Sportswashing
By Gavin Huet Because of golf, the term sportswashing has been front and centre over the last week. For many sports fans the term sportswashing is not something they will[…]
Tagged: politics
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Where does the Fish rot from again?
So farewell then Tim Paine, the knight in shining armour to restore Cricket Australia’s elite global reputation. Well as far as Australia captaincy goes anyway. From all accounts you were[…]
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Righting Wrongs
By Keith Miller In many ways, the 1st of April 2021 should have been the culmination of many years of fighting for Raven Payment. Senate Bill 21-116 (Prohibit American Indian[…]
The tricky situation of the IPL
The IPL finds itself at the forefront of moral pontificating given the horrendous surge of COVID deaths in the country that is hosting the tournament. But the IPL has always[…]
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Football Wars: 2021 Edition
This breakaway European Football League really is as ghastly as it first appeared. It is not the first time the big European clubs have put their sticky hands in the[…]
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Nail in the Coffin
By Aiden McLaughlin So, overnight, it seems that the inevitable has happened; South Africa has withdrawn from the Rugby Championship. With official confirmation a matter of hours away, it will[…]
The Rugby Championship
By Aiden McLaughlin On a day where Week 2 of the Farah Palmer Cup and Week 1 of the Mitre 10 Cup kicked off in a double header at North[…]
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Sporting pictures of the Week :- 28 August
Sport and Politics do mix, and here are a couple of examples of it. A powerful statement from the Washington Mystics. And here is an iconic image from the trial[…]
