The history of Argentina and England transforms every match into something more than a game – a World Cup semi-final raises the stakes even further.
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As one piece of more than a century of baseball traditions, eye black is part science experiment, part routine and part uniform.
For decades, basketball was dominated by super tall players crowding around the basket for easy shots. Then things changed with a stroke of paint.
An obscure Belgian soccer player arguably made a bigger mark on the world game than stars such as Diego Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Rugby league today is almost unrecognisable to the sport’s early days. A key reason is the controversial move away from unlimited tackles.
The 2026 winter games are vastly different to when Italy hosted them in 1956, especially when it comes to costs, events and climate challenges.
The century-old story of Sydney’s Nippon Baseball Club offers insights into the lives of Asian migrants during the White Australia policy.
As Japan’s national sport, sumo has shaped perceptions of its culture since the mid-1800s.
Which AFL club has had the most Brownlow medallists? Why do midfielders dominate the award? And who is the medal named after?
Victorian women were supposed to be demure, uncompetitive creatures – but that didn’t stop many from playing and enjoying sport.
Many Americans see baseball as a sport for men and softball as a sport for women. It wasn’t always this way in the US – and it isn’t that way in the rest of the world.
Since its start in 1935, roller derby has evolved from a Depression-era fad to TV spectacle to an unabashedly feminist sport that subverts gender norms.
Whether you enjoy histories, non-fiction, poetry, crime or even romance, there is a sporting story to suit all readers.
When USA Today columnist Christine Brennan questioned a Black player over her striking Caitlin Clark during a game, it was anything but benign.
Harry Mosby won a silver medal for Australia at the 1976 Paralympics. It has only recently come to light how significant that achievement was.
Today’s Olympics are vastly different to those that began in ancient Greece. So what was it like attending those ancient games?
Even with teams’ embrace of analytics, the number of scouts employed by MLB teams had stayed remarkably consistent. That all changed with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before being pushed aside by the NCAA, the AIAW, which was designed for and by women, governed women’s college athletics.
What makes the NFL’s embrace of gambling so striking is that for most of its history, the league had pushed the government for stricter regulations – not more lenient ones.
The coach’s legendary terseness and his rejection of technological trends belie a wealth of knowledge about the game and its history.
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