12th of March 2026 The vexed question of the place of politics in sport has surfaced yet again at the Winter Olympics in Milan. The Ukrainian skeleton skier Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to wear a “helmet of remembrance” displaying the names of 24 fellow athletes killed during the Russian invasion of his country. The International Olympic … Continue reading More Sport, Less War by Robert Skidelsky. Published in The American Conservative.
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Less than three years after being named the NBA’s 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion, the league’s all-time three-point leader has begun quietly pouring tens of millions into tech ventures owned and operated by Israeli spies. This article was originally published by ¡Do Not Panic! American basketball star Stephen Curry is investing in tech startups run by former IDF operatives who were integral to building Israel’s digital architecture of apartheid and genocide. Curry, considered one of the sport’s all-time greats […]
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Fans of back to back football champions the Brisbane Lions have swarmed to their home ground hoping to get a look at what a group of spectacularly pissed grand final winners look like in person. “I’ve waited 50 years for... Read More ›
Former radio broadcaster, Ray Hadley, has answered an SOS call from the NRL to belt out a few tunes at the Grand final following Teddy Swims unexpected illness. ”I’m not much of a singer but I know the people of... Read More ›
Fans of the Dodgers and fans of the Yankees–that would be me–know we are witnessing two of the greatest young men to ever play the game of baseball. But do the rest of you realize this? How rare and special this moment is? As we gouge out each others eyeballs over politics, let’s take a […]
These billionaires seem to care more about their bottom lines than fan safety.
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By Binoy Kampmark / CounterPunch Collateral damage? Deserving and worthy of their punishment? The exclusion and banishment of Russian and Belarusian athletes has become the acceptable prejudice of many governments and a slew of sporting bodies. After the invasion of Ukraine in February last year, a number banded together to find ways to punish Russia, […]
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Mental illness combat sports.
Broadcaster’s sports coverage reduced to regurgitating old podcasts after cowardly decision to buckle to Tories’ manufactured outrage The BBC has pulled its entire Saturday afternoon Radio 5 Live sports schedule – and a big chunk of its morning programmes – as more and more presenters refuse to appear, in solidarity with Gary Lineker, who was […]
Renowned sports journalist Dave Zirin talks about his latest documentary, which explores the unjust, unfair and deeply racist history of the NFL coupled with its commitment to nationalism, militarism and corporatism.
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