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Sport is often celebrated as a unifying force that brings people together around shared goals. Yet it also reflects - and at times reinforces - the deeper divisions and tensions present in society, challenging and perpetuating ideas about race, belonging and identity.

Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study led by the University of Leeds.

In the next weeks, we propose a three-part Sports and Economics series where we present and explain sports-themed academic papers from our Department of Economics and Management researchers.

The 2025 European Women's Football Championship kicks off tomorrow, Wednesday, in Switzerland. The Spanish national team is favored to take home the trophy in the three-week tournament.

Data analysis by a University of Manchester psychologist has confirmed the suspicion that tennis players who take a bathroom break are likely to gain an advantage over their opponent.

A survey of 1,210 football clubs conducted by the University of Würzburg and the Bavarian Football Association shows ongoing positive trends in the area of youth development.

Message from The German Federal Cartel Office has no fundamental objections to the 50+1 rule in German professional soccer, it announced on June 16, 2025.

A new type of cruciate ligament graft reduces complications and shortens rehabilitation period. It's every top athlete's worst nightmare: an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

As elite athletes push the boundaries of physical performance, Simon Fraser researchers are exploring a new frontier: brain training.

Park staff across England and Wales are to be trained in intervention techniques when they spot cases of women experiencing different forms of harassment in public spaces.

Every year, around 90,000 young people make the transition from school to work. A large number of them start to participate in sports less during this transition.

University of Waterloo researchers have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can accurately analyze pitcher performance and mechanics using low-resolution video of baseball games.

Combining step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app can boost people's desire to exercise. A new study from the Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change at the University of Bath has found that combining step tracking with mindfulness training delivered via a mobile app can significantly boost people's desire to exercise.

Retired high-performance contact sports athletes are being asked to participate in a ground-breaking research study investigating the links between sport-related brain injury and dementia risk in later life.

Young footballers have significantly worse oral health and disease than others of a similar age, finds a new study of elite English football academies led by UCL researchers. The study, published in the BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine , found higher levels of oral disease in both male and female players, with causal factors including poor oral hygiene (brushing/flossing), sugary sports and fizzy drink consumption, and stress (possibly due to a high-performance environment) that can cause teeth grinding and lead to decay.

Researchers to assess new model of care offered at clinic in the Faculty of Kinesiology's Sport Medicine Centre Alex McEwen will never forget the unnerving snap he heard mid-bench press as the major tendon connecting his pectoralis muscle to his right shoulder tore away from the bone completely.

DECOTA transforms open-ended survey responses into clear themes - helping policymakers make better use of underutilised public feedback AI tool DECOTA analyses free-text data rapidly, affordably, and

Home-based cycling game developed at Bath launches on the Meta Quest Store. AI and VR technology keep costs down and motivate exercisers to work harder.

Technology is improving football - from helping referees make more accurate decisions to developing better on-field tactics.

The University of Waterloo is proud to mark International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8. Championing our female students, researchers and leaders makes Waterloo and Canada more resilient, innovative and prosperous.

The study, validated in an immersive virtual reality environment, could have potential applications in sports training, aerospace sectors and robotics.

University of Glasgow led research shows a stronger association between casinos/slot machines and gambling harms than has been previously understood - and gives further insight into people's reasons for gambling.

Is combining exercise and learning such a good idea? Researchers at UdeM's School of Kinesiology and Physical Activity Sciences did a lab test with 24 students to find out.