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boxing
Boxing History Part One
It would be difficult to find a sport which divides the sporting world so extremely as boxing. What are your views? Do you think it is a “noble art”, a “sweet science”, or is it just a barbaric and brutal display of violence?

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Boxing History Part Two
The second article in this series looks at boxing from the beginning of the 1900s until the present day and introduces some true sporting legends along the way.

cricket
The Ashes
For someone unfamiliar to cricket it would be hard to see what the fuss is about. The original ashes urn stands at just 3 inches high and is falling to bits. However, the Ashes is possibly the most important symbol of cricket and all the tradition that goes with it.

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The New Football? Cricket Makes a Comeback
What sport in the UK replaced football as the most watched spectacle in the summer of 2005; even if it was only for a few months? What sport’s national team enjoyed a victorious, open-top bus tour of London and met the Prime Minister? Cricket, of course!

FOOTBALL
Christmas Diary
For most people in Britain, Christmas is the time to be with the family and friends. It’s a time when we get a week off work or school too! But what if you are a Premier League footballer with several important games to play over the holiday period? Read this fictional Footballer’s Diary to find out what Christmas might be like!

FOOTBALL
The Dark Side: While World Cups can offer great drama and create legends, there is often also a Star-Wars-like dark side to them - moments of controversy or violence that remain blots on the beauty of the tournament long after they happened.

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Fantasy football: In the real world, the manager is the only one who gets to make the decisions, but in the world of Fantasy Football, we can all be the manager of a top football team – and find out how hard it really is!

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Football idioms: Football slang and idioms have become commonplace in everyday English in the UK, and many people now use language borrowed from the world of football without even realising it.

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Football Strips: Football strips were originally worn to differentiate team players ... but over the years they have taken on new significance. Read more ...

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Major Players: Specific World Cups are often associated with a particular moment, the memories we have of them more than likely influenced by where we come from and who we follow.

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Missing Men: As you sit in the stadiums of Germany (if you're very lucky) or in front of a television (if you're like the rest of us) and watch all the action, spare a thought for some of the players who will not be there.

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They Never Made It: World Cups are made of drama, colour, glory, fame ... but many great players have missed their moment of global glory.

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World Cup Favourites (Northern Europe): Which teams from the north of Europe could go all the way in Germany?

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World Cup Favourites (South America): Which teams from South America could go all the way in Germany?

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World Cup Favourites (Southern Europe): Which teams from the south of Europe could go all the way in Germany?

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World Cup: Group stage review: Analysis of the highs and lows of the group stage of the tournament.

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World Cup Minnows: 'Minnows' are small freshwater fish, but the word has long been borrowed in sport to refer to teams that have little experience in a particular competition or that are 'small' compared to the giants of a sport.

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World Cup round-up: A look back at the action at the World Cup in Germany.

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Euro 2004: Portugal invested a great deal of money in Euro 2004. The government had high hopes for a good return on the investment. A good profit would help the economy, benefiting the construction industry and tourism and helping to lower unemployment.

GENERAL SPORT
Fat versus Fit!
The ideal image of a sports person is one of a young, lean, athlete in top physical condition. Despite this image, there are still many sporting activities where the typical image of a sports person isn’t necessarily ideal or even desirable.

GENERAL SPORT
Heroic failures: sportsmen and women famous for coming last
Everyone knows the great sporting heroes who win fame and Olympic medals for their countries. However, we don’t usually hear much about those unfortunate sportsmen who come last. This isn’t always the case however – especially if you are really bad!

OLYMPICS
Ancient Olympics: Once again the Olympic Games has returned to its home in Greece, where it began around 3000 years ago. The first recorded Olympic festival took place in 776 BC. Similar festivals had been organised for at least two or three centuries prior to this, but 776 BC saw the start of a regular festival which was to take place every Olympiad, or four year period.

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Modern Olympics: The Olympics for most athletes is the ultimate goal. It is the peak of a sporting career, where you test your skills and strength against the ‘best of the best.’ For a few days every four years a select group of athletes from across the world have the chance to make their mark in history – to be remembered as modern sporting ‘Gods.’