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 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 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 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.
Read MoreI will be focusing on possibly the most controversial trend of the year, the remaking and reimaging of iconic sneaker silhouettes. It’s like a remix of a song - if it adds value to the original song then it’s cool, if it doesn’t, then there’s no point for it to exist.
Read MoreSo now you know all the secrets of how to break a marathon world record. While it might take you a few years to achieve it, I’d certainly recommend using the freedom to run that Boris has given you. It’s great for escaping the four walls of your room, clearing the head and boosting your mood. Who knows, you might find yourself alongside Kipchoge on the start line at the Tokyo Olympics next year.
Read MoreLewis Hamilton has demonstrated to upcoming sportspeople that it is possible to be the best in the world and at the same time, be an advocate for justice.
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