Via African Arguments, a look at how cycling in Eritrea grew from a colonial legacy into a national passion: Italian Fascists used cycling to demonstrate their racial superiority; Eritrean cyclists were soon embarrassing them. [...]

Via The Asia Times, commentary on how Trump’s belief in the power of financial leverage to shape American sports would be tested further in a potential second term: Following conservative outrage over the 2024 Summer [...]

Via Illuminem, commentary on the intersection of sport and politics: At a press conference three weeks ago, I caught something unusual: a world-class athlete speaking intelligently about democracy and liberties. Usually, [...]

Courtesy of The Washington Post, commentary on how - as societal grievance divides sports fans - media members will either meet this moment or get trampled by it: The night before Muhammad Ali’s funeral, a handful of [...]

Via The Washington Post, a look at the the splintering of sports along ideological lines: At this sports crime scene, a great myth suffered a random death. The games we love lost their unifying superpower here. It ruptured in [...]