sportsperson

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Asked in an interview last year which sportsperson he would swap places with, he said England Test captain Ben Stokes.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This award goes to the outstanding young sportsperson aged 18 or under on 1 January 2025, with the winner decided by the panel.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Mary is not the first sportsperson to release an autobiography that criticises others or has a perspective on how they feel they've been treated.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

But McCullum said the all-rounder is "the most ruthless" sportsperson he has ever met.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

To capture recurrent patterns characteristic of high efficiency performance and to emulate or improve them, adapt them to the type of sportsperson prepared for a certain contest, becomes part of the broader experience.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai