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Sport Gets the Grand Slam from Dictator Dan

Sport Gets the Grand Slam from Dictator Dan

Melbourne once boasted about being the sporting capital of the world. But it also once boasted about being “the world’s most liveable city”. Then, along came Dan and the CCP virus. Could any Melbournian boast about the “liveability” of their city now, without provoking howls of laughter? As for

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Sir Russell Coutts Facebook After experiencing what it’s like in Europe since May, it appears there are a lot of things being mis-reported in New Zealand. The media here seems set on promoting fear. It would be interesting to send a truly independent news crew offshore to report on

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A former captain of South Africa’s national cricket team withdrew from a T20 World Cup match on Tuesday after the sport’s national body instructed all players to “take the knee” before every game in the tournament that’s under way in the United Arab Emirates. Quinton de Kock,

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Face of the Day

John Simmons newsbusters.org On Monday, Washington State University head coach Nick Rolovich was fired from his job, along with four of his assistants. It wasn’t because of his record, the Cougars are 4-3 and currently rank third in the PAC-12 North division. It wasn’t because he was

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The Decline of Rugby

Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com The tiny, indeed almost non-existent audiences, despite sunny days, at most provincial rugby matches provides further evidence of the game’s fading appeal. Personally, I find it largely unwatchable because of the incessant whistle-blowing, on my observation, at about one minute intervals, followed by 2

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Face of the Day

Supercars team owner Betty Klimenko says she will not be attending any of the forthcoming events in Sydney due to what she believes is vaccination discrimination. […] Klimenko lamented discrimination towards those who were unvaccinated, some who she said do not have a choice but were being ‘treated like the great

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Ridiculous Choice for Sportswoman of the Year

Ridiculous Choice for Sportswoman of the Year

Roger Childs waikanaewatch.org “This award belongs to everyone who has been part of my Olympic journey.” –Laurel Hubbard Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has received world-wide publicity — and much derision — this year because of ‘her’ participation in the recent Tokyo Olympics. ‘Her’ selection in the New Zealand team created history

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I Thought Vaccines Made You Free

I Thought Vaccines Made You Free

Tell me again how vaccines will give you freedom? Then tell me that we aren’t living in a dictatorship when you require a government permit to travel and have internal borders where you must show your papers. New Zealand Rugby will consider stepping in to bail out three Auckland

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Pressured to end Partnership with PUMA
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Pressured to end Partnership with PUMA

The below e-mail was sent to Netball New Zealand in response to the anti-Israel campaign being waged by the usual suspects ( John Minto and the Palestinian Solidarity Network) to pressure them into cancelling their relationship with PUMA. Sent: Tuesday, 7 September 2021 9:38 am To: Info @ Netball New Zealand

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Sport New Zealand Gets the “Diversity‘N’Inclusion” Treatment
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Sport New Zealand Gets the “Diversity‘N’Inclusion” Treatment

Contrary to Rob Muldoon’s one-liner, it’s become pretty clear that Australia is the beneficiary when we send Kiwi jetsam packing back home, whether it’s gang criminals or high-profile sports administrators. We even managed to end Russell Crowe’s singing career. Raelene Castle was sent packing after three

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