3+ week, 2+ day ago   (745+ words) ‘A brilliant initiative’: the Youth Sport Games goes from strength to strength The Guardian ‘A brilliant initiative’: the Youth Sport Games goes from strength to strength Europe’s biggest amateur sports event for children – that has drawn celebrity ambassadors ranging from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (695+ words) Pull. Breathe. Kick. Glide … the cautionary tale of the first cross-Channel swimmer The Guardian Pull. Breathe. Kick. Glide … the cautionary tale of the first cross-Channel swimmer In this content-driven age, we consume sport as fleeting entertainment – but the fate of…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts This week’s question: Is it inevitable that consumerism will literally fill up the planet? Obviously, progressions…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (317+ words) Pallister sets new championship record with time of 8:06.10 Result ends Ledecky’s streak of 13 international 800m gold medals Australia’s Lani Pallister dealt US great Katie Ledecky her first 800m freestyle defeat in a major international meet, beating her one-time idol at the Pan…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (323+ words) American clocks 23.49sec in Pan Pacs heats Douglass reclaims record from teammate Walsh Pair to meet again in Saturday night’s final Kate Douglass shattered the women’s 50m freestyle world record on Saturday, clocking 23.49sec in the heats at the Pan Pacific Championships to…...