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Included as the necessary American Football Tearjerker (a documentary subgenre in its own right), Undefeated followed the fortunes of a high school team, the Manassas Tigers from Tennessee, across a season in the mid-00s. Through a combination of bollocking and hand-holding, coach Bill Courtney – nowhere near as creepy as his nickname, Big Daddy Snowflake, would suggest – managed to turn a team of forlorn and trouble-prone kids into warriors, securing for many of them college scholarships, and presumed better futures. “Everybody says, when you get these inner-city kids down, they’ll lay over and you’ll beat them... Not! Us!” You’ll have your Tigers merchandise on order by the film’s end. … [Read more...] about The 10 best sports documentaries

"After Buddhism, yoga is the biggest soft power that has gone out of India. I am very happy about the way yoga has transformed the image of India," Rijiju said. "Major cities of the world, smaller towns and villages are doing yoga. It is one of the best ways of remaining fit." … [Read more...] about Coronavirus in sport: Being mentally fit is very important during lockdown, says shooter Gagan Narang

People won’t be able to gather to watch the fights and split the cost of the pay-per-view telecast at a time when the economy is taking a dive. Some will reject the show on the grounds that it appears to go against the country’s collective effort to slow down the spread of COVID-19, regardless of what precautions the UFC takes to ensure the safety of the participants. … [Read more...] about Column: Staging fights amid pandemic is irresponsible, but you have to understand UFC culture

Senegal is throwing some light on the way forward through the innovative promotion and management of its local Wrestling, a traditional sport of the country that has become so popular in Senegal that it has become the country’s number one sport (even ahead of football) attracting unprecedented domestic followership, gaining international status and traction, impacting on the social and economic life of the people in Senegal, and already attracting the inevitable interest and patronage of the private sector to become a major economic contributor to the country. … [Read more...] about Future of Sports in Africa after COVID-19

But adherence to that looked to have been largely absent in a video posted by Hertha Berlin’s Salomon Kalou on Facebook Live hours earlier that depicts the Ivorian shaking hands, high-fiving and fist bumping his teammates. and his teammate Vedad Ibisevic bumping fists while discussing their recent wage cuts in a club changing room. There was also footage which seemed to show Jordan Torunarigha taking a COVID-19 test. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus and sports: F1 to return in July