sportsman
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Former Manchester United and England star David Beckham has become Britain's first billionaire sportsman, according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
“A lot of people paint me as a moderate because I’m a sportsman and I have a deer rifle and I go duck hunting and stuff like that.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
Uganda’s Idi Amin tried to use boxing and his image as a sportsman to build popularity and distract from his regime’s repression in the 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
But the extreme sportsman was best known for his space leap.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
An hour passed, and part of another, before the sweat-soaked sportsman reeled it in.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Joshi explains to parents that excelling at football could ultimately help their girls get jobs, as Indian states set aside some public sector roles for sportsmen and women.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Heraskevych insisted on Tuesday that he would wear the helmet, which carries pictures of Ukrainian sportsmen and women killed since Russian forces invaded in 2022, during the men's skeleton heats on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
“For centuries these rugged but elegant athletes have been the pride of Hungarian sportsmen, and their popularity in America increases with each passing year,” according to the American Kennel Club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
Classed as an eating disorder and serious mental health condition by the NHS, anorexia is often associated with young women - not former professional sportsmen in their 30s.
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
California sportsmen have enjoyed excellent hunting because of the concentrations of waterfowl and pheasants in the rice fields.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
