A lethal sport? Why horse racing will never be a completely safe bet
Apr 04, 2016 15:47 pm UTC| Sports
This weekend, millions will watch (and have a little flutter on) the Grand National, one of the biggest and most popular horse races in the world. Its 30 fences over four miles and 770 yards also make it one of the most...
Ballet training could learn a thing or two from football and rugby
Mar 30, 2016 12:41 pm UTC| Sports
Imagine negotiating the challenges that come with puberty while training to become a ballet dancer. You must attempt to remain coordinated, slim and graceful, despite the changes you are experiencing and deal with the...
Athletes look for an edge in a new place: virtual reality
Mar 28, 2016 10:38 am UTC| Sports Technology Entertainment
Virtual reality (VR) appears ready to take the entertainment world by storm in 2016. In addition to the much-hyped Oculus Rift, major corporations such as Facebook, Sony and Samsung are poised to release high-quality VR...
How the legend of Johan Cruyff lives on
Mar 25, 2016 08:58 am UTC| Sports
The death of the great Netherlands footballer Johan Cruyff of Orange leaves a huge hole in the world of football. But his legacy will long live on. Three-times winner of the Ballon dOr, the sports top individual prize, he...
Djokovic's comments about 'hormones' recycle the myth that women are victims of their biology
Mar 25, 2016 01:09 am UTC| Sports
There was a right stooshie (as we Scots would say) after the recent comments made by Raymond Moore, (now former) CEO of the Indian Wells Open, about womens tennis. But the incident, in which he suggested that women should...
Is winning all that matters in AFL or does the performance count?
Mar 24, 2016 00:11 am UTC| Sports
In professional team sport, a preoccupation with the outcome of competition itself is common who won and who lost above and beyond a sides performance. While wins and losses are undeniably the end game for clubs and...
Go and the 'conversation of hands'
Mar 21, 2016 03:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Artificial intelligence reached a new frontier last week, when an AI defeated human Go champion Lee Se Dol four games to one. Googles Alpha Go has made headlines for its ability to carry out the complex calculations...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects