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Shutting down sports teams can save schools millions of dollars but create longer-term challenges for enrollment, fundraising and campus life.
Endurance running is experiencing its 'marginal gains' moment.
New legislative proposals want to allow 'sex testing' of girl athletes through genital exams and genetic and hormone testing.
The event, worth R672 million to the country's Western Cape economy, was one of the first to be impacted by COVID-19 on the global marathon stage.
The majority of research on how female athletes should train for the heat is based purely on what works for men.
More companies are selling products that claim to keep you cool on hot days. But it turns out that common materials used in sports clothing may not always be the best.
Football forms the financial backbone of many athletic programs, with some schools deriving over 80% of their department revenue from the sport.
For nearly 50 years, teams have administered the controversial Wonderlic test to measure cognitive ability. Two researchers decided to study its effectiveness as an evaluation tool.
Why elite athletes may struggle more during self-isolation.
The decision to reschedule the Olympic and Paralympic Games was the right move. But how should we decide whether and when the Games should now be held?
Canadian sport is still allowed to police itself when it comes to dealing with abuse and harassment.
New rules on athletes' trainers were on the cards since Eliud Kipchoge ran the first sub-two hour marathon in special Vaporflys.
The cost and the hassles involved can stand in the way of kids joining teams and taking part in organized activities. So can cultural barriers.
As record running times drop, what role is footwear playing?
Coaches have long thought hurdlers and sprinters start their races differently – our research suggests they need to adjust their thinking.
Bianca Andreescu's success provides an example of how to cover women’s sport and promote the athletic achievement of female athletes with hype and enthusiasm.
The number of people choosing to become posthumous donors in the UK has reached 25.3m but this is still considerably lower than other countries.
Why swimmers are protesting against China's Sun Yang at the World Championships.
If the Semenya ruling by the Court for Arbitration in Sport remains unchallenged, this way of thinking and behaving might filter into the International Olympic Committee
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Lecturer in Sport & Fitness, The Open University
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Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Penn State
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Centres for Business and Social innovation, and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Leader, Sport, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Global Professor of Eurasian Sport | Director of Eurasian Sport, EM Lyon
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sports Administration, Ohio University
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Director of Sport, Performance and Health, Heriot-Watt University
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Lecturer in Sports Ethics and Integrity, Swansea University
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Director of Research and Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Nutrition, Leeds Beckett University
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Research Fellow in Anti-Doping, Leeds Beckett University
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Assistant Professor, School of Media, Ryerson University
