Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sport. Show all posts
Sunday, October 11, 2015

SPORT/RELIGION: We can slap away Eddie McGuire's 'mussie' comment. The real problem is the use of 'footy'

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Australian Muslims have a sense of humour and no problem being likened to insects; what gets me is calling Australian rules "footy...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

SPORT: Cricket furore over logo a brew of bigotry

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Everyone knows Aussies love their beer. Those few Aussies like myself who prefer to stay dry can't help but be entertained by beer ...
Monday, November 14, 2011

SPORT: Bookshop paradise

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I believe in heaven. I've always wondered what it would be like. Maybe I should stop wondering and start preparing for it. But let...
Friday, October 01, 2010

CRIKEY: Stuff the dirty dunnies, it’s the religious violence that could halt Delhi

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Yes, many Indians are very embarrassed over the poor state of the dunnies at the athletes’ village in New Delhi. They’ve openly been writi...
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

CRIKEY: The real Delhi: not as dirty, scary and chaotic as the media thinks

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Over the past few weeks, we’ve read western sporting officials declare that Delhi’s Commonwealth Games won’t work because the city (and in p...
Monday, August 30, 2010

SPORT: Cricket corruption ...

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Corruption in cricket (or "kirkit" as my chronically South Asian mum calls it) has become a joke. South Asians are used to corrup...
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Friday, July 16, 2010

COMMENT: Andrew Bolt's World Cup Nightmare ...

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It’s amazing what crazy thoughts enter your brain in the early hours. One recent Monday morning, an hour or so past midnight, I was sitting ...
Monday, July 12, 2010

VIDEO: Final reflections on the World Cup result ...

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Thanks to EH. Bookmark this on Delicious
Monday, May 31, 2010

SPORT: All-Indian Superstars

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Irfan Yusuf watches his cricketing namesakes hit sectarian politics out of the park in Gujurat ... Humility is one of my strengths. Indeed, ...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009

PAKISTAN: Some comments on the recent Lahore blasts ...

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Before I start, here are a few admissions. I haven't been to Pakistan since 1994/95. During that trip, I travelled only to Karachi and L...
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Friday, January 30, 2009

VIDEO: Hayden repeatedly smeshuz the Kiwis for sex ...

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Apologies for the eksunt ... Matthew Hayden' 181 Against New Zealand Uploaded by eCricTV Bookmark this on Delicious
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Monday, October 27, 2008

SPORT: Palestine scores a goal on home soil ...

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While Israelis look set to elect the anti-peace Likud Party , the Palestinians will be cheering their national football (i.e. soccer, for a...
Saturday, June 28, 2008

SPORT/COMMENT: Sexism and golf in John McCain's home state ...

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Talk about gender exclusion! The New York Times reports on June 28 of a golf club in Phoenix which excludes persons who happen not to have...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

SPORT: Introducing India's all-Aussie cricket hero

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For centuries, the warrior-state of Rajasthan successfully resisted the rule of my ancestors, the Mughal kings. Rajasthani’s were fearsome f...
Thursday, January 10, 2008

CRIKEY: How to stop a cricket civil war ...

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Well, it seems international cricket is about to have its first world war. It started with at least one Indian bastard being found guilty of...