Sport
Phrase of the Week
Gerry The Real McCoy Kid McCoy was born as Norman Selby in Indiana in 1867 (he later took the name Charles McCoy). By the end of the 19th Century, Kid McCoy was one of the most renowned boxers in the world. Just five foot eleven and one hundred and sixty
Face of the Day
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60, succumbed to heart failure, a source from the Argentinian Justice Ministry present at the time of his autopsy told CNN en Español on Wednesday. Read the full article here. Comment on it on The BFD.
“Harden up” You Big Sook
Keith Quinn has got himself into hot water recently for having the audacity to tell kiwi blokes to harden up. Harden up! You can’t say that in 2020. Sam Cane is also in hot water for having the absolute hide to tell kiwis they don’t understand the game.
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
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
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