Rugby player Jonny Wilkinson is famous for kicking goals that win England Rugby World Cups. He is also famous for being injury-prone. But he may yet become as famous for endurance, but not of the marathon kind. Since he kicked the winning drop goal against Australia in the 2003 World Cup, he [...]

Tim Henman is a failure. This must be rather disappointing for him, and for anyone else who might nurture ambitions to be within the top 10 in any field in the world. We live in a winner takes all society. Henman’s loss of acclaim reflects his failure yet to bag a Wimbledon title–the only prize [...]

The name Artie Shaw probably only means something if you were born before World War II. At one point the band leader was so big, he could turn down Frank Sinatra with the words “I don’t really like boy singers.” He was one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, but aged 44 at [...]