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Are you a sports writer extraordinaire, simply a fan who loves to write about your favourite sport or someone who just loves to read about your local team or sporting hero? There is a place for you
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Whatever your job, wherever you are, if you have a passion for sports, we would love you to share your stories with us. Including a full A - Z of competitive action, from athletics to zorbing, why not
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Sports Alphabet - A-Z of Sport: Is Your Favourite Game in the List? by Julian Price⁽¹⁹⁷⁾ How many sports are there in the world? There is no exact answer because what we perceive as sport may not be considered so elsewhere. My dictionary describes sport as, “ a game or competitive activity, esp. an outdoor one involving physical exertion .” In a very lengthy definition, it goes on to say that sport is, “ a game, pastime, recreation or entertainment ”. Could the world of sport actually be any broader or any more difficult to define! Over at the sports encyclopaedia website they claim to have unearthed at least 8000 different sports and games from around the globe and have included a list of about 3000 for you to peruse. It’s actually really... (read the rest of what Julian Price wrote.)		Sports Blogging - Improve your Sport Blog Writing with an Online Course by Julian Price⁽¹⁹⁷⁾ Sports blogs have become a really popular way for people with a passion for sport to communicate their interests and indeed show their skills as sports writers. As the age of the internet has taken hold, so has the form of writing we now fondly refer to as the “blog”. Perhaps in the early days of blog writing, a blog itself was nothing more than a personal journal or diary of entries, made public and shared with anyone with an interest to read on the internet. However, the humble blog has dramatically evolved and can effectively be about anything that you have an interest in. There are many, many sports blogs and bloggers on the web, some of them written on small... (read the rest of what Julian Price wrote.)


Team GB Olympic Football Squad & Fixtures – Beckham and Giggs in the frame! by Matt Hodder⁽¹⁶⁶⁾ With the London 2012 Olympic Games less than 100 days away, speculation is rife regarding who will be playing in the Team GB Men’s Football team. GB boss Stuart Pearce will name a squad of 18 players, plus four reserves for the tournament which is aimed at developing young talent. This is evident in the requirement that 15 of the players must be 23 years of age or younger, with space for 3 over age players. Team GB kick-off their Olympic campaign on Thursday 26 th July at Old Trafford, Manchester. The 75,000+ seater stadium is the home of current Barclays Premier League champions Manchester United and will undoubtedly provide a fantastic atmosphere as Team GB look to get... (read the rest of what Matt Hodder wrote.)		England Squad Options for Euro 2012 – Terry, Ferdinand, Rooney included? by Matt Hodder⁽¹⁶⁶⁾ Since Roy Hodgson was appointed England manager on 1 st May, 2012, speculation has been rife as to who the new boss will select when he names his squad for the European Championships. The tournament is being jointly hosted by Poland and Ukraine and will begin on Friday 8 th June, when hosts Poland kick-off against Greece in Warsaw. England’s first group game will be against France on Monday 11 th June in Donetsk. They will then go on to face Sweden in Kiev on the 16 th June and finish the group stage against co-hosts Ukraine on 19 th June, again in Donetsk, with Hodgson hoping it won’t be England’s last game of the tournament. Squads must be announced by 30 th... (read the rest of what Matt Hodder wrote.)

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