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Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

There’s nothing remarkable about the fact WADA and Sinner did a deal. But three months? That’s got a stench.

saturday 10

WA Today

Darren Kane

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

There’s nothing remarkable about the fact WADA and Sinner did a deal. But three months? That’s got a stench.

saturday 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

There’s nothing remarkable about the fact WADA and Sinner did a deal. But three months? That’s got a stench.

saturday 3

The Age

Darren Kane

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

Why Jannik Sinner’s three-month doping ban is the deal of the century

There’s nothing remarkable about the fact WADA and Sinner did a deal. But three months? That’s got a stench.

saturday 8

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

The US president would have us believe the vexed issue of transgender participation in sport has been solved with one pen stroke. But the IOC and LA...

15.02.2025 10

WA Today

Darren Kane

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

The US president would have us believe the vexed issue of transgender participation in sport has been solved with one pen stroke. But the IOC and LA...

15.02.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

The US president would have us believe the vexed issue of transgender participation in sport has been solved with one pen stroke. But the IOC and LA...

15.02.2025 10

The Age

Darren Kane

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

Why Trump’s transgender edict spells chaos for 2028 Olympics

The US president would have us believe the vexed issue of transgender participation in sport has been solved with one pen stroke. But the IOC and LA...

15.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Tennis officials ejected a spectator for yelling at Zverev. Were they right to?

If you buy a ticket, you have the right to boo and jeer, right? Well, yes, but where’s the line?

01.02.2025 20

WA Today

Darren Kane

Tennis officials ejected a spectator for yelling at Zverev. Were they right to?

If you buy a ticket, you have the right to boo and jeer, right? Well, yes, but where’s the line?

01.02.2025 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

Tennis officials ejected a spectator for yelling at Zverev. Were they right to?

If you buy a ticket, you have the right to boo and jeer, right? Well, yes, but where’s the line?

01.02.2025 9

The Age

Darren Kane

Tennis officials ejected a spectator for yelling at Zverev. Were they right to?

If you buy a ticket, you have the right to boo and jeer, right? Well, yes, but where’s the line?

01.02.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

The Olympics must be compelling, electrifying and showcase unparalleled skill. One sport is all of these

This week, I climbed up a long and steep hill in North London to get to the Alexandra Palace for a session of the World Darts Championships...

03.01.2025 1

WA Today

Darren Kane

The Olympics must be compelling, electrifying and showcase unparalleled skill. One sport is all of these

This week, I climbed up a long and steep hill in North London to get to the Alexandra Palace for a session of the World Darts Championships...

03.01.2025 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

The Olympics must be compelling, electrifying and showcase unparalleled skill. One sport is all of these

This week, I climbed up a long and steep hill in North London to get to the Alexandra Palace for a session of the World Darts Championships...

03.01.2025 3

The Age

Darren Kane

The Olympics must be compelling, electrifying and showcase unparalleled skill. One sport is all of these

This week, I climbed up a long and steep hill in North London to get to the Alexandra Palace for a session of the World Darts Championships...

03.01.2025 3

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

In NRL clown town, can a Tiger turn into a Magpie? It’s not black and white...

You reckon perhaps it’s true; we’re all just existing in a clown world? Of course, why can’t a tiger shapeshift to transform into a magpie? The...

20.12.2024 3

WA Today

Darren Kane

In NRL clown town, can a Tiger turn into a Magpie? It’s not black and white...

You reckon perhaps it’s true; we’re all just existing in a clown world? Of course, why can’t a tiger shapeshift to transform into a magpie? The...

20.12.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

In NRL clown town, can a Tiger turn into a Magpie? It’s not black and white...

You reckon perhaps it’s true; we’re all just existing in a clown world? Of course, why can’t a tiger shapeshift to transform into a magpie? The...

20.12.2024 3

The Age

Darren Kane

In NRL clown town, can a Tiger turn into a Magpie? It’s not black and white...

You reckon perhaps it’s true; we’re all just existing in a clown world? Of course, why can’t a tiger shapeshift to transform into a magpie? The...

20.12.2024 5

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Is tennis cooked? No, but the temperature is being turned up

It strikes me that Nick Kyrgios has a raging proclivity for hyperbole; and also, that he relishes the calamity of it all. For Kyrgios to opine on X...

