da u4bs8 | Mag 8, 2020 | ENGLISH
Figure skating is a collective art Dance, synchrony, primitive connections. The ice reportage by Dmitry Ermakov A collective rite, a primordial union of bodies and movements, comes to life in Kazan. It is staged by the ‘Tartastan’ figure skating group. A...
da u4bs8 | Mag 8, 2020 | ENGLISH
Simeoni and Armstrong, a cruel cycling film 23 juillet 2004, the streets see the Good and Bad, the Right and Wrong Rebellion is a category of spirit. Cycling is the first of the great popular sports. Before the business side of it prevailed, before media attention...
da u4bs8 | Mag 6, 2020 | ENGLISH
Snowboarding and skiing in my Neverland Just behind the mountain, through cloud generators and warm lakes Found a cloud generator just behind the mountain and it looks like a warm lake. Wanna fly like a bird? But will you be brave? Weird mushrooms in the land of the...
da u4bs8 | Mag 6, 2020 | ENGLISH
Daniele Cassioli: sport gave him freedom Water give him protection, this is why the solution is inside himself Daniele Cassioli finds solutions inside himself. First of all, Daniele Cassioli is someone who solves his problems by turning them into opportunities....
da u4bs8 | Mag 4, 2020 | ENGLISH
FTBLITO, football is God in South America Culture and community, songs and colours. A journey in the unique world of South American fans Football in South America reaches the pinnacle of sacredness. Whole lives and communities revolve around the ball: a sacred and, at...
da u4bs8 | Apr 22, 2020 | ENGLISH
There is no absolution Luis Resto at 57 is given it up, no more games for him Billy Collins Jr. went into the corner with his face bashed in he still couldn’t believe it that he could end up this way the undefeated the Irish hope and pride his father sustained him...
da u4bs8 | Apr 22, 2020 | ENGLISH
Salt, speed, legend Icarus or Prometheus. How fast would you have to pedal to escape? The heat turns the air into wobbling solids and the sky burns down like it’s raining fire. There’s no respite, no shadow, no cool place to lay down anywhere around here, just this...
da u4bs8 | Apr 18, 2020 | ENGLISH
‘Balling Icons’, history plays basketball Interview with illustrator Elad Shagrir, the artist who makes basketball players Einstein, Bruce Lee and Mona Lisa Human monuments, bright colors and a basketball. The illustrations by Elad Shagrir, a young Israeli...
da u4bs8 | Apr 17, 2020 | ENGLISH
The sanctuaries of the bicycle A journey through the sacred places of worship of cycling Do you play tennis? Fine, but get rid of any idea about making the cut for Wimbledon. Football’s the most pleasant and premature of infectious diseases, isn’t it? Well, you should...
da u4bs8 | Apr 15, 2020 | ENGLISH
Boxe is a personal revolution In boxing there is an epic tale that you only understand when you ecounter it ‘The ocean is an immense, quiet storm. The waves sweep it, descending to unexplored depths, as dark as they are luminous’ The Homeric extension of...
da u4bs8 | Apr 15, 2020 | ENGLISH
Swimming around my own psyche Hold your breath, break the surface: welcome to a world of azure and sunshine When it rains, puddles form in the street outside my window. Some people love rain for the sound it makes on the roof as they sleep. I love it for the windows...
da u4bs8 | Apr 15, 2020 | ENGLISH
The Motion Hunters Science and technology, a dive in the modern-day sports biomechanics A science that makes technology the pivot to achieve applied and measurable results. Scenario number 11878, with photography still in its infancy: photographer Eadweard Muybridge...
da u4bs8 | Apr 10, 2020 | ENGLISH
Diving in my own Arcadia Giovanni Tocci and his relationship with the Tyrrenhian Sea Cosenza is in the heart of Calabria, in a Southern Italy that lies halfway between the ancestraland the hyper-realist: “I get in the car and in twenty minutes I feel free. Outside the...
da u4bs8 | Apr 10, 2020 | ENGLISH
Why cricket in California? People have been playing cricket in LA since 1888 Blame it on the English. It’s Dr. Frankenstein’s fault, too. But nobody thinks of the fog-shrouded atmosphere of Mary Shelley’s book, it’s better to focus on the Californian sunshine. Well,...
da u4bs8 | Apr 10, 2020 | ENGLISH
Football was punk with Robin Friday The striker who didn’t give a fuck He came before punk. Before the photo that shows Paul Simonon banging his bass against the stage, on the cover of “London Calling”. Before Sid Vicious burned himself out. Before anarchy...
da u4bs8 | Apr 10, 2020 | ENGLISH
New generations, new athletics European athletics is changing due to a new wave of migration There are nights when the sea roars, you close your eyes and you huddle under the blankets. But the noise is deafening, deep, and prolonged. Fear is not allowed, you just have...
da u4bs8 | Apr 10, 2020 | ENGLISH
Handball at The West 4th Street Cage You can’t grow up in The City and not play handball A Snapshot of Handball at The West 4th Street Cage Winter won’t end in New York City. Four nor’easter storms in two weeks blanket the first day of spring in snow. On a Saturday...
da u4bs8 | Apr 9, 2020 | ENGLISH
The Eden of Atlanta is to win Every woman, every champion has an archetype Any champion has an archetype. A mirror on the wall in which the Queen and Snow White coincide and the hunter is a prey that translates into an infinitive verb: to win. The legend is born from...
da u4bs8 | Apr 9, 2020 | ENGLISH
Collector of jerseys, collector of dreams The players move on, what remains is only the jersey William Sembenini owns six hundred Hellas Verona jerseys, but he is still missing nine. William has eyes filled with life over a rough and uneven face; the tone of his voice...
