awards
Quo Vadis, Aida? scoops best film, director and actress prizes at ceremony in Berlin
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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