Olympics
After the gold rush, why so many tears?
In the end, it wasn’t the union jack painted faces, “Team GB” hash tags or unpredicted boasts of tickets for an obscure event in a remote London hamlet that gave the games away; it was the tears.
By Mark Donne | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Monday, 6 August 2012 at 10:03 am
Women are not just window dressing for the Olympics
This year’s Olympics have the potential to be the best ever for women’s sport, with more female competitors, more events and more medals up for grabs than ever before.
By Sue Tibballs | Olympics, Sport | Friday, 3 August 2012 at 2:37 pm
The year of the woman: Let’s keep it sporty
I’d be the first to admit that I was not a sporty girl. Sporty girls and sporty boys were loved by teachers and pupils alike. If you didn’t cut it on the pitch, you probably didn’t cut it on the playground.
By Chloe Hamilton | Notebook, Olympics, Sport | Friday, 3 August 2012 at 12:00 am
London 2012: An alternative greatest Olympian of all time
You will know that the London Olympics is in full swing because the media is full of stories asking whether Michael Phelps, who has just added a few more medals to his tally bringing it to 19 of which 15 are gold, is the greatest Olympian of all time.
By Dr Sean Carey | Olympics, Sport | Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 5:49 pm
Can a mental shift help enhance our performance?
Nowadays the phrase “performance-enhancing” and the word “drugs” all too frequently go together, particularly during the Olympics. But that wasn’t always the case.
By Tony Lobl | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion | Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 9:24 am
Heard the one about the Nazi? Thought so…
Being a Germany fan at London 2012 has, thus far, been a largely thankless task. The first few days of the Games have seen several national heroes limp out of their respective events without so much as seeing a medal, let alone wearing one.
By Kit Holden | Olympics, Sport | Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 5:00 am
iBet: No woman has been overwhelmingly convincing in the 100m
It could pay to look for a bit of value in the women’s 100m race.
By Gareth Purnell | Olympics, Sport | Thursday, 2 August 2012 at 12:01 am
Olympic Badminton: Had the potential for match fixing been discussed previously?
Oh, for Richie Benaud to have cast a critical eye over proceedings in the Olympic Badminton this week.
By Kit Holden | Olympics, Sport | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 4:05 pm
iBet: Who will overcome the 400m hurdles?
World champion Dai Green is as short as 2/1 to win Olympic gold following some very promising performances just before the Games.
By Gareth Purnell | Olympics, Sport | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 12:01 am
Who wants to be a cox?
We all know where we belong in the world of sport. Whether or not we still play sports in to adulthood, all of us have our school days to draw upon for the standard that we reached. Did we finish first or last? Were we A team? B team? C team… District? County? All varying levels for all different levels of ability.
By Dominic Holland | Olympics, Sport | Monday, 30 July 2012 at 2:59 pm
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