da u4bs8 | Apr 9, 2020 | ENGLISH
Fight for yourself Embracing Muay Thai to defend yourself from the outside world, then discover yourself as a champion. The fighter Jay Counsel in the shots of David Hendrick Jay Counsel is an Irish professional fighter, Muay Thai national champion. His approach to...
da u4bs8 | Apr 7, 2020 | ENGLISH
The baseball myth of Cardines Field A small team in a small town plays on a field with a great story This is where John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier got married, on 12 September 1953. This is where the Vanderbilts settled – legendary nineteenth-century...
da u4bs8 | Apr 7, 2020 | ENGLISH
Billiards isn’t like life Effects, curves, trajectoires. A story of green baize and matchematic The last game to play‘Anyone who has time shouldn’t wait for time,’ my grandfather would often say. It’s a saying, but also a fact. A saying and a fact that I was...
da u4bs8 | Apr 7, 2020 | ENGLISH
Little, but real motorcyclists A dive into the world of miniature motorcycling Between sharp bends and the smell of gas, the passion that unites father and son. Place the ball on the spot, ready to take the penalty. Decide in a fraction of a second, or in a time that...
da u4bs8 | Apr 7, 2020 | ENGLISH
Hope Refugees Football Club For some refugees in Athens, football is the only way to escape depression On a beautiful Sunday in spring, like many others, at a football pitch in Athens’ Tavros neighbourhood, a match kicks off. It’s somewhat different from the...
da u4bs8 | Apr 2, 2020 | ENGLISH
The soap opera of pain A tour in the USA wrestling: from small provincial shows to bloody and ultra-violent matches This body of work looks at the world of independent professional wrestling, an extreme type of physical storytelling that mixes soap opera storylines...
da u4bs8 | Mar 27, 2020 | ENGLISH
Junior Banger Racing Cars that collide, smell of gasoline. They are more than children, they are pilots Junior Banger Racing is a motorsport event for 11-15 year olds where old scrap vehicles are raced against one another. Whilst the vehicles are usually otherwise...
da u4bs8 | Mar 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
Even in Vannes, a small French town, american football is more than a contact sport Knights in armour, helmets that clash, English slang… American football is more than a contact sport, is a conflict against ourselves and against the opponents, a tough battle...
da u4bs8 | Mar 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
John McEnroe, ‘The Genius’ With his racket, he was artist and musician. Quite simply, he was the most creative player of his time McEnroe was jazz. He was rhythm and improvisation. Virtuosity and imagination. The legendary Duke Ellington once said that “jazz has...
da u4bs8 | Mar 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
A journey among the pioneers of female Sumo Sumo wrestling is known as the extreme ballet of giants. Physically demanding and tactically straining, sumo is a nuanced and exciting sport. There are 82 distinct winning techniques or ‘Kimarite’, meaning weight and...
da u4bs8 | Mar 10, 2020 | ENGLISH
Várzea, the Eden of football Inside the várzea all that counts is who you are, not what you have The word várzea refers to the geographical terrain of the ‘floodplain’ areas, where football was first played in Brazil in the late 1800’s. It is also a...
da u4bs8 | Mar 9, 2020 | ENGLISH
Thundering of hooves Jockeys, trainers, owners, fans: welcome to the Cheltenham Festival This is what it was all for. All those months of early mornings, rising with the mist still on the fields, watching from the Jeep as the horses’ breath catches first light; all of...
da u4bs8 | Mar 9, 2020 | ENGLISH
The mythology of Kendo The Japanese ‘Way of the Sword’ Kendo is a story of the East. It comes from a legendary and captivating Japan that has its roots in mythology. It’s said that the Land of the Rising Sun was born from a coral blade that pierced the...
da u4bs8 | Mar 9, 2020 | ENGLISH
My world is Venice The steel of bowls, the salt on the walls, my world is small but immense From here I can smell them. I wait until April, maybe May. They’re short, wide and flat, with a green color that can turn to gray. To catch them we use trezze, nets, laying...
da u4bs8 | Mar 4, 2020 | ENGLISH
Fighting in the suburb of Surcin, Belgrad, is a matter of toughness Belgrade suburb of Surcin became infamous during the 90s when the break up of Yugoslavia evolved into a number of regional wars and general lawlessness resulted in a sharp rise in crime. Years of...
da u4bs8 | Feb 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
Monster trucks Donut, Wheelie, Flip, a gravity-defying world Monster trucks have been entertaining the masses since the seventies. It’s a motorsport that combines a potent combination of destruction and showmanship. It’s rough and ready, honest and down to earth,...
da u4bs8 | Feb 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
The cars hospital The ovale racetrack in which to finish first, first you must finish “The best cars are those you get to love twice.” His eyes take on a faraway look, his lips betray the beginnings of a smile. “Once in the build,” he pauses slightly, his smile...
da u4bs8 | Feb 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
In the name of the bulls’ blood Bullfighting is an unequal struggle, marked by disdain and pathos I’m Spanish. When a culture of death can’t be explained. Or even understood. You don’t understand. I don’t understand. We’re too far away. What do you see? I...
da u4bs8 | Feb 24, 2020 | ENGLISH
Pacific Northwest Big fish, long hikes, fickle spots and wild weather Even if you’ve never heard of the Pacific Northwest, you’ve probably seen photos. It’s dangerously beautiful, yet wildly untamed. I often hear the term ‘PNW’, so let’s tell it like it is:
big fish,...
da u4bs8 | Gen 20, 2020 | ENGLISH
Vitas Gerulaitis, the “Lithuanian Lion” Drugs, disco, wooden rackets, and a heart of gold. The story of the edgiest, most exceptional player at the turn of the Eighties A vanilla-gold Rolls Royce pulls up outside a trendy New York club. The entourage that files out...
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