Sport
ODE TO SPORT BY PIERRE DE COUBERTIN
PIERRE DE COUBERTAIN – ODE TO SPORT…. This poem by Pierre de Coubertin won the gold medal for literature at the 1912 Paris Olympics…. O Sport, pleasure of the Gods, essence of life, you appeared suddenly in the midst of the grey clearing which writhes with the drudgery of modern existence, like the radiant messenger of a past age, when mankind still smiled. And the glimmer of dawn lit up the mountain tops and flecks of light dotted the ground in the gloomy forests. II O Sport, you are Beauty! You are the architect of that edifice which is the human body and which can become abject or sublime according to whether it is defiled by vile passions or improved through healthy exertion. There can be no beauty without balance and proportion, and you are the peerless master of bot...
Tyson Fury Triumphs Against Otto Wallin In Las Vegas…!
ANOTHER CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TYSON FURY’S TRIUMPH OVER OTTO WALLIN IN LAS VEGAS A WHILE BACK! HOWEVER, WITH OTTO WALLIN TRYING HIS VERY BEST, TYSON FURY RECEIVED A NASTY CUT ABOVE HIS EYE FROM OTTO ALONG THE WAY! BOTH MEN FOUGHT VALIANTLY WITH THEIR HEARTS AND SOULS AND HAD MUCH RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER…! TYSON FURY VS OTTO WALLIN – FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS TYSON FURY VS OTTO WALLIN – POST-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE TYSON FURY GAVE SOME ADVICE TO ANTHONY JOSHUA IN “THE GLOVES ARE OFF” WHICH IS A SUPERB LOOK INTO THE MINDS OF SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING LEGENDS OF OUR TIME SO FAR…! WORDS BY AMANDA WATERS
Another Chance To Look At The “OOF Wear Winter Games” AW 21 Collection – “Where Fashion Meets Sport”
With its FW 2021 collection and associated fashion film, OOF WEAR reaffirms the green and animal-friendly approach that has always characterised its stylistic signature: comprehensive sustainability, which necessarily ranges from the use of certified, eco-sustainable materials to the decision not to use textiles of animal origin, replacing them with state-of-the-art high-performance alternatives. “OOF WINTER GAMES” COLLECTION AW 21 OOF Winter Games is the short auteur film directed by Andrea Calvetti, who chooses beautiful Lake Misurina in the Dolomites and the occasion of the winter games as an extraordinary backdrop for the brand’s collection, inspired by colour and energy in which references to the world of athleisure find a natural and relevant home. Welcome to OOF Winter G...
THE IOC CHOOSES THE FRENCH ALPS AND SALT LAKE CITY TO HOST OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES (CONSECUTIVELY)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has chosen the French Alps to host the XXVI Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030 and Salt Lake City-Utah as host of the XXVII Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games four years later in 2034.
DIRK BIKKEMBERGS – SS 15
WE ALWAYS LOVE THIS DIRK BIKKEMBERGS SHOW WITH SUPER-FIT MODELS PRESENTING SPORTSWEAR OF DIFFERENT TYPES TO INSPIRE US TO BE AT OUR BEST DURING ANY SPORTING EVENTS! (OR JUST TO GET US IN THE MOOD TO GO TO THE GYM!)
Sui Wenjing & Han Cong Win Pairs Gold At The Winter Olympics, Beijing 2022
ANOTHER CHANCE TO WATCH THE TRULY BEAUTIFUL ICE DANCE BY SUI WENJING & HAN CONG WHO PERFORMED AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS, BEIJING 2022, WINNING A GOLD MEDAL!
IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH RECALLS SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE OLYMPIC MOMENTS
WE HAVE PLEASURE INÂ PRESENTING THIS WONDERFUL FOOTAGE (FROM OUR ARCHIVES) OF IOC PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH RECALLING SOME OF HIS FAVOURITE OLYMPIC MOMENTS
OSCAR PIASTRI WINS THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2024
IN AN ACTION-PACKED RACE IN HUNGARY, OSCAR PIASTRI STORMED TO VICTORY, WINNING HIS FIRST EVER GRAND PRIX! STAY TUNED FOR MORE….! TED BUMPS INTO OSCAR PIASTRI
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX WEEKEND 2023
AS WE WAIT FOR ALL THE ACTION FROM THE HUNGARIAN PRIX 2024 WEEKEND, LET’S TAKE A LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR’S EXCITING RACING! MAX VERSTAPPEN CAME FIRST IN 1:38:08:634, LANDO NORRIS SECOND (+33.731s), SERGIO PEREZ THIRD (+37.603s), AND LEWIS HAMILTON FOURTH, (+39.134s) AND LEWIS HAMILTON WAS BACK ON THE PODIUM AGAIN!! ANOTHER UNFORGETTABLE MOMENT CAME WHEN LANDO NORRIS ACCIDENTALLY BROKE MAX VERSTAPPEN’S TROPHY (WORTH THOUSANDS) ON THE PODIUM! COULD HE HAVE BEEN A BIT “JELLYPOTS”??  WHOOPS! HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 THE DAY BEFORE, A HAPPY LEWIS HAMILTON WAS BACK ON THE PODIUM AGAIN AT HUNGARY… “IT FEELS LIKE MY FIRST POLE” SAID LEWIS HAMILTON AFTER THE RACE LEWIS HAMILTON TOOK POLE POSITION AT THE HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 BY ...
PREMIER LEAGUE : MAN CITY VS ARSENAL – 31/03/2024 – (PHOTO – THERE WAS MORE THAN A LITTLE ARGEY-BARGEY BETWEEN HAALAND AND GABRIEL THROUGHOUT THE MATCH…!)
WELL, IT WAS MUCH-OF-A-MUCHNESS BETWEEN MAN CITY AND ARSENAL ON 31/03/2024, WITH QUITE A FEW ATTEMPTS ON TARGET ON BOTH SIDES, BUT TO NO AVAIL., WITH THE GAME CULMINATING IN A DRAW OF 0 – 0 STILL, THE POINTS WERE SHARED – AND THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH ACTION TO SINK YOUR TEETH INTO HERE FROM THESE TWO WORLD CLASS TEAMS. SO ENJOY!
DAVID BECKHAM MEETS JUDE BELLINGHAM
CHECK THIS OUT! THE TIME WHEN TWO SUPERSTARS SHARED THE SAME SOFA. (THE BECKHAM DOCUMENTARY IS REALLY WORTH A WATCH BY THE WAY, NOT MANY MIGHT KNOW JUST HOW INSTRUMENTAL DAVID’S FATHER WAS IN HIS CAREER.) DAVID BECKHAM MEETS JUDE BELLINGHAM!
PREMIER LEAGUE 2023: MANCHESTER CITY VS FULHAM – 02/09/2023 (PHOTO – ERLING HAALAND CELEBRATES HIS HAT-TRICK)
ANOTHER CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE EXCITING MATCH BETWEEN MANCHESTER CITY AND FULHAM, WHERE ERLING HAALAND SCORES HIS SEVENTH HAT-TRICK! PREMIER LEAGUE – MANCHESTER CITY VS FULHAM – 02/09/2023
