The Wonderful World of Niche Sports

How England’s Underdog Kabaddi Teams Reached the World Cup Final on Home Soil
The first ever Kabaddi World Cup hosted outside of Asia saw England take silver. Here’s how their amateur teams went toe to toe with some of the best players in the world.

In Conversation with Da Crazy Hawaiian: From Construction Worker to Power Slap World Champion
Power Slap’s meteoric rise to fame has turned Da Crazy Hawaiian into a household name in the world of combat sport, but as the Super Heavyweight Champion tells Defiance, his life hasn’t been plain sailing.

Beyond the Surface: A Deep Dive into the Underwater Underdogs of Sport
Underwater hockey is unlike anything you’ve seen before – a sport where the competition is fierce, the community is tight-knit, and anyone can play. We explore that ins and outs of a sport that’s quietly growing, and it full of freedom and inclusivity.

Sheffield Sabres Go Unbeaten after Near Financial Collapse
Told they’d lose every game, the Sheffield Sabres went unbeaten, won their first BUCS title, and completed a comeback season no one saw coming.

How World Chase Tag Turned a Childhood Game Into a Global Competitive Sport
Whether you’re a kid begging your parents to play for five more minutes, battling it out with your friends on the playground at school, or being forced into looking after a kid at the family function, we’ve spent hours playing the game that famously has no winner – but now it does. Here are the world’s best tag players explaining why their sport is catching on.

Q&A: England Deaf Rugby Captain Corey Beck: ‘No matter what level it is. It’s about the opportunity to do it’
The Deaf England rugby team are improving year on year and growing to allow more space for deaf players to represent their nation. Here’s how Corey Beck is fulfilling his childhood dream and inspiring the next generation into believing they can too.
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