Month: January 2020

The transition from celluloid to plastic balls

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The transition from celluloid to plastic balls

admin January 30, 2020

To take the sport of table tennis in a bright and innovative direction, the International Table Tennis...

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Women need to talk about sports

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Women need to talk about sports

S.T. Arasu January 29, 2020

UK’s Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke wants sports banter at the workplace to be curtailed. Speaking...

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The Paralympic Games fails to increase disabled people’s participation in sport

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The Paralympic Games fails to increase disabled people’s participation in sport

admin January 29, 2020

Christopher Brown, University of Hertfordshire Tokyo’s 2020 Paralympics promises to be a sporting spectacle that thrills and...

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How sport for development and peace can transform the lives of youth

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How sport for development and peace can transform the lives of youth

admin January 29, 2020

Tegwen Gadais, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Thousands of young athletes have been competing at the...

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Paradoxical selection

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Paradoxical selection

S.T. Arasu January 27, 2020

Two quarter-final appearances and one title in three back-to-back tournaments augurs well for the men’s doubles pair...

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The serious consequence of exercising too much, too fast

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The serious consequence of exercising too much, too fast

admin January 26, 2020

Tamara Hew-Butler, Wayne State University Every 365.25 days, when the Earth completes a full orbit around the...

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Can Tennis Australia honour Margaret Court and promote LGBT+ inclusivity at the same time?

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Can Tennis Australia honour Margaret Court and promote LGBT+ inclusivity at the same time?

admin January 23, 2020

Ryan Storr, Western Sydney University and Katherine Raw, Western Sydney University As play heats up at the...

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Is synthetic the way to go for badminton?

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Is synthetic the way to go for badminton?

S.T. Arasu January 23, 2020

Earlier this week the Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced that it was switching from the traditional feathered...

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Protein powder, shake, and supplement: how much can our body actually use?

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Protein powder, shake, and supplement: how much can our body actually use?

admin January 22, 2020

David Rogerson, Sheffield Hallam University Once only used by bodybuilders, more and more people are using sports...

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Tennis: a smashing history of how rackets shaped the game

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Tennis: a smashing history of how rackets shaped the game

admin January 22, 2020

Thomas Allen, Manchester Metropolitan University The start of the Australian Open, the first tennis grand slam of...

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