The strangest sports in olympic history

‘We are interrupting this news bulletin to go straight to the European Athletics Championships in Belgrade where the final of the 5,000 metres is in its last stages.” With these words, I – and the res

It all started with an argument. One day in November 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver enjoyed a shooting session in County Wexford, south-east Ireland. The quarrel arose over a discussion which developed among S

QWhich country was the first to give women the right to vote? ANew Zealand was the first to enfranchise adult women when it came to voting. The landmark move was made in 1893, following attempts to ch

Challenge Gdansk, Poland, gets underway on 22 June. Marcel Bolbat (GER) would set a new race record to win in 3:44:03, after closing a 2:30min gap on the run to second-place Louis Woodgate (GRE). Swis

Naysayers silenced as crowds roar for the Tour

THIS IS THE THIRD OF A THREE-PART SERIES MARKING THE SILVER JUBILEE OF THE 2000 SYDNEY OLYMPICS