Sport offers us a tumultuous time of ethical highs and lows

Jan 05, 2017 13:17 pm UTC| Sports

Sport provides two types of clarity often denied to us in life. There is a clarity of purpose in the attempt to cross the finish line before your opponents, and there is clarity of outcome: either victory or defeat....

The lure of cycling: tips from a middle-aged man in Lycra

Jan 05, 2017 12:45 pm UTC| Health Sports

I confess, Im a MAMIL (Middle-Aged Male in Lycra). In fact, at my stage of life, Im a SMILEY (Senior Male in Lycra/Elastane, Yo). Like most forms of physical activity, cycling is good for you. Just two hours of easy...

The price is not right: how much is too much for a beer at sporting events?

Dec 17, 2016 04:00 am UTC| Sports

For many Australian sports fans, buying beer at sporting venues is an exercise in subjugation. For starters, the alcohol content for those in general admission is often capped at mid-strength a typically penal restriction...

What makes test cricket's best spin bowler so effective?

Dec 17, 2016 01:39 am UTC| Sports

With a victory over England in the fourth test by an innings and 36 runs, Indias cricket team have secured their fifth consecutive test series win and have now gone over four years without losing a test match on home soil ...

How Scottish football fans are taking charge in an increasingly polarised global market

Dec 14, 2016 00:11 am UTC| Sports

Football has always played an important role in Scottish culture. For working-class communities in particular, the biweekly pilgrimage to the teams stadium is a deep-rooted and long-held tradition. Indeed, Scotlands top...

The underbelly of sport: Dirty Games

Dec 04, 2016 01:13 am UTC| Sports

Exposés about corruption in sport are not new, but they have become more frequent. There was never a golden age of pure sport, but there is now a growing public realisation that many of sports core ideals such as...

Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions

Dec 01, 2016 20:31 pm UTC| Life Sports

What do Lebron James, a lucky coin and a smelly goat have in common? They are all part of a rich tradition of sports superstitions. Both athletes and fans alike have looked towards these superstitions, rituals and...