Sport
Face of the Day
Clocking in at 16 hours; 46 minutes; nine seconds (just 14 minutes shy of the 17-hour cutoff time), triathlete Chris Nikic didn’t finish with the fastest time when he recently completed his first Iron Man race—but he did set a new world record. This past Saturday, after swimming
Sports Bureaucrats Have Been Captured by Trans Ideology
Claire Chandler mercatornet.com Claire Chandler is a senator for Tasmania. For several months now, Rugby Australia has been in possession of a transgender participation guideline developed by World Rugby in consultation with developmental biologists, medical experts and sport scientists. The World Rugby Guideline runs to 38 pages. It has
Raelene Castle Floats to the Top Again
It’s long been said that certain things and people just keep floating to the top. Controversial former Rugby Australia boss Raelene Castle has been appointed to the most senior sports administration role New Zealand. Australia’s gain is certain to be New Zealand’s loss. Castle utterly bollixed her
No Precautionary Principle for You, Ladies
“Progressives” are very big on the so-called “Precautionary Principle” – when it suits them. When they want to shut down a mining development, because it might endanger some previously-unknown species of obscure earthworm, why, it’s “precautionary principle!” screamed to the rooftops. On the other hand, when progressives assert that there’
The Battle over Transgender Women in Sport Is Not about Transphobia
Martin Fitzgerald mercatornet.com The most devastating injury in Rugby is a broken neck. Thankfully, the incidence of this type of injury has been reduced by a worldwide safety campaign. But now there is another campaign — to allow transwomen (ie, men) to compete in women’s rugby. What kind of
She’s All Yours, New Zealand
The issue of Australia sending unwanted Kiwi expats back across the Tasman has been a bit of a hot-button issue over the last few years. This time, though, it’s not just a voluntary relocation but the Kiwi in question was technically born in Australia, albeit to New Zealand parents
Dixon Clinches Incredible Sixth Indycar Title
Over the weekend, TV3 showed Born Racer, a very interesting, sometimes very moving documentary following Kiwi Indycar racer Scott Dixon’s 2017 season. This was the year he walked away from one of the biggest crashes the sport has ever seen. One of the central themes of the movie was
World Rugby Tells Trannies to Beat It!
Women’s sports has been under attack by men who identify themselves as female and their woke supporters. Just over a week ago something happened which could be a sign that the tide is turning. World Rugby has ruled that such men are banned from playing women’s rugby at
Kiwi’s Top the Mountain & the Championship
What a weekend! Saturday’s general election was one to be missed by all accounts but there was plenty of racing to keep the petrolheads happy and when Sunday evening came around, Kiwi’s were on top again. Shane Van Gisbergen, after starting fourth in the Bathurst 1000 race was
