A brief break – hols and all that – so here are a few things from April to get your chops around.
FOOTBALL
Champions-strugglers-champions (elect) vs Strugglers-champions-strugglers: the Economist looks at how Chelsea and Leicester keep swapping places. Plus the Guardian shows how British managers are overrated by English clubs – and the stats back it up.
SCRABBLE
Yup, Scrabble. A FiveThirtyEight dive into how Qi and Za have changed the game.
RUGBY
The Guardian on why the Lions selection process is almost as tough as the tour.
SKATING
Quartz on the physics behind figure skating’s most difficult jump – the quadruple.
NFL
The Ringer on how to draft a quarterback.
TENNIS
ESPN on how the Roger Federer revival couldn’t have come at a better time.
