Mixing politics and play: Russian protests and sporting boycotts
The mantra that “sport and politics don’t mix” was always false and misleading, but in the age of Twitter it’s absurd.Calling for boycotts of...
Solskjær-ansettelsen er kanskje den største nyheten i norsk idrettshistorie – hva nå?
Ole Gunnar Solskjær har fått den kanskje største jobben i fotball når han nå revitaliserer seg selv og blir manager for verdens største og...
They train horses, don’t they?
After the acceptance of women, homosexuals and disabled people as bona fide athletes, it might come as something of a surprise to note that...
Moving away from pies and beers – healthy eating at sports stadia
Around the world, fans attend stadia in large numbers, paying to watch athletes take part in physical activity while sitting, eating and drinking for...
Confessions of a failed myth buster
Until a few days ago, I enjoyed reading but failed to understand some of the more sophisticated contributions to sport studies. Take Doug Booth,...
Cricket and Conservatism: all too cosy bedfellows
English (and Welsh) cricket, in the aftermath of the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC), has been in the midst’s of an existential...
English football fans: Lamenting a lost world
She’ll be sorry. One day Charmain will see a front-page splash in the Daily Bounder about how the blokes have done the place proud...
Sport ethics for beginners
This weekend it is Sweden’s turn to host Finland for the rather extraordinary and, indeed, unique athletics dual match the history of which goes...
Fler guldmedaljer åt eldsjälarna!
I helgen är det världscuppremiär i Sölden i storslalom. En av mina favorithelger. Då fixar vi extra god frukost och njuter av att vintersäsongen har...
