Tag: Sport
Does the AFL ban on skinfold testing avoid fat shaming – or has footy ‘gone soft’?
Skinfold tests were once a staple of AFL fitness assessments, but are now banned for junior athletes. Is this a sign footballers have ‘gone soft’, or is there good reason for it?
Are 2 mid-career AFL retirements a sign Australian athletes are taking brain health more seriously?
For decades, some sports have fostered a win-at-all-costs culture, with concussion often an afterthought. But there are signs that attitude is changing.
What does Steve Smith’s Stateside signing mean for cricket in the US – and Australia?
Steve Smith is the latest signing for the second season of Major League Cricket in the US. It’s another intriguing shift in the global cricket landscape.
Why cocaine is considered performance-enhancing for athletes, and why it matters when the athlete took it
The AFL has had several cocaine-centred controversies recently, but why is the drug considered performance enhancing?
Protection racket or fair medical model? Why the AFL’s illicit drugs policy is a necessary duty of care
The confidential, medical nature of the AFL’s illicit drug policy has triggered critics – is the policy working, and how can it be improved?
What happens to F1 drivers’ bodies, and what sort of training do they do?
Formula 1 drivers endure a barrage of physical and psychological demands - but what exactly do their bodies go through during a race?
Can AI improve football teams’ success from corner kicks? Liverpool and others are betting it can
A new AI system may improve soccer tactics in 90% of corner kicks – but is it ready for the big leagues?
Devil in the details: breaking down the branding of the AFL’s newest team
The AFL’s newest team, the Tasmania Devils, launched on Monday night, drawing on its rich football history in a blaze of myrtle green, primrose yellow and rose red.
Sam Kerr’s racially aggravated harassment charge puts Football Australia in a tricky place
While Sam Kerr is entitled to the presumption of innocence as she prepares for her trial almost a year away, Football Australia’s challenges are more immediate.
Dreading footy season? You’re not alone – 20% of Australians are self-described sport haters
New research sheds light on the reasons why many people dislike sport in a sport-mad nation.
Venture capitalists are backing a ‘steroid Olympics’ to find out what happens when athletes are doped to the gills
A plans for ‘Enhanced Games’ with no restrictions on performance-enhancing drugs would be bad for athletes and for sport itself.
Half-watched TV and part-heard radio: summer Test cricket is steeped in nostalgia, but these 'traditions' have short histories
Summer in Australia is often set to the soundtrack of a Test cricket match. That sentimentality can get in the way of seeing cricket for what it is: a hyper-commercial cash machine.
'Politically neutral' Russian athletes can now enter the Olympics – but don't expect many to compete
The International Olympic Committee has ruled politically-neutral individual athletes are eligible, but some nations aren’t happy about it.
The new national plan for sport has no measurable targets - exactly how politicians like it
The government has released a discussion paper for the latest national sport strategy. Will this one be more effective than previous attempts? Probably not.
Many Australian kids abused in sport won't ever speak up. It's time we break the silence
Community sport is supposed to be a safe space for children to play. But rates of abuse are too high, and new research shows the many Australian children never talk about their abusive experiences.