The Knowledge Bank

Since prediction is always risky, I shall attempt to consider the future of postmodern homo movens on the basis of past and present issues.[more]

Society's watchdog - or showbiz pet is the choice faced by sports reporters and any of us who write about the politics and money of national and international sport.[more]

The prospect of genetic doping does not change the main objections against doping in sport. This document lists the main arguments used in different anti-doping strategies. The term ‘doping’ refers to doping substances on the...[more]

A list compiled by Play the Game over journalists who have been assaulted, killed or endured legal actions for their reporting on sport clearly show that safety is an issue for sports journalists too as the many stakeholders...[more]

The U.S. Balco affair consisted of a systematic and calculated method to circomvent sports drug testing rules by using sophisticated and oftentimes undetecable performance enhancing substances. Elliott Almond spoke at the Play...[more]

Based on a study of the economic impact of hosting professional sports teams in 37 US cities, the authors conclude that professional sports generally have little, if any, positive effect on a city's economy.[more]

Governments in the region are waking up late to the need for action to halt the flight of their future champions.[more]

This summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing is being bushwhacked by politics as demonstrators use every chance to hijack the world’s biggest sporting event and highlight problems in Tibet. Many demonstrators would like to see Tibet...[more]

Australian scientist Robin Parisotto developed a groundbreaking EPO test in the run-up to the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Now he has begun work on a test that can discover if athletes have used genetic doping to augment their...[more]