The International Olympic Committee will choose between two non-democratic countries – China and Kazakhstan – for the 2022 Winter Olympics. A sign of things to come?
Watching the footy could be in for a change with point-of-view crowd shots and 360 degree vision.
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The unfolding doping scandal involving Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project follows the same plot as that of Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service cycling team.
“I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining”
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It was designed as a way of achieving a result from rain-affected matches, but the Duckworth-Lewis method is not fit for purpose. Here’s a suggested replacement.
When pro football players like Chris Borland quit, it should send a strong message to parents. But there are a host of issues, besides health, to consider.
The FBI’s net may fail to ensnare FIFA’s “teflon don,” but it could inspire other probes.
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Corruption at the pinnacle of sports sets a tone for all the rest. Targeting its roots is the right thing to do no matter what comes of the FBI’s investigation.
Looks pretty bad from where we stand.
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A breakthrough in genetic of the human embryo raises the question of whether we want to create designer babies with greater athletic abilities.
It’s hard for a human to keep an eye all the players’ performance in any game, such as this typical AFL match at the MCG in Melbourne. So let the machines do all the work.
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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.
The Green’s need to be more radical with their plans for sport.
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