Donning the half-pound gloves makes you feel as if you’re in for a serious all-boxing workout. But then you take off your shoes (what?) and warm up with plié squats and ballet toe points. This is ...

Dick McTaggart, who has died at the age of 89, is widely regarded as the best amateur boxer Britain has produced but he never regretted his decision to snub the professional ranks. McTaggart was the ...

Kobe Bryant, the late basketballer, did tap dance to strengthen his ankles. Harold Connolly, the 1956 Olympic champion in the hammer (a 7.26kg metal ball attached to a wire) throw, took help from his ...