When doping wasn't considered cheating
Aug 10, 2016 05:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Sports
Trying to gain an advantage over your opponent is as old as sport itself. But whats considered fair and unfair is often up for debate. In cricket, theres sledging, which is when fielders verbally abuse batsmen in order...
Why talent transfer is key for a winning rugby Sevens team
Aug 09, 2016 02:27 am UTC| Sports
Rugby Sevens is a relatively young sport. Although it has been played since the late 19th century, the World Rugby Sevens series, which consists of 12 international tournaments, originated in 1999. It wasnt until 2009 that...
Rio's green Olympic Games get underway with low-budget, high-spirited opening ceremony
Aug 06, 2016 10:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
That the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games went without a hitch would have been a good enough result for many. There had been real fears that the ceremony would be overshadowed by political protests, security...
Does team bonding help athletes endure more pain?
Aug 06, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Few sports do relentless, tortuous agony quite like rowing and few rank higher on loyal, bonded camaraderie. Why do painful sports and team bonding go so well together? In competitive sports, happy euphoric moments can...
Rubbishing Rio – someone's got to do it
Aug 05, 2016 00:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Sports
Unless they start giving Olympic gongs for curmudgeonly whinging, I dont think Im in the running to medal, as we apparently say these days. I realise I should be feeling a surge of patriotic pride and enthusiasm ...
Aug 04, 2016 10:00 am UTC| Sports
It has been said that its Mo Farahs distinctive running technique that has allowed him to become Britains greatest ever runner. And given his success in the London 2012 Olympics, there are high hopes for Rio when he will...
As the Olympics approach, stains on Rio's architecture, infrastructure
Aug 02, 2016 05:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
It was raining on May 12, the last time I was in Rio. The cidade maravilhosa the Marvelous City was cold and dark, the furthest thing from the vibrant, jovial landscapes youll see on a Google image search. The rain...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects