sport

China, superstition and sport – from monastery to NBA

In this giant Asian country, even sport needs a less bureaucratic and more open model in order to be more competitive

by Francesca Barca @ , Pedro Picón @ , Alessandro Zoppo @ // 05/08/08

sport, apertura, superstition, olimpiadi, traditions, china, cina

Hosting the Olympics won't improve your life

Enthusiastic as preparations may appear on the world stage, the positive economic and human rights impact of the August Olympic Games will be minimal in China

by Catherine Neilan @ // 05/08/08

sport, abuses, change, liu qi , death penalty, press, freedom

Homophobia in the Olympic games: ‘deaf discrimination’

The co-founder of ‘Eurogames 2008’ in Barcelona and a member of Hong Kong gay forum 'Horizons' provide a European-Chinese perspective on the gay community in sport, ahead of the Olympics on 8 August

by Pedro Picón @ // 05/08/08

sport, gay rights, eurogames, olympische spiele, olimpiadi, cina, sport

Maurizio Crosetti: ‘Using English words in Italian is a basic lack of respect’

The Turin-born sports journalist at national daily 'La Repubblica', 46, on how Europe has changed Italian journalism and a ‘provincial’ tendency to use so many English terms

by Filippo Lubrano @ // 01/08/08

sport, bosman directive, brunch, bosman-urteil, journalist, crosetti maurizio, la repubblica

€uro 2008, a global currency

Euro 2004 was a huge commercial success, grossing 760 million euros in income. What are the prospects for Euro 2008, whose over one million tickets have already been sold?

by Akli Hadid @ // 03/06/08

sport, advertising, marketing, economy, euro 2008, money, uefa

Italy favourites to win Euro 2008

FIFA class the current world champions as favourites in the 2008 instalment of the European football championships. Some predictions on the first round challengers

by Cyril Marsaud @ // 03/06/08

sport, switzerland, em 2008, football, favoriten, michael ballack, austria

Mullet

by margarethe padysz // 20/11/07

sport, tower of babel, germany, northern eu, bolzano, denmark, slovenia

Ramon Kelvink Jr: 'there's not many of us in the world who do this job'

In Liguria, north-western Italy, we come face to face with the French tight-rope walker, 35, and hear his views from above on Europe and the world

by Filippo Lubrano @ // 01/09/07

sport, interview, festivals, culture, europe, traditions, italy

Are the winds of change blowing for Hungarian football?

Next April, UEFA’s Executive Committee will choose the host nation for Euro 2012. Hungary and Croatia are candidates in the race

by Georgia Diaz Carrasco @ // 31/01/07

sport, liverpool, madrid, croatia, nottigham, hungary, central and eastern europe

Eleonora Abbagnato, shooting star

Through dedication and perseverance, this 28-year-old Sicilian has risen to the ranks of prima ballerina in the Paris Opera

by mariona vivar i giulio zucchini // 17/01/07

sport, music, paris, dance, theatre, france, western eu