Do sports teams’ sustainability efforts matter to fans?
Oct 09, 2020 07:11 am UTC| Sports
While the sport sectors environmental impact is not fully understood, it has a social platform and reach to influence a significant number of people worldwide to choose more sustainable behaviors. Brian McCullough,...
English football: why financial calamity facing clubs is even worse than in mainland Europe
Oct 05, 2020 13:43 pm UTC| Sports Economy
In the German Bundesliga, crowds have returned to stadiums for the 2020/21 football season. Maximum capacity is between 4,600 and 9,300 depending on stadium size, which equates to between 10% and 25% of the norm. Frances...
Why England's Premier League should bail out the lower leagues
Oct 05, 2020 13:28 pm UTC| Sports
Uncertainty is what makes sports entertaining. If you always knew who was going to win a match, that would be boring. In the 1960s, an economist called Walter Neale said that the New York Yankees prayer should be: Oh Lord,...
Esports betting: how thousands of Twitter ads may be converting young gamers into gamblers
Oct 05, 2020 13:27 pm UTC| Sports
Most large sports events came to an abrupt halt during the pandemic, but one category was not only unaffected but enjoyed accelerated growth: esports. Esports is the competitive playing of video games such as League of...
Oct 05, 2020 11:10 am UTC| Sports
Michael Schumacher may not be physically present anymore but he is still one of the most talk-about sportsmen today. His health condition is still a mystery and this is one of the reasons why his name often headline papers...
NBA Finals 2020 full schedule: Game 2 exact start time and where to watch LA Lakers vs. Miami Heat
Oct 01, 2020 06:32 am UTC| Sports
There was a time in March when the NBA Finals seemed impossible to happen, but here it is, and fans are now looking forward to the second match-up between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat. The first game kicked...
Manny Pacquiao: Fight with Conor McGregor confirmed? Mikey Garcia claims he’s Pacman’s real opponent
Sep 30, 2020 13:49 pm UTC| Sports
Manny Pacquiao has been getting a lot of offers for a fight in the ring. Apparently, he is the most mentioned name when professional boxers are asked who they would like to take on next. Manny Pacquiaos team previously...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects