1. Tracing interest in sports tourism -- 2. An overview of the sport-tourism link -- 3. Conceptualizing the sports tourist -- 4. Participant profiles -- 5. A typology of sports tourists -- 6. The policy context -- 7. Prospects for integration -- 8. The market for sports tourism -- 9. Provision strategies -- 10. Sports tourism as a diversification strategy in Malta -- 11. Urban sports tourism: the case of Sheffield -- 12. Activity tourism in Wales -- 13. Winter skiing in the European Alps -- Epilogue: the development of research and practice.