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The IOC’s changes to transgender policy is useful, but the situation is still complicated.
Once the stuff of tweeting birds and rolling cartoon eyes, bumps on the head are now linked to dementia. Will Smith’s latest movie tells how sports authorities tried to cover it up.
Cycling has been on the look out for mini engines in bike frames, and it may have come up trumps. But it might be missing a trick to invigorate the sport.
Australia struggles to rise above the fray in Korean news, consigned to one of a number of countries that form an international community. But football seems to be a clear exception to this.
Extreme match durations are more common today than at any other time in the modern tennis era. This poses a threat to the sport’s standard of excellence.
The current controversy over match-fixing in tennis has some ironic elements. Anyone watching the Australian Open on free-to-air TV will notice the proliferation of sports betting ads.
You might think statisticians could work out if a player has been cheating – it’s not that simple.
For the most part, Australian sports are heavily regulated and proactive in addressing doping. The same cannot be said about gambling.
Having learned some hard lessons with the Essendon case, Australia should lead the way in developing a better approach to drug control and anti-doping in sport.
The tennis world is the latest sport to be rocked by allegations of corruption, this time by reports of match fixing. So who are the winners and losers when such allegations are made?
Navigating a major metropolis with a disability is tough, but the Paralympics give us the chance to make it work.
How athletics can and must deal with the doping scandal that threatens the sport’s legitimacy.
Some might think the anti-doping principle of strict liability is too harsh. But the banned Essendon players unfortunately may be barking up the wrong tree if they think they are innocent victims.
Hosting a mega-event isn’t all it’s cracked up to be - and now some cities are starting to say ‘no’.
Maths! It can turn poor darts players into slightly better ones.
As Chris Gayle has so amply demonstrated, there is still considerable resistance to the full integration of women into sport culture – and not least in the sports media.
Does working out really cut the mustard in the battle against the bulge? The verdict’s in.
A look at the statistics shows that having a top-performing centre forward is key to winning games – and ultimately trophies.
It has become a truism that professional athletes, whether they like it or not, “are” role models for others. Talented sportspeople hardly win every time, and sometimes they do not exemplify fair play…
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