Clear thinking?

Open Thread: Growing numbers of students are turning to performance-enhancing drugs to improve their grades. Do you approve?

‘Torture, but so relaxing’

With women boxers lobbying for their sport to be in the 2012 Olympics, Rowan Walker puts on her gloves to find out if she's got what it takes.

Bike doc

Matt Seaton: The main difference between a woman-specific bike and a small man's one is that women tend to have relatively longer legs and shorter torsos than men, so the frame geometry is adjusted.

Game of three halves

This Sunday's London Triathlon has attracted a record number of competitors, but who'd have thought that swimming 1,500m, then cycling 40km, and finally running 10km would ever become so popular? Robbie Hudson reports.

Look out – it’s the rollergirls!

It started in the US, but now women-only roller derby is one of Britain's fastest-growing grassroots sports. And with its fast and furious action - not to mention its racy outfits - it's the perfect pastime for feminists with attitude, discovers Helen Pidd.

First, switch off the lights …

Blokarting, octopush, goalball - weird new fusion games are being invented all the time to encourage more people to play sport. So what exactly is blackminton? Paul MacInnes finds out.

Let the mind games begin …

A London gym claims to exercise your brain as well as your biceps. Armed with a book of puzzles and a pair of boxing gloves, Ellie Levenson put it to the test

Sole searching

Promising improved posture and toned, cellulite-free bottoms, MBT trainers have become a fitness cult. But some physiotherapists are warning that they could do more harm than good. Peta Bee reports.