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A welcome home for sports bodies or a haven for the corrupt?

05 October 2011

Why are so many sports governing bodies based in Switzerland?[more]




How football fuelled the Arab Spring

04 October 2011

Few people can be unaware that 2011 has been a momentous year for the many Arab nations. Successful uprisings in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, and ongoing conflicts in Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere have made headlines across...[more]




Strenghten your knowledge, find the stories and expand your network among top minds in international sport

22 September 2011

With less than two weeks to go, it is time to register for a unique occasion to network directly with sports political heavyweights, leading experts and top media professionals in international sport.[more]




Top football officials Gaillard and Champagne join Play the Game 2011

16 September 2011

Corruption in various forms is right now on top of the international sports agenda. Some of world football’s most experienced officials will address the challenge at Play the Game 2011.[more]




The polluter-pays principle applied to sport

02 August 2011

Comment: It is worth considering if the polluter-pays principle could be used in sport as a tool against doping, hooliganism, corruption and other forms of inappropriate behaviour, argues Jean-Loup Chappelet in this comment...[more]




Bahraini sport sends athletes to jail; IOC stays quiet, asking oppressors for advise

28 April 2011

The National Olympic Committee and various sports federations play an active role in the political oppression in Bahrain. Athletes are jailed, while the international federations remain silent, writes Christer Ahl.[more]




Egyptian soccer hooligans and political regime change

02 February 2011

"The current events in Egypt make me think of what happened in Romania in November and December 1989. Time will show if Hosni Mubarak will suffer the same fate as Nicolae Ceausescu – violently removed as head of state and killed?...[more]




Mathare youth wins global peacekeeping award

16 November 2010

The Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) won a 2010 Common Ground Award for its innovative community and peace building programmes with youth in the Mathare slums, with young refugees in the Kakuma Camp in northwest Kenya,...[more]




Asian Games – Lost in translation?

21 October 2010

Just a month after India concluded the Commonwealth Games, China is hosting the Asian Games. The Games are taking place in Guangdong Province between 12 - 27 November, mainly in the city of Guangzhou. During the Asian Games the...[more]




FIVB President seeks to limit his own power

16 September 2010

The quest for “more responsibility and less power” is what the President of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) hopes will mark his presidency, he says in an interview with Around the Rings.[more]




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