The story of French skipper Stéphane Le Diraison is an illustration of how our personal identities can often shift, overlapping in unexpected ways.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Sports
Displaying 1 - 20 of 547 articles
Regularly watching sporting events – whether in person or on TV – is linked to higher wellbeing.
When it comes to the Olympics, sports like athletics and swimming often spring to mind. But many events have been tried and discarded over the years, including Jeu de paume, polo and tug-of-war.
Talking about mental health can be difficult for anyone. It’s even harder for athletes, who are expected to exhibit mental toughness.
What a painful feeling side stitch is What causes it and how do you get rid of it?
There is an urgent need to shift sports administration to Health Canada, which should prioritize the health and well-being of all athletes, especially children.
Despite the IOC’s optimistic rhetoric, environmental exploitation by host nations, and the suppression of opposition to such exploitation, have remained a troubling feature of the Olympic Games.
Over the same distance, you’ll go faster by running, but you’ll be active for longer by walking. What costs us the most energy?
Patriotic coverage helps forge the Olympics’ sense of community, weaving viewers’ lives together with athletes’ struggles and triumphs.
The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.
In sports-mad Australia, the Olympics are always a huge deal. But does this interest result in increased sports participation?
Sports activities can expose you to pollutants that are hazardous to your health.
Scientists are getting closer to understanding why some elite athletes use less brain power than others. The element of surprise at training can help train the phenomenon.
Although the Edmonton Oilers lost the Stanley Cup final, they managed to win the support of many Canadians during the playoffs. How did they do it?
The Queensland government’s Olympic legacy strategy aims for a more inclusive community through the power of sports. But more needs to be done to help refugees join in.
The Edmonton Oilers are more than a hockey team. In some ways, they symbolize devotion to a way of life − and one of Canada’s major industries.
While there has been a surge of terror plots in Europe in recent months, an attack on the Olympics would require a group to have the intent, capability and opportunity.
Identifying with the athletes on screen, many volunteers felt an irresistible urge to plunge their hands into a bowl of sweets.
Tickets are going for as high as $40,000 on the secondary market.
The Albanese government has announced a new sports diplomacy strategy but what is it, and why is it needed?
Top contributors
-
Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
-
Chair of Sport and Head of the Academy of Sport, The University of Edinburgh
-
Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
-
Assistant Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
-
Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
-
Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Western University
-
Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
-
Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
-
Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
-
Professor of Communications, Howard University
-
Professor of Physics, University of Lynchburg
-
Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
-
Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
-
Professor Emerita of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto
-
Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
