You are probably aware of how much money a respected stud racehorse can sell for – if not, the answer is millions of pounds. But a sheepdog? Surely there isn’t a huge amount of money in that game, is there? You’d be surprised. A 19-month-old border collie has just broken the record to become the […]
Niche Sports
Can You Bet On WWE Wrestling?
It’s a ‘sport’ that divides opinion across the board. For the naysayers, wrestling – specifically the product offered by the WWE – is simply a soap opera of muscle-bound chaps and chapesses that shouldn’t be considered anything other than light-hearted entertainment. But for those who love it, the WWE is akin to a religion, and […]
Mongolian Sumo Hakuho Sho Confirmed as One of the Greatest Sports Stars of All Time
Have you heard the one about the nine stone sumo wrestler? But that was how much Monkhbatyn Davaajargal weighed when he arrived in Tokyo to begin training as a sumo wrestler. As you can imagine, most of the stablemasters in the Japanese city took one long look at this scrawny kid from Mongolia and laughed […]
The Not So Crazy World of Competitive Miniature Golf
Under the windmill and into the clown’s mouth. We’ve all been there: out on the crazy golf course on holiday or at a British seaside town with hopes of unleashing our inner Tiger Woods. Only for mum to drain a monster 50ft putt through the lighthouse to claim the spoils. For most, crazy golf is […]
Armando, the £1 Million Racing Pigeon and the Sport Behind this Lofty Price Tag
Imagine being labelled the ‘Lewis Hamilton of pigeons’ and the ‘best Belgian long-distance pigeon of all time’. Lofty praise indeed. Those are just some of the names being thrown the way of Armando, the world’s most expensive racing pigeon. The winged warrior was this week auctioned off, bizarrely, via specialist firm Pipa….and sold for a […]