Love him or hate him, Cruz is all about the winning business

Jericho Cruz is aware of the mixed reactions that comes with having an on-court persona loved by the San Miguel Beer faithful and loathed by rival fans. “I’m used to haters,” Cruz said in Filipino after his vital contribution in the Beermen’s title-clinching win over the Magnolia Hotshots in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s…

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French football investigates ‘hate speech’ by Nice player

Nice’s Algerian defender Youcef Atal reacts during the UEFA Europa Conference League Group D football match between FC Cologne and OGC Nice in Cologne, on November 3, 2022. (Photo by UWE KRAFT / AFP) The French Football Federation (FFF) said on Sunday its ethics committee would investigate Nice player Youcef Atal for social media posts…

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Iga Swiatek calls for end to online hate: ‘The amount of criticism me and my team get after losing a set is ridiculous’

World No 1 Iga Swiatek called for an end to online hate after she received angry messages following her victory over Zheng Qinwen in the last 16 of the Cincinnati Open. Swiatek, who will now face this year’s Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the quarter-finals, appeared upset in her press conference after being criticised for…

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Shadow sports minister Lucy Powell calls for misogyny to be classified as hate crime

Shadow sports minister Lucy Powell has told Sky Sports News there needs to be a change in the law for misogyny to be classified as a hate crime so that it is treated as seriously as racism and homophobia. Misogyny and sexism are not treated as hate crimes under UK law, meaning they are investigated…

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Real Madrid lodges hate crime complaint over Vinicius racism incident – ​​rezal404

Soccer Football – LaLiga – Valencia v Real Madrid – Mestalla, Valencia, Spain – May 21, 2023 Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior gestures towards a fan REUTERS/Pablo Morano Real Madrid filed a criminal complaint Monday with Spanish prosecutors over the racist abuse of its Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior received during a weekend La Liga match, calling…

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