Rugby a rare source of unity as Brexit sows division
Ireland's rugby team has a history of persevering through conflict. As Brexit reopens old wounds, rugby unites players and fans…
Corruption, cheating, doping. But sport enchants us still.
For three decades, I've reported on bribery, corruption, cheating and doping in internatinal sport. Why, then, do I still love…
Pakistan’s Imran Khan – from cricket hero to top job
Pakistan's Imran Khan was a cricket star with glamorous women on his arm. Now he is poised to become prime…
Soccer takes center stage with World Cup in Russia
All you need is a flat surface and a ball. Soccer, the world’s leading football sport, takes center stage in…
The 1960s: Sport reflected the world’s changing ways
More than just a game, sport reflected the wrenching changes of the 1960s -- racial tensions, the U.S. anti-war movement,…
Roger Bannister: Nostalgia for the well-rounded life
The death of Roger Bannister -- the first person to run a mile in under four minutes -- stirred memories…
Getting on the Olympics team … as a journalist
I was no sports expert, but I covered six Olympics. It was exciting and frightening at the same time --…
North Korea & Olympics: Politics as usual
North Korea wants to take part in next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. As ever, the issue is all…
Race relations in America: My baptism by fire
I waded into a raging debate over race relations in America. I emerged battered and bruised -- and better able…
U.S. football protests nothing new in race relations
Donald Trump’s attacks on pro football players protesting against racial injustice tap into a racist well familiar to generations of…
