• Formula 1: Sprint Qualifying Introduced At Three Races In 2021

    Gemma Cockrell Sprint qualifying is being introduced to Formula 1 this season at three different tracks: Silverstone, Monza and reportedly São Paulo.  It is the first time in history that Sunday’s Grand Prix is not the only race in an F1 world championship weekend. The aim is that it...
  • Could English Football Clubs Adopt A 50+1 Rule?

    Josh Collins The fallout from the failed European Super League project has led for increased calls for clubs in England to adopt the so-called ‘50+1 rule’ which would see fans owning a majority of their football clubs. The rule, which has been in place in the German Bundesliga since...
  • Fans Finally Welcomed Back To Sport In The UK

    Matthew Cotter Last Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final was the third event in two weeks to trial the re-introduction of fans into sporting venues. Back in late February, when the Prime Minister set out the UK’s COVID-19 roadmap for the easing of lockdown restrictions, many sports fans would have circled...
  • The Olympics, Climate Change And Tokyo 2021

    Ewan James Before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tokyo 2020 was set to be a ground-breaking Olympic and Paralympic games, with an unprecedented commitment to sustainability and climate change. This same commitment is being continued into the rearranged Tokyo 2021 Olympics, with the goal being a...
  • Rising Sea Levels Spark Concerns Over Long-Term Sports Stadia Sustainability

    Matthew Cotter Undeniably, rising sea levels are one of Earth’s current biggest threats. But in the world of sport, its consequences are somewhat unknown. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has reported that sea levels are set to rise by 3.6 feet by the end of...
  • Forest Green Rovers: World’s First Carbon Neutral Football Club

    Joe Holmes-Milner What do a Chilean biofactory, a mangrove conservation project in Sri Lanka, and a football club from Gloucestershire have in common? No, this is not the set-up to an awful joke. The answer is that they have all won a United Nations ‘Momentum for Change’ climate action...
  • Multiple Football Clubs To Protest Online Abuse With A Social Media Boycott

    Josh Collins Rangers, Swansea City and Birmingham City have all announced that they will boycott platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram from Thursday evening to protest the lack of action of social media companies against online abuse. The move, which is hoped will be followed by others, is a...