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There’s not enough evidence that sports drinks are any better at hydrating you than water.
Young footballers dream of places far away and are ready to migrate at all costs.
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What do the concepts like ‘cheating’ and ‘performance enhancing’ mean to young African footballers?
Sam Sianis, owner of the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago, on the field prior to a 1984 National League playoff game.
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No team in sports has inspired better literature than the hapless Chicago Cubs. The oeuvre includes a little-known tale by W.P. Kinsella: ‘The Last Pennant Before Armageddon.’
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry flexes during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Many decry ‘superteams’ like the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as bad for the sport. But psychology research shows that they also make us more likely to watch – and bask in the joy of seeing them fail.
Controversial football star Luis Suarez is well known for his bad behaviour on the pitch.
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Bending the rules can sometimes benefit a team so why should we discourage it?
The roll-out has been a bit clunky, but there’s potential.
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Live events like sports seemed immune to streaming services’ assault on traditional broadcast TV. Now that might change.
The NFL joins the Age of Metrics.
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With chips embedded in footballs in Thursday night games, the NFL is moving toward a data-driven future. How will fans, media and teams benefit?
Hunter Woodhall of the United States leads the 4x100m race before the team was disqualified, giving the victory to the squad from Germany.
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An Access World News database search says everything you need to know: Type in ‘Deflategate’ and you’ll get nearly twice as many hits as ‘Paralympics.’
The Washington Redskins have been a flashpoint for the controversy surrounding Native American mascots.
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If your city has a team with a Native American mascot, you’re more likely to hold stereotypical views of Native people.
Ready for the unthinkable.
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For his fight with Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin, Kell Brook had to gain weight in just the right places.
Great Britain’s Mo Farah celebrates winning the gold in the men’s 5000m at the Rio Olympics.
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Watching sport is more than just an entertaining experience. As the 2016 Olympic Games again highlighted, it can enrich and improve our lives in many more complex ways.
Kitted-out for sport.
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Sports bras can help elite athletes compete to their best, but also should be considered as an important piece of kit by all women who exercise.
Brazilian pro skateboarder Luan Olivera performs a switch 360 flip at the Maloof Cup, a skateboarding competition in South Africa.
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Can skateboarding – with its anti-establishment ethos and emphasis on individuality – mesh with the corporatized Olympics?
Say goodbye to this old set up.
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Television is dead; long live the Olympics.
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Athletes need to learn to find and access their ideal emotional state to achieve their best.
Racewalkers turn a corner – keeping one foot on the ground – during the women’s 20-km event at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Racewalking has been part of the Olympic Games since 1904, but gets little respect in the United States. That might change if Americans knew a little more about it.
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From a low point at Atlanta when Britain won only 15 medals, Team GB has improved every four years and stands on the brink of an historic achievement.
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Unravelling the common assumption that runners from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have a natural advantage.
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Biggest signing in football history aims to restore gloss to the sport’s biggest brand.
Jim Thorpe and Ben Johnson were both banned from the Olympics. But if each had played at different points in history, they would have been allowed to compete.
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In sports, what’s considered fair play has changed throughout history. At one point, even looking ‘too poor’ was grounds for exclusion.