A study of 1,000 people who play sports and 1,000 who don’t revealed big differences between the two groups. Those on a team have more friends, a better work-life balance, are physically fitter and even attend more parties than those who don’t. And one in five non-athletes are single compared to only 13 per cent of sports players, …
Former Lions captain Matt Dawson took on former Springboks’ flanker Francois Louw in the ultimate cultural test match – a traditional South African Braai versus a good old British BBQ. The Braai versus BBQ challenge series included a round on rugby trivia – which Dawson won handily, drawing on his years of Question of Sport experience. Although both …
Sport is dividing millions of families – with one in three football fans supporting a different team than their partner. And nearly three in 10 (28 per cent) even follow a different team to their own children As a result, 35 per cent have gone ‘several days’ without talking to a loved one after a clash between their sides. The …
Rio Ferdinand has adopted a homeschooling technique inspired by his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson – giving his own ‘hairdryer’ type treatments to his kids during lesson time. Like millions of parents across the UK, Ferdinand and his wife, Kate, have just come to the end of their second term as amateur teachers. The retired footballer, who played …
This is the moment Chelsea’s star players had dozens of footballs launched at them by a machine powered by a new electric car. Club captain Cesar Azpilicueta, goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, defender Ben Chilwell and striker Olivier Giroud went out for a training session with a difference. They were joined by the UK’s first Hyundai IONIQ 5 – a new …
More than half of Brits watch sports they don’t really understand, for the atmosphere, social occasion – and to impress someone. A study of 2,000 adults found 57 per cent have sat down to watch a match or game even though they had no idea what was going on. Almost two thirds (68 per cent) enjoy the atmosphere …
Distractions at home have made it harder for fans to focus on watching the beautiful game, a new study has found. A poll of 2,000 football followers found three quarters are truly suffering without being able to watch matches with mates in the pub, stadiums or even at a friend’s house. And seven in 10 have been unable …
Heated derby wins, atmospheric terrace chants – and referees falling over are among the top 80 things football fans love most about the ‘Beautiful Game’. A poll of 2,000 fans of British football found one in five cited a sense of belonging as the best thing about the sport. A third selected a last-minute winner as the best …
Britain’s top five cycling cities have been named as Cardiff, Newcastle, Plymouth, Birmingham and London. A poll of 2,000 UK adults saw the Welsh city of Cardiff triumph, getting a higher rating than any other city in the country, scoring an average of 3.12 out of five. Participants were asked to rate a range of factors including cycling …
Brits are loving the return of football with 53 per cent watching matches over the weekend. Research of 2,000 adults revealed those football fans spent an average of more than 10 hours watching games between Friday and Sunday. And 37 per cent admitted to soaking up as much of the coverage as possible, watching both the pre-and post-match …
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