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Let women play in Big Bash League, says Steve Waugh [ Women in sport ]
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/let-women-play-in-big-bash-league-says-steve-waugh-20130329-2gy8j.html#ixzz2OvBuztuo
NRL brings in change to charge definition [ Ethics ]
http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/nrl-brings-in-change-to-charge-definition-20130403-2h77l.html
Failed breath test puts Wells in history books [ Ethics ]
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/failed-breath-test-puts-wells-in-history-books-20130401-2h34c.html#ixzz2PRWwlsBd
SACA found guilty of illegally approaching Muirhead [ Ethics ]
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/saca-found-guilty-of-illegally-approaching-muirhead-20130403-2h7f4.html
‘Head bin’ trial hailed success despite clash over science [ Well-being ]
http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/head-bin-trial-hailed-success-despite-clash-over-science-20130402-2h567.html#ixzz2PRYTObNe
Equine-use-only tag a simple mistake [ Drugs in sport ]
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/equineuseonly-tag-a-simple-mistake-20130403-2h75y.html
Netball Australia CEO Kate Palmer on broadcast and sponsorship deals and challenges facing female athletes [ Women in sport ]
http://sportsbusinessinsider.com.au/news/netball-australia-ceo-kate-palmer-on-broadcast-and-sponsorship-deals-and-challenges-facing-female-athletes/
Chris Clemons, Seattle Seahawks Player, Says It Would Be ‘Selfish’ For NFL Player To Come Out As Gay [ Drugs in sport ]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/chris-clemons-nfl-gay_n_2978949.html
Basketballer’s gruesome injury becomes a social media spectacle [ Other angles ]
http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/basketballers-gruesome-injury-becomes-a-social-media-spectacle-20130402-2h3nq.html
Abuse and gay slurs: US university sacks basketball coach after video causes outrage [ Ethics ]
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/abuse-and-gay-slurs-us-university-sacks-basketball-coach-after-video-causes-outrage-20130404-2h7y4.html#ixzz2PRaa9LqB
Saudi Arabia to allow women’s sports clubs [ Women in sport ]
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/Saudi-Arabia-to-allow-womens-sports-clubs-Report/articleshow/19296535.cms
Basketball: Arsalan Kazemi first Iranian to win a scholarship to Division 1 college helps team get to NCAA tournament [ Ethics ]
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/03/28/ncaa-tournament-march-madness-arsalan-kazemi-oregon-iran/2021581/
UEFA backs referees stopping matches for racism [ Racism ]
Robbie Rogers: why coming out as gay meant I had to leave football [ Homophobia ]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/mar/29/robbie-rogers-coming-out-gay
Oliver Holt on Rio Ferdinand: Why sickening chants show race hate is still part of our game [ Racism ]
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/england-sickening-chants-against-rio-1786627#.UVK2YnENJjQ.twitter
Brighton fans ask authorities to combat homophobic abuse in football [ Homophobia ]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/apr/02/brighton-homophobic-abuse?CMP=twt_gu
Russian hammer champion Olga Kuzenkova is banned for doping [ Drugs in sport ]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/apr/02/russian-olga-kuzenkova-banned-doping
Facism row engulfs British football club Sunderland [ Ethics ]
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/fascism-row-engulfs-british-football-club-sunderland/story-e6frg7mf-1226611513741
SA swimmers forced to pay their own way at FINA world champs [ Ethics ]
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-03-31-sa-swimmers-must-pay-their-own-way-to-compete-in-world-champs
Fifa warns SA govt against interference in match-fixing probe [ Match-fixing ]
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-03-31-fifa-warns-sa-govt-against-interference-in-match-fixing-probe