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Do Record-Breaking Feats Need To Be Put Into Context?

Sport is about competition. To many that competition is not as important as it is to those who earn a living from sport. Yet to many who will never be paid to play sport there is a still a strong

Inspirational Athletes – 25

In everyone’s life there comes a time when you have to stand up for what you believe. Where you have to stand up and be counted. It was Martin Luther King who said “right defended is stronger than evil triumphant.”

At Sixes and Sevens? Or Should That Be Sixes and Fives?

Who remembers what an autostereogram is? It was the name for one of those pictures that looked like nothing, but when you stared at it for long enough the picture hidden inside suddenly became clear, and popped out at you.

The Price of Conceding Late

Penalties have been around in a number of sports almost since the first rules were formalised. While penalties to decide the outcome of drawn fixtures have been in place for almost half a century in most sports. The penalty in

Why Must Athletes Be Seen, But Not Heard?

How many Politicians have used sport to try and win favour with voters? Those who remember the Sydney Olympics will recall how then Prime Minister John Howard was like and Australian version of “Where’s Wally.” Except rather than wearing a