European Sports Championships - liftoff for a new spectacle of sport

Athletics take top billing in the 11-day feast of eight sports that begins in Glasgow on Thursday and organisers hope the BBC's 12 hours of coverage a day will be the start of something big A neat trick involving a sleight of hand is about to be performed in front of our eyes and the illusionists trust we will marvel at the spectacle and beg for a little more. The first European Sports Championships begin in Glasgow on Thursday and conclude in Berlin 11 days later. Seven federations are stacking...