From Beat poets and music festivals to anti-Ice campaigners and new Arsenal ink, LAYTH YOUSIF continues his exploration of a city where community still matters

Snippets of news from the sporting world with JAMIE J

JAMES NALTON celebrates Ruben Blades’s song Patria – played before Panama’s game against Ghana — a song inspiring hope instead of hate

Including races at Newcastle, York and Chester

Fifty years ago this month, Britain faced its hottest summer on record, as welterweight champion Stracey met his match in Mexico’s Palomino, writes JOHN WIGHT. 

Snippets of news from the sporting world with JAMIE J

LAYTH YOUSIF finds streets alive with history, struggle and celebration under the Golden Gate sun - from Arsenal chants to the contradictions of the modern US

Snippets of news from the sporting world with Jamie J

Teenagers from across Sudan and refugee communities in Egypt were outmatched in Morocco, but their return to the pitch is a defiant act in a country where women’s sport remains contested, writes AKRAM OUBACHIR

In the second part of his Oakland diaries, LAYTH YOUSIF continues to be inspired by the volunteer-led CityTeam — an organisation offering hot meals, clothing and friendly support to those who need it most