Players Admire Fair Play

An old black & white football

Watch each of the following Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments from the Bundesliga (German League) from 2010 to 2019. Can you see which particular aspect of sportsmanship is shown in each story? The key sportsmanship components are hidden in the acronym HHEFFR. Honesty, Humour, Enjoyment, Fun, Friendship, Fairplay, Respect An acronym is made up from the … Read more

Crossword 1 Nothing Is Impossible and Crossword 2 Life Can Be Tough

Crossword Puzzle

Crossword Puzzle 1 Nothing Is Impossible Ludwig Gutman was a German refugee who fled to England during the Second World War (1939-1945). He was also a doctor. He did not accept that wounded soldiers should lie in bed, get bed sores, start smelling and eventually rot and die a painful death. He got them out … Read more

Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments 2017 (part 2)

Kieran Read and Sam Warburton share the Lions v ABs text series

Part 1 covered sportsmanship moments number 10 to moment number 6 which included brave little Bradley Lowery, Joe Hart, French rugby and German football fans opening their homes to opposition fans, a subtle, yet magical moment in the US Masters between a Spaniard and an Englishman and a US Baseball moment. Now we’re going to reveal … Read more

Austrian Helps German Competitor During Cross Country World Cup Ski Race

Opposition Skiers help each other

When Austria’s Lisa Theresa Hauser broke Germany’s Vanessa Hinz’s ski pole (by accidentally stepping on it during the intense race), Hauser handed her surprised German opponent her ski-pole. Watch this video. Cross-country ski poles are very light, and therefore very fragile, particularly, if they are hit from the side. At major events like the World … Read more

Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments 2014 (part 2 of 2)

Stadium

In part 1 we covered the 10th best to the 6th bets sportsmanship moments which included tennis, ice-hockey,  boxing, weightlifting and athletics. Now we announce the Top 5, starting with football….   5. A Sombre Yet Beautiful Football Moment And it’s not  World Cup 2014 (which had so many wonderful moments of sportsmanship like Ghana’s goal … Read more

World Cup 2014 Best Sportsmanship Moments (Part 1/2)

PR Smith, author, sitting on couch with footballs on the wall

What a World Cup it’s been. Shocks, sensations, revelations, great football mixed with the odd  fear packed paranoid game, some crazy behaviour, wonderful goals, great celebrations, great fun, great fans,  – some of whom were literally out of this world and lots of great sportsmanship. Sit back relax and enjoy some of the great moments … Read more

Sochi 2014 Sportsmanship Moments

Some wonderful sportsmanship moments from Sochi 2014. © Photos courtesy of  Sochi2014 Press Office   Here’s some beautiful moments:   Old Enemies, Russia & Germany, Become Lifelong Friends When the Germans team’s ski grinding machine broke, the Russian team stepped in and gave the Germans the Russian machine and worked through the night so the … Read more

How Sportsmanship Can Change The World

Can a man throwing a spear stop a war? Can a woman reading a poem stop a war? Can sworn enemies become friends just for two weeks every four years? The answer is ‘Yes, Yes and Yes!’ And it’s been going on for some time ….in fact over a thousand years…….. How Sportsmanship Can Change … Read more

“All men die but not all men live” Ryder Cup Sensation

Ryder Cup Scoreboard

“All men die but not all men live – you made me feel alive again this week,” said an emotional European captain, Jose Maria Olazabal, as he looked across to his team that had just delivered the greatest comeback in the history of the Ryder Cup.  It was indeed, a lovely moment, amongst many lovely … Read more