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The shoes have sparked controversy, but they seem to be here to stay.
No amount of technology will ever remove the role of human judgement in refereeing the messy, complex world of football.
Player wages and transfer fees make the headlines, but the wealth generated by the Premier League has also been spent behind the scenes.
New rules on athletes’ trainers were on the cards since Eliud Kipchoge ran the first sub-two hour marathon in special Vaporflys.
Can running shoes make the difference that breaks a record? Nike’s new trainers are neither the first nor last examples of technology causing a stir in competitive sport.
Technology in sport is a constant source of controversy as players and officials struggle to keep up.
Australia’s love of sport appears to be more from in front of a TV screen than actually attending any event live, and that could be on the increase given some of the new technology heading our way. Samsung…
The evolution of professional tennis has always been linked to the changing technology of the day. For example, the decline of the wooden racket lead to the whole new power-based style of play we enjoy…
When the Tour de France comes to town, it’s a chance to get your gladrags on. This year’s Grand Depart in Yorkshire saw Leeds decked out with yellow flowers, bikes placed in coffee bar windows, statues…
The Tour de France is one of the most iconic and physically demanding sporting events in the world. Held annually since 1903, it has evolved from a simple test of endurance and speed to a festival of technology…
With the AFL season in full swing many of us are glued to our screens marvelling at the speed and tactics of the athletes. Midfielders, such as ex-Cat-now-Sun Gary Ablett Jnr, can run between 12 and 20km…
Watching the Paralympics makes us forget about the term “disability” and the idea that sport with a disability is about limitations. The athletes on the slopes and rinks at Sochi are showing us that theirs…
There are now only a few months to go until the biggest sporting event of 2014 – the FIFA World Cup in Brazil – and questions are being asked. Will the stadiums be ready? Are the airports ready for the…
High-tech robots called PackBots will be unleashed during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil to help boost security and examine suspicious objects. The Brazilian government purportedly spent US$7.2 million…
A short conversation with a parent a number of years ago made me realise the extent of the problems we have in youth sport. This parent wanted advice on how to make his child faster and stronger to ensure…
The first Ashes Test was indeed a veritable thriller. England edged Australia by a mere 14 runs, after an absorbing four-and-a-half days of action to go one-up in the best-of-five series. For those not…
There has been a considerable amount of media coverage surrounding South African amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius who competed at the London Olympics and is now competing at the London Paralympics. The…
In a major upset, Alan Oliveira of Brazil beat Oscar Pistorius to win an extraordinary T43/44 200 metre race today. But did Oliveira have an unfair advantage? The 20-year-old Brazilian finished ahead of…
In the game of Australian Rules Football (as with other football codes), few pieces of equipment are more important than the football itself. And yet the relative attention paid to the ball by the AFL…
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Associate Professor of Sports Technology, Bournemouth University
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Senior Lecturer and Sports Science Consultant, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer Sport Science, School of Biological Sciences, University of Essex
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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Professor of Exercise Medicine, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Telecommunications Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Western University
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Professor of Sport Science, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network - Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies - Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Deputy Chief, Computational Informatics Division, CSIRO
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Lecturer, SES, and ISEAL, Victoria University
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Research Officer, Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Management, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise, Teesside University
