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Humans can’t run 100m faster than 9.2 seconds, claims expert
London, Sept 6 (ANI): Usain Bolt believes he can race past the 100 m sprint finish line in 9.4 seconds, and experts seem to agree with him. However, if the time limit is compressed to 9.2-second mark, analysts cast doubts.
Raphael Brandon, of the English Institute of Sport, believes the 6 feet 5 inches tall Bolt [...]
Aussie tennis bad boy Klein regrets making racial remark
Sydney, Aug. 28 (ANI): Controversial Australian tennis player Brydan Klein has said that he deeply regrets making the racial slur that resulted in his suspension for six months.
In July, Klein, 19, was slapped with the ban, along with a 10,000-dollar fine [...]
‘Racist’ Oz Davis Cup star banned for calling opponent ‘f***ing kaffir’
Sydney, July 9 (ANI): The ATP has banned Western Australian Davis Cup star Brydan Klein for six months for calling his South African opponent Raven Klaasen a “f***ing kaffir” during a teenager tournament in Eastbourne, UK.
The massive ban follows a previous 14,000 dollars fine, the maximum possible under the ATP, and a suspension by the [...]
Australian tennis player banned for racial abuse
Australian tennis player banned for racial abuse
Melbourne, July 9 (IANS) Teenaged Australian tennis player Brydan Klein has been banned for six months by the Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) for racially abusing an opponent last month.
The ban follows Klein being fined $14,000 by ATP, and his suspension from the Australian Institute of Sport.
The 19-year-old former [...]
Referee technology may have a future in sports
London, May 17 (ANI): The idea of using technology on field may not go down well with many referees but recent studies have shown that expert tools can not only help in making the right judgment calls but could even completely take over the task.
According to Jason William Harding, a snowboarder and sport scientist at [...]
Oz PM Rudd’s ill behaviour linked to iron deficiency
Sydney, Apr 5 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Michael Rudd’s ill behaviour with a flight stewardess on a VIP flight from the Pacific Islands Forum in Port Moresby in January has been linked to a possible iron deficiency.
Rudd specially took out time from the G-20 summit in London to apologise for blowing up at the [...]
Beer guzzling may cost athletes 3 days in recovery
Melbourne, April 5 (ANI): NSW Institute of Sport experts have warned sportspersons against drinking beer after training, as it may take cause them to take more than 60 hours to physically recover from.
Kenneth Graham, the chief scientists at the institute, has revealed that this suggestion is based on the findings of a study conducted [...]
Cricket Australia commissions research for chucker detecting device
Melbourne, Feb.25 (ANI): The International Cricket Council and the MCC have commissioned a research by Cricket Australia, Griffith University and the Australian Institute of Sport into developing a device to detect chuckers.
Once in the pipeline, the device can measure degrees of flex in the bowling arm.
Crucially, the device will be small enough to sit [...]
