James Lawton
James Lawton is Chief Sports Writer for The Independent and Sports Journalist of the Year 2011.
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James Lawton: Come on, Rafael Benitez what did you expect? It was never going to be a bed of roses at Chelsea
28 February 2013 12:00 AM
Last night Rafael Benitez produced echoes of the US president Richard Nixon
James Lawton: Tottenham face a paradox this summer - can they afford to sell Gareth Bale?
27 February 2013 01:00 AM
The Welshman is the most dynamic footballer produced in Britain since George Best
James Lawton: Terrible tragedy should act as a wake-up call for English cricket
26 February 2013 10:26 PM
Several of Tom Maynard's team-mates have denied the existence of a playboy culture
James Lawton: Gifted and grounded, let’s hope great Dane Michael Laudrup lingers a little longer in the Swansea valleys
25 February 2013 07:39 PM
Perhaps the most engaging example of Laudrup’s style came in his effortless defusing of the disagreement between Dyer and de Guzman
James Lawton: Beauty of England is that they know how to win ugly
24 February 2013 10:58 PM
English prospects for World Cup 2015 have improved quite dramatically
James Lawton: Outclassed, but Bradford still have good cause to hold their heads high
24 February 2013 10:58 PM
At the last hurdle, their hopes weren’t so much denied as confiscated
James Lawton: When it comes to England against France, Tuilagi may provide a timely reminder of The Tackle
23 February 2013 12:00 AM
You do not have to be an impact junkie to be drawn to this battle of Tuilagi and Bastareaud
James Lawton: Arsene Wenger must face up to his most formidable task following Arsenal's defeat to Bayern Munich
20 February 2013 01:00 AM
The worst fears for Arsenal's slender hold on their old status were on the point of coming to a terrible fruition
James Lawton: Arsene Wenger ire won't halt looming day of reckoning for prolonged failure at Arsenal
19 February 2013 01:00 AM
Who but Wenger could imagine a writ running so long unconditioned by the need to win? Sir Alex Ferguson? Jose Mourinho?
James Lawton: Fifteen penalties a game is a price worth paying to end a crime everyone commits
17 February 2013 11:00 PM
This is a crime against which no one stands with a hint of indignation
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'He was lucky he didn't die' - George Michael fell out of speeding car onto M1 motorway, according to eye witness
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Austerity has hardened the nation's heart
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Gay couple beaten in park urge MPs to moderate language on gay marriage
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X marks the spot: The find that could rewrite Australian history
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'It was just like the movie Twister': Man survives Oklahoma tornado by taking refuge in horse stall
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Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'
Plenty of sleaze
The Freemasons’ Code
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’
Why clubs are keen to take a stand
In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City
James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie
Masculinity in crisis?
Have US shock jocks gone too far?
The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey
Heavenly Bodies
'He will always be a friend'
The price of pacifism
Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond
