David Walsh interview – “Even if he hadn’t been caught it was totally worth it”
Joe Bookbinder There are very few people who have never heard of Lance Armstrong, once thought to be the greatest cyclist ever, a survivor who recovered from testicular cancer to win the Tour de France not once but seven times. This of course is common knowledge. What is less well known is the riveting story [...]
Long Arm-strong of the law ends Lance legacy
It wasn’t so long ago that Lance Armstrong was one of the most respected sportsmen in history. A winner of the gruelling Tour de France on no fewer than seven consecutive occasions, following a heroic recovery from testicular cancer in 1996 – and more recently as a charity ambassador – Armstrong was nothing short of [...]
Top Five Olympic Reads
With Team GB finally storming the medal table, the British public are seeing gold- and what better time to pick up an Olympic read from our selection of the best sporting autobiographies past and present. Usain Bolt picks up the award for charisma on the screen, but who shines on the page? Number 5 [...]
SKY’s the Limit for Wiggins & Co.
As the Olympics bursts into life, the dust is only just settling on possibly Britain’s biggest sporting success this year. LS Sport’s Sam Heath celebrates Bradley Wiggins’ achievement… Bradley Wiggins’ victory in the Tour de France was nothing short of outstanding. In fact Team SKY’s performance as a whole was something similar to what we [...]