120 players denounce the partnership of Fifa and the Saudi oil company Aramco – Libération
In an open letter addressed Monday, October 21 to Fifa, the footballers demand to end the sponsorship contract with the Saudi oil and gas giant, which they accuse of being responsible for ecological disaster and of not respecting human rights humans. “FIFA is choosing money over the safety of women and the safety of the […]
Rafa Nadal’s retirement: A blot on Nadal’s resume: Arabia and its clumsy feminism | Tennis | Sports
With the memory still fresh of the announcement of his sabbatical year, when the fan was still overcome with melancholy for the idol who had fallen in combat, the announcement that confused everything came last January. Rafa Nadal had signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia, specifically with the Saudi Tennis Federation. To be your ambassador. […]
Sport and politics: after the Paralympics and Olympics in Beijing: a different neutrality (nd-aktuell.de)
Frosty games: The Paralympics in Beijing ended on Sunday with the closing ceremony. Foto: imago images/Matic Klansek “I wish you all success and good luck. Thanks very much. Peace!” Andrew Parsons shouted at the Beijing stadium on Friday last week. However, the television audience in the host country, China, was not able to catch all […]
Power games with dirty money (nd-aktuell.de)
Many top-class golf tournaments have taken place in the Saudi Royal Greens Golf Club near Jeddah. But more and more professionals now have stomach ache about accepting the fees of the regime. Photo: EPA-EFE / Valdrin Xhemaj »Naive, stubborn, selfish, ignorant. Disappointing and sad as well.« The Northern Irish golf pro Rory McIlroy came up […]
Marketing in the »unrest province« Xinjiang (nd-aktuell.de)
In the middle of nowhere: As here with the »Oynak Ski Resort«, China is trying to market the homeland of the oppressed Uyghurs in its favor with a few other white spots in the Xinjiang region. Foto: imago images/Ding Lei 54-year-old Huang Kezhong is clearly proud. The Chinese has dedicated himself to winter sports all […]
Criticism of Australian Open after Peng Shuai banner removal
T-shirts and banners showing support for Peng Shuai were seized at the Australian Open, which has come under criticism for the organization. The Chinese tennis star was missing for several weeks at the end of last year after she accused the former deputy prime minister of China of sexual abuse. Former tennis star Martina Navratilova […]