Poker, bandy, parkour equals ‘sport’
Be they traditional, controversial or artistic, new disciplines join older cliches to fashion Europe’s sporty look. We jump over and around buildings in Rome with free-running founder Sebastian Foucan, check out the scene in the Basque country and Sweden, whilst the Danes get pokerface
'If poker is a sport, why do I have this stomach?'
Technique, strategy, maths, patience and more than a bit of luck: these are the ingredients necessary to qualify for the final table at the World Series of Poker Championships on 9 November. With nine million dollars up for grabs, Denmark’s Peter Eastgate is the only European representative for this debatable sport
Bandy – ice hockey in Sweden goes big in Europe
Played in more than twenty-one countries, bandy is a tale of globalisation, cultures opening up to change and making their distinct mark on the phenomenon before passing it on to the likes of Italy and Hungary. The new season kicks off on 7 November
Photos: parkour from Paris to Rome
The urban discipline, created by Frenchman David Belle in the nineties, is growing as fast as its exponents are springing over Europe’s city railings. Images taken in the Tor Bella Monaca district in Rome, during the second national Parkour.it rally
