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Tom Daley and other Sporting Heroes

Homophobic bullying is endemic in sport. The truth of this statement is so obvious that it hardly bares stating. Many of us/most of us who ...

One of the ironies of modern culture is that, despite the remarkable advances of science and medicine, many people continue to believe utter...

Coaching and teaching are essentially thinking activities. Excellent coaching and teaching demand imagination, reflection and analysis. For ...

Some products have become so ubiquitous that their name has morphed into a generic noun. I still find myself referring to 'Hoovers'...

I recently came across this talk by the philosopher and populariser of eastern mysticism, Alan Watts , about the choices we make in our live...

A friend recently introduced me to this wonderful presentation by the great scientist Richard Feynman . A winner of the Nobel Prize for Phy...

When I recently invited people to share their views on the so-called Olympic legacy , a colleague tweeted that she hoped people would remain...

A few weeks ago, I asked fellow travellers in Twittersphere about their views of Olympic Legacy. This was not just a random act of nosiness...

I recently saw this news item from the excellent International Platform on Sport and Development that Loe Coe, architect of the London Olymp...