Archive for the category ‘SPORTS’


Luis Rubiales the King of the Machirulos
Marcelo Trivelli | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
September 11th, 2023 ( Comments Off on Luis Rubiales the King of the Machirulos)
Pelé Goes Into Palliative Care after Cancer Hospitalization
teleSUR - TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Pelé Goes Into Palliative Care after Cancer Hospitalization)
Qatar’s World Cup Is a Lavish Exercise in Sportswashing
Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan | Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 5th, 2022 ( Comments Off on Qatar’s World Cup Is a Lavish Exercise in Sportswashing)
Behaviors to Avoid at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup
Reflect Your Respect | Twitter – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2022 ( 1 Comment »)
World Cup Stadium Workers ‘Had Their Money Stolen and Lives Ruined’, Says Rights Group
Pete Pattisson | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2022 ( Comments Off on World Cup Stadium Workers ‘Had Their Money Stolen and Lives Ruined’, Says Rights Group)
A World Cup Stained with Blood and Bribery
Aram Aharonian | Pressenza - TRANSCEND Media Service
November 21st, 2022 ( Comments Off on A World Cup Stained with Blood and Bribery)
The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing
Dave Zirin | ScheerPost - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 27th, 2022 ( Comments Off on The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing)
Team Hawaiian Kingdom? Activists Want Some U.S. Olympians to Surf for a Different Homeland
Claire Wang | NBC News - TRANSCEND Media Service
August 2nd, 2021 ( Comments Off on Team Hawaiian Kingdom? Activists Want Some U.S. Olympians to Surf for a Different Homeland)
Olympic Surfing Exposes Whitewashed Native Hawaiian Roots
Sally Ho | AP - TRANSCEND Media Service
July 26th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Olympic Surfing Exposes Whitewashed Native Hawaiian Roots)
Tokyo Pushes Ahead with Olympics despite Growing Demands to Cancel
Ben McGrath | WSWS - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Tokyo Pushes Ahead with Olympics despite Growing Demands to Cancel)
The Tokyo Olympics Must Go Ahead
Johnny Luk | Al Jazeera - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2021 ( Comments Off on The Tokyo Olympics Must Go Ahead)
Why Did Naomi Osaka Withdraw from the French Open?
Mia Mercado | The CUT - TRANSCEND Media Service
June 7th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Why Did Naomi Osaka Withdraw from the French Open?)
Tokyo Doctors Call for Olympics to Be Cancelled over COVID Surge
Al Jazeera News - TRANSCEND Media Service
May 24th, 2021 ( Comments Off on Tokyo Doctors Call for Olympics to Be Cancelled over COVID Surge)
Revealed: 6,500 Migrant Workers Have Died in Qatar as It Gears Up for Soccer World Cup
Pete Pattisson, Niamh McIntyre, et al. | The Guardian - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 1st, 2021 ( Comments Off on Revealed: 6,500 Migrant Workers Have Died in Qatar as It Gears Up for Soccer World Cup)
COVID-19: UN Health Agency Advice Informs Decision to Delay Olympic Games for First Time Since 1944
UN News - TRANSCEND Media Service
March 30th, 2020 ( Comments Off on COVID-19: UN Health Agency Advice Informs Decision to Delay Olympic Games for First Time Since 1944)
Tokyo Olympics: How Coronavirus Is Hitting Preparations
Kari Brossard Stoos and Heather Dichter - The Conversation
March 16th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Tokyo Olympics: How Coronavirus Is Hitting Preparations)
Olympic Committee Bans Athletes from Making Political Protests during 2020 Games
Joe Jurado | The Root – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 13th, 2020 ( Comments Off on Olympic Committee Bans Athletes from Making Political Protests during 2020 Games)
Sore Sports: Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting Washington’s Geopolitical Game Plan?
Robert Bridge | Strategic Culture Foundation – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 23rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Sore Sports: Russia Barred from Olympics for Thwarting Washington’s Geopolitical Game Plan?)
Russia Banned from Next Olympics and World Cup Soccer
Brian Homewood and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | Reuters – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 16th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Russia Banned from Next Olympics and World Cup Soccer)
Japan Is Lying about the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, as It Promotes the 2020 Olympic Games
Nuclear News | CounterPunch – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 23rd, 2019 ( 1 Comment »)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Made from 80,000 Tons of Recycled Mobile Phones, Electronics
Jay Cannon - USA Today
August 5th, 2019 ( Comments Off on Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals Made from 80,000 Tons of Recycled Mobile Phones, Electronics)
Caster Semenya: The Legal and Ethical Issues That Should Concern Us All
Steve Cornelius – The Conversation
June 3rd, 2019 ( Comments Off on Caster Semenya: The Legal and Ethical Issues That Should Concern Us All)
French Rugby to Support Gareth Thomas over Homophobic Attack
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on French Rugby to Support Gareth Thomas over Homophobic Attack)
Olivier Giroud: Impossible to Be Gay in Football
teleSUR – TRANSCEND Media Service
November 26th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Olivier Giroud: Impossible to Be Gay in Football)
In Praise of Serena Williams
Richard Falk | Global Justice in the 21st Century – TRANSCEND Media Seervice
September 17th, 2018 ( Comments Off on In Praise of Serena Williams)
Winter Olympics – Forging Peace or False Dawn?
Christa Case Bryant and Michael Holtz – The Christian Science Monitor
February 19th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Winter Olympics – Forging Peace or False Dawn?)
Despite Good Intentions, the Olympics Has Its Limits in Promoting Peace
Keith Rathbone – The Conversation
February 12th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Despite Good Intentions, the Olympics Has Its Limits in Promoting Peace)
North Korean Athletes Arrive in South Korea for Olympics
Hyung-Jin Kim | Associated Press – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on North Korean Athletes Arrive in South Korea for Olympics)
Doping Ban against 28 Russian Athletes Overturned
Al Jazeera News – TRANSCEND Media Service
February 5th, 2018 ( Comments Off on Doping Ban against 28 Russian Athletes Overturned)
Two Koreas Will March Together at the Olympics
Agence France-Presse | PRI – TRANSCEND Media Service
January 22nd, 2018 ( Comments Off on Two Koreas Will March Together at the Olympics)
International Olympic Committee Bans Russia from 2018 Olympics in Political Provocation
Josh Varlin | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
December 11th, 2017 ( 3 Comments »)
The White Man in That Photo
Riccardo Gazzaniga - GRIOT Magazine
October 2nd, 2017 ( Comments Off on The White Man in That Photo)
The Unspoken Truth behind the Colin Kaepernick Story
Edward Curtin – TRANSCEND Media Service
September 18th, 2017 ( Comments Off on The Unspoken Truth behind the Colin Kaepernick Story)
Fukushima Radiation and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Dahr Jamail | EcoWatch – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 24th, 2017 ( Comments Off on Fukushima Radiation and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics)
The White Man in That Photo
Riccardo Gazzaniga - GRIOT Magazine
October 3rd, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
The Olympic Games: A Metaphor for a Humanized Humanity
Leonardo Boff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Olympic Games: A Metaphor for a Humanized Humanity)
Scottish Football Fans Fly Flag of Palestine in Match against Israeli Team
Middle East Eye Staff – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 29th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Scottish Football Fans Fly Flag of Palestine in Match against Israeli Team)
The Importance of Cheering for Caster Semenya
