Football isn’t what it used to be. In Australia, they don’t even know what football is actually called (it’s not soccer). But what’s even stranger is football has become very popular in countries that…
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The achievements of the Paralympians, and societal shift towards more inclusivity and the celebration of diversity, has had a dramatic effect on the lives of people living with disability.
Although the Olympics have come to an end, fans will continue to be gripped by the infinite micro-narratives that sports fixtures provide. But are these narratives comparable to literary creativity?
Since his ascendancy, the currently trim and muscular-looking Malcolm Turnbull has – for an Australian prime minister – had unusually little to say about sport.
Child sport success relies on having a positive parental influence.
Sport can be a driver for change; it can make a difference in people’s lives and unify communities, particularly around national successes. But it can also create tensions and cause conflict.
Australia finished tenth on the medal table in the Rio 2016 Games, well below what the nation’s latest funding strategy had led people to expect.
The Premier League may well be flying, but right now, English football is dying.
The way we consume sport is changing, and that’s having massive ramifications on the way sport and broadcast television are funded.
Athletes need to learn to find and access their ideal emotional state to achieve their best.
In their hearts, everyone associated with the AFL knows the decline in the community is real.
A look at the diet of an Olympian – from ancient Greece to Rio 2016.
The egos have landed, and they’re ready to rock.
Unravelling the common assumption that runners from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia have a natural advantage.
Public discourse and commentary are generally blind to the massive contribution that local sport contributes to social connectedness.
After much suspicion and derision, women with hyperandrogenism can compete in international events.
How new therapies could prove a headache for the world of sport.
The Olympic equestrian favourite is a dangerous business.
Why less is more when it comes to exercise.
Elite athletes run differently to us mere mortals, but there’s nothing to stop you stealing a few of their techniques.
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
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Distinguished Fellow, Australia-India Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Sport Psychology and Safe Sport, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Senior Lecturer, First Year College, Victoria University
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Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling
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Professor, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University
