Lawrence Ostlere

Assistant Sports Editor@lawrenceostlere

Lawrence covers football tactics and analysis, cycling and Olympic sports. Since joining from the Guardian in 2017, he has reported from the Champions League, Tour de France and the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Tactics and anaylsis

Tottenham Hotspur

How long can Son keep out-running his own xG?

Football

England lost the ball before they lost the final to Italy

Football

Lop-sided England smother Denmark as rapid Saka exposes Vestergaard

Football

Decision to free Phillips in 4-3-3 delivers England’s perfect start

Football

England find rare sweet spot of hope without expectation before Euros

World Cup

How to solve a problem like Sweden? England’s task is to find a task

World Cup

How Southgate built his England team for the World Cup

International

Are we any closer to knowing Southgate’s World Cup starting XI?

Cycling

Pogacar takes time from Tour de France rivals on chaotic stage 5

Cycling

Tour de France 2022 stage-by-stage guide

Cycling

Tour de France visits Belgium on longest stage perfect for puncheurs

Cycling

Cobbles provide treacherous test on stage 5 of Tour de France

Football

Arsenal sign Gabriel Jesus from Man City in £45m transfer

LiveCycling

Tour de France LIVE: Stage 3 result as Groenewegen wins sprint finish

Cycling

Jakobsen favourite for stage 3 as Tour de France’s Danish jaunt ends

Sport

Lawrence OstlereHeather Watson: The tennis star playing the Wimbledon of her life

Cycling

Jakobsen and Groenewegen eye Stage 2 win at Tour de France

Rugby League

‘That 2003 drop-goal’: Dorries mixes rugby codes in embarrassing gaffe

Cycling

Pogacar, the invisible champion out to win his third Tour de France

Tennis

Raducanu knocked out of Wimbledon in second round by France’s Garcia

Cricket

Morgan retires from international cricket and England captaincy

Football

Cech to leave Chelsea amid exodus following Todd Boehly takeover

Cricket

BBC staff condemn ‘damaging’ decision to stand by Vaughan

Tennis

Gauff denounces anti-abortion laws which will ‘fuel’ Wimbledon charge

Tennis

Andy Murray ‘angry’ after mother Judy revealed sexual assault

Swimming

Swimmer rescued after fainting in pool at World Aquatics Championships

Golf

What McIlroy told Fitzpatrick on 18th green after US Open win

Sport

Lawrence OstlereBen Stokes: England’s unlikely Test captain changing the team’s psyche

F1

Leclerc hit by grid penalty at Canadian Grand Prix

Football

Tottenham sign Bissouma from Brighton to bolster midfield

Football

Three derbies on Boxing Day as Premier League returns after World Cup

Football

‘You feel shame’: Evra opens up about sexual abuse

Editor’s letters

Lawrence OstlereRory McIlroy’s win was a reminder of what golf can offer at its best

Tennis

Murray beats No1 seed Tsitsipas to reach Stuttgart Open semi-finals

Golf

Mickelson draws a crowd as controversial LIV Golf swings into town

Golf

DeChambeau joins LIV Golf with Reed and Fowler set to follow

Motor Racing

Isle of Man TT corrects ‘mistaken identification’ of rider who died

Football

Wales’s World Cup fixtures: Dates, kick-off times and full schedule

Football

England’s World Cup fixtures: Dates, kick-off times and full schedule

Football

World Cup fixtures: Match dates and kick-off times for Qatar 2022

Football

Real Madrid demand ‘answers’ after Champions League final chaos

Cricket

Bowlers shine before batters falter at start of new England era

Football

Perisic reveals moment he knew Tottenham would make top four

Football

Tottenham sign Perisic on two-year contract as Conte gets his man

Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland fights for banned gymnasts to make Commonwealths

Football

Data check: Is Karim Benzema the deadliest finisher in Europe?

Sport

Lawrence OstlereBlags, bribes and bit of luck: How to get the perfect Monaco GP photo

Football

Ten Hag has told Man Utd staff ‘detailed plan’, reveals McClaren

NBA

Steve Kerr, an NBA great fuelled by his father’s death

NBA

NBA coach Kerr gives tearful speech condemning Congress over shootings

Football

Ten Hag gives one-word verdict on Ronaldo at his United unveiling

Football

Burnley relegated after defeat by Newcastle as Leeds survive

Football

‘Little Wycombe’ determined to slay Sunderland in League One final

Cycling

Champagne cork eye injury forces history-maker Girmay to abandon Giro

Cricket

Harrison resigns as ECB chief executive amid English cricket shake-up

Football

First professional male footballer comes out as gay in 30 years

Football

Yarmolenko gives gifts to Ukrainian refugees after final West Ham game

Cricket

Root’s resignation leaves England in need of top-to-bottom reset

Cricket

Root steps down as England Test captain after struggles on tour

Football

Burnley sack Dyche as club struggles for Premier League survival

Cycling

Women’s cycling race in transgender rights row as sponsor withdraws

Sport

Lawrence OstlereProfile: Charles Leclerc, the unassuming F1 star shaped by tragedy

Golf

Tiger Woods leg injury timeline: From near-fatal car crash to Masters

Football

Le Tissier ends role as Southampton ambassador after conspiracy tweet

Football

‘We all know who the real parasite is’: Bale slams ‘malicious’ media

Football

Chelsea fans question why government won’t let club sell tickets

Swimming

Swimmer who wore ‘Z’ at Putin rally pulls out of World Championships

F1

‘It went crazy’: The photographer who captured Verstappen’s title win

Football

What Chelsea can and can’t do under latest government licence

F1

Hamilton had to ‘disconnect from the world’ to get over Abu Dhabi pain

F1

Abu Dhabi result ‘valid and final’ as FIA report blames ‘human error’

Tennis

Djokovic free to play French Open, says tournament director Mauresmo

Football

Chelsea shirt sponsor Three suspends deal after Abramovich sanctioned

Cricket

Warne begins final journey home to Australia

Editors' letters

Lawrence OstlereShane Warne’s death was to cricket what David Bowie’s was to music

Football

China to block broadcast of Premier League clubs’ support for Ukraine

Cricket

Cricket legend Shane Warne dies aged 52

Winter Olympics

Paralympic skier Knight: ‘I flipped and landed on my head three times’

Winter Olympics

Paralympics bans Russian and Belarusian athletes after backlash

Olympics

Sky Brown: ‘I want to skate and surf at Paris 2024 – I love them both’

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