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Five ways to deal with burnout using lessons from elite sport
The telltale signs of burnout ... and what to do about them.
The rise of the pro-player as Australia hosts its richest computer gaming event
Australia's biggest prize pot for computer gaming is up for grabs this weekend which shows our growing interest in the multi-million dollar eSports industry.
Busting three myths around elite sports performance
To what extent do hours of practice, development squads and role models really make a difference?
How Team GB cyclists peaked at the Olympics and owned the velodrome
When it comes to winning Olympic gold, it turns out timing isn't everything.
Integrity in sport needs to grow from the grassroots level
Efforts to wipe out doping, match fixing, corruption and other threats to sport integrity need to start at the local level.
Why spend so much on elite sport while neglecting the grassroots?
Without addresses inequalities in sport and diversifying funding, there will always be a problem in getting ordinary people interested in sport.
Games by numbers: machine learning is changing sport
When it comes to keeping an eye on all the action in sport a coach can only see so much. But machine learning can crunch all the data and look for improvements.
One year on – the real doping scandals of 2013
A year after the “darkest day in Australian sport” the catastrophic bang has led to an all too predictable whimper. The days after the Australian Crime Commission’s report Organised Crime and Drugs in…
What does it take to be an elite athlete? Depends on the sport
Wherever we look there seems to be amazing feats of physical, mental and skilled endeavour in sport. Cycling is often cited as one of the most elite and the climax of the Tour of Britain yesterday saw…
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