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[Link] The Chess World Is Absolutely Losing It Over Cheating Allegations After Massive Upset
Read: 8/9/2022 www.vice.com
The chess world has been rocked by online allegations of cheating after a top chess grandmaster was toppled by a relative newcomer this week in a major high stakes tournament in St. Louis.
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[Link] Putin’s Former Judo Buddy Calls Him ‘Cowardly’ After the Russian Leader Lost His Black Belt
Read: 13/4/2022 www.vice.com
TOKYO — One of Japan’s most distinguished judo leaders has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, calling out his “cowardly” acts and joining a chorus of condemnation from civil society worldwide.
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[Link] 'Not allowed': Naomi Osaka ban comes to light after Australian Open
Read: 6/2/2022 au.sports.yahoo.com
Details have emerged after the Australian Open about how Naomi Osaka was banned from wearing a new watch from sponsors TAG Heuer. Osaka teamed up with Tag Heuer just weeks before the Australian Open, designing a limited-edition watch with the Swiss luxury brand.
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[Link] Lawmakers: Fix Copyright Law to Stop Gamblers “Beating the Bookies”
Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com
The UK Parliament's House of Lords has heard calls for a significant tightening of copyright law to tackle a most unusual threat. According to several Lords, the law should be updated to prevent live sporting events from being filmed by the public.
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[Link] U.S. Boycotted Olympics Before, and It Didn’t End Well
Read: 8/12/2021 www.vice.com
The U.S. is staging a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics to protest China’s human rights abuses of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. The full effect remains to be seen.
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[Link] Women’s Tennis Just Called China’s Bluff
Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has suspended its tournaments in China over Beijing’s silencing of tennis player Peng Shuai, demanding an investigation into her sexual assault allegation against a former leader of the ruling Communist Party.
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[Link] Missing tennis star Peng Shuai says she 'wants her privacy respected' in video call with IOC president
Read: 21/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The International Olympic Committee says Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has called its president to tell him she is safe and well.
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[Link] Soccer is The Number One Gateway Sport to Online Streaming Piracy
Read: 14/11/2021 torrentfreak.com
A new report published by Synamedia shows that soccer is the number one gateway sport to other forms of sports piracy. This is also true for the US where soccer has a relatively smaller audience. India is the only exception in the researched countries, with cricket as the main piracy gateway.
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[Link] Icac documents: Mike Baird staffer questioned why Berejiklian wanted to spend $5.5m in ‘safe seat’ of Wagga Wagga
Read: 20/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
One of former New South Wales premier Mike Baird’s top staff members questioned why then-treasurer Gladys Berejiklian wanted to spend $5.
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[Link] 24 Women Soccer Players Accuse Venezuela's Ex-Youth Coach of Sexual Abuse
Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com
Venezuelan prosecutors are seeking the arrest of a former national women's soccer coach on sexual abuse charges after a group of 24 players accused him of a litany of violations in an open letter.
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[Link] Australia's top whistleblowers on strike
Read: 14/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
A-Leagues referees say they are currently without contracts for the A-League Men and Women seasons and have made themselves unavailable for upcoming trial matches and FFA Cup games.
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[Link] 'Disgusted and intimidated': Eliza didn't expect a trip to the footy to turn out like this
Read: 22/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Eliza Andersen says she is tired of the sexism and misogyny within the football community after being verbally abused at an Adelaide AFL match at the weekend.
[Link] There Is A Tennis Ball Shortage Too Now
Read: 13/8/2021 www.vice.com
The other day, I went to Target to buy tennis balls before playing with a friend, but the two Targets closest to me didn't have any. I asked an employee if they had any in the back, and she said no, they fly off the shelves almost as soon as they come in.
[Link] German coach suspended for striking horse at Olympics
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
TV footage showed Kim Raisner leaning over a fence to strike the horse Saint Boy, which refused to jump the fences in the showjumping round on Friday, costing German athlete Annika Schleu a chance of winning the gold medal.
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[Link] The cheeky, stolen Olympic flag that became an heirloom for McKeon swimming family
Read: 8/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
This story starts with a classic tale of adolescent mischief and has evolved into a priceless piece of sporting memorabilia. Former Olympian David McKeon's great uncle Peter was in Rome for the 1960 Olympics with some school mates and spotted an enormous Olympic rings flag he wanted to souvenir.
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[Link] ‘Pub Testers’ Being Recruited To Clamp Down on Football Piracy
Read: 8/8/2021 torrentfreak.com
With the new Premier League season due to kick off in less than a week's time, pubs across the country will be showing matches to their customers.
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[Link] How the Philippines Became a Boxing Powerhouse
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
Boxers have long been the Philippines’ most reliable athletes in international competition. It didn’t happen overnight. The Philippines held its collective breath on Monday as boxer Nesthy Petecio awaited the verdict in the women’s featherweight Olympic gold medal match.
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[Link] This Man Proved That Bronze Is Better Than Silver
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
When Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus learned he won bronze in the 50-meter men’s freestyle, he was struck with pure joy. Still in the pool, he threw both fists up in the air as a grin stretched across his face. Once on the victory stand he bit his medal, later deep-kissing his coach-turned-wife.
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[Link] World Kung Fu Governing Body Uses Copyright Law to Hunt Down YouTube Critics
Read: 7/8/2021 torrentfreak.com
The world governing body for kung fu is using copyright law to identify a user who allegedly made defamatory remarks about the organization on YouTube.
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[Link] Canadian Soccer Player Just Became First Trans Athlete to Win Olympic Gold
Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com
In a thrilling match that went all the way to sudden death penalty kicks, the Canadian women’s soccer team defeated the Swedish team 2 to 1 Friday morning. Among the Canadians was Quinn, a 25-year-old non-binary transgender midfielder who uses they/them pronouns, and only goes by one name.
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[Link] Belarus Olympian safe in Tokyo hotel after refusing 'forced' flight home
Read: 5/8/2021 www.bbc.com
A Belarusian Olympian who refused her team's order to fly home early is safe after seeking protection from Japanese police, Games officials have said.They say sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, spent the night in a hotel at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
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[Link] US fencers wear pink masks after teammate accused of sexual misconduct
Read: 31/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
Three members of the United States Olympic men’s épée team wore pink masks on Friday amid allegations their teammate is guilty of sexual misconduct. Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald and Yeisser Ramirez all wore pink facemasks before the start of the competition.
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[Link] Wimbledon: The tech behind the world’s top tennis tournament
Read: 6/7/2021 arstechnica.com
Update, July 3, 2021: It's July 4 weekend in the US, which means Ars staff gets a well-deserved holiday to build Lego microscopes (or maybe just to rest). As such, we're resurfacing a few classics from the Ars archives, including this look behind the scenes of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
[Link] Naomi Osaka will not speak to French Open press due to mental health impact
Read: 31/5/2021 www.theguardian.com
Naomi Osaka has said she will not take questions from the press at this year’s French Open, saying the nature of news conferences puts an unfair burden on players’ mental health.
[Link] Nike suspends Deshaun Watson deal over ‘disturbing’ sexual assault allegations
Read: 9/4/2021 www.theguardian.com
Nike has suspended its partnership with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson after more than 20 women came forward to accuse him of sexual assault or inappropriate behaviour. “We are deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations and have suspended Deshaun Watson.
[Link] CA confirms Indian cricketers were racially abused at SCG — but not by spectators filmed by the media
Read: 27/1/2021 www.abc.net.au
Cricket Australia has confirmed Indian players were racially abused during the third Test at the SCG, but says it does not yet know who was responsible.