My take on the biggest stories
Prime real estate has and will always hold value. Whether it be a highly sought after plot in London's West-End, or a 6cm² patch of polyester on a sports shirt. The 2017-18 season marks the inauguration of the NBA jersey sponsor, the first of a three year trial launched by the league in April 2016… Continue reading Badge of Honour
An era, by definition, is a long and distinct period of history. Nothing in Formula 1 - be it technical regulations or otherwise - is ever long. A crystal ball approach to predicting the sport's future is redundant, there are too many moving parts, even without Bernie Ecclestone at the helm any more. Yet the 2017… Continue reading Buckle Up: The Next Era of Formula One
Professor Allyson Pollock, of the University of Newcastle, and co-author Graham Kirkwood have once again called on the UK's Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) to ban tackling in rugby in UK schools. This follows a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine that uncovered 4.18 concussions per 1000 children, comparable to figure of 0.53 in American Football (BBC… Continue reading Let’s Tackle This Head On
In January 2005, the King Baudouin Foundation and Nike launched 'Stand Up, Speak Up', a campaign seeking to empower fans; empowerment in the form of voicing opposition to racism in football. The campaign spanned almost four years, with over five million wristbands distributed across Eastern and Western Europe. This weekend however, the NFL has been… Continue reading Kneel Down, Speak Up
This week, whilst in the midst of an exhilarating One Day series with hosts South Africa, the ECB announced the squad for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. The tournament is to be played across multiple cities in India between March 8th and April 3rd of this year. The board's recipe for success is awash with energising youth… Continue reading 20/20 Vision: A Clear Path for English Cricket
On Sunday night, Lewis Hamilton could finally reflect on emulating the late great Ayrton Senna's three World Drivers' Championship titles, having surpassed his 41 race victories in Russia a fortnight prior. As he began to drink it all in (see above), I began to reflect on Mercedes dominance over the last two campaigns, and what… Continue reading Merc-ing It
They say a picture paints a thousand words... England's calamitous exit from the 2015 edition of union's greatest tournament has been written about hundreds of times, be that in the tabloid press or in the 140 characters assigned to Twitter's devotees. But like hyenas, quick to scrap of the first rotting carcass they can get… Continue reading The North-South Divide
Contrary to the misfortune of a former UK telecoms giant's customers, the future is truly bright for British boxing. The engine room of the British resurgence is Matchroom Boxing, with Eddie Hearn firmly steering the ship from the helm. Since the incarnation of the Froch Groves rivalry in August 2013, and the media circus that surrounded… Continue reading Hearn’s Horsepower Driving British Boxing
The NBA Global Games are returning to London in 2016, with the O2 set to host the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic on January 14th. In an exciting development, the capital will stage its sixth regular season game, continuing in its position at the forefront of the accelerating global expansion of the NBA and elite level basketball.… Continue reading The American Dream Lives On
As the story begins to unfold, more and more nuances of deceit and dishonesty have leaked from the England cricket dressing room and management. If for some reason you have been alienated from humanity over the preceding 72 hours, Kevin Pietersen's autobiography has been formerly released to the public. Abundant with intriguing explanations for the… Continue reading We Need To Talk About Kevin
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