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Tokyo Games creative head resigns over derogatory remark
By Reuters,
1127, March 18, 2021 (EAT)
Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the...
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World Athletics makes new equality pledges to mark International Women’s Day
By Reuters,
1047, March 8, 2021 (EAT)
World Athletics has marked International Women’s Day with a series of pledges to “further advance the role of girls and women” in the sport unde...
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U.S. Soccer scraps anthem-kneeling policy
By Reuters,
1453, February 28, 2021 (EAT)
United States Soccer on Saturday voted to end a ban on players kneeling during the national anthem, something they have done to protest racial inequal...
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LeBron James hits back at Ibrahimovic criticism of political activism
By Reuters,
1520, February 27, 2021 (EAT)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James on Friday fired back at Zlatan Ibrahimovic and vowed to never stay silent about social causes after he was cri...
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Tokyo 2020 launches new gender equality team
By Reuters,
1607, February 24, 2021 (EAT)
The new president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee said on Wednesday that it had set up a gender equality team and aimed to boost the p...
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Tokyo 2020’s Mori to quit as he vows to end controversy
By Reuters,
1429, February 11, 2021 (EAT)
The president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, Yoshiro Mori, will resign over a sexist remark that sparked an outcry, two sources said...
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IOC condemns Tokyo Games chief’s comments
By Agencies,
1028, February 10, 2021 (EAT)
Comments made about women by Yoshiro Mori, the head of the Tokyo Olympics organising committee, were "absolutely inappropriate", the International Oly...
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Tens of thousands sign petition against Tokyo Games chief after sexist comments
By Reuters,
2021, February 5, 2021 (EAT)
A petition calling for action against Yoshiro Mori, head of the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee who caused an uproar with sexist comments, gathere...
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Tokyo Olympics chief retracts sexist comments, refuses to resign
By Reuters,
1231, February 4, 2021 (EAT)
Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori on Thursday apologised for sexist comments about women talking too much, but said he would not resign, even as his r...
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Sport hails new Biden-Harris administration
By Reuters,
1217, January 21, 2021 (EAT)
Sports trailblazers Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe and Lewis Hamilton were among those hailing the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice ...
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US players need to ‘make sacrifices’ in fight for equal pay
By Agencies,
1209, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
"Sacrifice has to be made" in the fight for equal pay for the United States women's national team, says World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hope Solo. T...
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‘We live in two Americas’, LeBron James says, after Capitol siege
By Reuters,
1345, January 9, 2021 (EAT)
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James said the violent mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters forcing their way into the U.S. Capitol showed t...
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Union survey shows players wish to continue taking a knee
By Reuters,
1842, December 18, 2020 (EAT)
English soccer players are “overwhelmingly in support” of continuing to take a knee as an act of solidarity against racial inequality, the Profess...
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Griezmann ends commercial relationship with Huawei
By Reuters,
2318, December 10, 2020 (EAT)
France and Barcelona footballer Antoine Griezmann, who has been an ambassador for tech giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, has cut commercial ties with ...
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NBA players meet Pope Francis to discuss social justice issues
By Reuters,
931, November 24, 2020 (EAT)
Five NBA players met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday to discuss social justice issues following a season where combating racial inequality ...
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English FA chief Clarke resigns after remark about black players
By Agencies,
2207, November 10, 2020 (EAT)
Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has resigned over "unacceptable" language to describe black players. Clarke said he was "deeply saddene...
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World Athletics Indoor Tour to expand in 2021
By World Athletics,
1313, October 31, 2020 (EAT)
The World Athletics Indoor Tour will offer enhanced competition opportunities next year with the introduction of three tiers of competition – Gold, ...
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Boy who racially abused Palace’s Zaha ‘extremely remorseful’
By Reuters,
1106, October 8, 2020 (EAT)
A 12-year-old boy who sent racist messages to Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was “extremely remorseful” and underwent education sessions as p...
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Lewis Hamilton could face FIA investigation over anti-racism T-shirt
By Agencies,
1254, September 15, 2020 (EAT)
Formula 1 bosses are looking into whether Lewis Hamilton broke rules at the Tuscan Grand Prix by wearing a T-shirt highlighting police brutality. ...
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Messi to sign for Liverpool? No chance, says Klopp
By Reuters,
1614, August 29, 2020 (EAT)
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he would be interested in adding Barcelona captain Lionel Messi to his Premier League-winning squad but there is ...
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