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August 5, 2016
The Papers – BBC News Channel
Mihir appeared on the Friday edition of The Papers on the BBC News channel on 5th August. To view the programme please click here
July 30, 2016
Wada president Craig Reedie: Russian sport’s ‘culture of cheating’
The view from Sir Craig Reedie’s garden is beautifully serene, looking out towards the Campsie Fells and Ben Lomond. The drive to his house passes through the quiet streets of Bridge of Weir, a village so intimate that none of the houses needs numbers, they have only names. His house, Senara, is named after a farm in Northern Ireland where his wife, Rosemary, comes from. Yet just seven minutes earlier I was at Glasgow airport.
July 26, 2016
Russia dodges blanket doping ban
Mihir Bose talks to Channel 4 about why sports can no longer be self-regulated and the need for an independent body to oversee sporting activities. Mihir speaks at 02:45. http://www.channel4.com/news/catch-up...
IOC decides not to ban Russia
Mihir Bose analyses on BBC Radio Scotland why the IOC did not ban Russia from Rio and the link between politicans and sport administrators. Mihir speaks from 01:12:55. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07ks1lt
The effect of IOC not banning Russia from Rio
Mihir Bose discusses on BBC Radio Wales the effect of the IOC’s decision not to ban Russia on the Rio Olympics. Mihir speaks at 09:25. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07lp7fc
July 25, 2016
Veteran British Olympians push for total ban on Russia
The Sunday Times 24 July 2016 Leading British Olympians have warned the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to “shirk” its responsibilities as a member of the governing body revealed fears that it would not impose a blanket ban on Russian athletes competing at the Rio Games. The former swimmer Sharron Davies, javelin thrower Tessa Sanderson […]
July 24, 2016
Russian doping scandal
Channel 4 News Mihir was interviewed on Channel 4 news about the Russian athletic doping scandal. To see the interview please click here
June 26, 2016
Stumped by debt, cricket eyes new league
Sunday Times
Some of the highest-profile county cricket clubs are considering plans to create an elite league to stave off a financial crisis threatening the sport.
The clubs, including Yorkshire and Durham, are saddled with millions of pounds of debts. One option under consideration is to form a new league for the short form of cricket known as Twenty20.
A breakaway league would need to be approved by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the national governing body of cricket. Executives examining the idea would seek the right to negotiate their own television deals.
Some of the highest-profile county cricket clubs are considering plans to create an elite league to stave off a financial crisis threatening the sport.
The clubs, including Yorkshire and Durham, are saddled with millions of pounds of debts. One option under consideration is to form a new league for the short form of cricket known as Twenty20.
A breakaway league would need to be approved by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the national governing body of cricket. Executives examining the idea would seek the right to negotiate their own television deals.
June 20, 2016
Mihir Bose: Can the Euros decide how the Brits vote in the referendum?
Inside World Football
On the face of it this is an absurd question. How can what happens to England, Wales and Northern Ireland make any difference to how they vote in the EU referendum?
The first is a football tournament that at the end of the day only affects one continent, albeit the most important one in footballing terms – it controls the game economically, the best players in the world play on the continent and, after Germany’s victory in Brazil, south America can no longer claim that at least on the field of play it is superior. Nevertheless kicking a ball, or worrying about Ronaldo’s moods, has surely nothing to do with how we decide what is described as a decision that will affect not merely us but our children and their children.
On the face of it this is an absurd question. How can what happens to England, Wales and Northern Ireland make any difference to how they vote in the EU referendum?
The first is a football tournament that at the end of the day only affects one continent, albeit the most important one in footballing terms – it controls the game economically, the best players in the world play on the continent and, after Germany’s victory in Brazil, south America can no longer claim that at least on the field of play it is superior. Nevertheless kicking a ball, or worrying about Ronaldo’s moods, has surely nothing to do with how we decide what is described as a decision that will affect not merely us but our children and their children.
May 23, 2016
Coming clean – can sport regain our trust?
Influence Magazine
Drugs scandals, institutional corruption and jail time for former stars – sport’s reputation has taken a pounding. It’s time to explain what’s been going on…
Image courtesy of flickr user Yann Caradec
No three modern athletes could be more
different than Victoria Pendleton, Maria Sharapova and Adam Johnson. The first is a double gold medal-winning Olympic track cyclist; Sharapova a Grand Slam tennis champion; and Johnson a footballer whose skills earned him 12 England caps and £60,000 a week.
Yet they share one thing in common: they all are – or were – considered role models in society.
Drugs scandals, institutional corruption and jail time for former stars – sport’s reputation has taken a pounding. It’s time to explain what’s been going on…
Image courtesy of flickr user Yann Caradec
No three modern athletes could be more
different than Victoria Pendleton, Maria Sharapova and Adam Johnson. The first is a double gold medal-winning Olympic track cyclist; Sharapova a Grand Slam tennis champion; and Johnson a footballer whose skills earned him 12 England caps and £60,000 a week.
Yet they share one thing in common: they all are – or were – considered role models in society.
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