Sport

Seven women reflect on their journeys in football
Culture

Seven women reflect on their journeys in football

A global game — For the 2019 Women’s World Cup, photography project Goal Click asked women to share what the game means to them. Here, we share some of their responses – which features grassroots players and international stars.

Written by: Huck

‘Women have only one way to survive: learning to fight’
Culture

‘Women have only one way to survive: learning to fight’

Boxing in DRC — For decades, rape and other forms of sexual violence have become endemic in the DRC. In a new portrait series, photographer Alessandro Grassani captures the women who are finding strength through boxing.

Written by: Eva Clifford

The Caster Semenya ruling is a disgrace on the sporting world
Opinion

The Caster Semenya ruling is a disgrace on the sporting world

Rooted in misogynoir — The athlete’s case proves that, in sport, all women have to adhere to the blueprint laid forth by the bodies of white European cisgender women.

Written by: Danielle Dash

Dance, sport and the unspoken trauma of retirement
Outdoors

Dance, sport and the unspoken trauma of retirement

Exit stage right — Dancers and athletes can dedicate their entire life to their career, for it then to be cut short by the time they turn 30. This point of retirement – or ‘transition’ – can present a variety of issues spanning the physical, financial and psychological.

Written by: Rachael Healy

Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn
Outdoors

Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn

Season’s beatings — We enter the ring for a night of chessboxing: a curious combination of four-minute speed chess and three-minute boxing.

Written by: Tom Hale

A sexually charged look at masculinity in sport
Photography

A sexually charged look at masculinity in sport

Bend and flex — Swiss photographer Karlheinz Weinberger examines the ‘vibrant web of erotic connections’ men in sport share with each other.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Detroit and Chicago come to London via The 108 Sessions
Outdoors

Detroit and Chicago come to London via The 108 Sessions

Music, style & baseball — This weekend, Amp Fiddler and Roy Davis Jr are heading to east London to celebrate the long-awaited second edition of The 108 Sessions.

Written by: HUCK HQ

In football, multiculturalism only works when you win
Outdoors

In football, multiculturalism only works when you win

The World Cup fallout — As a diverse French team lifted the World Cup trophy, it would have been easy to declare international football as the pinnacle of multiculturalism and tolerance. However, according to German footballer Mesut Özil, “immigrants” are only accepted when the going is good.

Written by: Benjamin Cook

The new zine celebrating the cultural power of baseball
Print

The new zine celebrating the cultural power of baseball

The 108 — As the sport gets ready to head to London next year, we examine the immense global influence of baseball with new print project, The 108.

Written by: HUCK HQ

The club uniting lonely Londoners through swimming
Activism

The club uniting lonely Londoners through swimming

Swim Dem Crew — The Swim Dem Crew is an inner-city swim group focused on the power of community, bringing together city dwellers through water-based fun. ‘London can get you down,’ explains co-founder Nathaniel Cole. ‘But Swim Dem can help keep you afloat!’

Written by: Niloufar Haidari

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