This piece on why running continues to be so popular is written primarily for a UK audience, but the slant remains relevant to any country that enjoys road running.

It’s easy, cheap and accessible and encompasses all ages. This is a nice take on a pursuit that is both leisurely, and, as we saw at the Comrades, extreme in nature.

Anyone who loves boxing will know all about Sergey Kovalev. He’s a beast of a puncher, so fans like me naturally gravitate to him. Now based in North America, the Russian’s back story is remarkable and adds further nuance to one of the most remarkable boxers in the sport.

He fights SA-based Isaac Chilemba next month and is expected to do a number on him.

A round of golf with Hunter S Thompson. What could possibly go wrong? This is a terrific read on what went down when former Esquire editor-in-chief Terry McDonell and legendary sports writer George Plimpton took him up on his offer for a game.

@realDonaldTrump is the Twitter account of The Don himself. It is seldom subtle. It wasn’t always so, as the creator of the handle tells the New York Post in this quirky piece about the early days of Trump on Twitter.

There’s one line in this terrific report on basketball phenomenon Stephen Curry that captures its essence: “That killer, Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, has the most precise and stunning jump shot in the history of the National Basketball Association.”

It’s a first-rate read in the New Yorker – aren’t they always? – on the man who is redefining a sport all on his own.