Television is no longer the only screen delivering footage and news to people about sport.
Computers, the Internet, Web, mobile and other digital media are increasingly important …

Online research methods are popular, dynamic and fast-changing. Following on from the
great success of the first edition, published in 2008, The SAGE Handbook of Online …

Managing Major Sports Events: Theory and Practice is a complete introduction to the
principles and practical skills that underpin the running and hosting of major sports events …

An Internet-based survey was posted on the Twitter feed of a retired female athlete to
ascertain the demographics, uses, and gratifications of her feed's followers. Analysis of the …

The innovations of social media have altered the traditional methods of fan–athlete
interaction while redefining how celebrity athletes practice their roles as celebrities. This …

Prior research into the portrayal of females in sport media has demonstrated that females
are given less written coverage than males (eg, Fink & Kensicki, 2002), and that the …

Women worldwide are making their presence felt as sport fans in rapidly increasing
numbers. This book makes a distinctive and innovative contribution to the study of sport …

This research explored how University of Cincinnati football fans used Facebook to manage
a social identity threat arising from head football coach Brian Kelly leaving the school to …

This article presents the findings of a discourse analysis carried out on 48 association
football (soccer) message boards from across the United Kingdom concerning fans' views …

Association football is now the global sport, consumed in various ways by millions of people
across the world. Throughout its history, football has been a catalyst as much for social …