Alan Hubbard: When compassion can be the better art of valour in boxing
“Seconds Out!” is probably the most familiar phrase in boxing, but there are many in the dark old trade now thinking it should be “Seconds In!”.
Mike Rowbottom: Coe cites 51,000 reasons why the Russian Athletics Federation return is still a marathon rather than a sprint
Russia's two-time Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva is reportedly hoping the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) will lift the country's suspension before the World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Michael Pavitt: Festival format works as World Urban Games enjoys successful bow
"You're joking. Not another one."
Nancy Gillen: FIFA should suspend Iranian Football Federation after death of female fan
Having only written about the Iranian ban on women entering football stadiums two weeks ago, I was not expecting to get back to the topic so soon.
Philip Barker: All Blacks kings of rugby for a century
Next week, New Zealand begin their Rugby World Cup defence in Japan. The All Blacks have won the William Webb Ellis trophy three times since its inception in 1987, and are renowned throughout the world as the kings of rugby union.
Liam Morgan: IOC meeting with Australia indicative of future Olympic bid processes as Queensland strengthens 2032 favourites tag
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach's press conference after a meeting with a delegation from Australia this week would have been music to the ears of those hoping Queensland secures the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
David Owen: John Bercow – a view from the umpire's chair of democracy
What will John Bercow do with his spare time now he has decided to step down as Speaker of the House of Commons?
Alan Hubbard: Nothing like a dame… but boxing needs more knights
The late Sir Henry Cooper, Britain's most loved boxing figure, is finally to be honoured with a statue, a rarity among sporting personalities.
Mike Rowbottom: Tokyo 1964 – an Olympic transformation like no other
Tokyo 2020 is going to do many good things for the Japanese capital.
Michael Pavitt: Vuelta helicopter helping police marks latest incident of inadvertent aid from sport
The Vuelta a España provided an unlikely hand to Spanish police earlier last week when the Grand Tour cycling race helped uncover cannabis plants.
Nancy Gillen: Will the World Championships provide AIBA with the positive headlines it is desperate for?
Boxers are currently congregating here in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg, located just over 1,000 miles east of Moscow, for an ultimate showdown.
Philip Barker: Could one of the new Athletes' Commission members become IOC President one day?
Nominations for candidates for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission close on Monday (September 9).
Liam Morgan: Is the proposed new ISSF constitution a step forward or backward?
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Vladimir Lisin will be hoping it is second time lucky when the General Assembly votes on a proposed new constitution in December.
David Owen: Time to call time on proxy voting?
Luciano Rossi's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over last year's Presidential election (which he narrowly lost), has drawn my attention to a rarely discussed aspect of the democratic process on Planet Sport: proxy voting.
Alan Hubbard: How London's East End mobsters tried to muscle in on the 2012 Olympics
For centuries, London's East End has been notorious as a cesspit of crime, so it was no wonder that eyebrows were raised when the seediest part of the capital was nominated to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
