Canadian speed skater and cyclist Clara Hughes, British tennis player Andy Murray and American gymnast Simone Biles all have something in common: adverse childhood experiences.
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The main sporting venues in Australian capitals have had an upgrade in recent times, with the notable exception of Sydney, where leaders seem mired in indecision and political bickering.
If you've been injury-free in your current sports shoe, and you’re performing at a level you are happy with, you may already have the right shoes on your feet.
Calgary is the latest city to reject bidding for the Olympics. A lack of a vision for the city and a council concerned with short-term political gains explain why an Olympic plebiscite was defeated.
With the World Chess Championship set to begin Nov. 9 in London, Alexey Root, who teaches online courses about chess in education, tackles some myths and unknowns about the royal game.
Physical education is for every body - as long as it's male.
Anti-doping laboratories have historically worked well, but the anti-doping organisations themselves lack oversight.
A disc-golf boom is coinciding with a ball-golf bust.
On the front lines were female tennis players who refused to adhere to the club dress codes that banned them.
Recent research shows that the heart is affected when the head takes a blow, in sports-related concussion.
Like the WNBA, the NBA went through fits and starts in its early years. Yet despite drawing similar crowds in the 1960s, NBA players earned far bigger paychecks than today's WNBA stars receive.
Sport and other physical activity is vital to the developing bodies and minds of children; for those with disabilities it can be hard to access and is yet even more important.
What does the sale of the 'home of football' have to do with grassroots development?
The warm summer months encourage more of us to get outside and exercise, whether by shooting hoops or riding a bike. But there's a downside: higher risk of injury.
New! Mega sports events wash your government's tarnished reputation whiter-than-white.
Ninja Warrior is the latest attempt to appropriate an ancient artform for a mass audience. But the ancient ninja moved in silence. Anonymous, he never bothered to develop signature dance moves.
Sports can be a healthy place for aggression and combat. It can also be a space for us to build community, test our limits and build resilience - no matter what our age.
When sports coaches use psychological techniques and ideas that are based on shaky evidence, everyone loses.
Football presents itself as a neutral, universal and, in a way, desexualised sport. Yet despite widespread campaigns against homophobia, deeply negative attitudes about gay players persist.
The value of sport.
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As we reach the World Cup's halfway point, we're asking: what is sport worth? On today's episode, we explore the money and diplomatic power plays lingering behind the scenes of every big tournament.
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, University of Edinburgh
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Research Fellow in Consumption, Leeds Beckett University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Professor of Eurasian Sport | Director of Eurasian Sport, EM Lyon
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Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
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Professor of Economics, Smith College
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Senior Lecturer, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Executive Director, International Association for Communication and Sport, Emeritus Professor of Communication, Saint Xavier University
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Professor of Psychology, California State University, Northridge
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Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, Victoria University
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Professor and Director, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Deputy Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Events Management, Bournemouth University
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Digital journalism coordinator, Monash University
