Australia’s National Rugby League has opted out of introducing a Pride Round in 2023. The decision comes after an anonymous poll of club CEOs, and chairmen revealed a preference against such an event. On March 14, NRL officials launched the Multicultural Round, the first of several special themed rounds, including the Indigenous, Women’s, ANZAC, and Brain…
No ‘Pride Round’ in Australian Rugby League’s 2023 Calendar
March 14, 2023
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Transgender Player to Join Australian Basketball League
An Australian semi-professional women’s basketball league is set to include a transgender athlete for the first time. Andrew Bogut, former National Basketball Association player, broke the news saying the league would have a “biological male playing this upcoming season” in the NBL1 South league, which mainly includes teams in the state of Victoria. “Are you…
High Jump Pioneer and Icon Fosbury Dies at 76
Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionized the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76, his agent Ray Schulte said on Monday. Fosbury won gold in the high jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he jumped back first to…
China Top of Mind in NRL’s Pacific Push
March 13, 2023
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China is top of mind for Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) as it begins deliberations around whether to put a team in the South Pacific region—the centre of a geopolitical tug-of-war between Beijing and democratic nations. The move to grant a license to a “Pasifika” club would be the latest “soft power” initiative by the…
Mikaela Shiffrin Gets New Head Coach in Female Pioneer Harjo
SOLDEU, Andorra—Two days after becoming the most successful World Cup skier in history, Mikaela Shiffrin marked her 28th birthday with the appointment of a new personal head coach on Monday in the hopes of getting “a fresh and new way of thinking” moving forward. The U.S. ski team said Karin Harjo, a pioneer for female…
‘Not Done Yet:’ Skier Shiffrin Continues Quest for Records
Does getting a record 87th World Cup win make Mikaela Shiffrin the greatest ski racer of all time? Shiffrin doesn’t think so, despite congratulations pouring in from the likes of tennis stars Roger Federer and Iga Swiatek, actress Kate Winslet, and fellow skiing standouts Lindsey Vonn and Bode Miller. In fact, Shiffrin laughs off the…
Mikaela Shiffrin Gets Her Record 86th World Cup Victory
ARE, Sweden—American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won her record-tying 86th World Cup race Friday with victory in a giant slalom. Shiffrin’s win matched the overall record set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark 34 years ago. The 27-year-old American protected her half-second lead from the first run and finished 0.64 seconds ahead of Federica Brignone. It was…
Mikaela Shiffrin Closes in on World Cup Skiing History
History beckons for Mikaela Shiffrin on Friday when the American skier competes in one of her best events. Shiffrin is seeking a record-tying 86th win on the World Cup skiing circuit, a number that would equal Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s mark from the 1970s and 80s. Shiffrin earned win No. 85 six weeks ago. She…
Biggest Loss in 90 Years for Manchester United in 7–0 Rout at Liverpool
LIVERPOOL, England—Liverpool brought Manchester United crashing down to earth with a stunning 7–0 rout at Anfield on Sunday in the visitors’ worst competitive defeat in more than 90 years. Only a week after winning the League Cup, United experienced its biggest defeat in the Premier League and the club’s joint-worst loss in all competitions. United…
33 Iditarod Sled Dog Race Mushers to Trek Across Alaska
WILLOW, Alaska—The race to Nome starts Sunday for 33 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. The mushers are to take off every two minutes in a staggered start across a frozen lake about 70 miles north of Anchorage. The race starts Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. local time. They will…
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