Taking her medicine: Maria Sharapova grand slammed
Mar 11, 2016 23:51 pm UTC| Sports Law
After a routine drug test at the Australian Open tennis tournament, Maria Sharapova tested positive to a banned substance, meldonium. Upon being notified of the result she called a press conference, accepting personal...
It may not be game, set and match over for Maria Sharapova
Mar 11, 2016 15:02 pm UTC| Sports Law
Reckless beyond description. These were the words of former World Anti-Doping Agency president Dick Pound following Maria Sharapovas shock announcement that she tested positive at the Australian Open for the banned...
The rise and rise of ultimate fighting (and why boxing is now so passé)
Mar 09, 2016 14:21 pm UTC| Sports
UFC fighters Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey are becoming household names and Mixed Martial Arts, or MMA, is rapidly making the move from minority to mainstream sport. Although MMA only emerged in the 1990s, its growth has...
Maria Sharapova's positive drug test: what is it and what does it mean for her?
Mar 08, 2016 08:43 am UTC| Sports
Overnight, Maria Sharapova called a press conference to announce she had tested positive for a banned substance (mildronate) during this years Australian Open. Originally, speculation had been that the press conference...
Is a ban on school rugby tackling more about moral guilt than health?
Mar 07, 2016 13:20 pm UTC| Sports Health
The call by more than 70 academics and doctors for a ban on tackling in school rugby provoked inevitable debate. As a lecturer in sports ethics, my curriculum for more than 15 years has focused on constructing careful...
Behind the unpredictable Premier League year that put Leicester top of the pile
Mar 05, 2016 14:58 pm UTC| Sports
Thomas Hastings, Research Associate in Work, Employment and Political Economy, University of Sheffield Few Premier League seasons have produced as many upsets as the one currently unfolding. In August, Leicester City...
What is so wrong with flexible pricing in football?
Mar 04, 2016 15:51 pm UTC| Sports
Flexible pricing models are all the rage. Uber, the rider-driver taxi application, openly utilises surge pricing, which can instantly double prices when a few raindrops start falling. A number of leading arts companies...