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Jonathan Liew

Jonathan Liew is the Chief Sports Writer of The Independent. Jonathan’s industry-leading commentary on everything from darts to the Champions League final is second to none.

Arsenal do enough to get the job done against BATE Borisov

Arsenal 3-0 BATE Borisov (Arsenal win 3-1 on aggregate): This was an ellipsis of a game, neither answering any questions nor posing any new ones, but simply prolonging Arsenal’s Europa League campaign

Joyless and bloodless, Kroenke's Arsenal has lost all sense of purpose

The club that played football to make the heart sing and made emotions spill over with its late-Wenger stubbornness now struggles to make people feel anything at all

Cook admits regrets over one-day England career ahead of World Cup

Farbrace to step down as England assistant coach

20 things we learned from the West Indies vs England series

Bayliss’s mixed England legacy will be defined by next seven months

Root learning to put the focus back on himself to rise to the occasion

Anderson shows off depleting gift as England end series on high

Why Banks' golden legacy extended far beyond his save from Pele

England in unfamiliar territory as search for secure top order goes on

Root scores century as England relax to reap rewards of hard work

Wood reduces Windies to rubble as England take command of third Test

Stokes and Buttler give England fans something to cheer

England (231-4) v West Indies Pair remain unbeaten with 124 runs after hair-raising start

England recall Jennings for third Test in place of Foakes

Ben Stokes, still nursing a bruised heel, has been named in England’s XII

Spotting a racist is easy – what to do next is the hard part

‘Fearful’ England face trial by pace to avoid humiliation

England face injury crisis as Stokes a doubt for third Test

Leach: County pitches do not prepare players properly

Dissecting English cricket’s obsession with playing the hero

Wood handed the chance to win back his Test spot and nail it down

Bayliss fears England are still trapped in a white-ball mentality

Under Holder, the West Indies are plotting their way back to the top

Root defends England’s ethos after crushing defeat

Batting collapse condemns England to series defeat against West Indies

Ali leads fightback but England's series hopes left in the balance

England enter Antigua’s cauldron of history seeking restitution

England drop Jennings for uncapped Denly

Broad returns to form but resilient Windies leave England on the brink

Antigua’s Rec remains a dusty time capsule of cricketing history

How Kemar Roach transformed from pure speed demon to skilled craftsman

Burns insists England must absorb West Indies pressure and hit back

Foakes not thinking about his England position being under threat

Bayliss left 'speechless' by England's latest collapse

Shapeless England left looking for answers after schooling in Barbados

Part-time spinner Chase the unlikely benefactor of England's wilt

West Indies put shambolic England to the sword in first Test

Red Star Belgrade and rugby league’s latest step into the unknown

Another collapse shows how lost England’s batting order is

West Indies roll back the years as England suffer batting collapse

Dropping Broad a clear sign of where Root sees England’s future

Anderson rattles Windies in final session fightback

Holder responds to Boycott's ‘outspoken’ comments

Root warns against looking beyond West Indies series

England must navigate danger vs West Indies in pursuit of golden year

After masks and mirrors, Ali has found his calling with England

Dhoni gears up for one final chase with opinion more divided than ever

Football League

Bielsa 'spygate' row is latest chapter in football's culture war

ECB admits sponsors expressing disquiet over disciplinary cases

How Lingard's diverse talents grease the Manchester United wheels

United’s new-found willingness to err is reaping rich rewards

Kane confident now Spurs are finally rid of inferiority complex

Goodbye Andy Murray, a testament to the power of dreams

Giles admits past mistakes and reveals plans for England

Believe what you want, but Kane is the complete striker at Spurs

FA & League Cups

Sub-par Spurs tough it out in yet another hint at London power shift

FA & League Cups

To judge the FA Cup on its results misses the point entirely

FA & League Cups

Deeney plays the villain as Watford see off plucky Woking

FA & League Cups

Interview: Grimsby boss Jolley opens up on his wild journey

Kompany shows why he's still City's inspirational and emotional core

Why Shelvey might be the most compelling player in the Premier League

Klopp: How on earth was Kompany was not sent off?

City find their big-game bottle to fizz title race back into life

Why cricket’s summer of 2019 promises to be truly unique

Van Gerwen's growing aura will only make it harder for his rivals

Van Gerwen beats Smith to claim third world title

Fulham & Huddersfield do battle in league that barely knows they exist

Mitrovic's late winner hands Fulham crucial victory over Huddersfield

Andrew Strauss' wife Ruth dies after battle with lung cancer

Behind the scenes at the IPL auction with the Rajasthan Royals

For how long can aggressive Emery continue to fight fire with fire?

Arsenal left looking for answers after letting lead slip at Brighton

Review of the Year

How sport in 2018 framed our best and worst sides