WBC President reveals plans to introduce transgender category for boxing
‘We will never allow a transgender born a man to fight a woman’ WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has confirmed plans for his sanctioning body to introduce a transgender category for boxing from 2023. The ongoing debate around transgender athletes competing in sports has dominated news in recent times, with allowing transgender women, who were born […]
3 years ago
Bruno Fernandes and Ruben Neves speak about World Cup pitch invader
“We understand his message.” A pitch invader ran onto the field during Portugal’s World Cup game against Uruguay, in a protest which saw the game halted for several minutes. The protester ran on to the pitch with a rainbow flag in his hand, and was also wearing a t-shirt that read ‘Save Ukraine’ on the […]
3 years ago
American journalist refused entry to USA v Wales for wearing rainbow t-shirt
The journalist revealed that he was denied entry to the stadium. An American journalist has been denied entry to the stadium for Wales’ game against the USA because he is wearing a rainbow t-shirt. Grant Wahl was queuing outside the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan when he was approached by security guards. Wahl […]
3 years ago
Australia become first World Cup team to criticise Qatar’s human rights record
‘There are universal values that should define football’ Australia have become the first team competing at the World Cup to release a collective statement criticising Qatar’s human rights record. 16 of the country’s players appeared in the video as they took aim at the host nation’s treatment of migrant workers and the LGBTQ+ community. Former […]
3 years ago
“People I’d never met before are now really good friends” – Next generation of Emerald Warriors wanted
“People I had never met before are now really good friends.” Back in the summer of 2019, the DCU campus, in Whitehall, played host to The Union Cup. Oran Sweeney and the Emerald Warriors helped set the scene for Europe’s biggest LGBT+ inclusive rugby tournament. The Derry native was a special guest on House of Rugby […]
3 years ago
Blackpool’s Jake Daniels publicly comes out as gay
Daniels is the first male professional footballer, in England, since Justin Fashanu to publicly come out as gay Blackpool’s Jake Daniels has become the first male professional footballer since Justin Fashanu to publicly come out as gay. Daniels has become the UK’s first active male professional footballer to come out as gay and has said […]
4 years ago