Sport in London

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 (Wembley Stadium, the most expensive stadium in the world, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wembley_Stadium_closeup.jpg) In the twentieth century, London has hosted numerous occasions of global sports events, such as the Summer Olympics three times, in 1908, 1948 and 2012, making it the first city … Read More

Integrity of Sport and Match Fixing in European Union

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The Commission fully acknowledges the seriousness of the problems related to match fixing that are affecting the ethics and integrity of sport. In the Communication on Developing the European Dimension in Sport (Communication from the Commission to the EP, the … Read More

Economics of sport

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Sport is a set of physical exercises that can be practiced in the form of individual and group games, that can give rise to competition. Sport is an almost universal phenomenon in time and human space. Ancient Greece, ancient Rome, … Read More

Sport

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A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out using a recreational goal for competitors, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of those. A sport has physical activity, side … Read More

Online gambling and sport integrity in European Union

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The risk of match fixing is perceived to have increased however: • the scale and nature of the problem is not well-defined although there is a general recognition of the impact on the reputation of the sport and Member States … Read More

Aswan, the Land of the rainbow

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Aswan, or Syene (Egyptian Arabic: أسوان ) is a city in Egypt located about 843 km south of Cairo, on the right bank of the Nile, near the first cataract. Formerly part by Upper Egypt, in the first nome, the … Read More

How to weight loss

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Intentional fat loss refers to the loss of total body mass in an work to improve fitness and well being, and/or to adjust look. Therapeutic fat loss, in men and women who are overweight or obese, can lower the likelihood … Read More

Popularity of American football

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The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen (left) face off against the Colorado State Rams. Since the 1960s, football has outranked baseball as the most popular spectator sport in the United States [1]. The 32-team National Football League (NFL) is the most … Read More

Cross-country skiing

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Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily Northern Europe and Canada. The popularity of the sport has been quickly growing in the United States. Cross-country skiing is part … Read More

Snooker

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Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12′ × 6′) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. It is played using a … Read More

Golf

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Tee for the first hole at The Links at Spanish Bay Golf (gowf in Scots) is a sport where individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and is one of the few ball games … Read More

Greyhound racing

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Photo finish of a greyhound race in Tampa, Florida, USA on February 9, 1939. Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure (an artificial hare or rabbit) on a track until they arrive at the … Read More

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