During a recent BBC Radio 5 Live interview this Wigan fan shocked us all with his absolutely magnificent selfless sportsmanship gesture of all time………
Continue reading ‘A Selfless Christmas Gesture from a Football Fan’
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Nicole Cochran, a young outstanding middle distance runner from Bellarmine Prep was running in the 3,200-meter race in the Washington Class 4A State Girls Track & Field Championship Meet at Pasco.
Continue reading ‘When Honour Means More Than Metal’
I came across this lovely article by Ethan Armstrong about swapping shirts after an intense battle. He was amazed by the ritual and thought it so special that he wrote about in on his blog.
Continue reading ‘Suspending Animosity: The Football Shirt Swap’
“For When the One Great Scorer
comes to write against your name,
He writes – not that you Won or Lost
but How You Played the Game.”
Continue reading ‘Not That You Won or Lost but………………’
After a truly epic Wimbledon Final, BBC’s Sue Barker asked the defeated American, Andy Roddick, if ‘this sport is cruel sometimes?’
Continue reading ‘Anyone For Tennis?’
I was totally engaged by RTE’s Ryan Tubridy’s warmth and George Hamilton’s lovely sportsmanship stories, and I have to say, delighted by the response from listeners who sent in some new stories about sportsmanship.
Continue reading ‘RTE Radio 1 Sportsmanship Chat with Ryan Tubridy, George Hamilton & Me’
