The connection between nationalism and sport seems at once both obvious and manifest,
with the most lavish praise of the nation often arising at sporting events. While a sizeable …

This article presents the development of a new approach for measuring mega sport event
legacy and is based on the Olympic Games as a reference. The legacy of mega sport events …

This book offers an accessible overview of the role sport plays in international relations and
diplomacy. Sports diplomacy has previously been defined as an old but under-studied …

There are four areas in which soft power is open to critical scrutiny. First, research has
centred on large and/or developed nations, notably in North America, Europe, east Asia and …

This article critically reviews the main themes and research agendas that have been
explored to study the relationship between sport and the Arabian Peninsula. It identifies four …

Sport participation is a claimed benefit of elite sport events, but the facts do not support that
claim, and means to capitalise upon events in order to build participation have yet to be …

The spiralling costs of hosting sports mega-events (SMEs) are usually justified by the
'legacies' that they produce. Therefore, this article begins by problematising the notion of …

Rationale: The purpose of this article is to provide an understanding of the emergence of LIV
Golf, a new tour in the sport of professional golf, funded by finances from the Saudi Arabian …

This paper aimed to examine residents' attitudes and perceptions of the social and cultural
impacts of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and to understand the legacy dimensions of this sport …

Purpose Sport mega-events have received much criticism of late. However, there has been
increasing awareness of the brand-related benefits from hosting a sport mega-event, with …