Professional Sports Features

Job Description

Sports Physiotherapists treat athletes with sports injuries. They identify the injury and then devise a programme to improve the movement and function of the injured area. They also provide advice on how to avoid injury.

Name: Tracy Lewis

A new digital campaign from Nike Football showcasing Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo’s phenomenal speed.

Britain has finally produced a tennis player that we can be proud of and who can compete with the best. Born in Glasgow on 15 May 1987, Andy Murray (www.andymurray.com) is currently the highest-ranked British player. Murray broke into the official ATP Top 10 (www.atpworldtour.com/) for the first time on 16 April 2007, and reached a career-high of No. 4 after the 2008 U.S.

At the tender age of seventeen, boxer, Amir Khan (www.amirkhan-boxing.com/) was thrust into the media spotlight after winning a silver medal at the Athens Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics) in 2004.  Amir first became interested in boxing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing) at the age of just eight, a hyperactive child he was a ‘born fighter’ according to his father

After pounding every opponent in his path to win boxing gold at the Beijing Olympics, 22 year old James Degale has just stormed onto the British Boxing scene, announcing the start of his professional career in late 2008. I threw some questions at him as he prepares for his first fight in February.

What got you into boxing?