The rebranding of Saudi Arabia's blood-stained image using sports has been spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, palace coup plotter and figure behind the butchering of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, writes Binoy Kampmark.
Sports
Well-known Indigenous photojournalist Barbara McGrady's Deadly Sports Heroes photo exhibition was launched in Glebe on March 26, reports Jim McIlroy.
In 1921, an international association was founded to unify workers' sports and gymnastics organisations into support centers for class struggle, writes John Riddell.
Chinese-American Olympian Eileen Gu (Gu Ailing) is the first 鈥渁ction-sports鈥 athlete to win three medals at the same Olympics, but is under attack for competing for China, reports Malik Miah.
Rio Tinto's plan to mine lithium in Serbia has been scuttled in the wake of Novak Djokovic's deportation and against a backdrop of huge anti-mining protests and the country's upcoming elections in April, reports Binoy Kampmark.
November 16 marked exactly three months of Taliban occupation of Kabul, reports Yasmeen Afghan. The world cannot turn its back.
Afghanistan, a country gripped by misery, tyranny and an uncertain future, is having moments of joy and pride, thanks to the men鈥檚 national cricket team, reports Yasmeen Afghan.
In聽nations built on occupation and racist dispossession, First Nations athletes are celebrated as 鈥渉eroes鈥 for their sporting achievements one day, then condemned and vilified the next, argues聽Sue Bull.
Alex Salmon reviews a new book by anti-Apartheid activists about how sport both upheld the racist status quo and became a crucial site of resistance.
NOlympics Action Sydney wants the Tokyo Olympics cancelled because of聽humanitarian concerns stemming from the pandemic.聽Kerry Smith reports.
The European Super League did not seek to grow the game, but rather promised a heavily marketised and Americanised product saturated with cash at the expense of traditions, writes Leo Crnogorcevic.
Major League Baseball has taken a stand against racism聽and moved its聽All-Star game to protest voter suppression, reports David Zirin.
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