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- Sep 22, 2022
Sport, sleep or screens: New app reveals the ‘just right’ day for kids


- Aug 12, 2022
Elite athletes perform better with high carbohydrate rather than high protein diets

- Jul 5, 2022
Team sports linked to fewer mental health difficulties for kids


- Jun 24, 2022
Hockey fights do not deter greater violence, study finds


- Feb 12, 2022
Man breaks 52 Guinness World Records in 52 weeks


- Feb 8, 2022
Researchers demonstrate 'self-healing' ice -- Zamboni's need not apply


- Feb 2, 2022
Does cannabis ease pain, speed recovery in injured athletes? The NFL wants to know


- Jan 31, 2022
Romance over rivalry? New study shows if you would sleep with a fan of your rival team?


- Dec 9, 2021
'Just be kind': 7th grader hopes act of kindness to cross country opponent inspires others


- Dec 3, 2021
Pillow fighting is moving out of the bedroom and into the boxing ring

- Nov 23, 2021
RaceRunning: the fleet-of-foot sport that’s helping kids with cerebral palsy


- Nov 8, 2021
Boxing governing body uses AI vetting of judges to restore trust in scoring


- Oct 29, 2021
Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?


- Oct 4, 2021
Can being good at math help you become great at sports

- Sep 14, 2021
Two for two: Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot win historic wheelchair tennis Golden Slams


- Sep 11, 2021
Meet Pepper -- the world's first robotic squash coach


- Sep 1, 2021
Football fans can now treat themselves to coffee in a cup they can eat


- Aug 26, 2021
Kind gesture from a neighbour nets teen basketballer the attention of LeBron James


- Jul 31, 2021
Lewis Hamilton donates £20m pound to charitable foundation to empower youth in UK