IF SQUASH DECIDES TO RE-ENTER THE OLYMPIC RACE IT MUST WAIT UNTIL 2024 President of European Squash federation, Zena Wooldridge talks to Sports Emic One of the most legally challenging issues for... Read More
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IS DOPING CHEATING? Is Doping Cheating? The question of legitimacy has circled around professional sports for generations. Whether it’s the ‘too round’... Read More
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FRACTURES IN INDIAN KARATE BREAK OPEN AGAIN On the third and final day of the eighth Commonwealth Karate Championships, held in New Delhi, India, the old wounds... Read More
JUDO IS COMING INTO BRITISH HOMES Marius Vizer the president of Judo Federation said to IJF editor; “We are delighted that BT Sport has become our... Read More
SHIHAN KOUSAKU YOKOTA Shihan Kousaku Yokota, whose title means ‘master instructor’, is the founder of ASAI, the Asai Shotokan Association International, and a... Read More