2017 inaugural AFLW best and fairest, and Adelaide Crows premiership player Erin Phillips.
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Elite female athletes are leaving their chosen sport to pursue a career in AFLW. But what skills do they possess that allow them to be successful footballers with limited AFL experience?
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It’s not just about his football skills and knowledge. It’s about how he behaves.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick talks to players during a game against the New Orleans Saints on Sept. 17, 2017.
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According to a management scholar, a team’s mindset and structure – not its stars – will often determine its success.
The world’s most expensive defender, Virgil van Dijk, gets a warm welcome at Liverpool.
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The combination of changing your manager early enough and forking out on transfers could be the difference between relegation and Premier League survival.
George Weah has his work cut out for him in Liberia.
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He’s used to ruling on the soccer field, but how will George Weah tackle the job of Liberian president?
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Turns out taking antioxidant supplements after exercise doesn’t do much to help reduce muscle soreness after all.
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Regis will be remembered as one of the most powerful examples of English professional football, and as a model for black inclusion and equity in sport and social life.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ defense has allowed only 33 points over its past four games.
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Does the Eagles’ vaunted defense give them an edge? Cal State Northridge’s sport psychology lab ran a regression analysis to test the popular adage.
Christiano Ronaldo.
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Footballers and other sports stars are the giants of social media, amassing millions of followers. But does it provide value for money and will the relationship last?
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Fan parks will be a key tool at Russia’s World Cup next year.
Will the World Cup give Brand Russia a boost?
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Russian officials will be hoping that excitement about one of the world’s biggest sporting events generates some goodwill for the country.
Zeshan Rehman – the first player of South Asian origin to play in the Premiership – playing for Queens Park Rangers in 2008.
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Structural inequalities within all levels of British football need to be tackled in order to get more Asians playing the game.
South Africa’s sport facilities are sorely lacking.
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Sport participation in South Africa remains rooted in the dilemmas of colonial society. It necessitates an ongoing need for discourse, debate and dialogue on decolonisation in sport history.
Brain damage linked to concussions in football can resemble that found in elderly and comatose patients but there may be ways to prevent it so the sport continues. Toronto Argonauts’ Jeffrey Finley, left, rushes to take down Calgary Stampeders’ quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell in this August file photo.
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Concussions in football and other contact sports correlate with severe, long-term brain damage — but science shows it doesn’t have to be that way.
The business of sport in South Africa is coming under the focus of the Competition Commission on concerns that some practices may be uncompetitive.
The Australian national football team’s remarkable triumph in Vietnam in 1967 has never been properly and collectively recognised.
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At the height of the Vietnam War, the Holt government agreed it would be a good idea if the national football team took part in a tournament in Vietnam to boost morale.
Egyptian athlete Manal Rostom wearing the Nike Pro Hijab.
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With its “Pro hijab” Nike has mainstreamed what is generally considered as an oppressive and marginalised garment.
A high school football game in Kapaa, Hawaii on the island of Kauai.
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After decades of continuous growth, participation rates have started to decline. What does it mean for the future of the sport?
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Will England’s top-flight teams really decide to weaken their global blockbuster brand?
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Being a member of a community choir has similar health and social benefits as being part of a football team.