Fifa’s recent sell-off controversy has reignited the debate about ownership of football and other sports.
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In 1976, fans could score a ticket to the MLB All-Star Game for $6. In 2026, tickets start at over $200.
In sport, the yips can be a chronic, more severe form of ‘choking’ under pressure. Some athletes overcome them – others can get defeated by them.
Golf is one of a handful of sports that reward low scores, not high ones. That means getting around the course efficiently and not wasting strokes.
With its hi-tech format and team matches, TGL could attract new fans to golf. But it also risks alienating traditional fans of the game.
Geopolitical threats from China and the United States abound. That could be a tough pill to swallow for Taiwan − and American consumers.
More indoor sports competitions may emerge in the years to come as organizers seek to attract new audiences and respond to the impacts of climate change.
Managed well, golf courses can bring nature back to our cities. Here’s how to balance the good and bad for urban biodiversity.
A controversy involving a man dressing as a woman to access cheaper golf memberships highlights the challenges facing the sport, and women golfers, in Australia.
Whether affecting elite gymnasts on the balance beam or the rest of us during our daily lives, understanding and overcoming mental blocks can lead to moments of greatness.
My team have studied the brainwaves of expert golfers to understand what it takes to hit the perfect putt.
A herd of javelinas wrecked a pristine golf course. Is this rewilding in action?
Prince Mohammad bin Salman is trying to rebrand the kingdom in the model of Qatar and the UAE – two states with human rights issues that have become part of the global order.
History is filled with stories of business magnates taking big financial risks on the next big sports sensation. But emerging sports are more like social movements than business enterprises.
Once rivalling tours are merging and money and competition might be why
As the rivalry between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV Golf ends not with a bang, but with a merger, it’s clear both sides are far more interested in financial gain than issues of morality.
French soccer star Karim Benzema will join Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League, and others may follow.
Today’s big sport story is LIV Golf, but Saudi Arabia’s involvement in sport will generate many more money-driven, politics-heavy headlines.
But is it a fair way to build sporting influence?
For all the efforts at reimagining golf to attract consumer interest, the sportwashing discourse has brought an avalanche of negative attention to the LIV series, and rightfully so.
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Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
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Principal Lecturer in Sport Finance, Sheffield Hallam University
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Sport, Exercise & Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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