Political Sport

Justice for George: Schalke’s McKennie wears armband to protest the death of unarmed black man in US

George Floyd died in Minneapolis in an arrest by a police officer who pinned him to the ground for several minutes by kneeling on his neck.

AFP
· May 31, 2020 · 09:32 am
'Am I next?' Tennis phenom Coco Gauff upset by unarmed black man's death

Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged with with murder in Floyd’s death on Friday as violent protests continued around the US.

AFP
· May 30, 2020 · 12:08 pm
By allowing jallikattu, Executive has clearly undermined the Judiciary: legal experts

The Centre’s move to allow the bull-taming sport comes under severe criticism from animal rights groups and lawyers alike.

Sandhya Ravishankar
· Jan 08, 2016 · 08:48 pm

Jayalalithaa and BJP want to sacrifice bulls to gain votes in the 2016 elections

In flood-ravaged Tamil Nadu, the chief minister considers the lifting of the ban on Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport traditionally held on Pongal, as an emergency worthy of an ordinance.

Sandhya Ravishankar
· Dec 25, 2015 · 09:15 am