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Bush busy fundraising as GB target Deaflympics gold

Bush busy fundraising as GB target Deaflympics gold

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?

Is the Chinese Super League football's next superpower?

Lucas Chomicki examines the rise of Chinese football – and asks is it sustainable?

The FA Cup’s Top 5 ‘Cupsets’

The FA Cup's Top 5 'Cupsets'

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

Five footballers who went on to strange second careers

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’

Premier League 'will have safe standing by summer 2018'

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

Seven of the best comebacks in sports history

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

Roger Federer

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

Change not for the better at rugby union's grassroots

Tom Ballard looks at the changing nature of amateur rugby union at his old club Esher RFC

Confusion reigns over rugby union’s high tackle laws

Confusion reigns over rugby union's high tackle laws

Tom Ballard looks at the controversy surrounding new guidance for refs on how to deal with reckless tackles which risk inflicting serious injuries

LGBT football supporters’ groups on the rise

LGBT football supporters' groups on the rise

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

Five Chinese Super League players Premier League clubs should be looking at

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

Langford puts clash with 'deluded' Eubanks behind him

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!’

'People will realise that it's a badass sport!'

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

Walking football? It's no stroll in the park

Daniel Racheter explores the growing popularity of walking football

Who is the 2016 team of the year?

Who is the 2016 team of the year?

Shannon Gambling shares his top five teams of the year – but who’s at No.1?

Chapecoense and other sporting aviation disasters

Chapecoense and other sporting aviation disasters

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

Gentrification and its impact on youth sports in Brixton

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

Top five F1 championship finales

As the F1 season reaches its climax, Shannon Gambling looks back at five other thrilling title-deciding finales

In pole position for Olympic recognition?

In pole position for Olympic recognition?

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?

Will Major League Soccer ever be taken seriously?

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

Four talented young footballers to keep an eye on

Dan Thomas runs the rule over four European players who look destined for big money moves

Where are all the British Asian footballers?

Where are all the British Asian footballers?

Umar Choudhry explores the lack of British Asian players and coaches making it in the professional game

Spurs supporters urged to honour young fan

Spurs supporters urged to honour young fan

Elephant Sport reports on a campaign to mark the tragic death of a young footballer

How Pablo Escobar revolutionised Colombian football

How Pablo Escobar revolutionised Colombian football

Chris Moar Aguiar explores the drug lord’s passion for the beautiful game

St Mary’s on track for more success as Worlds head to London

St Mary's on track for more success as Worlds head to London

Crystal Davis visits a renowned centre for endurance-running excellence and looks ahead to next summer’s World Athletics Championships

Jones eyes more England progress

Japan celebrating a momentous win over South Africa. (Credit: Gallo Images)

Tom Ballard previews rugby union’s autumn internationals

Why are so many ex-footballers taking to our screens?

Why are so many ex-footballers taking to our screens?

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

The explosion of rugby in Spain

Chris Moar Aguiar explores why Spanish rugby union is enjoying tremendous growth

Five loan players who returned to haunt their clubs

Five loan players who returned to haunt their clubs

Tom Ballard looks at when loaned-out footballers bite back

Team-mates, not mates

Team-mates, not mates

Kortney Hudson takes a look at five of the most memorable bust-ups bewtween team-mates

RB Leipzig – Germany’s most hated football club

RB Leipzig - Germany's most hated football club

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

How playing in Spain turned Fisk's fortunes around

Born in Canada, transformed abroad. Elephant Sport talks to striker Ben Fisk about his Spanish sojourn

Fans vs Players – five footballing feuds

Fans vs Players - five footballing feuds

Hassan Abdullah explores some of football’s most notable fan-vs-player clashes

How do you get your football fix?

How do you get your football fix?

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

England success boosts women's rugby union

Daniel Racheter looks at the uplift given to women’s rugby by England’s World Cup win

The rise and rise of UFC

The rise and rise of UFC

Elephant Sport explores the global sporting phenomenon that is the Ultimate Fighting Championship

The future of gambling? Video games

The future of gambling? Video games

Betting on e-sports is an increasingly lucrative market for gambling companies

Concussion clouds gather over football

Concussion clouds gather over football

Does football need to heed the warnings about concussion from other sports?

How sport provides the ideal setting for corporate hospitality

How sport provides the ideal setting for corporate hospitality

Why is sport so important in the world of corporate hospitality?

Academies suffer as football grows richer

Academies suffer as football grows richer

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

Leeds United - fallen giants

Elephant Sport charts the decline of the once-mighty Leeds United, now Championship strugglers

Nolan brings positivity back to Orient

Nolan brings positivity back to Orient

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

Why Rashford should pay heed to Macheda's tale

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

Piste again - student skiers get a bad reputation

The drunken antics of student skiers are an increasing problem in the Alps

Kick It Out ‘still fighting for recognition’ 

Kick It Out 'still fighting for recognition' 

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

Albanian football's Euro odyssey

Elephant Sport meets some delighted fans of surprise Euro 2016 qualifiers Albania

Fans fear unhappy ending in Orient saga

Fans fear unhappy ending in Orient saga

Leyton Orient are a club in turmoil – what’s gone wrong at Brisbane Road?

Middle Eastern motorsport on learning curve

Middle Eastern motorsport on learning curve

Oman’s first pro driver sheds light on motorsport’s potential in the Gulf region

Organising the Race Of Champions

Organising the Race Of Champions

Stephen Kilbey investigates the challenging process behind organising the Race Of Champions

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