Derek Boosey: World Athletics should revive the school pentathlon
In the 1960s and 1970s the US President's Council on Physical Fitness focused on rigorous fitness with less of an emphasis on general physical activity.
Philip Barker: Forty years since Chariots of Fire, the quintessential Olympic film
It won four Oscars, grossed more than $59 million (£42 million/€49 million) and is considered by some to be the greatest sports film ever made.
David Owen: European club football on the brink - is it a case of "change and be changed" for UEFA?
"Change or be changed" is International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach's favourite mantra.
Mike Rowbottom: The European Super League - it's all about solidarity, people!
Traditionally, the word "solidarity" is associated with the workers, with those who unite in common cause to assert their rights in the face of powerful oppressors.
Michael Houston: FIFA World Cup qualifying only gets odder with COVID-19 controversies
Iran's men's national football team hit a new high at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, narrowly missing the knockout rounds of the competition.
Geoff Berkeley: Baltimore aiming to show underdogs can win in 2026 FIFA World Cup host city race
FIFA has a big decision to make later this year - one that could see Baltimore rid its "underdog" status and become one of the top dogs within United States football.
Liam Morgan: False COVID-19 positives a tricky hurdle Tokyo 2020 organisers must overcome
The long-awaited updates to the Tokyo 2020 "playbooks" are due to be published later this month.
Philip Barker: North Korea skipped the Tokyo Olympics before but under very different circumstances
North Korea’s withdrawal from the upcoming Olympics has echoes of the 1964 Games in Tokyo although the reasons behind it are very different.
David Owen: Hello China! Ping-pong diplomacy and the value of spontaneity when building bridges through sport
I often feel queasy when sports leaders claim some higher purpose for the activities over which they preside.
Christine Girard: Weightlifting has a clear choice in this high-stakes IWF election - embrace positive culture change or face years on the sidelines
As I made my way through the weightlifting ranks, competing as a young athlete in a sport tainted by doping - and with rumours of countries constantly getting away with doping - it taught me just to focus on my own performance, and controlling the controllable.
Mike Rowbottom: When will cheating in sport stop? Stumped for an answer…
Viewers of the hugely popular BBC TV police series Line of Duty recently saw one of the key cast members, Superintendent Ted Hastings, being given his marching orders by the Deputy Chief Constable.
Michael Pavitt: Boycott talk over social media and Beijing 2022, but can sport get balance right?
Boycotts have been the talk of sport this week for different reasons.
Michael Houston: Olympics can be a stepping stone to more lucrative career for grapplers
A friend of mine recently sent me a tweet of my first memory of professional wrestling - a swinging Jeff Hardy speared 20 feet above the ring at WrestleMania X-Seven, a moment that hooked me into the predetermined, theatrical entertainment.
Witold Bańka: The unity of WADA's Play True Day must last all year
Today is Play True Day, an opportunity for the world to come together to promote the values of respect and integrity in sport and the protection of clean sporting competition.
Philip Barker: When the first Olympic Stadium came alive again
Just over a week ago, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach took part in a socially distanced ceremony to inaugurate the new lights at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
