Violence in Sports

Short Soccer, February 12, 2013

12 Feb 2013

Australian club Perth Glory yesterday sacked coach Ian Ferguson after eight successive A-League games without a win, with former player Alistair Edwards taking over until the end of the season. ...

Swansea ball boy's act against Chelsea reflects poor gamesmanship in soccer

8 Feb 2013

Chelsea's Eden Hazard created his own danger zone for kicking, or appearing to kick, a misbehaving ball boy. Referee Chris Foy did not see the incident, when Swansea were protecting a 2-0...

Spectre of concussions haunts NFL's Super Bowl week

4 Feb 2013

Super Bowl has become America's unofficial national holiday. Americans celebrate it even as it takes a brutal toll on those who play it. Football is a hurt business, and the biggest cheers are for...

Stoke's Michael Owen faces anxious wait over 'punch' against Arsenal

4 Feb 2013

The former England forward, 33, appeared to strike Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta on the back after reacting angrily to a full-blooded challenge by the Spanish midfielder.

Pandora's Box to remain ajar without consistency

25 Jan 2013

Unforeseen troubles for referees lie ahead because of the FA's decision to rescind Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany's red card for what match referee Mike Dean deemed to be serious foul...

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Of all the things we fans enjoy when watching soccer, now is the time to count the number of tackles and savour them.

Soccer referees urged to take action over obstruction at set pieces

The trouble with set plays is that players are set in their troublesome ways. At corner kicks, players are so conditioned to holding, pushing and blocking that they have inadvertently contributed...

Harsh measures vital to stop rioters

The opening of a new English Premier League season today will thrill football followers around the globe, not least in Hong Kong. British authorities will also be hoping that the distraction will...

Hotheads on ice

Every few years, Canadians, being Canadians, agonise about the blood spilled on the ice in their national sport. (And no, I am not talking about seal hunting, but hockey.) Someone is hurt, some...

Forgiving nation

To err is human, but to forgive, Canadian. The world may frown on our seal hunts and hockey violence, but Canada also has a soft spot for repentant sinners - as long as their contrition includes...

Mnemonic device

I refer to the letter from Pauline Bunce headlined, ' 'Headhunter' adverts looking for trouble' (South China Morning Post, February 16).