The road to Athens – Athletes of the moment
The modern pentathlon is based on the romantic tale of an officer whose horse was brought down behind enemy lines, fighting his way out of trouble with pistol and sword,
Let the games begin!
Everything you ever wanted to know about this month’s Olympic Games… Impress your friends with our facts and figures about the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games. · Greece was the birthplace
Running – Blue Riband
Victory in the latest 100m Golden League event in Zurich ahead of the Olympics has made Jamaica’s Asafa Powell favourite for the high-profile race. The 21-year-old student had already left
The road to Athens – The Ancient ´Games´
Looking back to 2,800 years ago, competitors such as Eddy ‘The Eagle’ Edwards or Sydney’s slowest swimmer ever (from Tonga) would have had little chance of survival, let alone public
Spirited sailing
Bob Hughes reports on the recent Portugal Match Cup sailing competition, held in the Bay of Cascais, near Lisbon. Wednesday was most certainly a breath of fresh air in more
Sports Briefs
Away games England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has managed to score an own goal at F.A. headquarters after revelations that he has had an affair with a 38-year-old secretary on the
Football – Champions League
In the third qualifying round for the former European Cup competition, Benfica has been drawn against Belgian side Anderlecht. Liverpool face Graz AK from Austria, Manchester United play MSK Zilina
Football – Greek revenge
Coach José Romao has announced the Portuguese squad for the Athens tournament, which will attempt to go one better than the full international team at Euro 2004. The list of
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New heights Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva staked her claim for pole vault gold in Athens by breaking the world record in Birmingham last week. She jumped 4.89m, bettering Svetlana Feofanova’s old
The Dons face the Dons
Football’s Wimbledon Dons played the Dons of Huelva in the inaugural Portimão Cup at the Portimonense Stadium recently. But anyone expecting to see the Wimbledon of old would have been