How the British press played a part in the sacking of Louis van Gaal
May 31, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
As Jose Mourinho prepares for life as Manchester Uniteds latest manager, one enduring memory of his embattled predecessor, Louis van Gaal, must be his final press conference. It should have been the Dutchmans proudest day...
Will Zika virus cast a shadow over the Rio Olympics?
May 24, 2016 00:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Health Sports
The outbreak of mosquito-borne Zika virus in South America has cast a shadow over preparations for the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro. As the games draw closer, health authorities are on alert...
Should Wayne Rooney play in Euro 2016?
May 23, 2016 00:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Just as quickly as the English Premier League came and went, the European Championship in France approaches. In the build up it is likely that there will be a long and hard debate over whether the captain, Wayne Rooney,...
Fans deserve fair play in major sports, not cheating and corruption
May 09, 2016 01:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Why is global sport business booming and why does this come with the increasing frequency and growing size of integrity scandals of bribery, corruption and cheating? This is something I have been giving serious thought...
Terbutaline: the drug at the heart of British Cycling's week from hell
Apr 29, 2016 15:01 pm UTC| Law Sports
It was a week British Cycling would rather forget. Accusations of discrimination forced the resignation of technical director Shane Sutton and then, it was reported that one of its brightest young stars had submitted a...
How not to run a football club
Apr 27, 2016 22:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
This season, of all seasons, it has been vital that clubs do not get relegated from the Premier League. At the start of next season, the Leagues recordbreaking new TV deal begins and clubs revenues are set to rocket as a...
How the sporting world puts money before fairness
Apr 20, 2016 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
As the 2016 World Snooker Championship gets underway, the 32 entrants will compete for the most sought-after prize in the game. But not all of them will have gone through the same struggle to be there. The top 16...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects