Sports

COVID-19 throws Tokyo and Olympics into a panic

July 20, 2021 By Al Neal

As of Tuesday morning, there are 71 confirmed cases including 31 from among the tens of thousands of international attendees.

Anti-racist solidarity in EURO 2020 should not be controversial

July 12, 2021 By Ramzy Baroud

Asking that politics should stay out of sports is asking the impossible.

Festival of Profits: Olympic traditions of capitalism and corruption continue

June 10, 2021 By Steven Walker

The motto of the Olympic Games is "excellence, respect, and friendship" — but over time, money has eroded all these high-minded concepts.

Behind the glamour of international sports events: The broken bodies of workers

May 18, 2021 By Al Neal

The body count in Qatar, sight of the 2022 FIFA cup, continues to rise.

S.F. Giants demand food service workers sign COVID ‘release of liability’ form

April 13, 2021 By Marc Norton

The San Francisco Giants Opening Day was Friday, April 9. The Giants had been doing a full court press (sorry to mix in basketball metaphors) for days on end about how safe the stadium would be...