All in Governing Bodies
Given this power and cricket’s struggle for relevance in the past few decades, it is staggering that it has taken so long for the sport to be welcomed back into the Olympic fold. But it is now fully expected after the game’s inclusion was recommended by the LA28 organising committee on October 9.
‘It is not about using the majority of your focus and resources to try and be successful on the pitch. It is about using almost all your focus and resources to the detriment of other key drivers’
The comparisons with county cricket are clear. The early tactics - neglect, underfund then marginalise - have already been enacted. Soon they will have a couple of years of data that 'proves' the success of the tournament-that-shall-not-be-named in comparison to the Blast.
VAR makes perfect sense for those who work and play in the game.
It just turns out that those who pay the wages through their television eyeballs, replica shirt purchases and ticket buying, consider it a dampener on their emotional entertainment.
How a small brown ticket tells the story of modern-day sports fan engagement. Admittedly, the tale travels from Essex to Australia and back to Lord’s via the Premier League, gaming and the Tiger and Scorcher comic back in the 70s.
Working in Indonesian football is a challenging privilege. In my first year, I learnt about the incredible passion for the game, their desire to improve, the issues holding them back and the huge potential for the friendly but overlooked country. But how can I help in year two?
It was my third time talking at SXSW but there were plenty of other 'firsts' in Austin.
Boxing is enjoying another renaissance with big fight after big fight in sell-out venue. However, it still lags behind UFC in terms of social media smarts. How did that happen and how will it change?
So it's officially 2018 and it is blogging law that you have to produce a predictions piece. I canvassed the opinions of colleagues across the sports digital and business sector.
They were asked to answer one question - what is your off-the-wall sports social media prediction for 2018?
In sports organisations, it is all about the W and $, not the story. But that really needs to change. Here's why...
My analysis of the latest social media statistics for global football clubs. There are 148 teams over 1m in reach but just two over 200m...
Football in Indonesia is very overlooked and very different. Here's my blog and vlog on the return of the domestic league after a two-year hiatus. And why Persib Day is unique.
