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Death and overproduction: the fate of Thoroughbreds?

18 June 2009

Premature deaths, overproduction and lack of transparency taint the racehorse industry in the U.K., reveal three experts. Through exclusive research into the facts and figures of the industry, the experts prove how horses are...[more]




Play the Game 2009 highlights need for global sports anti-corruption agency

12 June 2009

After five days of debate, discussion and constructive engagement, Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communication conference on sport and society came to an end in Coventry, UK.[more]




Coventry Declaration approved by Play the Game delegates

12 June 2009

The Coventry Declaration was approved by conference delegates at Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communications conference on sport and society. The declaration calls upon the Canadian Government and Olympic authorities and...[more]




Oscar Pistorius – changing our perception of disabled sport

12 June 2009

Should Oscar Pistorius have been allowed to compete at the Beijing 0lympics? Mike McNamee, Professor of Philosophy at Swansea University, thinks not.[more]




Institutional deceit reason for mega event debt

12 June 2009

Public sector debts are swelling due to institutional deceit about the hosting of mega-events such as the Olympic Games, a leading Canadian academic told Play the Game.[more]




Declan Hill wins Play the Game 2009 award

12 June 2009

Canadian investigative journalist, author and academic, Declan Hill receives the Play the Game 2009 award in recognition of his groundbreaking research and documentation of the realities of match fixing.[more]




Hand of God: Chapter Two

11 June 2009

Diego Maradona's infamous ”hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup is the most famous picture from one of football's fiercest clashes. But was Maradona's hand ball the act of a genious or a cheater? Can sportsmanship and fair...[more]




Foreign players are not flooding Premier league

11 June 2009

Claims that the youth systems at Premier League football clubs in England are being flooded with overseas players are wide of the mark according to new research.[more]




"Let our players compete internationally," Kosovo sport stake holders urge

11 June 2009

The continued embargo on Kosovo playing international sport is seriously damaging sport in the former Yugoslav republic, a trio of Kosovans told Play the Game.[more]




Doping enforcement: has it gone too far?

11 June 2009

Have we reached a stage where criminals have more privacy rights than athletes?[more]




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