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Hurricanes haka: A brief history of protests in sport
From top left: Bryan Williams and Bob Burgess, Josh Kronfeld, Tommie Smith and Darren Waller.
Photo: Photosport / AFP
From wearing a wristband to refusing to play the Springboks, Kiwis are among athletes worldwide to make a stand for what they believe in – often at some cost.
Protesting has raised eyebrows and hackles this week after Hurricanes Poua players altered their haka to lash out at the government.
Hurricanes chief executive Avan Lee says Poua has been told they will not be allowed to repeat the controversial haka, which was performed on Saturday.
Before their Super Rugby Aupiki season…
Court of Arbitration for Sport partially upholds Simona Halep appeal
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) acknowledges today’s decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Romanian tennis player Simona Halep.
Following a hearing held between 7-9 February 2024 in Lausanne, Switzerland, the CAS panel has partially upheld an appeal from Halep against a disciplinary sanction imposed by an independent tribunal in September 2023, reducing the period of ineligibility from four years to nine months.
Today’s decision comes in the form of a summary “operative award”, with the CAS panel’s full written decision to follow at a later date.
ITIA Chief Executive Officer, Karen Moorhouse,…