(2021). The World Cup as World History. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Puddings, Bullies & Squashes. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). More of the Kangaroo: 150 Years of Australian Football in Queensland – 1866 to 2016. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Fit for America: Major John L. Griffith and the Quest for Athletics and Fitness. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Les Gladiateurs: histoire et Armement. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract A widespread system of sporting competitions existed in the Mediterranean world of Greco-Roman antiquity. Egypt played an interesting role in these competitions – and ancient Grecian sport had deep roots there. A variety of Egyptian sources, including papyri, stone inscriptions, and pictorial representations, document these sporting practices. This paper is based on a lecture delivered in

(2020). Sport and Body Cultures in East and Southeast Asia. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 37, Special issue: Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, 2020, 2, pp. 1207-1209.

Abstract The following is a history of Hayward Field at the University of Oregon, including the rise of the term ‘Hayward Magic’ and the repercussions for that communal understanding of place as the field is torn down and built anew in order to host the US Olympic Trials for Track and Field in 2021 and the Track and Field World Championships in 2022. Hayward Magic is an example of what geographers

Abstract With an increasing amount of diplomatic archival material being declassified, scholars are now finding not only more instances of governments, and especially diplomats, involved in sport matters, but also different ways in which sport and politics have been intertwined historically. The past two decades have thus seen what can be called a diplomatic turn in sport history. This type of research

Abstract In 1898, British social reformer Ebenezer Howard published To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform, calling for ‘garden city’ communities based on the principles of decentralized industry, urban resettlement, low-density housing, and a ‘healthy’ combination of town and country life. To-morrow catalyzed an international movement that continues to influence urban planning. To date, historians

Abstract The Argentine Peronist Party used state-organized children’s soccer tournaments (1948–1955) as a form of political clientelism to politicize the leisure time of working-class children. Soccer competition served as a medium through which the state could inculcate future Peronist supporters as well as popularize state programs to working-class parents. The tournaments represent a unique form

(2021). New York Sports: Glamour and Grit in the Empire City. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract Hosting an Olympic Games has the ability to considerably change a city and community, its image and infrastructure, with long-lasting effects in host cities and regions. However, securing long term function of Olympic sites and venues has proven a difficult task, as the increasingly specialist nature and scale of venues pose a major challenge for post-Olympic use. Appropriate planning is sited

Abstract The United States has a complex history of gambling. Modern sport, fantasy sport, and daily fantasy sport (DFS) has complicated legal and moral views on gambling. Modern sport provided a means for widespread gambling; fantasy sport grew in the midst of legislation banning gambling; and DFS rode the coattails of a legal exemption for fantasy sport. DFS provided a bridge between fantasy sport

Abstract The online availability of sports statistics has helped fuel the massive rise of fantasy sport during the past 25 years. But this possibility was almost stopped in its infancy. By the mid-1990s, as the media landscape evolved to incorporate new web platforms, online sports statistics became a key battleground between U.S. content owners and content distributors. In 1996, the National Basketball

Abstract One of the most radically transformative shifts in sport history occurred between 1970 and 1975 with the dissolution of the reserve clause in Major League Baseball. In just five years, the legal proceedings of Curt Flood, Jim ‘Catfish’ Hunter, Andy Messersmith, and Dave McNally ruptured a system that had been in place since 1879 and brought about free agency, revolutionizing the economic relations

Abstract Although the 1929 economic crisis affected France from 1931 osnwards, the sport system continued its ascent during the 1930s. Some sports, such as ping-pong, also called table-tennis for questions of legal risk between the federations and the ping-pong brand, took advantage of this context of crisis to develop. A fashionable sport in 1932 and 1933, this new practice developed in drinking establishments

Abstract Social changes and political tensions had a great impact on Greek football clubs during the interwar period. Earlier, the establishment of the first sports clubs in Greece was associated with the rise of the middle classes, whose members carried liberal perceptions and a new code of conduct. Football was placed in the ‘civilizing process’, as the process of ‘sportization’ was only possible

Abstract Bullfighting debates in Spain are increasingly intense. Defenders of bullfighting as sport and as art, typically argue that many of the country’s most esteemed intellectual and artistic figures were bullfight enthusiasts. This is admittedly true, but by the same token Spain has a long tradition of anti-bullfighting thought. One prominent critic of bullfighting in the eighteenth century was

