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Alex Zanardi: The Incredible Ironman
Earlier this month, Alex Zanardi proved to the world that pretty much anything is possible. The former F1 driver who … More
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Fleur du Mal (The Flower of Evil)
“Rugby is a game for barbarians played by gentlemen, football is a game for gentlemen played by barbarians.” It’s a … More
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Autobiographies of sportsmen: 300 pages of being rude
The autobiographies of two sporting legends, Kevin Pietersen and Roy Keane, were recently released with the promise of telling the … More
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Gender imbalance? What gender imbalance?
I have been living in a state of ignorant bliss. For years I was under the naïve impression that female … More
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Riding the Waves of Independence
The International Surf Association’s World Surfing Games (there is a lot of “surf” in that title) are being held in … More
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Ched Evans must not return to football
[Trigger warning: this article discusses rape] In April 2012, the footballer Ched Evans was convicted of rape. After serving half … More
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A yes vote we can all agree on
After three centuries of injustice, 18 September 2014 saw a decisive change in Scotland The prestigious Royal and Ancient Golf … More
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Spain appoints female Davis Cup captain
Despite the continuing positive impact of women in tennis, there are still some dissenting voices… Tennis has always been one … More
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Second Impact Syndrome – should we be taking head injuries in sport more seriously?
Poor Christoph Kramer can’t remember his World Cup final. In just his second match of the tournament, the German midfielder … More
