Category: Sport
Cleveland Browns defensive superstar Myles Garrett is dominating headlines after a four-sack game — but it’s not just his record-breaking performance that has fans buzzing. In Sunday’s clash against the Baltimore Ravens, Garrett delivered four sacks, bringing his total to 15 sacks in just 10 games this NFL season. It marks the seventh season he’s […]
Professional women’s Football players in the United States are rejecting attempts by an anti-trans business figure to pressure them into speaking out against trans athletes. Jennifer Sey, a former gymnastics champion and the CEO of anti-trans clothing brand XX-XY Athletics, recently offered a $10,000 payment to any player in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) […]
The New Zealand’s BNZ Breakers will not wear the rainbow Pride Progress Flag on their uniforms during the Australian National Basketball League’s (NBL) Pride Round early next year. The Auckland-based club said the decision was made collectively by the team, following internal discussions around the league’s voluntary policy for wearing the insignia, which celebrates the […]
DJ Winner Mick, aka Mick Whitty, is known to community members for his sets at URGE parties, but recently he swapped the decks for boxing gloves. He tells YOUR EX about his physical and mental journey to stepping in the squared circle. When Wellington’s DJ Winner Mick — known off the decks as Mick Whitty […]
Organisers of the Olympic Games are reportedly moving towards enforcing a comprehensive ban on transgender women from competing in women’s events. According to reports from Sky News and other outlets, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is contemplating changes that would mirror recent policy shifts by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which have effectively barred […]
Manchester United has suspended a supporter from attending home and away matches for three years after he used a homophobic slur online. It is believed to be one of the most serious disciplinary actions taken by a professional football club in England against one of its own fans for online abuse. The incident stems from […]
Jon Reyes, the newest member of the San Francisco 49ers’ Gold Rush cheerleading squad, has a message for the haters: “I’m on the field. So bye, gurl!” Reyes, proudly gay and in his first season cheering in the NFL, is breaking barriers and living his lifelong dream. Speaking to Outsports, Reyes opened up about his […]
Australian rugby league star Reece Walsh responded with humour and grace after copping homophobic and vile abuse from a small group of English fans during the Kangaroos’ 14–4 victory over England at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Late in the match, Walsh was shown a yellow card by referee Grant Atkins, forcing him to sit out the […]