Match-fixing, doping, funding and fandom – it’s 7 sports headlines you don’t want to miss this week.

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7 from 7 is the briefest of sports news round-ups. Seven headlines from seven days to keep you in the loop.

This week it covers concussion, match-fixing, and the difference between US and UK sports fans.

  1. British Bobsleigh hits funding problems five months out from winter games.
  2. It’s been out for a month but Icarus is a must-see sports documentary.
     
  3. Blow to UK soft power as Cookson roundly beaten in UCI election.
     
  4. The Economist reckons that regulators need to fix match-fixing.
     
  5. Concussion in spotlight again as youngest case of brain injury found.
     
  6. A cracking read on difference between British and American sports fans.
     
  7. Podcast insight on the state of Asian sports law. Niche but informative.

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