News Round-Up
30 October 2024
The Saga of the Benin Bronzes Takes a Farcical New Turn
30 October 2024
by Mike Wells
A girl footballer is facing a ban of up to 12 matches for asking a "bearded" transgender opponent "Are you a man?" in the latest case to raise questions about the FA's ongoing failure to ban males from the women's game.
Female cricket players will only be protected from sharing facilities and competing with "trans" males if they're "good enough", according to a new ECB ruling that has been slammed for letting women down.
Who is the Goat? The Greatest of all time? The Government of all the talents? Prof James Alexander ponders the journey of the goat from ancient symbol of depravity to modern symbol of success in his capricornucopia.
Team GB golfer Charley Hull has said the Olympic ban on smoking may harm her chances of a gold medal as cigarettes help her relax after an ADHD diagnosis last year.
A second female boxer left the ring in tears at the Olympics on Friday after losing to a "genetically male" boxer who previously failed a gender test – the second such scandal in 24 hours.
The official at the centre of the Olympic boxing gender row was one of Keir Starmer's best men at his wedding. IOC spokesman Mark Adams has taken a leading role in defending allowing a genetic male to fight women.
A male boxer competing as a woman in the Olympics despite failing a gender test won today against an Italian woman, who conceded in just 46 seconds as she cried out "this is unjust".
A bunch of books recently have claimed Britain is a failed state. Sure, the Blob could do with a serious trim, says Joanna Gray. But in the most important ways, Britain is brilliant at tonnes of stuff.
Paula Scanlan is glad that her former team-mate Lia Thomas will not be allowed compete at the Olympics and says she should get an apology for being "forced to undress" with the trans athlete "18 times a week".
Newspapers have come under fire for printing images of black footballers after England lost. But why is this suddenly 'racist', asks Steven Tucker. Must we now hide black footballers on a losing side from view?
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