Australia's decision to field a Covid-positive cricketer at the Commonwealth Games has sparked claims of hypocrisy given the country's hard line on lockdowns and its decision to deport Novak Djokovic over the vaccine.
Novak Djokovic will not be allowed to play in the U.S. Open in August due to his declining the COVID-19 vaccine – an unhappy reminder that the U.S. continues to discriminate ruthlessly against unvaccinated visitors.
U.S. tennis legend John McEnroe has led calls for President Joe Biden to ease the “ridiculous” Covid ban on unvaccinated people entering the country to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at the U.S. open.
Novak Djokovic will be free to defend his Wimbledon title after the All England Club confirmed Covid vaccinations will not be needed to compete in this year's Championships. He will also be allowed to play in Paris.
Grael Monfils, France's No 1 men's tennis player, has withdrawn from the Davis Cup due to an adverse reaction to the booster jab. Maybe Djoko's not such a loon after all!
World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis competitions than be forced to get a Covid vaccine, adding he was not anti-vaccine but supported a person's right to choose.
The cancellation of Djokovic's valid visa because his presence may "foster anti-vaccination sentiment" is a nakedly political act of which all Australians should be utterly ashamed.
There were cynics who doubted the clowns who run Australia could maintain their standards of idiocy into this third year of pandemonium, but here they come again, tripping over their giant shoes as they enter the ring.
The Australian Government has cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time, saying the world tennis No.1, who is unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community. In this, everybody loses.
World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic is allowed to play in the Australian Open again after a judge quashed the decision to cancel his visa – but the Government issues a new threat to cancel the visa regardless.
