Formula 1 says it's going carbon neutral but fans must demand greater detail on how
Jan 18, 2020 12:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
When Formula 1 announced late last year that the sport would be carbon neutral by 2030, the organisations chief technical officer spoke of the transition to a lower carbon world: F1 could play a huge role in this...
Finding answers to what makes -- or breaks -- South Africa's young cricketers
Jan 18, 2020 11:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Most of South Africas top players, such as the champion batsman and former national captain AB de Villiers, come from privileged, or relatively privileged, white backgrounds. So what environmental factors have enabled...
Moving the A-League to the winter would improve the play, but will it attract the fans?
Jan 18, 2020 11:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
In the past week, the Australian football players union has been pressuring the A-League to make a major change in the sport shifting to a winter competition, instead of its current spot in the brutal summer. Both the...
So the government gave sports grants to marginal seats. What happens now?
Jan 18, 2020 04:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
When Australians pay their income tax, they assume the money is going to areas of the community that need it, rather than being used by the government to shore up votes for the next election. This is why the findings of...
How sports fans respond to their teams' wavering odds of winning
Jan 16, 2020 09:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Sports
The most diehard NFL fans have already seen their seasons come to an end. This has nothing to do with whether their hometown team made the playoffs and everything to do with the annual exercise in humility known as fantasy...
‘NBA 2K20’ update: Trae Young, Nikola Jokic hits 90 OVR ratings mark as Paul George loses 2 points
Jan 16, 2020 08:15 am UTC| Technology Sports
NBA 2K20 players are finally getting the latest update on the overall (OVR) ratings of their favorite players. The change in Trae Young and Nikola Jokics numbers are some of the most remarkable updates in this batch as...
Jan 15, 2020 09:55 am UTC| Sports
Sports fans have been eagerly waiting to hear about Manny Pacquiaos return to the ring since other big names in boxing already have fights set in the first quarter of 2020. The wait might be worth it in Pacquiaos case as...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects