Sports Concussion

Geelong have avoided any sanction for making a deal with a player who had a history of concussions that required […]

Some of football’s most iconic moments have involved players heading the ball, but as millions tune in to the World Cup, there is renewed pressure on Australia’s governing body of the sport to limit the practice linked to dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The players’ association Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) and a concussion expert […]

Brendan Hall, a favourite son of the Sydney Roosters in the ’80s and ’90s who played over 150 games for the club, is only 59. But his memory is already fading and he cannot work as the insidious disease Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – caused by repeated concussions – takes hold of his body. “It’s just […]

There’s a growing body of understanding around the potential brain health risks of contact sports, but a new study suggests people should add soccer to that category. Repeated head trauma that can be a result of long-term participation in sports like boxing, and contact football has been linked to chronic traumatic encelaphopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative […]

A former NRL player who carries the unwanted title of the most concussed player in the game’s history is hoping to better protect the next generation. Nobody played football harder than Martin Lang. He played eight State of Origins for Queensland and 176 games of NRL, including a premiership for the Panthers in 2003. Nobody […]

For over a decade, Sandra Crow has fought a private battle few could imagine, caring for her husband Trevor –

The National Football League is one of the world’s most physically demanding sports leagues. For the most part, each play

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a silent predator that doesn’t strike with fangs or claws but with a gradual relentless

Yes, there’s a way to deal with brain injuries in football. It isn’t safety gear. As the US Kansas City

After his career was cut short by a series of devastating injuries, Bronco’s PJ Marsh has emerged as a strong

USA NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre feared ‘the world was caving in’ after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

By most indicators, including TV ratings and attendance at games, football is more popular than ever. Forty-one percent of Americans say football

Hockey players’ chances of developing concussion-related brain injury increase with every year they spend on the ice, a new study

Headers i.e. bouncing a soccer ball off the head during play could be doing real damage to the brain, a

Past AFL players are living in fear of the long-term impact of head knocks. But as MARK ROBINSON writes, the

Despite playing 12 years in the US NFL, former Vanderbilt QB Jay Cutler believes he suffered from 15 concussions in

The NFL and Kansas City Chiefs have faced ongoing controversy for years regarding the potential link between chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and

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Despite suffering numerous high-profile concussions in recent years, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa does not seem to be making the necessary adjustments

Mixed martial arts is a combat sport and when you’re training and competing in it, it’s impossible to avoid withstanding

PHILADELPHIA — The US NFL is standing behind a top executive’s acknowledgement that the brain disease CTE can be linked

Local footy legend Alan ‘Dizzy’ Lynch died on Tuesday at the age of 70 with suspected CTE. His family is

For the first time in its history, hockey’s top players union will educate players on the effects of chronic traumatic

If professional athletes are meant to be real-life superheroes, Miami Dolphins star Tua Tagovailoa looked remarkably mortal on September 12. With his

Tim Stimpson, a former British and Irish Lions fullback, has seen too many of his friends and teammates suffer the

At the peak of Georgetown University’s fall football season, concerns about player safety continue to dominate discussions off the field.

“When he died, it was a relief. He was lying in bed, couldn’t talk, couldn’t eat, laid there with a

There’s no denying that combat sports are among the most dangerous in the world, where a single mistake can lead

Wales’ Liam Williams, a former two-weight world title challenger, is retiring from boxing at the age of 32, having grown

Shane Carwin, a former UFC star is grappling with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a brain condition often linked

Diagnosed with CTE, 61-year-old Ian Alexander has only a few years to live and there are others suffering similar symptoms.

Another former UFC champion provided a horrifying neurological update. [Image courtesy: Getty Images] More developments in the UFC antitrust lawsuit

America’s most-watched, most-lucrative, most-fan-crazed game instituted several changes this year. The National Football League altered kickoffs to reduce the type

Nick Cammarata had a booming laugh and an uncanny ability to spin out a story that kept people hooked, even

UFC Hall of Famer Wanderlei Silva reveals he’s experiencing CTE symptoms in his latest declaration in the Le v Zuffa

There is a cloud hanging over the start of another American NFL season. Released in July, a study of 111

In this Harvard study, the impact of CTE is not merely theoretical. More than 300 former United States  NFL players have

NRL great Mark ‘Spudd’ Carroll has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to put his “Souths hat and scarf on”

WWE’s Steve Austin Claims He Doesn’t Believe in CTE. The new Netflix docuseries, Mr. McMahon, is streaming now on Netflix, and

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“Understanding the proportion of former players who think they have CTE — and identifying the common symptoms in those who

The warning signs are there. It isn’t yet possible to diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy—more widely known as CTE—in the living.

How is Antonio Brown connected to CTE? CTE’s a hell of a thing, yet we know surprisingly little about it.

The life of disgraced NFL star Aaron Hernandez is now being explored in a new FX series. AP Photo/Elise Amendola,

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Canadian Football Hall of Famer Neil Lumsden has announced he is donating his brain to the Concussion Legacy Foundation Canada (CLFC) to assist with research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy, better known as CTE.

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BKFC women’s flyweight champ Christine Ferea is glad to be a big part of the growth of bareknuckle boxing. While she’s enjoying

Crack! The sound of  football helmets colliding on the field is an audible sign that fall is just around the corner. But that

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With contested science, a core member of the NRL’s concussion research group is also one of the most outspoken critics

A high school quarterback in Alabama has died after suffering a brain injury during a football game on Friday night. Caden Tellier, a junior, suffered a brain injury while making a tackle during the third quarter of Morgan Academy’s first game of the season against Southern Academy, according to Michael McLendon, the executive director of […]

Just last year, Australian rules football player Heather Anderson became the first athlete in womens sports to be diagnosed with

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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at concussions in the National Football League. Statistics show hundreds of concussions

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Inadequate, inequitable, and in some cases possibly in breach of workers’ compensation laws. That’s how bad the current insurance arrangements are for Australia’s professional sports people, who get less support for long-term injuries than other workers, and less support than if they’d been playing in New Zealand. That is part of what I told the […]

NRL players have called for an urgent review of the insurance policy which underwrites the sport’s biggest stars, claiming there

FORMER Churchill footballer, Leigh McDonald has quite literally taken a marathon step in raising awareness for Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Five years after NHL veteran Greg Johnson died by suicide, his widow and daughters have released a report on CTE

Retired Rugby Players like Alix Popham who played in two rugby World Cups and won a Six Nations Grand Slam