In the world of sports, the psychological game played off the pitch can be as intense as the action on it. The recent events surrounding Changchun Xidu, a third-tier Chinese football club, serve as a fascinating—if controversial—case study in the intersection of tradition, mind games, and the...
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In what martial arts organizers describe as one of the most vicious acts of poor sportsmanship ever witnessed, a 16-year-old Florida black belt bowed to his teenage opponent, shook his hand and then returned and kicked his victor so hard in the face that he sent him to the hospital for immediate...