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A shrinking pool of host cities, high costs, and cultural questions about the monarchy: why the Commonwealth Games are under threat.
Pro-doping games could lead to athletes being coerced into drug-taking.
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Will allowing doping open new horizons of sports performance?
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Adults are more likely to go walking, running or to fitness classes than take part in the team sports they played at school.
Amen Thompson, left, and his twin brother, Ausar, were selected fourth and fifth in the 2023 NBA draft.
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The organization – which offers its high school-age players a minimum salary of $100,000 – represents a new model for young athletes looking to maximize their earning potential outside of the NCAA.
NBA rookies must navigate their way over a series of pitfalls.
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With newfound fame and fortune, NBA rookies who come from poverty face a bevy of challenges that threaten to derail their success.
The kingdom hopes to have 135,000 kids playing golf in school by 2025 and plans to build 23 new courses by 2030.
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History is filled with stories of business magnates taking big financial risks on the next big sports sensation. But emerging sports are more like social movements than business enterprises.
Karim Benzema – taking the money and running into the box.
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French soccer star Karim Benzema will join Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League, and others may follow.
Vinícius Júnior is making the point, but are soccer’s governing bosses getting it?
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Anti-racist programs and fines have failed to end racism in European soccer. Part of the problem is that Black players have little representation higher up the sport’s hierarchy.
Surfing has a range of health benefits.
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Brain injury survivors report the sport can give constant opportunities for learning and a way to reevaulate emotions.
Wimbledon flags waving in the wind.
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Russian players will now compete as neutrals at Wimbledon, ending a yearlong stance against their participation.
Chicago Sky’s Rebekah Gardner (right) drives at Minnesota Lynx’s Rachel Banham during second half WNBA preseason basketball action in Toronto on May 13, 2023.
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The first WNBA game in Canada was more than just a game — it was about the future of women’s sports.
Canadian sport is in crisis. Only significant change and oversight can end the cycle of scandals and controversies.
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The recent measures announced by the sport minister are a step in the right direction. But Canada needs an independent commission to monitor and prevent abuse in sport.
Snoop Dogg shouted out Canada’s First Nations in his ongoing social media campaign to promote his bid to buy the NHL’s Ottawa Senators. Snoop posted a video to Instagram in a recording studio and wearing an Ottawa Senators jersey.
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The Ottawa Senators’ bidding war has important lessons about speculation and financialization in pro sports.
Toronto Maple Leafs fans and players celebrate a goal during the second round playoff series against the Florida Panthers.
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Superstitions have a role in helping hockey fans and players feel more in control of the game.
Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares celebrates his game-winning goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on April 29 in Tampa, Fla. It’s the Leafs first playoff series win since 2004.
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Why do many Canadian hockey fans feel the urge to support teams they would ordinarily delight in rooting against?
The French international football player Paul Pogba has been outspoken about his Muslim faith.
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The French Football Federation has recently ruled against breaks for religious motives. But if French players’ attitude during the 2023 Ramadan are anything to go by, the debate is far from closed.
Jordan wears his iconic ‘Air Jordan’ Nike sneakers during a game in 1985.
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The film conveys an uncomfortable truth: Jordan was merely a vessel for Nike’s meteoric rise.
Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III falls to the court after suffering a toe injury during a playoff game in May 2021.
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The gargantuan feet of NBA players are the stuff of legend. But nearly two-thirds of their injuries occur below the waist, and they have a 25.8% chance of incurring an ankle injury every season.
USA players pose for photos after winning gold at the IIHF Women’s World Hockey Championship in Brampton, Ont. on April 16, 2023.
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The presence of women and girls was on display in all aspects of the tournament and the fresh air of empowerment could signal a new dawn for women’s and girls’ hockey.
Intermittent fasting has become increasingly popular — but does this diet help or hinder athletic performance?
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Does intermittent fasting have a negative or positive effect on athletic performance? At the moment, the scientific data about this is contradictory.