There’s something about the principle of fair play that’s taking a knock during these Olympics. What happened to the presumption of innocence until found guilty? An unpleasant wave of hostility has picked on one group of athletes while others in the Western camps are rightly praised for their stunning performances. Teenage swimmers Ruta Meilutyte (Lithuania) […]
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Football — the continuation of war by other means. The trouble with football (collapsing a whole long list into a handful of bugbears) is that its mindset bears an uncanny resemblance to the belief in “my country/party right or wrong”. It appears designed to programme the collective brain out of thinking and nuance, making those
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Chen Xiexia You can wait a lifetime for a headline like that. Would you believe it? My namesake wins China’s first gold of the Olympics with superior muscle-power and a fearsome snatch. Chen, 25, lifted 95kg in the snatch and set a new record for the class with 117kg in the clean and jerk. It’s
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