Sportsmanship includes friendship + respect+ integrity + humility & even kindness (the new super power) and more. Despite the destabilised world we live in, and despite FIFA’s over-commercialisation and, IMO, abuse of the rules – there were many magical sportsmanship moments in this World Cup. Here’s our Top 10 in reverse order…. we’ll start with … Read more
Greetings, it’s that time of year to enjoy our Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments in 2025 – a strange year for many. You can read the stories and watch the videos, or listen to the Top 10 stories recorded with BBC Radio London here. Thanks to Phil Parry, BBC Radio London Sports Show anchor man. As … Read more
Greetings again, it’s that time of year to reflect on our Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments in 2024. You can either read the stories and watch the videos, or listen to the Top 10 recorded with BBC Radio London here. Thanks to Phil Parry, BBC Radio London Sports Show anchor man. As in previous years … Read more
Here it is – the Top Ten Sportsmanship Moments 2022. You can click the ‘play’ button below to hear the stories from BBC Radio London You can scroll down and see each story with photos and videos of each of these, handpicked Top Ten Sportsmanship Moments 2022. BBC’s Phil Parry In 10th Place: Japanese … Read more
A salute to the USA team of Sara Hughes and Kelley Kolinske for this amazing lesson in never giving in. Jul 12, 2022 The US beach volleyball team somehow keep the ball in their match with Equador at the Beach Volleyball World Championships. Fantastic defensive skills as Hughes throws herself around the court, and Kolinske understand … Read more
The Tokyo Olympics gave everyone a lift from this terrible pandemic which delayed the 2020 Olympics until 2021. There were many beautiful sportsmanship moments. Tell us your favourite moment in the comments at the end. Meanwhile, here’s are our Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments from the Tokyo Olympics (in reverse order). 10th Best Sportsmanship Moment: … Read more
The shootings in America (Atlanta) come as another horror shock. The deceased families lives are ruined forever. Our sympathies go out to all our Asian brothers and sisters (and the two non-Asian victims’ families also). I hope this story shows support and a tiny drop of hope during this dark hour. Yesterday I felt the … 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
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
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