by Molly Farrell | Jun 4, 2025 | Groundwork
How do you turn rugged slopes into world-class racecourses? Meet the snowcat operators who work overnight to tame mountains for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Elite sport becomes much trickier when it is completely dependent on the weather. Winter sports...
by Aiman Khalid | Jun 1, 2025 | Groundwork
Long before the first ball of a cricket match, groundskeepers already have an impact on the outcome. Every inch of grass and millilitre of moisture in a wicket matters, but their craft is being tested like never before by climate change. A bowler stands at the top of...
by James Morgan-Wynne | May 27, 2025 | Groundwork, Top Story
In 2018 Saudi Arabia entered the global sporting spotlight, spending billions to bring top competitions to their homeland. Sidelines looks at the events, how it is all possible and the reaction from around the world. The first-ever Formula E race in Diriyah, 2018, was...
by Cerys Jones | May 26, 2025 | Groundwork, Top Story
You can often get an idea of the level of football about to be played on a pitch before a single ball is kicked. When there are haphazard tufts of grass and rabbit holes offering extra hazards, a net hastily strung to a crossbar with some fraying twine, or someone’s...
by Amy Hamerslagh | Apr 28, 2025 | Groundwork
In Liverpool lies Goodison Park, a ground built by the fans. Carpenters, roofers and painters all gave their labour for free to build the home of Everton Football Club in 1892. Archibald Leitch created it, with embroidery of a cross-bead design which is an actual...
