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ROUTES ISLAND ESCAPES

With summer in full swing, our route maker Max has brought forth three rides that celebrate some of the offshore delights that lie just off mainland Britain

HAT-TRICK HERO

Ademola Lookman wrote his name into European football's history books with a hat-trick in the Europa League final

PHILLIPS' GOLDEN YEAR

As Harry Kane wins the 2023-24 ESM Golden Shoe, Sean Cole looks back to the turn of the century to remember the last Englishman to win the award

WEIGHT OF HISTORY GIVES REAL 15TH CROWN

Real Madrid's knowhow eventually overpowers determined Dortmund in Wembley final

GREEK LEGENDS

Olympiacos become first Greek club to win UEFA trophy

AI Hilal sweep to another Saudi crown

The first edition of the Saudi Pro League's glamorous new era ends with a familiar title winner

2023-24 SEASON REVIEW

VIOLENCE OVERSHADOWS TURKISH TITLE RACE

GRIME TIME - EXPERT WORKSHOP ADVICE

WHEELY ANNOYING

BIKETEST ULTIMATE HIRE BIKES

We test three park-cum-DH rigs - the kind of bikes available in holiday spots like Morzine and Whistler, as well as uplift venues closer to home

PINARELLO DOGMA XC - £12,000 Designed by and for Elite racers, with a ride feel to match

STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX & ONTO THE TRAILS

My SCARIEST Moment - TIM COMMERFORD

The Rage Against The Machine/ Audioslave/Prophets of Rage bassist wasn't fazed by an encounter with an apex predator, but a crash near his California home left him questioning whether MTB was the sport for him

REBEL WITH A CAUSE

Kriss Kyle's success shows where an obsessive love of bikes can take you - although it helps if you have a shedload of talent and a good crew!

MARIN ALPINE TRAIL E2 BOSCH - £6,385 Big-battery, high-powered e-MTB for gravity fans at a (relatively) affordable price

The Alpine Trail E Bosch is Marin's first e-MTB to use a four-bar linkage suspension design and a non-Shimano motor.

THE MANY FACES OF MOUNTAIN BIKING

WE HIT THE ARIZONA DESERT AS PART OF A HUGE FEMALE-LED GROUP RIDE THAT PUTS THE FOCUS ON FUN AND FRIENDSHIP

Second round of World Cup qualifying underway

Favourites perform largely as expected, yet Cayman Islands dominate the headlines

ATALANTA END LEVERKUSEN'S UNBEATEN RUN

Atalanta lift the Europa League trophy by becoming the first team to beat Bayer Leverkusen in a year

Record four in a row for City

Pep Guardiola's side sweep to unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title

PARIS'24

This summer's Olympic Games marks the 100th anniversary of Uruguay's football victory at the 1924 Olympics, a tournament where the beginning of the sport's globalisation can be traced

Brazilian clubs eye Copa number six

As the Copa Libertadores group stage concludes, a sixth consecutive Brazilian winner is looking likely

Inter cruise to title number 20

Simone Inzaghi's Internazionale shrug off all challengers before sealing the Serie A title in style against their biggest rivals

Palau soldier on alone

The isolated Pacific nation faces a long and lonely battle to improve football on the island

Disasters brewing

There is still a long way to go in World Cup qualifying, but dysfunction reigns at Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria after four matchdays in the group stage

GOING UP

The story of Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres' career has been one of upward trajectory - and there's plenty more to come from the Sporting superstar

A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

Sam De'Ath, a former tour pro who now plays of +3.5, has high demands when it comes to the performance of his irons. How did he find his Ping fitting experience?

THIS GREEN AND PLEASANT LAND

The abundance of high-quality links and heathland courses in the UK&I means parkland layouts are often overlooked. Jeremy Ellwood attempts to put that right...

Comfort from start to finish

We teamed up with Skechers to put the latest Go Golf range through its paces alongside three Golf Monthly readers at the London Club

RAISING THE BAR

With the assessing period for our next Top 100 list in full swing, the editor heads to Tandridge for a rankings catch-up with two course raters and the club's head pro...

WELCOME TO THE CLUB

Xander Schauffele recently claimed his maiden Major Championship title at the US PGA. Now, he's setting his sights on The Open at Troon and defending his Olympic Gold Medal in Paris

GOLD STANDARD

The Olympic golf tournaments for men and women take place at Le Golf National near Paris from August 1 to 10. Fergus Bisset gives the lowdown on golf at the Games

BEST LAID PLANS

Bill Elliott looks forward to another gruelling week of golf at Royal Troon, where the world's finest players are always tested to their limits