Elton John scores, Ronnie O’Sullivan delivers on cue, and ‘Bazball’ takes off in the year’s finest sportswriting

A comedy writer’s memoir can’t quite connect a story of bereavement with an exploration of his late brother’s love of sport

An exhaustive study of footage from an exhausting bike race, an affecting novel within a novel, and a hymn to the beauty of the Cornish coastline

George HW Bush was the most sportsmanlike modern president but Gerald Ford was the best athlete, author says

A clever, moving lockdown journal, an inspirational hymn to older runners and an insightful analysis of our volatile consumer economy

A warning about brain damage, a fresh perspective on Geoffrey Boycott, and the rise and tragic demise of a great cyclist