Sport

William Rubinstein looks at a turning point in America’s national sport.

Mike Cronin and Richard Holt discover the roots of international sport in France.

Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France, on July 19th, 1903, by a margin of almost three hours.

E. John B. Allen looks at the British obsession that converted a mundane mode of transport into an internationally popular winter sport.

John Walton looks at the hidden problems of crowd safety off the pitch in England in the first half of the twentieth century.

Martin Johnes explores why sport is an important topic for historical study.

Bribery scandals in cricket are nothing new. England’s 1882 tour of Australia soon brought the most respectable of sports into disrepute.

Paul Cartledge explores the differences between today’s interpretation of the Olympic Games and their significance in the ancient world

Richard Kelly finds compelling links between England soccer managers and post-war political leaders

Simon Craig discovers that drug abuse in professional sport goes back more than a hundred years.