Lindsay Gibbs | ThinkProgress – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Importance of Cheering for Caster Semenya)
Brazil’s Uplifting Olympics
Roger Cohen – The New York Times
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Brazil’s Uplifting Olympics)
Olympic Games – More Media Show than Sports Event
Mario Osava – Inter Press Service-IPS
August 22nd, 2016 ( Comments Off on Olympic Games – More Media Show than Sports Event)
The Biased Report That Led to Banning Russian Athletes
Rick Sterling - teleSUR
August 15th, 2016 ( 2 Comments »)
Olympic Executioners: Guilty Until Proven Guilty
Mark Chapman – Oriental Review
August 15th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Olympic Executioners: Guilty Until Proven Guilty)
Rio 2016: The “Olympic Ideal” and the Reality of Capitalism
Bill Van Auken | WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
August 8th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Rio 2016: The “Olympic Ideal” and the Reality of Capitalism)
Russian Olympic Committee’s Statement in Response to the World Anti-Doping Agency Report (in English and in русский-Russian)
Russian Olympic Committee | Олимпийский комитет России – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Russian Olympic Committee’s Statement in Response to the World Anti-Doping Agency Report (in English and in русский-Russian))
The Olympics as a Tool of the New Cold War
Andrey Fomin | Oriental Review – TRANSCEND Media Service
July 25th, 2016 ( Comments Off on The Olympics as a Tool of the New Cold War)
The Humiliating Practice of Sex-Testing Female Athletes
Ruth Padawer – The New York Times Magazine
July 4th, 2016 ( 1 Comment »)
This Chart Shows the Staggering Human Cost of Staging a World Cup in Qatar
Edwin Rios – Mother Jones
June 6th, 2016 ( Comments Off on This Chart Shows the Staggering Human Cost of Staging a World Cup in Qatar)
Blame Capitalism for Doping in Sports
Bhaskar Sunkara – Al Jazeera America
January 11th, 2016 ( Comments Off on Blame Capitalism for Doping in Sports)
US Imperialism and the FIFA Corruption Investigation
Chris Marsden, WSWS – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on US Imperialism and the FIFA Corruption Investigation)
Washington Politicizes Football
Paul Craig Roberts – TRANSCEND Media Service
June 8th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Washington Politicizes Football)
Palestinian Soccer Head under Fire after Withdrawing Motion to Suspend Israel from FIFA
Khaled Abu Toameh – The Jerusalem Post
June 1st, 2015 ( Comments Off on Palestinian Soccer Head under Fire after Withdrawing Motion to Suspend Israel from FIFA)
Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics
Charlotte Silver – The Electronic Intifada
May 18th, 2015 ( Comments Off on Brazil Cancels $2 Billion Contract with Israeli Security Firm for 2016 Olympics)
After Latest Incident, Israel’s Future in FIFA Is Uncertain
Dave Zirin – The Nation
April 13th, 2015 ( Comments Off on After Latest Incident, Israel’s Future in FIFA Is Uncertain)
Modern-Day Slavery – Qatar World Cup: Migrants Wait a Year to Be Paid for Building Offices
Robert Booth, and Pete Pattisson in Doha – The Guardian
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Modern-Day Slavery – Qatar World Cup: Migrants Wait a Year to Be Paid for Building Offices)
Modern-Day Slavery – Trapped in Qatar: The Migrants Who Helped Build the ‘Tower of Football’
Robert Booth, and Pete Pattisson in Doha – The Guardian
August 4th, 2014 ( Comments Off on Modern-Day Slavery – Trapped in Qatar: The Migrants Who Helped Build the ‘Tower of Football’)
Sportswriter Dave Zirin: Prayers for the People in Boston, Baghdad and Mogadishu
Democracy NOW! – TRANSCEND Media Service
April 22nd, 2013 ( Comments Off on Sportswriter Dave Zirin: Prayers for the People in Boston, Baghdad and Mogadishu)
ON OLYMPICS, WORLD CUPS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Am Johal – Znet
April 12th, 2010 ( Comments Off on ON OLYMPICS, WORLD CUPS AND HUMAN RIGHTS)
LET CASTER RUN!
Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf – Znet
April 12th, 2010 ( Comments Off on LET CASTER RUN!)