Abstract The terms ‘citizenship’, ‘nation’, and ‘nationality’ contain different, albeit overlapping, meanings of belonging and identity. The history of the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup provides excellent examples and cases to unveil these meanings in different historical contexts. Three overlapping categories of historical realities are proposed to understand the

Abstract The Enlightenment comprises various processes occurring in Europe from the middle of the eighteenth century to at the beginning of the nineteenth century. This era was a breakthrough in social, ideological, and political life. It was also an era of rediscovery and re-evaluation of antiquity, especially concerning physical culture. Enlightenment thought and knowledge from Western Europe, including

Abstract With the development of globalization, international communication and the coexistence of sports cultures are inevitable. The ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ has accelerated the growth of Sino-Russian cultural communication and has brought new opportunities and challenges. Sino-Russian trans-cultural sporting communication aims to develop the capital and conduit functions of agents such as sports

Abstract The process of the globalization of taekwondo started in the aftermath of the Korean War (1950–1953), as the result of the Korean Diaspora, when a number of Korean martial arts instructors emigrated to the United States. In addition, members of the South Korean and American military were largely responsible for the early spread of taekwondo, when they founded some of the first Korean martial

Abstract The discourse surrounding professional football players and violence against women developed alongside an evolving NFL that increasingly valued fantasy sports participants for their heightened engagement and investment. Fantasy-specific sports information companies emerged to equip fantasy ‘owners’ with information and advice to best manage their virtual rosters, including strategies for navigating

Abstract This research applies an ecological lens to examine how ‘media’ impacts both fantasy sport and the stock market through the translation of statistical data by way of new technologies. The core content offered rarely changes (e.g. sport statistics, stock market prices) but can be altered, so attention is on the medium itself and how it fits into the spectacle of consumption and becomes an extension

Abstract This study explores the political and social significance of Argentina national team at the 2002 World Cup in Asia against the global backdrop of Argentina's economic crisis in 2001–2002. The efforts of the national team players in seeking to emphasize their solidarity with the Argentine people through mass media before and after their ouster from the tournament took on global significance

Abstract Sport historians have called for more use of oral history in research, writing, preservation, and community engagement projects. Applying oral history sources to sport history pedagogy by focusing on a simulation assignment for an undergraduate-level ‘Sport in American History’ course reveals the potential of this material to enlivening learning opportunities. In this model, students in this

Abstract The growth in sports media, both in the number and quality of content options, is surpassed only by the escalation of fantasy sport participants, moving from niche to mainstream over a relatively short time. This essay tracks the paths of both sport media and fantasy industry growth, arguing that the symbiotic relationship between the two has facilitated growth that could not have been accomplished

Abstract Television coverage of football gambling established the industrial preconditions within sports media for fantasy sports coverage to emerge and proliferate. Coverage of gambling and fantasy sport encourages active, dedicated consumptive behaviour and participation from audiences. The popularization of content devoted to these activities illuminates key tensions marking the discourses around

(2021). Horse Racing and British Society in the Long Eighteenth Century. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Sport and the New Zealanders – a History. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract Questions about the definition of winter sports (and what ‘winter’ means) are central to interpretations and understandings of Olympic Winter Games. The Olympic Charter gives the current International Olympic Committee (IOC) definition: ‘only those sports which are practised on snow or ice are considered as winter sports’. This is a very narrow and non-global definition, referring only to

(2021). Edward Thring’s Theory, Practice and Legacy: Physical Education in Britain since 1800. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). We Will Win the Day: The Civil Rights Movement, the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). The World Cup Chronicles: 31 Days That Rocked Brazil. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Sport and Religion: Muscular Christianity and the Young Men’s Christian Association – Ideology, Activity and Expansion (Great Britain, the United States and Poland, 1857-1939). The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2021). Sport, Politics, and Society in the Middle East, Edited by Danyel Reiche and Tamir Sorek. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract The Olympic phenomenon is the expression of the globalization of sport. It is entrusted to and appropriated by each host city that then records its history. The interaction between the Olympic spirit and the area of the host city is at the heart of this research. Our aim is to bring to light the imprint left by the Olympics in the host cities and how the cities themselves have impacted the

Abstract Compared to the summer games, the winter Olympics hold a relatively limited sporting appeal, yet their importance and capacity to capture the public and media attention remain undisputable. For many years, in addition to events on the official programme, Olympic Games Organising Committees (OCOGs) have advanced demonstration sports, some of which then dissipated from the landscape while others

