Paul Smith Apologies for the late announcement. It being such a sad and difficult year for so many suffering directly or indirectly from the Covid pandemic, we have also limited our annual top sportsmanship stories to five top stories this year. We also had to cancel our annual BBC Radio London interview announcing the Top 5. You … Read more
Having played for Spurs for 16 years (82-98), captained them for 11 years and won an FA Cup as well as a UEFA Cup, he also represented England 16 times, Gary Mabbutt is a real football hero to Spurs fans around the world. His heroics know no bounds, even long after he has hung … Read more
Who are the Iroquois Nationals? Lacrosse is a Native American game originally played in the northeastern United States by the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, Oneida and Tuscarora Nations, collectively known as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy who compete in international lacrosse as the Iroquois Nationals. The Game Is a Medicine The Iroquois Nationals believe that the game is a “medicine”, … Read more
Watch each of the following Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments from the Bundesliga (German League) from 2010 to 2019. Can you see which particular aspect of sportsmanship is shown in each story? The key sportsmanship components are hidden in the acronym HHEFFR. Honesty, Humour, Enjoyment, Fun, Friendship, Fairplay, Respect An acronym is made up from the … Read more
A 22 year old footballer has single-handedly persuaded the government of the United Kingdom to bring back 1 million ‘free meals for school children’. Marcus Rashford plays for Manchester United (and England). Their arch-rivals, Liverpool sent a message of love to Rashford. All Posts The UK government withdrew the £15 per week vouchers for … Read more
A Minutes Silence for George Floyd The first PGA Tour Golf Championship after a 3 month Covid hiatus decided that the 8:46 a.m. tee time ‘will feature no players’. Instead, it will be a minute’s silence in memory of African American George Floyd who lay dying as a white policeman pinned him to the ground … Read more
Maxime Mbanda is a big man but he’s also a scared man. However, he has promised to face his fears and beat his fears and help to save other people’s lives. Maxine is the Italian flanker who is now driving ambulances carrying coronavirus patients to hospitals. Sometimes taking virus-carrying patients from one hospital to another. … Read more
Imagine playing rugby without any limbs (arms or legs)? Can you play rugby with no limbs (no arms or legs)? [ ] yes [ ] No Oh yes you can! Meet the amazing Lindsay Hilton. She plays for Halifax Towers in Canada and she is the toughest rugby player in the world. Watch this … Read more
Imagine running a race when you can’t feel your own legs Watch this video: Girl Collapses After Every Race This is the incredible Kayla Montgomery. She cannot feel her own legs when she runs. She is a great runner but has limited time to run because she suffers from MS (Multiple Sclerosis) which can cause … Read more
Crossword Puzzle 1 Nothing Is Impossible Ludwig Gutman was a German refugee who fled to England during the Second World War (1939-1945). He was also a doctor. He did not accept that wounded soldiers should lie in bed, get bed sores, start smelling and eventually rot and die a painful death. He got them out … Read more