The 40 Year Old Athletes Still Going Strong
Many casual and recreational football players hang up their football boots in their late 30s, with the physical toll just too much to take. And we’re not talking about any …
Many casual and recreational football players hang up their football boots in their late 30s, with the physical toll just too much to take. And we’re not talking about any …
Last week, Olympic 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 after winning the public vote. The 22-year-old was the first sportsperson from the …
Just as the year before, the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2023 award went to a member of the England women’s national football team. Rather than an outfield …
BBC Sports Personality has celebrated many female sports stars since its foundation but in 2022, it crowned a female footballer for the first time. The woman responsible for making this …
There was no big crowd in attendance for this year’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the absence of a studio audience, the BBC were …
Johnny Haynes was the first footballer in Britain to earn £100 per week, or a cool £5,200 per year. The Fulham legend was a beneficiary of the abolition of the …
