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Sport is one of mankinds favourite pastimes that is most often played for fun and exercise to stay fit and healthy. Sport meets some of mans basic instincts including competitiveness and the primal need to dominate others. The term sports is often extended to encompass all competitive activities in which offense and defense are played, regardless of the level of physical activity. Both games of skill and motor sport exhibit many of the characteristics of physical sports, such as skill, sportsmanship, and at the highest levels, even professional sponsorship associated with physical sports.
With the increasing availablity of computers and the Internet, we are finding new ways of engaging in online sports including many of todays video games and there are specific games made by manufactures like Nintendo promoting physical activity.
Sport is also big business. We see many sporting professionals in very competitive sports like golf, motor racing, tennis etc with income in the millions of dollars. This level of professionalism requires peak levels of physical fitness and training as well as support from the latest in technologies e.g. sport supplements, sports training systems, equipment like tennis racquets, sport shoes Honda F1 racing engines and the list goes on. Top level sports competitors are also first in line when sponsors are looking for product promotion, We see huge sponsorships from companies like Nike and Adidas for sports shoes for these elite professionals.
Sport is so important to our society that every media carries a separate dedictaed sport section. Television news devotes a timeslot for the latest news in football, gold, tennis and other top level sports. Pay TV has dedicated channels just for sport and some sports like horse racing even have their own channel.
Whether we like it or not, sport is a dominant force in society and it offers most people the opportunity to participate. Whether participation is on a small scale to maintain health and fitness, or if you have the professionalism and skills to compete at national and internaional levels, sport can be enjoyed by all.
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AFL leads on hormone tests - The Australian
Aljazeera.net
AFL leads on hormone tests
The Australian
"ASADA considers the AFL 2010 anti-doping program to be the gold standard of anti-doping programs in Australian sport," Ings said. ...
Adrian Anderson makes big anti-doping callHerald Sun
AFL's ne...
Skater's gaffe highlights politics of China sports - The Associated Press
Reuters
Skater's gaffe highlights politics of China sports
The Associated Press
But the 18-year-old is winning widespread support for her honesty and naivete, after being criticized by a top sports official this week for mentioning her ...
Country fir...
Mercedes ready to join V8 race - The Australian
Mercedes ready to join V8 race
The Australian
MERCEDES-BENZ is poised to split the grid between Ford and Holden, with plans to join the V8 Supercars series under serious consideration as the sport ...
German manufacturer to join V8 SupercarsStuff.co....
Taylor aims for Magpies title win - BBC Sport
BBC Sport
Taylor aims for Magpies title win
BBC Sport
Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor hopes to add team honours to the Sport Newcastle Sports Personality of the Year award he claimed on Monday. ...
Magpies ace Taylor scoops top prizeJournal Li...
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