Category: Sports
What Is the Most Significant Sports Victory of All Time?
Roberto González Echevarría, author, The Pride of Havana: A History of Cuban Baseball Two come to mind: the U.S. ice-hockey victory over the Soviet team in 1980 (the “Miracle on Ice”), and […]
Thousands of Iranians support call for Iran world sport ban
Iranians frustrated with their country’s regime are calling for Iran to be banned from participating in world sport. The hashtag #BanIRSportsFederations has been used more than 60,000 times on Twitter […]
Hyderabad: Excel in sports along with studies
Hyderabad: Inaugurating softball competitions here at TTWRS B in Narsapur on Thursday, MLA Madan Reddy said students should excel in sports like softball along with studies. The state government is […]
Sports quiz of the week: fast balls, wanton boys and dropped shots
The man of the week. Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images Jofra Archer’s bowling against Australia in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s was extremely fast. But which of these is fastest? […]
Meritocracy Is Killing High-School Sports
If you want to understand how income inequality and opportunity-hoarding by the rich can combine in toxic ways to hurt the less fortunate, you could look in all the usual […]
Proud of you girl: Sports fraternity lauds PV Sindhu for winning gold at BWF World Championships
lympic reigning world champion Carolina Marin and snooker World Champion Pankaj Advani on Monday hailed Sindhu for winning a gold medal at the BWF World Championships. “Proud of you girl! […]
Sports Tech Tokyo’s World Demo Day Arrives In San Francisco As It Focuses On Technology’s Impact On Sports
Sports Tech Tokyo arrives in San Francisco today with its World Demo Day for its 12 finalist startups in its community SPORTS TECH TOKYO As the sports industry continues to embrace new […]
Extreme gains: how the sports supplement industry bulked up
The most common used sports supplements are protein powder or protein shakes. Sold on the idea that protein builds greater muscle mass. Photograph: gilaxia/Getty Images Not so long ago, shopfronts […]
The World’s 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2019
The Dallas Cowboys kick off training camp this weekend as the defending NFC East champions. Last season ended with a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams, which marked 23 […]
Giving youngsters a sporting chance
The England cricket team celebrate their World Cup triumph. Photograph: Graham Hunt/ProSports/Rex/Shutterstock Sean Ingle misses the whole pattern of the failure of the Women’s World Cup and other tournaments to […]