China's Fitness Revolution by Charles Wong FROM Asia Times

The NextGen scoring system could help bring tennis into the 21st century FROM The Economist

5 Numbers That Explain Why the Brazil Olympics Look Like a Mess by Ian Salisbury FROM Money

Roger Federer’s Advantage: Being a Good Loser by By Tom Perrotta FROM The Wall Street Journal

Norwegians Say "Nei" to 2022 Winter Olympics, Drop Out of Running by Robert Montenegro FROM Big Think

David Epstein: Are Athletes Really Getting Faster, Better, Stronger? FROM Ted Talk

Not sure if boxers have an ideal body type. I can think of as many great tall fighters as short stocky fighters.

Brazil's evicted 'won't celebrate World Cup' by Paula Daibert FROM Al Jazeera

Mumbai women master martial arts for safety by Gayatri Parameswaran and Felix Gaedtke FROM The BBC

In case you haven't heard of Krav Maga, as I had not:

Kim Gorgens: Protecting the brain against concussion FROM Ted Talk

Two related articles:

Study: No Link Between Contact Sports And Brain Disease

[Boston Marathon Bomber] 

Did Concussions Make Him Do It?

Iran, Russia, U.S. unlikely allies at the U.N. to save wrestling FROM Reuters

"Wrestling is battling against baseball and softball, karate, rollersports, wushu martial arts, wakeboarding, squash and climbing."

Boomer boxer becomes oldest-ever [48] world champion By Steve Dorfman Special to The Palm Beach Post

THE LINK NOW WORKS! 
Sorry about that.

"It’s the equivalent of if, say, Dan Marino was still throwing touchdown passes for the Dolphins, or if Michael Jordan was still lacing up his Air Jordans and dunking over Lebron James."

Lance Inc. FROM Businessweek By Brad Wieners

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-30/lance-inc-dot#r=hp-ls

Americans SHOULD Care more About Sports than Politics Pamela Haag FROM Big Think

http://bigthink.com/marriage-30/americans-should-care-more-about-sports-than-politics?page=all

What Happened to My Neighbor, Tommy “Hitman” Hearns? By Debbie Schlussel

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/20138/what-happened-to-my-neighbor-tommy-hitman-hearns/

'China Heavyweight' documentary packs a heavy punch by Christopher Kamrani FROM The Park Record

"In 1959, the sport was banned in China after a boxer was killed in the ring. It was also considered, 'too capitalist, too Western, too violent.' "  

Women taking up boxing in Afghanistan report by Alex Thompson FROM CNN [2:56 min video]

Shōgi showdown for supercomputer By TOMOKO OTAKE FROM The Japan Times

" 'My master plan is, if a shōgi computer triumphs over humans, I would start programming go, and when I'm done with go, I'd move on to mahjongg,' he said, noting that programming complexities rise in that order."

The 6 Main Reasons Why Most Pro Athletes Go Broke FROM Cosmoloan

"Similar to lottery winners, with no financial prowess or discipline, most pro athletes go completely broke in less than 10 years after retirement."

[Former vice president] Cheney shoots man in hunt error FROM BBC [first published February 2006]

"Ranch owner Katharine Armstrong said Mr Cheney had turned round to shoot at a bird, unaware that Mr Whittington was behind him. He sprayed Mr Whittington with shotgun pellets."

Congratulations to Betty and her team for their 5th place finish in the Asia International Dart Tournament