Liam Lenten, Author At The Sports Economist

As the Australian Open approaches the business end, this year’s instalment has developed a palpable sense of familiarity of recent

The International Rugby Board (IRB) report on the analysis of match statistics from the 2011 World Cup was released recently

Bitter football enemies Argentina and Brazil (combined 7-time World Champions) square-off yet again in a friendly next Wednesday. The match

The 2011 Indian Premier League cricketer auction took place on the weekend. This event is a fascinating economic exercise on so

The new NFL overtime rule, see page 111 (introduced last season for playoff games only) finally became binding in the current playoff series two

Further to an earlier post one year ago to the day, the same result occurred upon conclusion of the 2011 NFL season as

Further to Brad’s earlier post, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup in the subcontinent is nearing its zenith. Today’s semi-final

For all those economics professors and tutors out there who struggle to explain the crucial concept of ‘selection bias’, a

With the dust settling on the World Cup Final last Sunday, we are still debating various aspects of the game

The 2011 Rugby World Cup has now progressed past the Pool Stage, with the Quarter-Finals to be played this coming weekend. Hosts New

In this paper (now forthcoming, JSE: doi: 10.1177/1527002512471538), it was shown that for every single year after the expansion to

The UEFA European Football (Soccer) Championship kicks-offs tonight…but those who claim that this tournament is tougher to win than the