Bush busy fundraising as GB target Deaflympics gold
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Alex Bush is racing to raise funds to pay for her place in GB’s football squad at the 2017 Deaflympics in Turkey
Is the Chinese Super League football’s next superpower?
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Lucas Chomicki examines the rise of Chinese football – and asks is it sustainable?
The FA Cup’s Top 5 ‘Cupsets’
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With non-league Lincoln City into this season’s quarter-finals, Aaron Mandair selects five of the best FA Cup upsets
Five footballers who went on to strange second careers
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After Djibril Cisse hung up his boots to become a DJ, we look at some other unusual career choices made by footballers
Premier League ‘will have safe standing by summer 2018’
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Daniel Racheter talks to safe standing expert Jon Darch about his mission to see it adopted by English football’s top flight
Seven of the best comebacks in sports history
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After New England’s sensational come-from-behind win over Atlanta in the Super Bowl, we look at some other great sporting comebaks
Record eighth Wimbledon win still on for Federer
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Mike Newell argues that Roger Federer may pull off another surprise at Wimbledon this summer after winning the Australian Open
Change not for the better at rugby union’s grassroots
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Tom Ballard looks at the changing nature of amateur rugby union at his old club Esher RFC
LGBT football supporters’ groups on the rise
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Shannon Gambling talks to the one of the founders of Norwich City’s LGBT group about tackling football’s homophobia problems
Five Chinese Super League players Premier League clubs should be looking at
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Caleb Sage turns the tables on the CSL and picks five of its stars who are needed by English clubs
Langford puts clash with ‘deluded’ Eubanks behind him
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British middleweight champion Tommy Langford shares the inside track on his spat with Chris Eubanks Jr and Sr
‘People will realise that it’s a badass sport!’
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Should competitive cheerleading become a fully-fledged Olympic sport? Oliver Norgrove talks to UAL’s cheer squad president
Walking football? It’s no stroll in the park
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Daniel Racheter explores the growing popularity of walking football
Who is the 2016 team of the year?
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Shannon Gambling shares his top five teams of the year – but who’s at No.1?
Chapecoense and other sporting aviation disasters
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With football in mourning for the Brazilian club Chapecoense, Elephant Sport looks at other sports-related aviation disasters
Gentrification and its impact on youth sports in Brixton
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Brixton resident Chris Moar Aguiar looks at how the area’s transformation is affecting the provision of sport for young people
Top five F1 championship finales
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As the F1 season reaches its climax, Shannon Gambling looks back at five other thrilling title-deciding finales
In pole position for Olympic recognition?
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Daniel Racheter explores the growing sport of pole, which is determined to leave the strip-club stereotypes behind
Will Major League Soccer ever be taken seriously?
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Caleb Sage asks whether MLS is forever destined to remain in the shadow of long-established leagues
Four talented young footballers to keep an eye on
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Dan Thomas runs the rule over four European players who look destined for big money moves
Where are all the British Asian footballers?
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Umar Choudhry explores the lack of British Asian players and coaches making it in the professional game
Spurs supporters urged to honour young fan
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Elephant Sport reports on a campaign to mark the tragic death of a young footballer
St Mary’s on track for more success as Worlds head to London
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Crystal Davis visits a renowned centre for endurance-running excellence and looks ahead to next summer’s World Athletics Championships
Why are so many ex-footballers taking to our screens?
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Dan Kelly talks to former Rangers and Newcastle star Peter Lovenkrands about the appeal of media work for ex-players
The explosion of rugby in Spain
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Chris Moar Aguiar explores why Spanish rugby union is enjoying tremendous growth
Five loan players who returned to haunt their clubs
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Tom Ballard looks at when loaned-out footballers bite back
Team-mates, not mates
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Kortney Hudson takes a look at five of the most memorable bust-ups bewtween team-mates
RB Leipzig – Germany’s most hated football club
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Currently riding high in the Bundesliga after promotion last season, why are Red Bull Leipzig so disliked? Hassan Abdullah investigates
How playing in Spain turned Fisk’s fortunes around
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Born in Canada, transformed abroad. Elephant Sport talks to striker Ben Fisk about his Spanish sojourn
Fans vs Players – five footballing feuds
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Hassan Abdullah explores some of football’s most notable fan-vs-player clashes
How do you get your football fix?
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Are viewing figures for live football on TV in permanent decline? Kortney Hudson explores how our viewing habits are changing
England success boosts women’s rugby union
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Daniel Racheter looks at the uplift given to women’s rugby by England’s World Cup win
The rise and rise of UFC
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Elephant Sport explores the global sporting phenomenon that is the Ultimate Fighting Championship
The future of gambling? Video games
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Betting on e-sports is an increasingly lucrative market for gambling companies
Concussion clouds gather over football
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Does football need to heed the warnings about concussion from other sports?
How sport provides the ideal setting for corporate hospitality
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Why is sport so important in the world of corporate hospitality?
Academies suffer as football grows richer
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The Premier League is watched all over the world, admired by adoring supporters and a target for ambitious foreign players…. Read More »
Leeds United – fallen giants
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Elephant Sport charts the decline of the once-mighty Leeds United, now Championship strugglers
Nolan brings positivity back to Orient
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How new player-manager Kevin Nolan has put the smile back on the faces of Leyton Orient fans
Why Rashford should pay heed to Macheda’s tale
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Can Man Utd star-in-the-making Marcus Rashford avoid the pitfalls that derailed Federico Macheda’s career?
Piste again – student skiers get a bad reputation
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The drunken antics of student skiers are an increasing problem in the Alps
Kick It Out ‘still fighting for recognition’
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One year after the racist incident involving Chelsea fans in Paris, we highlight the ongoing work of Kick It Out
Albanian football’s Euro odyssey
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Elephant Sport meets some delighted fans of surprise Euro 2016 qualifiers Albania
Middle Eastern motorsport on learning curve
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Oman’s first pro driver sheds light on motorsport’s potential in the Gulf region
Organising the Race Of Champions
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Stephen Kilbey investigates the challenging process behind organising the Race Of Champions