Having recently criticised the Saudi authorities for refusing to send women to the Olympic Games, as part of their refusal to countenance equal rights, I am obliged to report that a young Saudi woman competed in the Youth Olympic Games … Read more

A couple of years ago, my pal Jim O’Brien was chewing the fat with a New York cabbie, and asked where he was born. ‘Ukraine’ came the reply, to which the only response was, of course, ‘Sergei Bubka’! “Everyone knows … Read more

The Opening Ceremony for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore takes place tonight, and competition begins tomorrow, Sunday August 15, with the athletics programme bursting out of the blocks on Tuesday. There was a big debate leading up to … Read more

The European Championships, which ended in Barcelona on Sunday evening created a lot of sound and light. And there can be few better cities to spend a week in and out of the stadium. But when the world champs roll … Read more