Sport

‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup'
Sport

‘Gay footballers are not out, but they’re at the World Cup'

Millwall FC became the first professional club in England to formally integrate an LGBT+ team into its Community Trust structure in 2019
Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime
Sport

Leicester Riders: The basketball team taking on knife crime

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: 'We'd love to have Wales behind us'
Street Football Wales footballers at the Homeless World Cup
World Cup

The Welsh football team going to Mexico for World Cup football: 'We'd love to have Wales behind us'

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Flick Off!

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions
Jamie Masraff

How getting young people into sport could save the UK millions

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’
a number of players from the Street Child World Cup lying down with their feet in the air
Football

How the Street Child World Cup changes the game for homeless children: ‘It’s the World Cup of hope’

Formula E is in pole position as sport's first-ever B Corp
B Corp Month

Formula E is in pole position as sport's first-ever B Corp

Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb
Scott Meenagh competes in the Winter Paralympics
sport

Winter Paralympics: Costs of competing leaves Paralympians with mountain to climb

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it
Team GB Winter Olympics stars Tabby Stoecker and Matt Weston
Lucy Sweet

Winter Olympics show anything is possible if you put your neck on the line – and risk breaking it

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2026

Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026: Culture and sport

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026
Changemakers 2026

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2026

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'
Letter To My Younger Self

Motorbike racer and TV presenter Guy Martin: 'I'm 44 and I've never voted once'

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics
Sport

Politics on ice: Greenland casts shadow over US vs Denmark ice hockey clash at Winter Olympics

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where's the uproar about the United States in 2026?
US president Donald Trump with FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Ravishaan Rahel Muthiah

The Qatar World Cup sparked calls for boycotts. Where's the uproar about the United States in 2026?

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong
A picture of people playing football
Simon Blake

Exercise is good for everyone – but too many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel they belong

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 
Éanna Hardwicke and Steve Coogan, stars of Saipan
Film

Saipan star Steve Coogan: 'The bust-up between Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy became a lightning rod' 

Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: 'You have to allow yourself to fall'
Sport

Champion figure skater Anastasia Vaipan-Law: 'You have to allow yourself to fall'

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'
Letter To My Younger Self

Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, aka Nitro: 'Not even Usain Bolt had done what I've done'

Inside the UK's first NHS boxing gym: 'You can pick yourself up no matter what'
Health

Inside the UK's first NHS boxing gym: 'You can pick yourself up no matter what'

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch
Boxing

Why everyone should give boxing a try, according to ex-world champ Jane Couch

Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026
Health

Barry McGuigan, Helen Glover, Ian Poulter and more top athletes share their fitness tips for 2026

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts
Homelessness

The innovative project giving homeless people a fighting chance through boxing and martial arts

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all
Mary FitzMeilton at climbing wall
Sport

Disabled people can feel shut out from the sport. We aim to make it accessible to all

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women's football: 'What does women's football not give you?'
Arsenal's Emily Fox and Alessia Russo visit at the Community Hub at Emirates Stadium.
Women's football

Arsenal star Emily Fox on a year of progress in women's football: 'What does women's football not give you?'

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: 'We need people to listen'
Former player Micky Hazard at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Image: Tottenham Hotspur FC/Shutterstock
Mental health

Tottenham Hotspur legend Micky Hazard on losing his nephew to suicide: 'We need people to listen'