Sports
From Boxing To Baseball, These Sport Films Are Your Lockdown Essentials
The silver-lining of a lockdown is that it gives us a little bit of time to imbibe all the cinematic riches [ ... ]
Five Expert Tips For Staying Mentally Healthy During A Quarantine
For many working from home can be a struggle. The lack of social interaction with the outside world and separation from [ ... ]
Can You Beat This Quiz On How The World Of Sport Reacted To Coronavirus?
We miss sport. We miss the smell of the cigarettes and pies as you walk into a battered old football ground. [ ... ]
From No Ear To Over-Ear - The Best Headphones For Working Out Indoors
The week the government’s social distancing policy was implemented in the United Kingdom, The Police’s ‘Don’t [ ... ]
Prince, Tyson Fury, Jose Mourinho - Sport's Greatest Ever Press Conferences
It is strange how quickly new trends become traditions. Every afternoon at 5pm, when most people used to begin their commute [ ... ]
Donors, Helpers, Providers - The Sports Stars Stepping Up To Beat Coronavirus
In times of crisis, there really is something to be gained from looking around at all the good that people are capable of. [ ... ]
Sporting World Finds Its Coronavirus Virtual Oasis With E-Sports
The current sporting desert has found its virtual oasis as E-sports emerges into the mainstream to occupy the space and [ ... ]
Steve McQueen To James Hunt, Here's The iPlayer Sporting Gems To Get You Through
Right. You’ve seen everything on Netflix and you’ve scoured through the annals of Amazon Prime. So, what's [ ... ]
'Quarantini' Anyone? How To Stay Healthy In Mind And Body At Home
Keep those spirits up, dear reader! For many of us, being confined to our homes for the foreseeable future is now a reality.  [ ... ]
How Self-Isolation Can Impact Elite Athletics And Their Fitness Levels
The need to self-isolate is paramount for many right now, and that includes elite sports starts. Football clubs have shut [ ... ]
Thank Us Later - Here's Your Amazon Prime Sport Survival Pack
The days without live sport keep ticking by slowly, very slowly. But help is at hand, here at The Sportsman we've already [ ... ]
Retired Jersey Numbers: When Sports Stars Become Immortal
Basketball creates universal icons who transcend the sport itself. Over the past three decades or so, Michael Jordan, Kobe [ ... ]
When The Spanish Flu Brought The World Of Sport To A Halt In 1918
With the Covid-19 causing havoc across the globe we are now witnessing scenes that none of us have experienced before, with [ ... ]
Dogs, Snowstorms, Moose Attacks: The Last Great Race On Earth Defies Coronavirus
The Last Great Race on Earth. That’s how the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race bills itself and it’s not going to [ ... ]
No Sport, No Worries - Here's Your Weekend Netflix Survival Pack
Coronavirus has forced all sport to be suspended. Many workers are now being told to self-isolate or work from home, which [ ... ]
The Sportsman Quiz Round 23: How Well Do You Remember The Past Week Of Sport?
The Sportsman's weekly quiz is back and although a lot of sport has been postponed over the last week due to the Coronavirus, [ ... ]
Real Life Forrest Gump Is On A Mission To Discover What It Means To Be Superhuman
Rob Pope is a 42-year-old vet from Liverpool who describes himself as “your average talkative Scouser, who manages [ ... ]
The Sportsman Quiz Round 22: How Well Do You Remember The Past Week Of Sport?
Yep, we're back again with another stonking weekly quiz for you to get your teeth into. This week we have had the first [ ... ]
Meet The Oiled-Up Tongan Going For His Third Crack At Olympic Glory
Now you might not recognise the name Pita Taufatofua, but you’ll likely know him. A supreme athlete, he will return [ ... ]
What Is The ''Netflix Of Sport'' And How Can I Get In On The DAZN Action?
Sir Leonard Blavatnik. Soviet émigré, born in Odessa. Graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Business [ ... ]
Coronavirus Shuts Down More Sport, Are The Olympics And Euro 2020 Next To Be Hit?
The Coronavirus has just cancelled sport in Asia. Where next? The Sportsman asked this very question two weeks ago, and [ ... ]
From Scrums To The Slopes - Clive Woodward's Bid For Olympic Skiing Glory
Sir Clive Woodward has been to the top of the sporting mountain. Winning the Rugby World Cup with England back in 2003 was [ ... ]
The Sportsman Quiz Round 21: How Well Do You Remember The Past Week Of Sport?
We are back for another stonking week of quizzing as we all celebrate the fact that it is payday and the weekend is on the [ ... ]
Kelly Slater And The $200m, 18-Million Gallon, Man Made Wave Haven In The Desert
He may not have made the first-ever surf event at this year’s Olympics but Kelly Slater isn’t giving up the [ ... ]
Welcome To Pancake Day Football, When Rules Are Binned And Bedlam Reigns Supreme
When you tuck into your pancake, spare a thought for those wary Shrove Tuesday footballers traipsing home from their own [ ... ]
The Emergency 'Keeper Plucked From The Crowd To Make Ice Hockey History At 42
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and this week 42-year-old new National Hockey League player David Ayres had [ ... ]
The Sportsman Quiz Round 20: How Well Do You Remember The Past Week Of Sport?
The week in which all the build-up has been up to the biggest boxing fight of the year, as Tyson Fury takes on Deontay Wilder [ ... ]
The Coronavirus Has Just Cancelled Sport In Asia. Where Next?
The most significant influence in global sport this year may turn out to be nothing to do with VAR, or doping, or the carbon-plate [ ... ]
The Sportsman Quiz Round 19: How Well Do You Remember The Past Week Of Sport?
Winter break? What winter break? This week of sport has been as action-packed as ever with Chelsea making the first signing [ ... ]
From F1 To Ligue 1, Sir Jim Ratcliffe And Team INEOS' Sporting Influence Grows
In 2019, Sir Jim Ratcliffe was announced by The Sunday Times Rich List as the third wealthiest person in the UK, with a [ ... ]
Book Review: Running With Sherman
Starter for ten: in which sport might this paragraph be found early in the historical record of an extraordinary athletic [ ... ]
The Sportsman Quiz Round 18: How Well Do You Remember The Past Week Of Sport?
The Sportsman's weekly quiz is back. Don't fear, we've made it nice and easy for you this week so there is no [ ... ]