"There's no I in team" is often a phrase used when someone is trying to emphasise the importance of putting self-interests to one side to focus on helping colleagues achieve the same goal.

Sir Craig Reedie has found himself in the familiar position this week of being attacked in the Duma in Russia and by leading sports officials in the country.

As the chief executive of Munich’s Olympic Park, a legacy of the 1972 Olympic Games and now the location for the European Championships Munich 2022, my answer is simple when it comes to the question of why the Bavarian capital is taking over the baton from the inaugural edition in Glasgow and Berlin in 2018 and hosting the second edition of this innovative multi-sport event.

It was 70 years ago this week in Helsinki that the members of the International Olympic Committee made a decision destined to have lasting repercussions for the Movement.

I may be in the minority but I’m not among those gleefully dancing a jig of joy at the demise and departure of Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister. Indeed, I am saddened to see him given the boot.

The City of London Corporation has kindly invited me to a reception marking the 10^th anniversary of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Yesterday marked the 100^th anniversary of the birth of Jamaica’s sprint genius Herb McKenley, who was, and still is, the only man to simultaneously hold the world’s best times for the 100, 200 and 400 metres in the same year.

After two-and-a-half years of managing to escape the jaws of COVID-19, it finally struck me and came just when I started to think that I might be one of the lucky ones.

The Minster looking after sport in the United Kingdom Government has not traditionally held a significant role, but occasionally the person holding the post manages to put themselves in the spotlight - usually unintentionally.

When the boxers step into the ring at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) at the Commonwealth Games in three weeks time, Birmingham 2022 organisers have  promised that "you’ll see men and women step inside the ring and as the intense three-minute rounds play out, you’ll experience explosive combinations, rapid footwork and dogged determination."

Women’s sport is on the rise like never before. If we compare the scene now to that of previous decades, we have seen significant increases in the professionalisation of women’s sport, with increases in the levels of commercial interest, viewership and prize money for the athletes.

Recently I watched the televised charity match between England and the Rest of the World, featuring celebrities, sports personalities and footballers old and present day.

The near-500-word press release I received from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week relating to Thomas Bach’s visit to Kyiv was missing one key word.

One of the enduring features and attractions of sport is the way it brings people together. Head on.