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Dwyane Wade - Sportsman of the year? More like Joke of the Year

Sports Illustrated awarded NBA star its annual title. The decision is shortsighted and ignorant. Posted December 07, 2006 by David Wiseman

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20 years in the making - the Sports Museum of America opens in Manhattan

For sports fans, mums and dads, budding athletes, a tribute to America's sporting legends, especially women, finally opens its doors. Posted May 22, 2008 by jane schonberger

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Rock, paper, scissors and crazy golf – that’s all we Brits are good at!

We’re unbeatable at the wacky stuff – now it's down to Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray to give us a true Brit champion. Posted April 25, 2008 by gerald mclaughlin

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Leeds United, Coventry City and the Jimmy Hill road to financial ruin

The deal brokered by Hill and the PFA over 40 years ago has spawned a monster that sees today's average players milking clubs dry. And as usual, it's Joe Public who suffers. Posted March 27, 2008 by Kenny Harper

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Welcome to Sportingo's sports directory. We are always on the lookout for interesting sporting websites. For new suggestions, please email us at resources@sportingo.com along with your site's title, description and url. Posted March 30, 2008 by Sportingo Staff

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Florida Gators whizkids snap up unique college double

As one U.S. college holds the basketball and football titles simultaneously for the first time, where does this feat rate in sporting history? Posted January 11, 2007 by Tom Harrison

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Tennis and gambling: Are the authorities facing mission impossible?

As in many other sports, on-line betting is here to stay, so the focus should be on match-fixing and those making approaches to lower ranked players. Posted February 13, 2008 by Ilana Berger

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Are Spurs, Aston Villa, Blackburn and Sunderland being responsible with their shirt sponsorship? You bet!

Sports gambling can have tragic repercussions, but should football clubs blatantly advertise sponsorship by huge gambling organisations? And is there really any harm in a little flutter? Posted April 27, 2008 by Joe Ryan

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Kieren Fallon, Nikolay Davydenko and the menace of gambling

Like smoking and drugs, sports betting is an issue of social concern and should not have so much influence. In fact, it's a real threat. Posted November 13, 2007 by Chris Goldsmith

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Ashley Cole, Chelsea, Arsenal and the greed game

The England defender's autobiography was full of tosh about the dosh. No wonder he wins Greediest Player in the Premier League hands down. Posted March 16, 2008 by Ed Bottomley

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Cheating sportsmen beware - we've got you in our sites!

Sport is part of our identity and influences the behaviour and attitude of countries. So why is so little done about the worrying trend of endemic cheating? Posted February 23, 2007 by midnightjester

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Sports agents: How they should be paid

The agency business is in disarray. Is the answer to cut lucrative commission fees and pay agents an hourly fee for their services? Posted January 03, 2007 by Darren Heitner

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Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton is no Muhammad Ali - but then again, who is?

In today's dog-eat-dog world, success is everything in sport. Are we paying the price for that with a lack of real personalities? Or were Ali and McEnroe truly one-offs? Posted April 23, 2008 by gerald mclaughlin

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Why stars like Manchester United's Ronaldo, Tottenham's Berbatov and Aston Villa's Barry should red card their agents

Arsenal pair Mathieu Flamini and Aleksandr Hleb are just the latest in a long line of top-flight stars for whom money seems more important than club loyalty. Isn't it time players stopped letting their agents run their lives? Posted May 30, 2008 by 101greatgoals.com

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Australia win but cricket loses as the umpires and sportsmanship take over

Yes, Ricky Ponting's all-conquering team march on. But by stooping to tactics which compromise sportsmanship are they ruining the good name of cricket? Posted January 06, 2008 by Madhusudan Rao

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How Nottingham Forest and Leicester City proved that sportsmanship still rules in football

Foxes boss Gary Megson warmed the hearts of fans over the world with a magnanimous gesture in his team's Carling Cup game with Colin Calderwood's Forest. Even the bookies joined in! Posted September 21, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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All Blacks and Wallabies: The rugby sportsmanship that puts soccer to shame

Despite the agony of losing their quarter-final matches in the World Cup, the New Zealand and Australia players displayed real sportsmanship. It is these moments that exemplify the very essence of sport. Posted October 09, 2007 by Minter Dial

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Will tenpin bowling strike lucky and land a slot in the Olympics?

With the World Cup taking place in Mexico later in the year and with top professionals now allowed to take part, the sport is ready to showcase its talent and credentials for Olympic status. Posted April 18, 2008 by Mark White

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Sportsmanship is dead: It's all about winning the Ponting, Botham and Miandad way

The so-called sporting tradition has given way to a relentless pursuit for the winners' podium. Any notion that it still has a spirit worth protecting died with Bob Woolmer. Posted April 17, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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Cricket is the new football as sportsmanship bows to controversy

Sledging, wind-ups and rudeness are being used by cricket teams to psyche the opposition and gain a crucial edge. Whatever happened to the gentleman's game? Posted August 06, 2007 by Sagar Joshi

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Tour de France - Not for these two-wheeled pests

The old guys in lycra who menace Australia are definitely on the wrong track. It's time to get cyclists off our roads Posted November 23, 2006 by Craig Hackney

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Marcos Baghdatis in the dock as Greek rowdies join gambling as a menace to tennis

The Australian Open has been marred by unruly crowd scenes and police over-reaction. And Cypriot star Baghdatis's political posturing is not helping to cool the temperature. Posted January 19, 2008 by Nina Rota

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When Aussies are true sportsmen and Brits still whinge...

Craig Hackney reflects on a magnanimous gesture by Paralympic wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley which handed his arch-rival David Weir the gold medal he had set his heart on. Posted September 14, 2008 by Craig Hackney

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Stevens inquiry: Whitewash or opportunity missed?

Agents bad, accountants good is the mantra of Lord Stevens' inquiry. The paper trail has missed the goal and will simply lead to more regulation with fewer wrongdoers caught. Posted December 23, 2006 by Stuart Stratford

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A unique sports experience: see 366 events in a year

How would you like to travel across the United States and watch 366 professional sporting events in as many days? Read on... Posted December 25, 2006 by J Jr Mac

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Sports glory: veil no bar says Doha champion

Ruqaya Al Ghasara's 200-metre victory gives clear message for Muslim women to participate in sport Posted December 12, 2006 by Reuters

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Schumacher, Armstrong and Federer: Modern-day Supermen or spoil sports?

The answer, as always, is somewhere in between. It's a yes and no. Let's celebrate Superman but also hope that somebody can stop him. Posted May 31, 2007 by Budhaditya Roy

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Cheating in the genes - why should sports stars be different from the rest of us?

With advances in medicine and bio-technology, society may need to re-define cheating. Meanwhile, it's the fans and sport itself that are getting ripped off. Posted May 05, 2007 by Robin Parisotto

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How Ivan Lendl and 'one-round' Mike Tyson made sporting brilliance boring

The impact of faster and fitter athletes is not always so good for the quality and integrity of some sports. Posted May 16, 2007 by Greg Varkonyi

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Heysel reborn: The frightening new world of the sports fan

Hooliganism and rioting are back on the football agenda. Sadly, watching sport - and not only soccer - can seriously damage your health. Posted February 17, 2007 by Craig Hackney

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King of winter sports blown away

Posted February 06, 2007 by Reuters

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Rougerie's judgment day could wreck rugby and all contact sports

Former England hooker Phil Greening has been ordered by a French civil court to pay France wing Aurelien Rougerie thousands in damages over an incident in a match five years ago. Posted November 20, 2007 by James Mortimer

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