The good news in the wake of Tiger Woods' Tuesday car crash is fairly obvious: He survived, despite severe injuries that include multiple open fractures of his leg. "The.
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19 February 2021, 14:57 UTC
Baby Shaykh was only 20 days old when his life came to a tragic end last December out of a sudden illness. Born in a Muslim family in Sri Lanka, his last rites would be a burial followed by a funeral but instead, authorities cremated his body against the wishes of his parents. A rapid test for COVID-19 (an antigen test) returned positive, yet his parents, including his mother who was breast feeding him, tested negative. This has created doubts in his parents’ mind about the credibility of the test. The authorities had no sympathy for the desperate pleas and protests of Baby Shaykh’s parents. The bodies of Muslims who die or are suspected of having died of COVID-19 are resigned to the same fate across Sri Lanka.
OpEd: How Low Do Federations Sink Before the IOC Steps In? 02/18/21
The IWF is the new benchmark and I’m with the IOC – a new reformist presidency is desperately needed.
by Callum Skinner
Around the Rings
Callum Skinner won gold and silver medals in track cycling at Rio 2016. (Global Athlete)
I have never been one to shy away from what I - and I believe scores of others - see as the obvious in modern-day Olympic sport: ineffectual sports governance. The examples are too plentiful and too regular to shy away from, and it’s one of the reasons I became a passionate and prominent athlete advocacy campaigner following my Olympic Gold at Rio 2016.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians should be proud that they can celebrate every festive occasion in the spirit of unity and harmony, said the Prime Minister as the Chinese New Year Open House celebration went virtual amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.