International Centre for Sports History and Culture

North Korea: world’s most secretive nation lands in spotlight at Women’s Asian Cup The world’s No 9-ranked team, who have been largely absent from international competitions for over a decade, is reaping the benefits of state-sponsored investment

'North Korea: world’s most secretive nation lands in spotlight at Women’s Asian Cup'. #sportshistory via @theguardian.com - www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

New podcast interview by Dr Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social discussing the use of football, and sport generally, in the geopolitical sphere - thesportsambassador.substack.com/p/have-you-h... #WinterOlympics

What was your fave event at a totes gripping #OlympicGames? 🏅❄️
DYK Cortina has hosted the Games three times b4?
Discover the history of #WinterSports & more on our catalogue: buff.ly/UwzbgiA #sportshistory @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @skiclub.bsky.social #sportsarchives

New FIFA Master 'Where are they now?' interview as this week we catch up with 2022 graduate and now Venue Language Manager for Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 - Verdiana Ciccone (Italy). Verdiana began her studies at the @icshc.bsky.social - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #WomenInSport

‘Migrants, Minorities, and the History of British Boxing: Insiders, Outsiders, and Ringsiders.’ (Oxford University Press). NEW publication by @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk Dr David Dee available from 2nd July 2026! Further details at this link - global.oup.com/academic/pro... #sportshistory #boxing

British Society of Sports History (BSSH) 2026 Conference - Call for Papers. Abstract submission deadline - Tuesday 31st March 2026. The conference will be held at Edinburgh University between 27 August 2026 – 28 August 2026. Details: www.sportinhistory.com/events/2026-... #sportshistory

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CFP Deadline: Monday 16th March.
CFP details: padlet.com/EmmySale/ref...
Details on how to attend will be shared in April.
#sportshistory #fashion

2/3 This student-led one day symposium aims to bring together doctoral researchers, academics and practitioners whose work explores women’s leisure and textiles using interdisciplinary methodologies and under-researched archival sources.

1/3 Call for Papers: '(Re)Fashioning Women's Leisure: Image, Material and Place, 1850-present'. @dmu.ac.uk 25th June 2026. #sportshistory #fashion padlet.com/EmmySale/re-... @emmyailish.bsky.social

Is this really the centenary Winter Olympics? Podcast Episode · History Behind the Headlines: Briefing · 06/02/2026 · 6m

Is this really the centenary Winter Olympics?' Join @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Prof. Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social as he speaks to the @historyextra.bsky.social Podcast 'History Behind the Headlines: Briefing' - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #sportshistory #WinterOlympics

Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Dr Heather Dichter's @hdichter.bsky.social thread of Winter Olympic Games facts and #sportshistory content via the below timeline! #MilanoCortina #WinterOlympics

Always remembered. Never forgotten.
#FlowersofManchester #MUFC #sportshistory

'George Orwell: Life and Legacy' (Oxford University Press, 2026). New publication by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor, Robert Colls. George Orwell has never been more quoted and misquoted. Can he be rescued from the soundbites? www.waterstones.com/book/george-... #Orwell #GeorgeOrwell

Interested in the history of sport? Considering postgraduate study? Want a distance-learning course that is flexible and offers full and part-time study routes? Our MA Sports History and Culture could be for you! @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk
dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

'From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz'. @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Martin Polley will be speaking at this Olympic Studies Research Centre (University of East London (UEL)) online webinar on 18th February. Register at - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-s... #sportshistory

Keen on History study at University? Come along this Saturday (7th) to the @dmu.ac.uk #DMUOpenDay where you can find out more about our BA History and speak to our Dr Dave Dee (+ student Ambassador Evelyn):

👉 Book Here - www.dmu.ac.uk/study/underg...
👉 Course Info: www.dmu.ac.uk/study/course...

Congratulations to Arsenal FC Women on winning the inaugural Women's Champions Cup by beating Corinthians 3 – 2. #sportshistory #arsenalwomen

The 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina start in 10 days! I’ll share historical facts & related history
scholarship about the Olympic Winter Games daily until the opening ceremony 🧵
#olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️

'Urgent call to save Britain's oldest rollercoaster'. #Leisure #LeisureHistory via BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

For those unable to join us last night at our @ihr.bsky.social seminar last night, you can now listen to the event with @fionaskillen.bsky.social, @juliemcneillwrites.bsky.social & Karen Fraser discussing their 2024 book, A most beautiful game

Available now ⬇️

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Don Bradman: Australian batter's Baggy Green cap sets record fee at auction A 'Baggy Green' cap worn by Don Bradman during a series against India in 1947-48 is been sold for A$460,000 (£232,000) at auction.

'Bradman baggy green cap sets record fee at auction'. #sportshistory via BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke... #cricket #crickethistory

‘Off-Piste Olympics’.
Look out for @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Martin Polley @historymartin.bsky.social in the new February edition OUT NOW of @historyextra.bsky.social Magazine as he explores the history of the first ever Winter Games in 1908. #sportshistory #WinterOlympics

'A Month to Remember: Closing the UK Leg of the FIFA Master 26th Edition'. Report from the FIFA Master class as they complete the Humanities of Sport module here at the @icshc.bsky.social - www.cies.ch/cies/news/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

Incredible tifo of The Beatles unveiled by Olympique de Marseille fans last night for their Champions League fixture against Liverpool.
#sportshistory #UCL

OUT NOW!
'Sport and the British: A Modern History' - Oxford Studies in Social History (Paperback) by @icshc.bsky.social Emeritus Professor Richard Holt. This NEW EDITION provides a complete rewrite of the original text, incorporating the most up-to-date research. www.waterstones.com/book/sport-a...

Congratulations to Senegal! Africa Cup of Nations Winners 2025.
#sportshistory #AFCON

Blackburn Rovers mark 150th anniversary with a special limited edition kit. On November 15th 1875, at the first recorded meeting of the club, it was minuted: “That a Maltese cross be on the left breast in blue.” Proposed by W. Baguley. Seconded by A. Constantine. www.rovers.co.uk/news/2025/de...

Milano Cortina 2026 set to be a landmark Olympic Winter Games for gender equality. www.olympics.com/ioc/news/mil... #sportshistory #WomenInSport #WinterOlympics

Last few hours remaining (deadline midday (12pm) Central European Time on Friday (9 January 2026) to apply for the 27th edition of Europe's No.1 ranked FIFA Master Postgraduate Course. Launch your sport business career here - www.cies.ch/education/fi... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

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