Sir, I nominate William Renshaw as the greatest Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles champion (Sport, Apr 29, and letter, Apr 30). Renshaw won seven championships, w...

Sir, Some years ago a Frenchman, in a letter to your newspaper, defined an English gentleman as “a man with a passion for horses, playing with a ball, probab...

Sir, In Benjamin Disraeli’s novel Lothair, there is a description of how Mr Blenkinsop travels to Brentham to play croquet and takes with him several “instru...

Sir, Both Ivo Tennant and Mike Atherton (Sport, June 8) omit a vital fact which further highlights the MCC’s lack of vision in 1999. Originally Railtrack off...

Sir, I was surprised to have a set of boules confiscated at Marseille airport (Ann Treneman’s Notebook, Feb 9, and letter, Feb 11). When I expressed my surpr...

Sir, Mr Justice Mostyn has declared that bridge is a sport (report, Apr 28). My understanding has always been that one is able to smoke a cigarette while pla...

Sir, Mr Schollick’s observation (July 12), that both football World Cup finalists were countries led by a woman, does not take into account that this country...

Sir, Frank Greaney (letter, June 24) is confusing the flag of St George with the Union Flag. It is the latter which when flown upside down is regarded as a s...

Sir, The honour of the oldest trophy in sport belongs to Real Tennis, in which a world championship has been played since 1740.

Sir, How to react gracefully in defeat (Mike Atherton, Oct 3, and letter, Oct 4) is shown by Baron Gottfried von Cramm. After being beaten in a 1937 Davis Cu...