Sport
‘Everyday’ Dale Webster, who surfed 14,626 consecutive days, has died
The Daily Wavester — He passed aged 77, having rode at least three waves a day between 1975 and 2015.
Written by: Isaac Muk
The Tossers: Inside the world of competitive egg throwing
The Obsessives — From Russian Egg Roulette to the showpiece Throw and Catch, the World Egg Throwing Championships is a cracking tournament. Ginnia Cheng joined this year’s edition, and scrambled to keep up.
Written by: Ginnia Cheng
Lionesses Euro final win draws the UK’s most watched 2025 TV moment
Bringing it home again — 12.2 million people tuned in to watch England women’s football team beat out Spain on the BBC, with a strong showing from young fans.
Written by: Ella Glossop
New documentary revisits NYC’s ’90s skateboarding golden age via the lens of Supreme
Empire Skate — The 30 for 30 documentary premiered in June, exploring how the brand evolved from a Lafayette skate shop into a global streetwear giant.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Warm, tender photos of London’s amateur boxing scene
Where The Fire Went — Sana Badri’s new photobook captures the wider support networks and community spirit around the grassroots sport, as well as the significance of its competitions to the athletes who take part.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Nottingham’s forbidden skaters are repaving the city’s landscape
Skate Nottingham — Having once been a UK skateboarding hub, a Y2K bylaw banned the sport in the city’s public areas. Now, a new generation is demonstrating the value that they bring to the local area, and recalibrating attitudes across the board.
Written by: Molly Baker
New FA rules require trans men to say they are “biologically female” to play football
Not just a game — The new policy comes into place following April’s Supreme Court ruling, which said that the legal definition of a “woman” could only refer to those assigned female at birth.
Written by: Molly Baker
Meet Lilou Ruel, the parkour champion taking the sport vertical
Skypusher — After becoming the first woman to jump Paris’s infamous Manpower Gap, the French athlete has set the bar high for her fellow athletes. Now, having joined stunt school and acted as a body double for Charli xcx, she has her sights set on the film industry.
Written by: Hester Underhill
“Moment of escape”: Maen Hammad’s defiant West Bank skate photos
Landing — Choosing to return to Palestine after growing up in the USA, the photographer found himself drawn to Ramallah’s burgeoning skate scene. His debut monograph explores the city’s rebellious youth, who pull tricks in the face of occupation.
Written by: Miss Rosen
In The Road to Patagonia, Matty Hannon holds “a mirror to the human condition”
From tip to tip — More than a surf and travel documentary, the Australian filmmaker meditates on capitalism’s pitfalls and the importance of existing within nature while embarking on a marathon journey from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego.
Written by: Sam Haddad
