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August 23, 2023

Albanese has committed $200 million for women’s sport – but spending money on infrastructure won’t change systemic issues

Alana Thomson, La Trobe University and Meghan Casey, Federation University Australia

Modernising facilities can provide a short-term excitement, but it’s their management over the long term that will influence whether women and girls participate.

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March 1, 2022

Idle and frustrated: young South Africans speak about the need for recreational facilities

G. Nokukhanya Ndhlovu, University of Fort Hare

The study revealed a link between youth, troubled behaviour and a lack of access to recreational spaces in marginalised communities.

A panoramic shot of the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, which was the venue for the 2014 Olympics and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. (Shutterstock)

January 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic may change spectator sports forever as stadiums sit empty

Kevin Wilson, University of Waterloo

Some sports facilities are both a point of civic pride and a financial burden on taxpayers. The COVID-19 pandemic will further impact the way these facilities are constructed and managed.

Ifeanyichukwu Uboh of Nigeria celebrates taking a wicket at the U-19 World Cup Cricket. ICC/Getty Images.

February 6, 2020

Nigeria’s young cricketers surprised at the World Cup – now to build on that

Babatunde Samson Adebayo, University of Ilorin

Nigeria is not known as a cricketing nation, yet its Under-19 team qualified for the World Cup. What is secret of their sudden success?

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