Will Brexit Britain decide to maintain, or perhaps even to redouble, the country’s extraordinarily successful assault on the Olympic and Paralympic Games medals tables?
Safe as the Banks of England. That’s what they used to say about the nation’s greatest-ever goalkeeper.
The outstanding athletics performance of an outstanding weekend of indoor action came at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham on Saturday (February 16) as Ethiopia’s Samuel Tefera broke the world indoor 1500 metres record set by Morocco’s Hicham El Guerrouj in 1997.
The final 14 qualifiers to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup are set to be decided over the next week, with 26 nations still in contention for places at this summer’s spectacle in China.
It has been great following the Winter European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) this week in Sarajevo and East Sarajevo, which has seen nearly 1,000 athletes from 46 countries taking part in an event which everyone seems to have agreed has been a great success.
Today the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has the most powerful job in sport. But 125 years ago when Dimitrios Vikelas of Greece was elected as the first President of what was then known as the International Committee for the Olympic Games, the post did not carry anything like the same influence.
The date of February 14 is particularly significant in Olympic history given its quadrennial associations with deeds achieved at the Winter Games.
One difference between British and American sports fans of my vintage is that we in the UK accord proper respect to the concept of the draw.
A few weeks ago, in the light of Andy Murray's hip injury possibly leading to his premature retirement, we asked whether sport can seriously damage your health.
There is never a dull moment in the ongoing soap opera that is the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
Julian Edelman being awarded the Most Valuable Player in last weekend’s Super Bowl caused a stir. And it was not related to his performance during the New England Patriots 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams.
Today marks the first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, an event best remembered for North and South Korea marching together under a united flag to mark a symbolic break in tensions between the two nations.
This week in London, and no doubt in Paris too, they've been raising a glass or two to celebrate a significant anniversary for the international television channel Eurosport.
The story which came to light yesterday that Nantes Football Club are demanding of Cardiff City the first scheduled transfer payment for Emiliano Sala, missing presumed dead after his plane crashed on January 21, came as a jolt amidst tributes that have been offered recently on either side of the Channel.
Opinions about Brexit are as divided here at insidethegames as in most other parts of the United Kingdom.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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Vitaly Mutko is set to sever his last link with sport this week when he's replaced as President of the Russian Football Union. Mike Rowbottom looks back on a controversial career where Mutko has never been far from the headlines
Were WADA correct not to re-issue RUSADA's suspension?
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