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• 22 Feb, 2021
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A war of words has erupted between golfer Michelle Wie West and the former mayor of New York and lawyer for former president Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani. The topic? Sexism. ...

• 11 Jan, 2021
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THERE was a demonstration recently of unity. Unity against violence, oppression and interference in the judicial process. But is sport and sporting arenas appropriate places for such demonstrations? Should athletes ...

• 7 Jan, 2021
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Former England Football International player Karen Carney was subjected to some extraordinary social media abuse recently. So much so, that Carney made the decision to delete her Twitter account after ...

• 2 Dec, 2020
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THERE was a boxing match completed recently. Between two aging warriors, whose best pugilistic days were clearly behind them. Both dinosaurs of a bygone era, virtually extinct. Yet these two ...

• 2 Dec, 2020
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THE recent passing of Diego Maradona at the age of 60, has been met globally with much sadness and reflection by the world of sport and the general public. A ...

• 19 Nov, 2020
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The mental health toll of hiding one’s homosexuality in sport came under scrutiny recently. Retired Wallabies and Super Rugby prop Daniel Palmer revealed the toll hiding his homosexuality from his ...

• 9 Oct, 2020
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IN the end, it all became too much for Kaiya McCullough to deal with. Overwhelmed by the combination of civil unrest and the Covid-19 pandemic, this proud black American succumbed ...

• 15 Sep, 2020
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IT appears recently crowned US Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka has embraced, albeit uncomfortably, her position and status as an advocate for social justice. We are more used to the shy, ...

• 31 Aug, 2020
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THERE was always going to be turbulence when the MLS returned to action in the United States. Sport, political and social agendas are not mutually exclusive, it seems. Players from ...

• 20 Jul, 2020
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FORMULA One champion Lewis Hamilton has single-handedly brought the sport into disrepute for its previously indifferent attitude to racism. Hamilton, 35, called for all twenty F1 drivers to wear T-shirts ...