06.12.2024 2

WA Today

Darren Kane

Is tennis cooked? No, but the temperature is being turned up

It strikes me that Nick Kyrgios has a raging proclivity for hyperbole; and also, that he relishes the calamity of it all. For Kyrgios to opine on X...

06.12.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

Is tennis cooked? No, but the temperature is being turned up

It strikes me that Nick Kyrgios has a raging proclivity for hyperbole; and also, that he relishes the calamity of it all. For Kyrgios to opine on X...

06.12.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Is tennis cooked? No, but the temperature is being turned up

It strikes me that Nick Kyrgios has a raging proclivity for hyperbole; and also, that he relishes the calamity of it all. For Kyrgios to opine on X...

06.12.2024 4

The Age

Darren Kane

IOC needs to take a binary position on transgender participation in women’s sport

Donald Trump’s views concerning the involvement of transgender athletes in organised sport – specifically, the participation by trans-male...

23.11.2024 4

WA Today

Darren Kane

IOC needs to take a binary position on transgender participation in women’s sport

Donald Trump’s views concerning the involvement of transgender athletes in organised sport – specifically, the participation by trans-male...

23.11.2024 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

IOC needs to take a binary position on transgender participation in women’s sport

Donald Trump’s views concerning the involvement of transgender athletes in organised sport – specifically, the participation by trans-male...

23.11.2024 10

The Age

Darren Kane

IOC needs to take a binary position on transgender participation in women’s sport

Donald Trump’s views concerning the involvement of transgender athletes in organised sport – specifically, the participation by trans-male...

23.11.2024 5

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Blow up the pokies, but if gambling ads are banned, what’s next?

On the question of banning things for adults – even things that, to some at least, can be dangerous – I’m no fan. The period between the grand...

28.09.2024 2

WA Today

Darren Kane

Blow up the pokies, but if gambling ads are banned, what’s next?

On the question of banning things for adults – even things that, to some at least, can be dangerous – I’m no fan. The period between the grand...

28.09.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

Blow up the pokies, but if gambling ads are banned, what’s next?

On the question of banning things for adults – even things that, to some at least, can be dangerous – I’m no fan. The period between the grand...

28.09.2024 4

The Age

Darren Kane

Blow up the pokies, but if gambling ads are banned, what’s next?

On the question of banning things for adults – even things that, to some at least, can be dangerous – I’m no fan. The period between the grand...

28.09.2024 4

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Sport’s push for board equality is laudable, but athletes must come first

The new National Gender Equality in Sport Governance Policy, announced this week by the federal government, mandates that within the next three...

13.09.2024 3

WA Today

Darren Kane

Sport’s push for board equality is laudable, but athletes must come first

The new National Gender Equality in Sport Governance Policy, announced this week by the federal government, mandates that within the next three...

13.09.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

Sport’s push for board equality is laudable, but athletes must come first

The new National Gender Equality in Sport Governance Policy, announced this week by the federal government, mandates that within the next three...

13.09.2024 4

The Age

Darren Kane

Sport’s push for board equality is laudable, but athletes must come first

The new National Gender Equality in Sport Governance Policy, announced this week by the federal government, mandates that within the next three...

13.09.2024 5

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence

Is tennis player Jannik Sinner a drug cheat? Nick Kyrgios certainly appears to think so. He has opined that it’s beyond the threshold of what’s “...

30.08.2024 2

WA Today

Darren Kane

Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence

Is tennis player Jannik Sinner a drug cheat? Nick Kyrgios certainly appears to think so. He has opined that it’s beyond the threshold of what’s “...

30.08.2024 4

The Age

Darren Kane

Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence

Is tennis player Jannik Sinner a drug cheat? Nick Kyrgios certainly appears to think so. He has opined that it’s beyond the threshold of what’s “...

30.08.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Darren Kane

Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence

Is tennis player Jannik Sinner a drug cheat? Nick Kyrgios certainly appears to think so. He has opined that it’s beyond the threshold of what’s “...

30.08.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane

The outrageous – and sad – double standards of the Olympics

These Olympic Games, despite all their glory and colour, do resemble a bit of a clown show. Plainly, it isn’t enough that 23 Chinese swimmers...

02.08.2024 2

WA Today

Darren Kane

The outrageous – and sad – double standards of the Olympics

These Olympic Games, despite all their glory and colour, do resemble a bit of a clown show. Plainly, it isn’t enough that 23 Chinese swimmers...

02.08.2024 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Darren Kane