Health Check: which sports supplements actually work?
Nov 08, 2017 15:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Whether your goal is to increase strength, decrease body fat or improve overall performance, adding supplements to your daily regimen can give you that extra edge. But with thousands of products on the market, choosing the...
How Nike's hijab sports gear is taking on Islamophobia and patriarchy
Nov 03, 2017 08:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
In March, when sports manufacturer Nike launched its Nike Pro Hijab, it made obvious business sense. What Nike - perhaps inadvertently ̶ has done, is to legitimise the hijab across two very different narratives. One is...
The big money Mayweather-McGregor fight pits boxing against UFC in a battle of the brands
Aug 22, 2017 14:20 pm UTC| Sports Economy
Las Vegas is soon to host one of the most lucrative boxing matches of all time. Dubbed The Money Fight it features UFC (which stands for the Ultimate Fighting Championship) star Connor Mcgregor making his boxing debut...
The English Premier League is experiencing a textbook case of hyperinflation
Aug 13, 2017 23:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The big summer transfer headline belongs to Neymar and his record-breaking 198m move from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain. But, by anyones standards, the spending across English Premier League football clubs has been...
Nicotine in sports: high use but little evidence of effects on performance
Aug 11, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Sports
When you think nicotine, you probably think of smokers, addiction, carcinogens and disease - not elite athletes and sporting performance. However, our research published today shows that the use of nicotine among...
Cricket pay saga a case study in how not to resolve industrial disputes in sport
Aug 07, 2017 07:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The protracted pay dispute between Cricket Australia and its players is over. Harmony is restored in the sports employment relations. Playing tours to Bangladesh and India, and the related commercial agreements, can...
Could Neymar's record transfer to PSG be stopped by Financial Fair Play regulations?
Aug 03, 2017 16:07 pm UTC| Sports
The Neymar transfer saga rumbles on. After weeks of rumours that he might move to French club Paris Saint-Germain, the Brazilian forward has now confirmed the news and told his current club, FC Barcelona, that he wants to...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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