The World Cup only just finished the group stages yet we have already seen a fair share of controversies with the use of VAR referees and FIFA's "fair play" rule. Yesterday, the latter sent Senegal packing. For the first time ever, "fair play" points were used to break a tie in the
Author: Ingrid Sund
Ingrid has always loved writing and exploring different angles of a story and is now able to combine this with her passion for sports. She is a graduate of the University of St Andrews, where she studied International Relations. Her general interest in politics has led to a special interest in the politics and legal regulations of the sporting industry. While she finds all sports fascinating, her favourites are tennis, cycling and football. Ingrid is Norwegian and grew up a keen follower of winter sports, and will also cover these for the Sports Gazette.
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Grandmaster Michael Pein on the effects of Artificial Intelligence on chess
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For the 105th edition of the Tour de France, the Grand Départ is scheduled for July seventh in Noirmoutier-en-l'Îlle. This first stage is likely to have a bunch sprint finish in Fontenay-le-Comte, perfect for the likes of Marcel Kittel, André Greipel, Peter Sagan, Mark Cavendish and Alexander Kristoff. When I caught
Ultra runner shares his dream project of running in extreme environments
Ultra runner Louis Supple finished off his dream project of completing four ultra marathons for charity in some of the most extreme environments on the planet this year. He ran the Ice Ultra in Arctic Sweden in February, having already competed in the Sahara desert, the Himalayan mountains and the Amazon
A look at the new Inglewood stadium and the trend towards “Americanising” stadiums
Architect Chi Bahtia works at HKS, a firm specialised in developing sports venues into an "Entertainment Destination Project." He discussed the plans for the new Inglewood stadium in Los Angeles and the trend towards "Americanising" sports stadiums worldwide. Increasingly, international sports clubs are looking to the US hoping to understand and
Sports journalist Richard Lenton discusses his career and the World Cup
Award-winning sports journalist Richard Lenton has been teaching on the International Sports Journalism MA course at St Mary's University. When he guest-edited the Sports Gazette, he agreed to do an interview. In the video he discussed his career, tips on how to make it as a sports journalist and predictions for the
