Category Archives: International

Heeding the call of sports – Rugby’s Ben Cohen

Often you see mention of the “sounds and smell” of sports. That could mean the smell of the soccer/football field, the rich aroma of hot dogs, or the non-stop chants…

Thanks to the World Cup, a slight respite in Haiti

The UN’s Office on Sport for Development and Peace has new videos at its YouTube channel. They are all great but we were especially taken with the one that shows…

State of Sports Infrastructure in India and around the world

The following opinion piece was one of the best yet that we’ve come across that speaks to the value of sport, for a country’s image, reputation, and most importantly for…

Indian and Pakistani players join forces to promote peace through Wimbledon

Our friends at Peace and Sport sent us the following press release that we were so impressed with that we are presenting it here in its entirety. We applaud the…

The Ultimate Goal

We have talked about the sport of ultimate frisbee before (Ahmedabad Ultimate in India) and came across another example of a very simple, straightforward activity can be a valuable resource…

Teaming Up in 2010 and beyond

Our friend Tyler Spencer, who founded the Grassroot Project, further amazed us with his Team Up campaign, which brings together at-risk youth in Washington, DC, and South Africa, uniting them…

Manute Bol – A gentle giant of a man

For those of you who may not have followed college and NBA basketball in the 1980s/early ’90s, you may have not heard of Manute Bol. Manute was freakishly tall, 7’7″…

FIFA's Hope for Football (and Football for Hope)

Our friends at sportanddev.com have created a page featuring projects built around or leveraging the 2010 World Cup. You can find that page by clicking here. (I was hoping there…

One shot, multiple goals (FIFA’s CSR)

There are so many amazing individuals working on behalf of causes that deserve support from the general public, companies, NGOs and governments. The challenge these days, and it does not…

Beyond Sport Awards 2010 – Shortlisted Projects

Beyond Sport announced the projects that have been shortlisted in the 2010 Awards process. As reward for reaching this stage of the judging process, representatives from each project will be…