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It’s been a landmark year for women’s sport with another red-letter day on the horizon as Wembley gets set to play host to the final of the Women’s European Championships on Sunday. A capacity crowd of 87,000 is expected at the national stadium to see if hosts England can win their first major tournament at […]

You will be forgiven if you have never heard of Padel, but now could be the time to brush up on your knowledge of one of the fastest growing sports in Europe. It’s fun, fast and easy to play and judging by the growth of the sport over recent years, there could well be a […]

The underdog has been backed into a corner in this season’s Stanley Cup playoffs with the New York Rangers the last outsiders left standing. With pre-season favourite Colorado having eased to the Western Conference title, those hoping for an unlikely recipient of Stanley’s Mug are pinning their hopes on the Rangers edging out the two-time […]

While American Football claims that the Super Bowl is the greatest show on Earth, the World Cup final remains the oldest and most illustrious showpiece of any sport to many. Here we look at the top five biggest venues to have hosted the decider and compare them to the venue of this year’s World Cup […]

Canada’s sporting achievements are often dwarfed by their southern neighbour, the US, but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some top athletes to make their statement on the world stage. Canada is probably best known for Ice Hockey and the Winter Olympics but the North American nation has also produced stars in other sports. We’ve […]

We’ve all read our share of sporting autobiographies but how many athletes went on to demonstrate literary prowess by having a go at fiction writing – and actually got published. Here’s a few who managed it. The Kareem of the Crop You’re a sports star coming to the end of your career and the choices […]

With what’s sure to be another memorable edition of the NHL playoffs fast approaching, what better time to flick through the pages of hockey history to pick out our five favourite matches to ever take place on the ice. 5 – 1994 Stanley Cup finals, Game 7: New York Rangers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 There […]

The 2023 GAA All-Ireland Championship will adopt a new structure to determine who is the best team in Ireland following a vote by decision makers in February, 2022. Here is a guide to how the tournament was previously organised and how the new system is going to work. How Did the All-Ireland Championship Used to […]

However, these grand old monoliths eventually start to crumble and while an upgrade is required, state-of-the-art stadiums do not come cheap, as the below list charting the five most expensive stadiums of all-time explains. 5) Wembley Stadium, London, £1.1billiion – opened in 2007 The only soccer stadium in the top five is also the oldest, […]

The Australians are naturally fiercely proud of the sport they simply call “footy”, a sport they invented and have been playing for over 150 years, but whose origins never hinted it would go on to flourish as that country’s premier spectator sport. How Did Australian Rules Football Start? You need to go back to the […]

Women’s sport is on the rise across the world and the next step is getting fans into grounds to watch them play. Here are five examples of women’s sports matches attracting more than their fair share of punters. 5 – Atletico Madrid 0-2 Barcelona – 17/03/19 – 60,739 Over 60,000 packed into the Wanda Metropolitano […]

The number 13 is synonymous with bad luck and superstition – but some sports stars over the years have made the number their own. The fear of the number 13 is known medically as triskaidekaphobia and is thought to originate from Norse mythology about 12 gods having a dinner party in Valhalla with the trickster […]