Abstract College student-athletes who drop out of athletic programs are often segregated from mainstream society in South Korea. They face diverse life difficulties and vocational challenges and lack appropriate social and emotional support. This article explores the experiences and perspectives of former college student-athletes who dropped out of athletic programs but overcame educational, social

(2021). Sport and Body Cultures in East and Southeast Asia. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract A record number of eight African countries competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea despite Africa being regarded as one of the hottest continents in the world. The continent’s almost complete lack of snow or ice weather conditions is the most obvious hurdle to African winter Olympic hopefuls. Although athletes from this continent compete successfully at the summer

Abstract The Encyclopedia of Sports and Body Culture was published in Israel in 1959. The authors were prominent members of Hapoel, a sports club established by the Histadrut labour federation. The Encyclopedia was not merely a compendium of knowledge and a handbook of ‘dos and don’ts’ in the field of sports, but a secular ‘code of law’—a veritable manual for daily living. This article explores the

Abstract The Grand Duchy of Posen, which was created and incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815, developed less dynamically in relation to other parts of the Prussian state, also in the area of physical culture. However, since the end of the 1830s a gradual increase in the Duchy residents’ interest in sports became noticeable. Authors of several works on the subject of Olympic Games even

Abstract Physical culture is a health and strength training movement that originated during the 19th century. This area of study has been neglected within the South African context. This was because the dominant view in South African academia, expressed by the physical educationist, Claude Smit, centred around an entrenched belief that physical culturists regarded strong muscles as the sole outcome

Abstract From the late 1930s through to the 1940s, Lowe remained a constant in the city’s sports pages. Yet, in 1946, she moved to the Southern United States to complete her education and did not reside in Canada again. Using Toronto’s White press media reports on Lowe, the present Black feminist analysis nuances a racialized woman’s tortuous journey to success, demonstrating that no amount of public

(2020). Bulls Markets: Chicago’s Basketball Business and the New Inequality. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2020). Jai Alai: A Cultural History of the Fastest Game in the World. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract The history of organised cricket in Brazil during the nineteenth century presents a compelling case study because of its development as an exclusionary social practice around British expatriate communities. In Brazil, cricket was played in many places well before Association Football became the national game. In contrast to cricket in formal British colonies in the West Indies, or English-speaking

Abstract Histories of transnational sports in Southeast Asia remain largely unexamined for multiple reasons. To date, the history of transnational sporting events in the Burmese context has not been explored, making this essay a small but valuable contribution to this growing subfield. Transnational competitive sports, like the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, performed critical roles in Burma’s nation-building

Abstract As major sociocultural phenomena, sport and its Olympic showcase are unable to escape either the heightened subjective (re)interpretation of the past or the social frameworks structuring the extension of memory representations during the final decades of the twentieth century. In order to better understand the phenomenon, this article aims to determine the role and weight of the various actors

Abstract Bowling Headliners, a television series broadcast from 1948 to 1950, played a significant role in earning the game’s acceptance as a spectator sport in the United States. Premiering in the pivotal year when television arrived as a mass medium, the program showcased the skills of top bowlers while also encouraging novel forms of audience participation and complementing the sometimes dull activity

(2020). The Routledge Handbook of Sport in Asia. The International Journal of the History of Sport: Vol. 37, Special issue: Asian Journal of Sport History & Culture, 2020, 2, pp. 1205-1207.

(2020). No Way but to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

(2020). British Sporting Periodicals: An Annotated Bibliography. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.

Abstract Snowboarding, as an American sport experience based on fun, risk-taking, creativity, and freedom, entered the Winter Olympics as a youth show à l’américaine through freestyle disciplines. The concept of geo-sportivity explains the link between the United States and snowboarding and shows that, despite its Olympic inclusion, snowboarding’s ethos has remained fundamentally American in terms

Abstract In 1960, Britain hosted the European Women’s Rowing Championships at the Welsh Harp reservoir in Willesden, London: it was a milestone in the history of British rowing. The significance of this event to male and female amateur rowing communities in Britain at the time – communities that were still administratively independent in 1960 – is considered here using documentary and oral history

Abstract Taekwondo has long been used by the Republic of Korea (ROK; South Korea) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK; North Korea) for diplomatic purposes. ROK athletes practice a Taekwondo best identified as Kukki (National) Taekwondo, the competition rules for which are overseen by World Taekwondo (WT). In the North, the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) governs all aspects

(2020). Team Chemistry: The History of Drugs and Alcohol in Major League Baseball. The International Journal of the History of Sport. Ahead of Print.