sport

How some Western ‘fans’ of Ukraine are turning the conflict into a paid-for blood sport

For many Westerners, watching the conflict in Ukraine is a lot like watching a spectator sport. It’s a mindset exacerbated…

2 years ago

Trans cyclist’s mother rips into sport’s governing body

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges' mother has pointed the finger at cycling's main governing body, the UCI, for "moving goalposts" after…

2 years ago

Global sport can’t develop without Russia – minister

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin has warned “cunning” outside forces against attempting to isolate his country, stressing that global sport…

2 years ago

Russia looks east: How could sport play a part?

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Biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sport, says UK PM Johnson

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has waded into the growing furore surrounding the fairness of trans athletes competing against women…

2 years ago

Sport’s ‘big three’ vaccine holdouts are forced to the fore

Novak Djokovic, Aaron Rodgers and Kyrie Irving have emerged as lightning rods in the ongoing debate about vaccine mandates in…

2 years ago

Harry Potter-inspired sport to change name over Rowling stance

US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch (MLQ) issued a joint statement on pursuing renaming possibilities on Wednesday, but it didn’t…

2 years ago

The woke takeover of sport continues across the world

Institutions in the West – universities, the bureaucracy, large corporations and significant sections of the media, for example – have…

2 years ago

‘Celebrating the end of women’s sport!’ Women boycott Dove over ‘virtue-signalling’ support of trans athlete Laurel Hubbard

On Monday Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games when the New Zealand super…

3 years ago

BBC’s predictions of climate change destroying sport by 2050 join rich tradition of failed eco-doomsday warnings

‘Sport 2050’ is the BBC’s latest attempt to ratchet up its viewers’ fear levels, using fictional sports news from the…

3 years ago