This holistic approach to athletic preparation resonates with audiences, particularly in a time where there’s greater awareness of the pressures athletes face, both mentally and physically. The way women like Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee, and Keely Hodgkinson balance performance with personal care sends a powerful message: beauty routines are not frivolous distractions but integral parts of mental and emotional preparation.
Read MoreLeading into these events, the expectation of record-breaking performances was set on era-defining superstars who had entertained us all for the better part of ten years. However, 2024 more so than any other year in the new decade, saw the emergence of a new generation of athletes ready to take over.
Read MoreEnglish men have been sulking about' 58 years of hurt’, whilst in the same period: women have fought for the right to play again, created the FA Women's Cup, pushed to develop a professional League, and won a major European tournament—and you didn't hear them make a fuss about it.
Read MoreSo, we've got new cars and new rules. But who's going to capitalise on this shaken up grid and make a good run for glory? Having poured over the admittedly vague data from Spain, I've drawn up these, at times wild, predictions. And yes, I set these in stone (and in audio on a podcast) after the Spanish testing. This means I knew nothing of the immediate evolutions of the sidepods or Mercedes ditching theirs entirely. We'll see how that pans out.
Read MoreThe global motorsport circus that is Formula One is back! At the time of writing, we've just finished an interesting week of testing at the Circuit Barcelona de Catalunya, with teams unveiling their answers to Formula One's new technical regulations.
Read MoreAs the old adage goes: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. So here we are trying to fix the World Cup, the most-watched sporting event on Earth. After all, only 3.5 billion people watched the 2018 tournament, so it's probably about time we rejuvenate this ailing formula, right?
Read MoreEven as someone who has loved cricket since childhood, domestic English cricket can be a little impenetrable. The County Championship’s structure is at best a little convoluted, at worse downright baffling - and the changes to its format have even the most devoted county cricket fans confused.
Read MoreEven as someone who has loved cricket since childhood, domestic English cricket can be a little impenetrable. The County Championship’s structure is at best a little convoluted, at worse downright baffling - and the changes to its format have even the most devoted county cricket fans confused.
Read MoreAnxiety and climbing, how the Olympics showed the world how great climbing can be for our patience, wellbeing, and attitude to life.
I got really into watching the climbing at the Olympics.
Read MoreThe Football Association (FA) was created over 150 years ago. First records of the humble kickabout date as far back as 206 BC China. Yet female pundits, commentators, or journalists are an altogether new phenomenon.
Read MoreWith the start of the new season just around the corner, we take a look at some of the most iconic premier league goal celebrations in an attempt to fill the premier league football limbo.
Read MoreThe Football Association (FA) was created over 150 years ago. First records of the humble kickabout date as far back as 206 BC China. Yet female pundits, commentators, or journalists are an altogether new phenomenon.
Read MoreLiving with a disability or a live long health condition can be challenging in more ways than one affecting parts of life like career or even relationships. Sometimes all we can do is accept our disabilities and live life to the fullest, letting go of aspects we cannot control.
Read MoreThroughout society, there has long persisted the stigma that motherhood and elite sport are incompatible. Many sportswomen since the Victorian era have had to give up their sporting careers to start a family. Nevertheless, an increasing number of elite sportswomen are proving how outdated this stigma is and that motherhood and elite sport can go hand-in-hand
Read More'Spursy' - a certain fragility in the team that consistently fails to live up to expectations and crumble within sight of victory. In the aftermath of Tottenham conceding the bragging rights to their fierce rivals for the first time since 2018, it seems almost obligatory to delve into the problems which have emerged within the Lilywhites over the past few months and how The Special One was outfoxed by Mikel Arteta last Sunday.
Read MoreAmerican movies and television shows have consistently provided us with a recognisable stereotype for the cheerleader: she’s blonde, she’s skinny, she’s mean, and she has more time to text boys than she does to do homework.
Read MoreCommunity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. We're all experiencing feelings we've never felt before during the current pandemic because of things we never realised we missed. Who would have thought we'd yearn for the early morning commute or running to catch a bus in the rain. Little things like that we don't realise we need. Community sports are no different.
Read MoreThroughout history, women have faced endless barriers to equality in sport. At the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, women were banned from competing; the founder, Pierre de Coubertin believed women’s sport to be “uninteresting” and “improper”.
Read MoreWe always see people wearing the merchandise of their favourite sports teams or bands, why don’t we see the same for Pro-Wrestlers? Is it because of the myth that their fans don’t leave their parent’s basement?
Read MoreDarts more than any other sport is about the crowd. The atmosphere at the "Ally Pally" is legendary. For those who've never sat down for a day at the darts, the schedule runs like a stag do dream. Groups, in fancy dress, arrive in the afternoon buoyed by a morning's drinking. Each player walks out to a tune the room can all wail along to.
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