‘The Olympics are too big and too expensive for the western democracies to host,’ argued Chappelet on the Play the Game forum already in 2012. This is a statement we still hear often nowadays. And yes, unfortunately it is true. The International Olympic Committee is struggling to find host cities
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Daniel Jarvis: the St Mary’s student with World Championship dreams
The next 18 months are important for any athlete with aspirations of competing at the upcoming World Athletics Championships, and next year’s Olympic Games beyond that. But for St Mary’s University student and distance runner Daniel Jarvis, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The 23-year-old has just finished the penultimate year of his Business Management degree and
This is Football’s biggest underground secret
It isn't match-fixing, doping, or even money laundering. It isn’t even that Lionel Messi is, in fact, an alien. It's not dirty, illegal or even extra-terrestrial. So, then, what on earth is it? It is the London Underground football league of course! The unique concept sees employees from Tube lines, including District
Olympic Pole Vaulter Holly Bradshaw On The Importance Of Psychology
Acrophobia – heard of it? Possibly not. Yet, it’s almost certain to have impacted each and every one of us at various points in our lives. Acrophobia is the irrational fear of heights and according to ‘Fearof.net’, it represents the third most common phobia throughout the world. With it being so vastly prevalent,
Table Tennis Coach Maria Ingles On The Incredible Work At The Greenhouse Centre
London may be among the wealthiest cities in the world, but deprivation and inequality are still distinctly prevalent. Indeed, there are numerous charities focusing on an abundance of issues, and while some gain the recognition they deserve, others can slip through the net. Welcome to the Greenhouse Centre, an establishment
Phil Hay and Jon Mackenzie discuss Marcelo Bielsa’s impact at Leeds United
https://soundcloud.com/peter-white-185942145/phil-hay-and-jon-mackenzie-discuss-marcelo-bielsas-impact-at-leeds-united A week has passed since the city of Leeds blew a huge sigh of relief, as its football club announced head coach Marcelo Bielsa is to stay at Elland Road for at least another 12 months. With minimal changes to a playing squad that finished a lowly 13th in the previous campaign,
Rob Dorsett: Career advice from a Sky Sports News reporter
Rob Dorsett has been a Sky Sports News reporter for over fourteen years. He’s covered the FIFA World Cup, interviewed Usain Bolt and was one of the first to report on the Leicester City helicopter tragedy. He spoke to the SportsGazette about his career and gave his advice for young sports journalists wanting
Running 850 miles in 9 days – Can James Williams beat the Guinness World Record from Land’s End to John o’Groats?
Could social media and personal branding help female athletes to gain more prestige?
The sports media is actively showing off how much they have improved to increase women’s media coverage. Unfortunately, the figures tell us the opposite. Last year, female athletes got 4% of the worldwide sports media coverage according to UNESCO. In 2017, BBC Sport's Barbara Slater, commented, ‘There's a transformation in women's
James Glassup: meet one of football’s unsung heroes
If you were to ask typical football fans to pick out a star of the game, the obvious names would likely come up more often than not. Lionel Messi? Cristiano Ronaldo? Perhaps England’s Harry Kane, or in more recent times Raheem Sterling, even? But those who truly love football know that hidden beneath the glamour