Motor Sport is popular across the world and is split between four wheels and two. The later, Motorcycle Sport has a very rich and proud history. The first motorcycles started being manufactured in the second half of the 19th century and came about as a result of the “safety bicycle,” which is a bicycle with […]
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Motorcycle Sport in the UK
October 29th, 2012 
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October 24th, 2012 admin It’s coming up to that time of year again, where skiers and snowboarders start looking for the best snow holiday deals. Skiing and snowboarding is big business and you don’t have to travel far to find the white stuff. Many European ski resorts offer some fantastic affordable skiing and snowboarding such as Chamonix in France, […]
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October 21st, 2012 admin The history of The America’s Cup stretches back a long way and it is regarded as the oldest “active” trophy in international sport. The Cup is actually a trophy which is awarded to the winner of a series of match races between two sailing yachts. One of the yachts is the defender, and it represents […]
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October 17th, 2012 admin The Bupa Great Birmingham Run, is probably better known as the Birmingham Half Marathon. The organisation of the event by Bupa is now in its second year, and it is the largest half marathon in the Midlands and one of the fastest growing half marathons in the UK. It was originally known simply as the […]
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October 15th, 2012 admin If you love outdoor pursuits and also love sport then it’s likely you will be familiar with the winter an how the cold can affect you when you’re out either participating outdoor sports or even just as a spectator. Outdoor recreation or outdoor sports activity is leisure pursuits engaged in outside. Examples of these include […]
Posted in Cycling, Football, Golf, GYM Training, Hockey, Horseracing, Kayaking, Marathon Running, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Pursuits, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Skateboarding, Skiiing, Snowboarding, Sports Clothing, Sports Equipment & Accessories, Surfing, Swimming, Triathlon Tags: adventure park, adventure racing, Alpine, backpacking, Baselayer Bottoms, Baselayer Tops, Berghaus, bicycling, blog about sport, camping, camping equipment, canoeing, canyoning, caving, Children's clothing, children's footwear, children's outdoor clothing, Children's waterproof jackets, climbing, Climbing gear, Cotswold Outdoor, Down Jackets, fishing, Footwear, game, goal-directed activities, goal-directed outdoor activities, GPS, hiking, hill walking, horseback riding, hunting, Jack Wolfskin, kayaking, Lanterns & Torches, leisure gear, Leki Walking Poles, Lifestyle Clothing, love sport, Lowe, Luggage, Merrell, mountaineering, mushing, North Face, Outdoor accessories, Outdoor activity and sports wear, Outdoor Clothing and Equipment, Outdoor Pursuits, Outdoor Pursuits Equipment & Clothing, Outdoor recreation, outdoor sports, photography, physical, physical health, practice, practicing, Rab, rafting, retailer, risk-taking, rock climbing, Rucksacks, running, sailing, Salomon, self-sufficiency, skiing, Sleeping Bags, snow sports, spectator, sport, sports blog, stamina and endurance, surfing, team sport, teambuilding exercises, Tents, The Cotswold Centre, The Cotswold Outdoor company, Travel, Travel Equipment, warm clothing, water sports, waterproof jackets Comments Off on Outdoor Pursuits Equipment & ClothingChoosing the right Football Boots
October 11th, 2012 admin Without the right football gear you won’t be at your best. The basic FIFA rules regarding football equipment and clothing is simple: A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player – that includes any kind of jewellery. Footballers should also use shin-guards that must be fully […]
Posted in Football, History of Sport, Olympics, Sports Clothing, Sports Equipment & Accessories Tags: Adidas, Adidas Predator, AstroTurf, ball, best football boots, blades, blog about sport, carbon fibre, cheap football boots, Concave, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dasler brothers, FIFA rules, football, football blog, football boot, football boots, football equipment, football gear, football kit, Football pitches, footballer, footballers, interchangeable studded boots, international football stars, ladies boots, leather, Leo Messi, light composite material, Nike, personalized football boots, plastic, polymer, Puma, rubber moulded studs, screw-in studs, shin-guards, shoe shops, soccer, soccer boots, sports blog, swerve the ball, UK Comments Off on Choosing the right Football BootsWatches for the Sporty and Fashionable Man
October 9th, 2012 admin When you consider accessories for most sports, rarely do people think of a watch. Wearing ‘jewellery’ can be a health hazard in some sports, but in others a watch is essential. Activities such as racing, mountain climbing and diving require a watch to keep track of the time when a phone or mobile device is […]
Posted in Sports Equipment & Accessories Tags: Audemars Piguet, Audemars Piguet – Royal Oak Offshore, blog about sport, diving, diving watches, durability, GC, GC – Sport XXL Blackout, luminescent markers, Omega, Omega – Speedmaster Professional, Speedmaster Professional, sport blog, sport blogs, sporting accessory, sports accessories, sports blog, sports blog UK, sports blogs, sports blogs UK, Sports Equipment, sports watches, TAG Heuer, TAG Heuer – Aqua Racer 500 M Calibre 5 Automatic, Victorinox Swiss Army, Victorinox Swiss Army – Chrono Classic, Watches for the Sporty and Fashionable Man, water resistance, water resistance of up to 300 metres Comments Off on Watches for the Sporty and Fashionable ManEquestrianism and Sport
October 8th, 2012 admin In the UK, equestrianism covers a wide variety of horse riding and one of the most popular areas of equestrianism is through sport. Using horses in sport or as part of sport in the UK dates back hundreds of years, from dueling and racing, to horse riding during hunting. The main sports in which a […]
Posted in History of Sport, Horseracing, Olympics, Sports Clothing Tags: athletic ability, ball and sticks, blog about sport, combined training, Dressage, Equestrianism, Equestrianism and Sport, Eventing, Flat Racing, Fox Hunting, horse and rider, horse riding, Horse riding clothes, horse riding equipment, horse trials, horseback, horses, Horseware, Polo, racing saddles, riding helmets, Show Jumping, sport blog, sport blogs, sports blog, sports blogs, sports blogs UK, Steeplechase, the complete test, the Jockey Club, the Military, the three-day event, UK Comments Off on Equestrianism and SportTriathlon as a Growing Sport
October 4th, 2012 admin The 2012 Olympic Games in London highlighted one of the UK’s fastest growing and most enduring sporting events “the triathlon”. A triathlon is a multiple stage competition which involves the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance disciplines. The word “triathlon” comes from the Greek language and was made up of two words which were […]
Posted in Athletics, Cycling, Marathon Running, Olympics, Sports Clothing, Swimming, Triathlon Tags: 2012 Olympic Games, Alistair and Jonny Brownlee, base-layer, blog about sport, British triathlete brothers, cycle shoes, cycling, Cycling helmets, googles, Intermediate distance, International Triathlon Union, Ironman triathlon, Long Course, multiple stage competition, Olympic distance, running, running shoes, sport blog, sport blogs, sports blog, sports blogs, sports blogs UK, Sprint Distance, sunglasses, swimming, tri-suit, Triathletes, triathlon, Triathlon clothing, triathlon shorts, Triathlon wetsuits, Ultra Distance, USA triathlon body, wetsuit Comments Off on Triathlon as a Growing SportMountain Biking Past and Present
October 1st, 2012 admin Mountain biking first started becoming popular in the 1970s. The term ‘mountain bike’ is basically a bicycle which is designed for off-road use, travelling over rocks, through woods, steep inclines, dirt trails and generally rough terrain. The history of mountain biking is a bit of a mish mash of cyclo-cross from Europe and the Roughstuff […]
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