by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 6, 2025 | Topic Cluster
Dylan Beard has won $65,000 over two weekends at the Grand Slam Track, butas the American tells Defiance, it hasn’t been all fame and riches for the athlete. It’s 4 p.m. in Georgia, America, and professional track and field athlete Dylan Beardis on route to work. The...
by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 3, 2025 | Home
The sporting scriptwriters have already gifted us with some remarkable underdog narratives so far in 2025. From McIlroy’s Masters delight to Newcastle Utd’s first triumph since 1955, it’s been a year to remember, but there wasn’t enough space...
by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 3, 2025 | Home, Mindset
Some athletes just seem to play into the underdog narrative perfectly, but why is this? We spoke to a sports psychologist to ask what traits help underdog athletes upset the odds and write their names into sporting folklore. Alice Pinion is a sports mind coach who...
by Dylan Sidhu | Jun 1, 2025 | Home Top Story
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden has reached the pinnacle of athletics. But as the Olympian tells Defiance, she’s desperate to add Grand Slam Track success to her impressive CV. USA sprinter Melissa Jefferson-Wooden is one of the quickest women ever. In Paris last year, she...
by Dylan Sidhu | May 30, 2025 | Home, Mindset
How TikTok star Conna Chahal tapped into the ‘hopecore’ trend and reminded his 184,000 followers that anything is possible in sport. In 2022, Conna Chahal was just a lad from Coventry working a 9-5. He started posting sports content on TikTok to test out the waters,...
