Retired male elite rugby players have higher rates of osteoarthritis, mild cognitive disorders, depression and hazardous alcohol use than non-contact sport players.
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Osaka is part of a tradition of Black women using style not as decoration but as a way of asserting identity, heritage and agency.
After the headlines and the hype, only one world record was broken in Las Vegas, though many athletes set personal bests.
Rapid changes at the top don’t always lead to better results in the long run.
For most elite women athletes, professional sport still doesn’t pay enough to make a living. But strategic investment will grow their visibility and earning power.
For the All Blacks, the next coaching era may hinge less on tactics than on trust, culture and leadership style.
Girls’ and women’s rugby is booming, but to keep players safe, it needs systems, research and support tailored to the female game.
High Performance Sport New Zealand’s new funding priorities place podium results first. Some of the most loved and watched sports miss out, and the pressure on athletes will only increase.
Women athletes in various stages of pregnancy have continually challenged the perception of what a woman can do while pregnant, but they need more support.
Because of the high-stakes and high-reward environment of elite sport, humans have been trying to develop timing and photo-finish equipment that will solve dead heats for decades.
While transgender people have gained some recognition and human rights in the past decade, a well-financed reactionary movement is rolling them back.
To say that women’s sport in North America is thriving is an understatement. The question, now, is how these leagues can sustain and build upon their success.
For more than 100 years, international sport organizations have executed monopolistic power. Now, one has resurrected the founder of the modern Olympics to promote its controversial politics.
Canada Soccer has the potential to model, both nationally and globally, the same standards of accountability and leadership excellence that are expected of national team athletes.
The prevalence of bullying in sports poses a threat to sport participation, demanding a proactive approach to address the issue.
We are witnessing an overdue shift towards normalizing male athletes seeking help and gradually speaking more openly and vulnerably about mental health.
Owen Farrell is part of a growing number of athletes speaking out about their wellbeing.
This is South Africa’s fifth semi-final at the tournament. Is 2023 the year they reach the finals and win?
The death of hockey player Adam Johnson calls for improvements in player safety and protective gear design.
David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.
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Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand; University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor, Ngā Wai a Te Tūī (Maori and Indigenous Research Centre) and School of Healthcare and Social Practice, UNITEC Institute of Technology
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Associate professor, First Year College, Victoria University
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Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato
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Professor, Communication and Culture, Royal Roads University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Business, UNSW-Canberra, UNSW
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Honorary Professor and Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Associate Professor Social Sciences, Gender& Sexualities, Bournemouth University
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Lecturer in Sport Policy and Development, Durham University
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Lecturer in Skill Acquisition and Motor Control, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Accounting and Sport Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Information Systems and Technology Management, UNSW
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Professor of Sports Science, Aarhus University