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Oli Harris

(He/Him)
United Kingdom
As seen in: The Sporting Blog
Covers:  Sport, fitness, travel, culture
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Oli Harris’s Journalist Portfolio

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Falling for Fenway... My long term relationship with Baseball and the Boston Red Sox - The Sporti...

Falling for Fenway... My long term relationship with Baseball and the Boston Red Sox - The Sporti...

thesporting.blog — The walk of shame that started a lifetime of passion... The story of how waking up with a beautiful woman I had met the night before, made me fall in love with a game I met the day before that.

Football, 'It's coming home'. What does it mean (to me)? - The Sporting Blog

Football, 'It's coming home'. What does it mean (to me)? - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog — The build up was made yet more intriguing by the team getting caught drinking to excess on a night out in Hong Kong, which again as kids we thought was class. They were a team going out together and looking like best friends... the media didn't see it the same way.

Memories of Lords - My love of the worlds most famous cricket ground - The Sporting Blog

Memories of Lords - My love of the worlds most famous cricket ground - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog — Why I love Lords Cricket Ground so much!

Iconic Sports Venues - York Racecourse - More than just a day out - The Sporting Blog

Iconic Sports Venues - York Racecourse - More than just a day out - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog — Whilst watching various horses finish ahead of my own picks, I spend the day talking with friends and colleagues and enjoying the wonderful hospitality that York provides. The views from the stands are just amazing, and the racing at both festivals I go to, The Ebor Festival and the Dante, is of the highest quality.

What I love about Newmarket - reflections on Guineas weekend - The Sporting Blog

What I love about Newmarket - reflections on Guineas weekend - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog - Horse Racing — It's early on Saturday morning and the house is largely still at rest. This peace will be short lived, and the amount of time I have to pen something meaningful is running short. I thought I might take to my keyboard again after I read the Racing Post this morning and was reminded of a bumper weekend of action at the home of horse racing.

The Phenomenon that is Cheltenham Racecourse - The Sporting Blog

The Phenomenon that is Cheltenham Racecourse - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog - Horse Racing — This amazing combination of venue, build up, action, socialising and memory making is what makes the place so special. And with my racing hat on, what I particularly like and am proud of is that it is a place for people from all walks of life.

Why is Roger Federer so good at tennis? - The Sporting Blog

Why is Roger Federer so good at tennis? - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog - Tennis — Why is Roger Federer so good at tennis? What are the characteristics and abilities that have made him one of the greatest players of all time? Oli Harris, Founder of The Sporting Blog, dusts off his pen to put forward his opinion.

Why start a sports podcast? A personal viewpoint - The Sporting Blog

Why start a sports podcast? A personal viewpoint - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog Podcast — Why did we start a podcast? More specifically why did we start a podcast at all? Especially within the sports category? Well, we are going to try and answer those questions and then guilt trip you into subscribing to listen to it. A piece on a labour of love and modern day marketing.

5 things you can do to improve your brand

5 things you can do to improve your brand

Hooke and Marshall — So this might seem like Marketing BSc 101, but it really is very helpful. It will help you be honest, which is something else we will come onto, which in turn will help you strip back some of the noise around your brand. Don't just do a SWOT from a commercial point of view.

Sports Tourism - Ideas, suggestions and my greatest hits - The Sporting Blog

Sports Tourism - Ideas, suggestions and my greatest hits - The Sporting Blog

thesporting.blog — In the UK, this is nothing new. We have been travelling to places like the West Indies and South Africa for some time to watch cricket. Australia also figures, with a trip to the Boxing Day test being very near the top of most cricket fans bucket list.

8 things I learnt from following a low FODMAP diet - The Sporting Blog

8 things I learnt from following a low FODMAP diet - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog - Nutrition — In an attempt to reduce bloating and tackle the worsening inflammation in my joints, I decided to give a low FODMAP diet a go, and try and last the 4-6 weeks recommended. My attempt at low FODMAP, I learned some useful things.

Fitness & Nutrition: Moving to a low FODMAP diet - The beginning - The Sporting Blog

Fitness & Nutrition: Moving to a low FODMAP diet - The beginning - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog - Nutrition — The feeling of being bloated did not go away, and has been more and more noticeable. Yesterday in particular my stomach was so distended that I looked pregnant. This combined with a general feeling of lethargy and aches and pains left me feeling pretty bored of the whole situation.

Why start a sports podcast? A personal viewpoint - The Sporting Blog

Why start a sports podcast? A personal viewpoint - The Sporting Blog

The Sporting Blog — Why did we start a podcast? More specifically why did we start a podcast at all? Especially within the sports category? Well, we are going to try and answer those questions and then guilt trip you into subscribing to listen to it.

Remembering Football Italia and the Serie A of the 90s. - The Sporting Blog

Remembering Football Italia and the Serie A of the 90s. - The Sporting Blog

thesporting.blog — Memories of the glory days of Serie A, Gazzetta Football Italia and players like Vialli, Del Piero, Maldini and Batistuta. Will we ever see Serie A in such fine form again? Will the best players in the world once again play in Italy?

Guide to all teams in the NFL

Guide to all teams in the NFL

thesporting.blog — A guide by Ross Crawford to all teams in the NFL.