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Mental Illness And The Power Of Sport

IF there was any doubt about the power of sport to shift societal attitudes, then it surely has been removed with the previously polarising subject of mental health. Now, it ...

The Matildas – Waltzing Towards Equality

IN an extraordinary development, the Matildas and Socceroos, Australia’s women’s and men’s national football teams, have agreed to a resolution of the pay inequity that has existed in the sport. ...

WWE, Saudi Arabia And Women’s Rights

SOMEHOW, the world of women’s wrestling recently found its way to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Not exactly a place renowned for its gender equality and religious freedom. So, some changes were ...

The NBA, Politics, Profit And China – East Collides With West

THERE was another example where the views of one did not outweigh the views of the many. Daryl Morey, the general manager of NBA team the Houston Rockets, recently tweeted ...

Is QATAR 2022 a Recipe for Social and Political Disaster?

THE 2022 Football World Cup in Qatar has been dogged by controversy ever since it was awarded by FIFA years ago. From allegations of corruption in the bidding process, to ...

Vale Danny Frawley – Beating The Black Dog – Ludo Aequitas

MENTAL illness knows no bounds. It does not discriminate. At least 1 in 5 people will suffer from some form of mental illness in their lifetime, perhaps even higher. With ...

Ban The “Squirrel Grip” In Sport – Ludo Aequitas

SPORT exists so that human beings can express their most primitive aggressive impulses in a manner that is psychologically and socioculturally acceptable by the masses. Occasionally, there is the example ...

No Cure For Racism In Sport? – Try Ludo Aequitas

ONCE again, the reprehensible issue of racism in sport has made the headlines. Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, became the third player in a week in the English Premier League ...

Mass Violence and Sport: Alejandro Bedoya

ALEJANDRO Bedoya did something extraordinary recently. A professional soccer player born in New Jersey, raised in Montreal of Colombian heritage. Bedoya was so overcome with his own anger about the ...

The Fist Bump Breaking Down Barriers In Sport

IT has often been said that “A picture says a thousand words.” Never has this statement been more true than the recent photograph showing the emotional bonding between Orlando Pride ...