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How we showed bamboo cricket bats could usher in a new, more sustainable epoch for the sport

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How we showed bamboo cricket bats could usher in a new, more sustainable epoch for the sport

admin May 13, 2021

For nearly 200 years, willow has been the principal material used in the production of cricket bats....

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A thousand runs in May – can cricket’s mystical milestone be reached once more?

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A thousand runs in May – can cricket’s mystical milestone be reached once more?

admin April 29, 2021

For most old-school cricket traditionalists the new competition being foisted on them this summer – The Hundred...

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How coronavirus has changed the world of sports reporting – and made the job harder

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How coronavirus has changed the world of sports reporting – and made the job harder

admin April 1, 2021

Beaten in India, in Test and One Day International cricket, the usual tour postmortem for England’s cricketers...

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How female coaches can help bring professional men’s football into the 21st century

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How female coaches can help bring professional men’s football into the 21st century

admin March 9, 2021

As the 2020 American NFL season drew to a close with Tom Brady winning his record seventh...

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Cricket: children are the key to the future of the game, not broadcast rights

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Cricket: children are the key to the future of the game, not broadcast rights

admin February 20, 2021

The resounding victory scored by England men’s cricket team in the first Test match in Chennai, India...

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Cricket: Rishabh Pant’s historic innings against Australia can be explained with psychology

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Cricket: Rishabh Pant’s historic innings against Australia can be explained with psychology

admin January 30, 2021

It’s probably too early to start comparing Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant to the great Brian Lara. But...

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How elite sportswomen have suffered more than men during the pandemic

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How elite sportswomen have suffered more than men during the pandemic

admin October 22, 2020

Following an “invisible summer” caused by the coronavirus pandemic, elite women’s sport is finally returning – long...

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Misfiring from the start: Badminton’s pandemic failure

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Misfiring from the start: Badminton’s pandemic failure

admin October 13, 2020

The last major badminton event on the BWF World Tour was the All-England in March, which concluded...

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Do sports teams’ sustainability efforts matter to fans?

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Do sports teams’ sustainability efforts matter to fans?

admin October 9, 2020

While the sport sector’s environmental impact is not fully understood, it has a social platform and reach...

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Cycling: head injuries ignored because of entrenched macho culture

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Cycling: head injuries ignored because of entrenched macho culture

admin September 23, 2020

Competitive road cycling is a demanding and unique sport. One where crashing is inevitable – especially at...

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