Indian cricket captain, Virat Kohli stepped up and helped English cricket captain Joe Root as he writhed in pain on the ground, today. He suffered cramp. Kohli stepped in to help stop the cramp before it damaged any muscles. Root had scored a wonderful century on day 1 of the first Test between India and … Read more
Part 1 has five moments from 10th best sportsmanship moment to 6th best. This is Part 2, which reveals the 5th best moment to the number one sportsmanship moment of 2019. By the way, you can also listen to all of these Top 10 stories on BBC Radio London’s annual interview with PR Smith, hosted … Read more
Well here we are again, having sifted through hundreds of amazing sportsmanship stories, we’ve final got out Top 10 moments and ultimately, the Number 1 Moment from 2016. As always, we’ll do it in reverse order. In 10th Place: Irish and Swedish Football Fans Dance Together – Euro 2016 Euro 2016 had some … Read more
Indian captain, Virat Kohli’s, friendship and respect for his most dangerous and outrageously talented opponent, Sri Lanka’s cricketing great, Kumar Sangakkara, shone like a light across the world of cricket. Their gestures, ‘taught us how to love and respect opponents’. These images demonstrate a deep friendship and rich respect for each other. Here is the letter … Read more
Firstly, what Test Cricket Stadium Is this (this makes a good picture quiz question)? And why is it one of the finest examples of sportsmanship? The stadium is Old Trafford Test Cricket Ground (located beside Manchester United’s Old Trafford football stadium). The reason it is, arguably, the finest example of sportsmanship is because, … Read more
There were so many with the London 2012 Olympics, Euro 2012, Ryder Cup and so much more. Here’s our Top Ten starting with Number 10 and working our way down to our Number 1 Great Sportsmanship Moment of the year. 10. Golf – Young American’s Honesty Of The Highest Order November: A … Read more
4-0 down and with a few minutes left , the stadium in Gdansk is filled with the sound of 25,000 Irish fans singing ‘The Fields of Athenry’ with the Spanish fans clapping in rhythm. The World Champions coach, Vincente del Bosque, said afterwards: “I thought (with) that the Irish fans and players showed us what … Read more
Top 10 Sportsmanship Moments of 2011 Romanian captain, Cristian Petre, who after suffering a 67-3 loss to England, was asked by a reporter about the game and replied “I play rugby for happiness.” More The French rugby team won the toss to choose who wears their own home jerseys in the Rugby World Cup Final … Read more
Celebrating its 125th year anniversary, Arsenal FC, are the first British Club to qualify for the (European) Champions League knock out stages this year. They have consistently qualified for both this ‘highest level’ league and its subsequent knockout stages every year since their manager Arsene Wenger joined them some 15 years ago. Despite this, some … Read more
The drama started with the last ball before the afternoon tea break on second day of the second test match between World Champions, India, and England. Eoin Morgan (English batsman born in Ireland), hit what he thought was four runs (as he thought the ball went over the boundary – some 50 yards away)……………………………………… … Read more