Follicle challenge: the Ben Cousins saga and reforms to drug testing
Apr 02, 2017 00:25 am UTC| Sports Law
As a footballer, Ben Cousins was one of the best of his generation. Among various accolades, he won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and was part of the West Coast premiership team of 2006. But today Cousins is about to serve a...
Kosovo's upcoming Iceland match is more than just football — it's a diplomatic score
Mar 23, 2017 03:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
(Corrects information on paragraph 4 and paragraph 5) Australian football star Besart Berisha recently flew to Kosovos capital, Pristina, to play for the country where he was born. For me, its a very exciting time and I...
Why the Six Nations rugby tournament should resist kicking Italy into touch
Mar 20, 2017 15:03 pm UTC| Sports
The Italian rugby union team suffered five heavy losses in the 2017 Six Nations tournament, cementing them to the bottom of the table and their 12th last place finish since joining the tournament in 2000. Dejected and...
Asia's Olympic moment has its roots in Cold War politics
Mar 10, 2017 03:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
China, host of the 2008 Summer and 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has turned into a major sports power, if its medal tally at the recent Rio Olympics is any indication. Japan, which will hold the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,...
It’s not what sport children play, but how they play it that matters
Mar 08, 2017 08:45 am UTC| Sports
Sport is massive and its everywhere: on TV, in videogames, and on the streets. As a consequence, myths about the inherent greatness of sport have grown. One such myth is the belief that sport itself is ideally suited to...
Blurred lines: building winning athletes in sport or just plain bullying?
Mar 08, 2017 05:24 am UTC| Sports Health
Bullying can take place in all manner of settings, from the school yard to the boardroom. Recently there has been an increase in allegations associated with sport, particularly around athletes competing at the highest...
Why artificial turf may truly be bad for kids
Mar 06, 2017 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
If you want to get a soccer moms attention, bring up the subject of artificial turf, the preferred playing surface for children from pre-K to college or at least preferred by school boards and parks and recreation...
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
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects