Charlton Athletic “Been Run Like North Korea”

A Charlton Athletic fan has told reporters the club is been run like North Korea after he was told he will only receive his season ticket if he agrees to sign a social media 'Agreed Behavioural Contract' (ABC). The fan, who has held a season ticket for 13 years, was sent a letter by the club's new agency liaison and duty safety officer telling him that his season ticket would only be released if he agreed to stop bad mouthing the club on social networks....

In Pictures: The Fish Return Home

Fisher FC, formally Fisher Athletic, returned back to their home in Bermondsey this weekend after seven years of ground-sharing in Dulwich. Following a High Court ruling in 2009, in which the club were wound-up, it was decided that the supporter’s trust would take charge of club and it would be renamed and relocated. Their 5,300-capacity Surrey Docks Stadium in Rotherhithe, in the London Borough of Southwark, was left redundant, slowly decaying into a workman’s yard with the only remaining stand supporting a raft of waste...

Olympic Athletic Wear Made Entirely From Condom Material Created

The first Olympic athletic wear made entirely from condom material has been created by designer Pauline Van Dongen as an alternative to latex. The revolutionary material benefits from biomimicry, which works with your skin to temperature adjust for the ultimate performance weapon. Streamlined and close fitting, the new suit lets athletes feel everything to allow for ultimate precision and performance. The concept outfit for future Olympic athletes is leaps ahead of its time, with the rubber-like material creating vents in the upper...

The Rainbow Olympics – Is this our most diverse games yet?

It’s hard not to feel patriotic as the hysteria around the Olympics continues to grow. If you aren’t watching it, then you’re reading about it and if you’re lucky enough to have scored a ticket to Rio itself, then quite frankly I’m jealous. Since the opening ceremony on Friday 5th August, we’ve been glued to our screens watching the athletes that have flown 5767 miles to take part in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Taking to our armchairs, we’ve become a...

Villa Thrashed by Luton After Chairman Promises to make them ‘Europe’s Biggest Club’

Sport News 24/7 Aston Villa were thrashed by League 2's Luton Town in the EFL Cup last night following promises by Dr Tony Xia that the club would be the biggest in Europe in five years. Talking to fans on Twitter in a  #AskTheChairman forum he said the club could be up there with the likes of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona in a few years, with the "highest number of fans all over the world". But his optimism may have been...

Watch: Jim Furyk Becomes First Player to Record a 58

American golfer Jim Furyk became the first player to score a 58 at the Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The 46-year-old hit 10 birdies, an eagle and no bogies to shoot a 12-under-par round, becoming one of six men to hit sub-60 for 18 holes. Furyk told Sky Sports 4: "It's pretty cool. "A million and a half rounds played in the history of the PGA Tour and you look at the great names ahead of me. It's humbling - to stand alone at...

First Ever Olympic Refugee Team to Compete at Rio Olympics

By Charles Hibbert  There will be a number of firsts at the Rio Olympics, but none of them will quite match the Refugee Olympics Team who will, for the first time ever, compete at Rio. Despite not having a home, a flag and no national anthem, these ten athletes will compete with the whole world watching in the biggest sporting event in the world. There certainly is no doubt who everyone’s second favourite team will be, with the Refugee team...

Watch: The Top Ten Olympic Moments Of All Time

With Rio 2016 just a few days away a poll of 2,000 Brits has revealed the top ten Olympic Games moments of all time. In a stunning 44 minute spell, Super Saturday has come out on top with Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford all winning gold for Team GB. Usain Bolt’s gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics came in second place, with Danny Boyle’s spectacular opening ceremony claiming a bronze medal. Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes, which conducted the...

TLE Sports Podcast 02.08.16

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport In the latest episode of TLE Sports Podcast, David de Winter & Richard de Winter discuss the upcoming Olympic Games, the Russian doping scandal, drugs in sport, the 3rd test between England & Pakistan and Sam Allardyce's appointment as England manager.

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