Football
The Psychology Behind Title-Winning Teams
Winning football matches is difficult. Winning league titles is something completely different.
Majid Lavji6 min read
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Women in Sport
From the Touchline to the Spotlight
For much of the last century, women were told sport was not for them. Today, they are filling stadiums, winning world titles and inspiring a new generation. The journey has been long, and it is still being written.
Sports Lounge Editorial6 min read
Rugby
Leadership Lessons from the Six Nations
Few sporting competitions reveal leadership quite as clearly as the Six Nations. Across seven weeks of pressure, expectation and national pride, character is tested as much as talent.
Sports Lounge Editorial8 min read
Golf
The Quiet Pressure of the Final Round
In no other sport is an athlete left so alone with their thoughts. As Sunday afternoon unfolds and the leaderboard tightens, golf becomes less a test of technique and more a test of character.
Sports Lounge Editorial5 min read
US Sports
What British Sport Can Learn from American Presentation
American sport has mastered the art of making every game feel like an occasion. The challenge for British sport is not to copy it, but to understand what it does so well.
Majid Lavji5 min read
Cricket
Why The Ashes Still Captures the Imagination
In an era of franchise tournaments, shortened attention spans and cricket designed increasingly for fast entertainment, there is something remarkable about the fact that The Ashes still feels different.
Sports Lounge Editorial5 min read
Football
Pelé: The Man Who Made Football Global
Long before football became a multi-billion-pound industry, before social media, satellite television and global superstars, there was Pelé. For millions around the world, he was not simply the game's first icon. He was football itself.
Majid Lavji6 min read