There are all sorts of studies out there about diversity in all its spheres which show the importance of positive role models and having something to aspire to. Sport is no different.

That's why the lack of coverage of women's sport in the media is potentially so damaging, and why negative comments made about the few . . .

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The other week a video went viral on Facebook. At least it seemed to - several of my friends tagged me in a share, because the video fits into the whole premise of this blog.

The video's called 'Cover The Athlete', and if you haven't seen it, it's here:

The video overlays genuine questions asked . . .

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A week ago Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup.

I'd never heard of the Melbourne Cup before moving to New Zealand, but discovered that in both Australia and NZ this is a massive deal. It's easily as big a deal as the Grand National, with sweepstakes in every workplace and many people . . .

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When I was thinking about starting this project a couple of people suggested that I should get my hands on a book about sports writing by the author and journalist Lynne Truss (she of Eats, Shoots and Leaves fame). Truss spent four years as a sports writer on The Times, covering a wide variety of sports, and Get Her Off the Pitch!: How Sport . . .

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Social media is massive right now. Chances are you've clicked on this blog because you're a friend or a friend of a friend on Facebook, or because you've seen me tweet about it. Social media has real power to disseminate a message in a way the mainstream media doesn't, because of the ability to share and engage with it.

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I've got so much I want to write in this blog and over the past week have been mulling over what to tackle first. But maybe I need to go back to why sport matters for me, first, before I get on to why I think it should matter in a wider sphere.

Most people who know me now would find this odd, but when I was at school I would . . .

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