Sport
The Delhi basement forging India’s top skaters
Below deck — In a supermetropolis with little to no infrastructure for skaters, an underground academy is leading the city’s development of elite athletes, as well as providing a space for boarders of any level to try out and train.
Written by: Paridhi Badgotri
Ed Templeton’s new Toy Machine skate deck sets KKK on fire
Burning racism — It comes via his long running skate company and features a cartoon graphic of a klansman alight on a cross, as well as a broken swastika.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Afghanistan’s women’s football team are fighting to play
Scoring in exile — Having fled to Australia in the wake the Taliban takeover, a new women’s refugee team has been set up by FIFA. But still unable to take part in official tournaments, players are dreaming of full recognition.
Written by: Jessie Williams
‘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
