Bio-banding is football's big idea for developing young talent – and why it might not work
Sep 09, 2016 10:20 am UTC| Sports
Now that the summer football transfer window has closed, a new record has been set for spending in England. A total outlay of more than 1 billion on Premier League players sounds astronomical when you think that Trevor...
Why UEFA's approach to flags in football matches needs a rethink
Sep 03, 2016 09:59 am UTC| Sports
Two European football ties involving Israeli teams in France and the UK in the second half of August have thrown an uncomfortable spotlight on how UEFA handles politics. The first was Celtics Champions League qualifier...
Rio 2016 was just the latest round in the long-running doping arms race
Aug 27, 2016 12:36 pm UTC| Sports Law
Doping was already generating international headlines in the run-up to the Rio 2016 Games, when the Russian athletics team was banned for systemic, state-sanctioned drug-taking. And it became something of a theme for the...
The price of victory: comparing the cost of Olympic gold to an elite arts prize
Aug 22, 2016 10:13 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports Entertainment
The Olympics is almost over now for another four years, and beyond the glorious highs and heartbreaking lows of participants and spectators, theres the ritual of the cost-benefit wash-up where we calculate the public cost...
Faster, higher, stronger: science shows why triple jumpers may be the ultimate Olympians
Aug 16, 2016 13:25 pm UTC| Science Sports
No athletes arguably embody Pierre de Coubertins Olympic motto faster, higher, stronger more fully than those competing in the triple jump. This dynamic track and field event comprises an approach run, followed by three...
How the IOC effectively maintains a gag order on nonsponsors of the Olympics
Aug 13, 2016 11:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Sports
If youre one of the billions of people around the world following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in any form, youre probably aware of its most talked-about sports moments. Simone Biles of the United States (with dual Belizean...
The maths behind the fastest person on Earth (and no it's not Usain Bolt)
Aug 12, 2016 08:55 am UTC| Science Sports
Who is the fastest man on Earth? Usain Bolt, right? Wrong. The unpopular answer is, in fact, Justin Gatlin. In 2011, he ran the 100 metres in 9.45 seconds, the fastest time a human has ever run that distance, smashing...
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