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Leisel Jones reveals “psychotic” pursuit of gold medal at Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 cost her [ Well-being ]
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/leisel-jones-reveals-8220psychotic8221-pursuit-of-gold-medal-at-beijing-olympic-games-in-2008-cost-her/story-fni0cx12-1226724350017
The odds are stacked against virtuous goals [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/the-odds-are-stacked-against-virtuous-goals/story-e6frg6z6-1226724011933
Basketball Victoria Scores a Slam Dunk for Disability Inclusion [ Equality ]
http://www.basketballvictoria.com.au/index.php?id=102&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=840&cHash=702b1b5dde
AFL best to safeguard game: Cat [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-best-to-safeguard-game-cat-20130920-2u5ip.html
Sandor Earl dobs in Stephen Dank [ Drugs in sport ]
http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2013/09/27/sandor-earl-dobs-in-stephen-dank/
Buchanan scoops second title in a year [ Women in sport ]
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/cycling/buchanan-scoops-second-title-in-a-year-20130922-2u87e.html
10-year-old hits back at sports’ ugly parents [ Well-being ]
http://www.coastalleader.com.au/story/1792513/10-year-old-hits-back-at-sports-ugly-parents/?cs=2452
The fix is in (the genes?): why a love of risk may lead some athletes astray [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.theguardian.com/society/blog/2013/sep/22/gambling-sport-risk-taking?CMP=twt_gu
Give the female athletes a level playing field on sports funding [ Women in sport ]
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/give-the-female-athletes-a-level-playing-field-on-sports-funding/story-fni0ffsx-1226724417784
Sandor Earl dobs in Stephen Dank [ Drugs in sport ]
http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2013/09/27/sandor-earl-dobs-in-stephen-dank/
Football: Implementing the new National Curriculum the next challenge [ Other interesting angles ]
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/Cockerill-opinion-display/Implementing-the-new-National-Curriculum-the-next-challenge/75576
Gary Ablett awarded second Brownlow Medal, surging past Joel Selwood and Dane Swan in nail-biting finish [ Ethics, Leadership ]
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-23/ablett-awarded-second-brownlow-medal/4976574?section=sport
‘The courage to have a go’ [ Performance ]
https://bluestoneedge.com/2013/09/23/the-courage-to-have-a-go/
NZ: Reaction to defeat important, says Hart [ Culture ]
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/americas-cup/9212429/Reaction-to-defeat-important-says-Hart
The Rights of Athletes [ Ethics ]
http://www.playerrelations.com.au/?q=blog/rights-athletes-0
Cowan named Football Woman of the Year [ Women in sport ]
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-26/cowan-named-football-woman-of-the-year
Hits to the Head Don’t Differ With Age, Research Indicates [ Well-being ]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/sports/hits-to-the-head-dont-differ-with-age-research-indicates.html?src=me&_r=0
‘Battle of the Sexes,’ WTA founding, equal prize money celebrate 40th anniversaries [ Equality ]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/battle-of-the-sexes-wta-founding-equal-prize-money-celebrate-40th-anniversaries/2013/09/19/e1c1f480-217c-11e3-ad1a-1a919f2ed890_story.html
Canadian Olympic team strives for gold medal performance in sustainability [ Ethics ]
http://www.offsetters.ca/media-centre/press-releases/2013/09/19/Canadian_Olympic_Team_Strives_for_Gold_Medal_Performance_in_Sustainability
Brazil to outsource World Cup anti-doping process [ Doping ]
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-09/24/content_16989044.htm
El Salvador hands life ban to 14 footballers [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-09/21/content_16982688.htm
Son-in-law of Indian cricket boss charged [ Ethics-gambling ]
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/soninlaw-of-indian-cricket-boss-charged-20130922-2u7d9.html
Indian Premier League founder Lalit Modi banned from cricket for life [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/indian-premier-league-founder-lalit-modi-banned-from-cricket-for-life/story-fndpt0dy-1226727183252
CAC are scoring GOALs with SCB [ Sport for development ]
http://www.sportanddev.org/en/newsnviews/news/?6102/1/CAC-are-scoring-GOALs-with-SCB
Revealed: Qatar’s World Cup ‘slaves’ [ Ethics ]
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/25/revealed-qatars-world-cup-slaves
Olympic chiefs demand betting records to head off match-fixing scandal at Sochi Olympics in Russia [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/olympic-chiefs-demand-betting-records-to-head-off-matchfixing-scandal-at-sochi-olympics-in-russia/story-fni0cx12-1226724064291
Leaders in football 2013 Conference Agenda 2013 [ Ethics ]
http://www.leadersinfootball.com/content/conference/
Video: European football United Against Racism [ Racism ]
http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3462386
Rainbow laces: Campaign hindered by naive communication [ Homophobia ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24161011
Mathematics and match-fixing, the Lobanovskyi formula [ Match-fixing ]
http://futbolgrad.com/valeriy-lobanovskyi-and-his-mathematical-principle/
English Premier League Refs Face Ridiculous Pressure [ Well-being ]
http://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2013/09/21/english-premier-league-refs-face-ridiculous-pressure/
Paralympian Richard Whitehead completes 40-marathon challenge [ Equality, Leadership ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24193716
Sky Sports to increase coverage of women’s sport [ Women in sport ]
http://www.uswitch.com/broadband/news/2013/09/sky_sports_to_increase_coverage_of_women_s_sport/
New UEFA benchmarking report [ Ethics ]
http://m.uefa.com/uefa/news/2000100/
Sport in conflict transformation – why sport has power to change the world [ Sport for development ]
http://www.transconflict.com/2013/08/sport-in-conflict-transformation-why-sport-has-power-to-change-the-world-108/
Match-fixing crackdown working, say officials, after Lee’s 12-year ban [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/25/stephen-lee-snooker-match-fixing
FIFA concerned over spate of forfeited matches in Africa [ Match-fixing ]
http://au.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/19032665/fifa-concerned-over-spate-of-forfeited-matches-in-africa/
Field of Play: Soccer can be educational tool in Africa [ Sport for development ]
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/opinion/2013/09/field-of-play-soccer-an-educational-tool-in-africa.html
The Beautiful Game: the impact of soccer on women in South Africa [ Women in sport ]
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1857899692/the-beautiful-game