In many ways, swimmer Sun Yang might be the apt symbol of the rising China: brash, arrogant, muscling his way to the top; but also probably a cheat, one who bends the rules as he sees fit, and increasingly loathed by his peers. Sun has already been caught as a
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Samoa’s Prime Minister is appealing to the Pacific Games Council to address concerns around the eligibility of transgender athletes. The issue has been ignited by Kiwi transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard winning three medals at the latest Pacific Games, which finished at the weekend. Hubbard won two gold medals and
The Pacific Games were held in Samoa this month. A biological man stood above two Pacific Island women on the podium. “With their silver and bronze medals, they were stony-faced. Feagaiga Stowers and Iuniarra Sipaia should have worn gold and silver.” Missing from the photo was Charisma Amoa Tarrant. Rightfully
The media in Samoa have not been infected with the PC virus that our NZ media have. Reading their take on Hubbard winning gold against a Samoan weight lifter was hilarious if only for its refreshing honesty. Hubbard moment the biggest and most blatant injustice in Samoa XVI Pacific Games
Researchers at Otago University have made the following startling discovery…Trans women AKA Fake women AKA Men have a “physiological advantage over real women.” The rules which allow trans women to compete in elite women’s sporting divisions need to change because trans women have a physiological advantage, University of
In the classic Martin and Lewis comedy The Caddy, Dean Martin plays Joe, son of an Italian fisherman who dreams of being a golf pro. His father is outraged that his son wants to do something as frivolous as “hit the little-a ball-a with a stick!” The appeal of sports
Alan Jones has had a lot to say about Australian rugby union, lately. Of course, Alan Jones always has a lot to say. But, as a former national coach and administrator, rugby is a subject closer than most to Jones’ heart and expertise. Suffice to say that Jones has almost
The Folau case is shaping up to be every bit as consequential as Mabo or the Scopes Monkey Trial. This has evolved into something far more consequential than a wealthy sportsman spouting off on social media. Ordinary people are drawing a line in the sand against the diktats of the
