Sport

Tribesmen in Kenya are using cricket to raise awareness about an endangered rhino
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Football isn’t particularly known for its progressive thinking, but Ecotricity’s collaboration with Forest Green Rovers could shift the goalposts. Welcome to the most sustainable football club in the world – probably
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Could riding the waves be the ultimate meditation? Professional surfer and author Sam Bleakley suggests what the oceans can teach us about our place in the natural world
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His passion for biking took root on the wind-licked Isle of Skye, where he grew up. Now a professional stunt cyclist, Danny MacAskill’s technical trickery and breathtaking videos have made him one of the world’s best known riders
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World champion rock climber Ashima Shiraishi won her first competition when she was just seven. Now, her sights are set on the 2020 Olympics
The post ‘I’m a 16-year-old world champion climber: I feel like I’m dancing on the rock’ appeared first on Positive News.

Rather than ploughing energy into treadmills and dumbbells, GoodGym members keep fit by helping their local communities. And the concept is spreading fast
The post A need for deeds: the gym where running isn’t about speed, but doing good appeared first on Positive News.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the invention of the bicycle. Celebrate the year of the bike with these pedal-powered holidays
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From downtown New York to remote corners of India, sport is being used to break social barriers and address issues from homelessness to addictionThe post More than just fun and games? Sport as a tool of empowerment appeared first on Positive News.

Kakuma refugee camp in north-west Kenya has been a place of celebration this week as residents cheer on their friends and family flying the flag for Team RefugeeThe post Olympic hopefuls bring inspiration to refugee camp appeared first on Positive News.

For weeks, outlets in France and elsewhere have been warning that there might be a terror attack during the Euro 2016 football tournament. And sure enough, it happened within just one day of the competition starting. Except no one’s calling it a terror attack. In fact, there seems to be confusion over what to call it, […]