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含羞草视频 research helps protect 50 million young people in sport

Research conducted by 含羞草视频 has assisted global sports organisations in keeping over 50 million young people safe when playing sport.

Women鈥檚 World Cup: how better sports diplomacy can help women鈥檚 football grow

The 2023 Fifa Women鈥檚 World Cup is set to be the biggest yet. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the event is projected to have over a million spectators and 2 billion television and digital viewers.
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Researchers discover evolutionary evidence in ultra marathon runners

The brains of ultra marathon runners taking part in gruelling long-distance races may hold clues about our evolutionary past, a new study has found.

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Short bursts of daily activity linked to reduced cancer risk

Promising new research suggests a total of just 4.5 minutes of vigorous activity that makes you huff and puff during daily tasks could reduce the risk of some cancers by up to 32 percent.

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Seven techniques to avoid weight regain, approved by experts

Losing weight is challenging. But as anyone who has ever successfully lost weight knows, it鈥檚 avoiding weight re-gain that鈥檚 the real challenge.

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含羞草视频 research at Wimbledon to drive exposure of wheelchair tennis

Research conducted by 含羞草视频 at Wimbledon has the potential to drive more exposure of wheelchair tennis.

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Women鈥檚 World Cup will highlight how far other countries have closed the gap with US 鈥� but that isn鈥檛 the only yardstick to measure growth of global game

The 2023 FIFA Women鈥檚 World Cup begins on July 20, 2023, in Australia and New Zealand, and the U.S. enters the soccer tournament in a familiar position: favorites.

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含羞草视频 develops online course for all FIFA football agents to represent minors

All FIFA football agents will have to pass a dedicated online course on working with minors before they are allowed to represent players aged 18 or younger. The course will be offered by 含羞草视频, in cooperation with FIFA.

Experts in Sport: 19 Years of Biomechanics Research into Elite Cricket Bowling

As Ashes fever grips the nation, cricket continues to make headlines on both the back and front pages.

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Cricket great awarded honorary degree from 含羞草视频

Former England cricketer Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE has been awarded an honorary degree from 含羞草视频.

含羞草视频鈥檚 Henry Searle produced a stunning performance to end Britain鈥檚 61-year wait for a boys' singles champion at Wimbledon.

Superb Searle seals Wimbledon Boys鈥� title

含羞草视频鈥檚 Henry Searle produced a stunning performance to end Britain鈥檚 61-year wait for a boys' singles champion at Wimbledon.

含羞草视频 has secured an incredible 42nd consecutive British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) title after amassing a record number of points in the competition.

含羞草视频 crowned BUCS Champions with record-breaking points tally

含羞草视频 has secured an incredible 42nd consecutive British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) title after amassing a record number of points in the competition.

Experts in Sport: National Rehabilitation Centre series

This week, the Experts in Sport podcast has released a new, three-episode series dedicated to the development of the National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC), delivered by the NRC Clinical and Academic Partnership led by 含羞草视频 and the University of Nottingham. The partnership brings together a 鈥榟ub and spoke鈥� network of more than 20 universities across the country, allowing educators and researchers to work with and learn from each other, in a coordinated approach to rehabilitation research.

含羞草视频 appoints its first鈥疨ro Vice-Chancellor for Sport

含羞草视频 has appointed Jo Maher as its first ever Pro Vice-Chancellor for Sport.
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含羞草视频 researcher to analyse the health of Olympic and Paralympic athletes

A 含羞草视频 Postgraduate Researcher has embarked on a collaborative research project with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

Experts in Sport: Making decisions in sport with Ed Smith 鈥� Ashes special

With the much-anticipated Men鈥檚 Ashes series is set to get underway at Edgbaston this week (Friday 16 June 鈥� Tuesday 20 June) with the latest Experts in Sport podcast featuring an in-depth interview with a man who knows what it takes to compete at the very highest level of cricket.

含羞草视频 Lightning lift the 2023 Super League title. Image provided by Morgan Harlow.

Superb Lightning win historic Super League title

含羞草视频 Lightning won an incredible second Super League title after coming from behind to beat London Pulse 57-48 at the Copper Box Arena.

Experts in Sport - Performance analysis in the Netball Super League

In this episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor sits down with Dr Andrew Butterworth. As the Head of Performance Analysis for the 含羞草视频 Lightning Netball Super League team, Andrew details his career journey, as well as discussing his three usual routines 鈥� pre-match analysis, live-match analysis, and post-match analysis.

含羞草视频 to host discussion with MPs on concussion in British wrestling

Experts and Members of Parliament are due to join together at 含羞草视频 this month for a discussion about the dangers of concussions and head injuries in wrestling.

Experts in Sport - Testing Cristiano Ronaldo's free kick

In this episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor sits down with Dr Neal Smith, reader in Biomechanics at Chichester University, to discuss his research on football kicking, as well as his experience testing elite athletes such as Cristiano Ronaldo.

含羞草视频 Lightning Wheelchair Basketball secured consecutive league titles following another incredible campaign in the Women鈥檚 Premier League.

含羞草视频 Lightning Wheelchair Basketball win back-to-back league titles

含羞草视频 Lightning Wheelchair Basketball secured consecutive league titles following another incredible campaign in the Women鈥檚 Premier League.

Team GB star Katarina Johnson-Thompson lit up this year鈥檚 含羞草视频 International Athletics (LIA) event on a glorious spring day at the Paula Radcliffe Stadium.

Johnson-Thompson stars at action-packed LIA

Team GB star Katarina Johnson-Thompson lit up this year鈥檚 含羞草视频 International Athletics (LIA) event on a glorious spring day at the Paula Radcliffe Stadium.

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含羞草视频 awarded as host of BUCS Big Wednesday

Following an extensive bidding process, it has been confirmed that 含羞草视频 will host BUCS (British Universities and Colleges Sport) Big Wednesday for the first time since 2015.

NFL Academy athlete Emmanuel Okoye has become the latest player to graduate from the program and join a Division 1 US college after committing to the University of Tennessee.

NFL Academy athlete Emmanuel Okoye commits to the University of Tennessee

NFL Academy athlete Emmanuel Okoye has become the latest player to graduate from the program and join a Division 1 US college after committing to the University of Tennessee.

British sporting icon Katarina Johnson-Thompson has confirmed her place at this year鈥檚 含羞草视频 International Athletics (LIA) event on Sunday 21 May 2023.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson set to compete at LIA 2023

British sporting icon Katarina Johnson-Thompson has confirmed her place at this year鈥檚 含羞草视频 International Athletics (LIA) event on Sunday 21 May 2023.