David Owen: Faster, higher, stronger… nimbler? Why a policy of maximum flexibility on timing might be Tokyo 2020’s last hope
We are entering a new phase of humanity’s COVID fight.
Philip Barker: Shades of Pakistan in 1971 as Belarus loses IIHF World Championship
The decision to strip Belarus of host status for this May’s Men's World Ice Hockey Championship comes almost 50 years to the day after the first Hockey World Cup on grass was postponed because of fears that the competition would take place in "an atmosphere of violence".
Mike Rowbottom: Australian Open hair washing anguish and Djokovic demands - problems of perspective in our COVID times
A couple of years after the emergence of his 2006 autobiography, Premier League footballer Ashley Cole warned players about the potential drawbacks of writing their life stories.
Michael Pavitt: Reverting to a single host appears the best option for Euro 2020
UEFA are among the major event organisers faced with a difficult decision in the coming months, with European football’s governing body having to decide how it can stage the European Championships during a pandemic.
Liam Morgan: Sticking to rules a small sacrifice to ensure elite sport can continue
Debate has raged this week over the failure from footballers to adhere to the Premier League’s COVID-19 guidelines.
Nancy Gillen: IIHF now in a lose-lose situation as saga surrounding World Championship continues
If you are the President of an International Federation (IF), it is a not a good look to have a photo with the person your own organisation is investigating for alleged murder.
Philip Barker: Indian cricket celebrating 50th anniversary of first great year
In the sport's corridors of power, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wields tremendous influence.
David Owen: Jack Ma’s apparent fall from grace adds to IOC problems one year out from Beijing 2022
A year ago, almost to the day, I was sitting in my Lausanne hotel-room writing up an interview I had just done with an Alibaba executive called Chris Tung.
Alan Hubbard: Why dashing Joe will be better for sport than sore loser Trump
By the stretch of anyone’s imagination, Donald Trump, soon to be the ex-President of the United States, could not be called a good sport. His hysterical reaction to being kicked into touch by Democrat Joe Biden is a sure indication that he has patented the art of being a sore loser.
Mike Rowbottom: Sad farewell to Lloyd Cowan, a great athletics coach and a beloved man
Following today’s news that the hugely popular and influential British athletics coach Lloyd Cowan had died at the age of 58, his lifelong friend Shaun Pickering pointed up a post he had put up on Facebook just a few days ago.
David Owen: Some will be glad to see the back of him, but value of the Canadian Pound will remain high for a good while yet
Nine VIPs - go on, count them - appended comments to a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) media release headlined, "Tributes pour in for retiring WADA Board member and founding President Richard Pound".
Michael Pavitt: Sport needs to exercise care when eyeing vaccinations
Richard Pound’s comments this week suggesting athletes could secure priority access for vaccines ahead of Tokyo 2020 seemed poorly timed, rather than being a completely outrageous suggestion.
Philip Barker: Tokyo not the only city celebrating Olympic landmarks this year
All roads will hopefully lead to Tokyo in 2021, but there is another important Olympic destination this year.
Mark England: Tokyo 2020 gives Britain the chance to write another chapter in rich Olympic history
When you postpone an Olympic Games for the first time in peacetime it's hardly surprising that there is a whole host of unintended consequences that start to jump out at you. Fortunately, they are not all bad ones.
David Owen: The most important race of the year will not be at Tokyo 2020
And so Summer Olympic and Paralympic year has dawned. For the second year running.
