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Paraplegic mum goes duct-taped surfing on South Australia’s West Coast [ Other angles ]
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/paraplegic-mum-goes-duct-taped-surfing-on-south-australias-west-coast/story-fnii5yv7-1226655084953
Eddie McGuire, Adam Goodes and “apes”: a landmark moment in Australian race relations [ Racism ]
https://theconversation.com/eddie-mcguire-adam-goodes-and-apes-a-landmark-moment-in-australian-race-relations-14840
BH transgender AFL player divides opinion [ Equality ]
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/04/26/3746249.htm
Goodes gives Mills a boost in fight against racism [ Racism ]
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/goodes-gives-mills-a-boost-in-fight-against-racism-20130601-2niiq.html?rand=1370091624921
An umpire’s perspective: If you don’t mind spectator! [ Ethics ]
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/an-umpires-perspective-if-you-dont-mind-spectator-20130601-2niuo.html
NRL launches mental wellness campaign [ Well-being ]
http://www.rloc.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=76192&title=state-of-mind-origin-campaign
Goodes victory stirs hearts of past and present teammates [ Leadership ]
http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/goodes-victory-stirs-hearts-of-past-and-present-teammates-20130602-2nk47.html
Football is Australia’s true indigenous game [ Other angles ]
http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/craig-foster/blog/1154406/Football-is-Australia%E2%80%99s-true-indigenous-game
Player reflects on past wrongdoing and hopes to help change culture [ Culture ]
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/player-reflects-on-past-wrongdoing-and-hopes-to-help-change-culture-20130605-2nqhi.html
Tim May quits, blasts ICC culture [ Culture ]
http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/news/article/-/17484588/tim-may-quits-as-cricket-players-chief/
Statement from Swimming Australia CEO, Mark Anderson [ Other angles ]
http://swimming.org.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=35694
AFL: The make-or-break experiment [ Ethics ]
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/the-makeorbreak-experiment-20130606-2nt9l.html
Pual Gallen takes one-match ban after Origin I [ Ethics ]
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/pual-gallen-takes-one-match-ban-after-origin-i/story-fnca0von-1226658580665
Netball: Idea – Introduce a 2 point shot to save game [ Other angles ]
http://www.news.com.au/sport/netball/shot-clock-can-save-our-game/story-fndl0424-1226654848252
Putting the ‘Fair’ Back Into Play [ Fairness ]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irina-bokova/putting-the-fair-back-int_b_3320193.html
Hibbert’s gay slur results in $75,000 fine [ Homophobia ]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/03/sports/basketball/hibbert-apologizes-for-using-gay-slur.html?ref=sports&_r=1&
Big Games, Big Issues – “Racism in football is not a little problem; it’s a big problem” [ Racism ]
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/sports/soccer/jozy-altidores-soccer-challenges.html?ref=sports&_r=0
Unicef video: 2 Lives:2 Miles Apart // Sports – Children with disabilities – crucial issues impacting children [ Equality ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPb-ZhAnlPM&feature=youtu.be&a
Indian cricket boss to step aside amid fix claims [ Match-fixing ]
http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/indian-cricket-boss-to-step-aside-amid-fix-claims-20130602-2nkat.html
Chinese sensation Ye Shiwen fought off depression after drugs slurs of 2012 Olympics [ Well-being ]
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/ye-shiwen-marked-woman-of-the-pool-8641547.html
Iran’s Zahra Nemati Individual Winner of 2013 Spirit of Sport Awards [ Other angles ]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3oL17KvGJIA
Raj Kundra confesses to betting in IPL: Delhi Police [ Match-fixing ]
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/fixing-hits-ipl-6/news/Raj-Kundra-confesses-to-betting-in-IPL-Delhi-Police/articleshow/20457677.cms
IPC President Sir Philip spreads message of inclusive sport at international Sport Ministers conference [ Equality ]
http://www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics/1014459-ipc-president-sir-philip-spreads-message-of-inclusive-sport-at-international-sport-ministers-conference
Nsekera first woman to be elected to the FIFA Executive Committee [ Women in sport ]
http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/bodies/congress/news/newsid=2088890/index.html?intcmp=newsreader_news_box_4
Barca: Sport, Culture and Education [ Culture ]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/barcelona/10086647/Barca-Sport-Culture-and-Education.html
Boxing: Drugs ring threat spreads to Britain [ Drugs in sport ]
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/boxing-drugs-ring-threat-spreads-to-britain-8640925.html
Bolton abandon QuickQuid sponsorship deal after outcry from fans [ Ethics ]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/jun/05/bolton-wanderers-quickquid-sponsorship?CMP=twt_gu
UNESCO conference in Berlin adopts roadmap to clean up sport and make it accessible for all [ Ethics ]
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/physical-education-and-sport/sv14/news/unesco_conference_in_berlin_adopts_roadmap_to_clean_up_sport_and_make_it_accessible_for_all/
German football model is a league apart [ Culture ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22625160
English football ‘at a crossroads’, says FA’s head of elite development [ Culture ]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2013/jun/04/english-fa-elite-development-dan-ashworth?CMP=twt_gu
Lions 2013: Injured Cian Healy is cited over alleged bite [ Ethics ]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22784626
6 Pro Patria fans jailed for racism vs. AC Milan [ Racism ]
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/20130605/racist-pro-patria-italian-fans.ap/
Addressing gender-based violence through sport [ Sport for development ]
http://www.sportanddev.org/en/newsnviews/news/?5718/1/Addressing-gender-based-violence-through-sport
Liberia: Super Pro Launches Academy for Soccer and Education [ Sport for development ]
http://allafrica.com/stories/201306050926.html
Young football coaches trained to fight malaria in Uganda as active leaders especially in remote communities [ Sport-social justice ]
http://scort-blog.ch/blog/?p=2520