Sport Shack

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed and entertaining episode. This week in the lead-up to Australia Day on January 26, we discuss the relationship of sport and our National Day. Some of what will be discussed include:

- Australia Day awards and events that take place e.g., outdoor concerts, BBQ’s.

- The controversy surrounding the day and protesting from many Indigenous Australians.

- What the day is all about i.e., embrace cultural diversity, embrace the wonderful country we live in, time with friends and family.

- Australia Day activities e.g., backyard cricket and games in the park such as thong throwing, egg and spoon races.

- The Australian Open tennis and its culmination on the Australia Day long-weekend with the semi-finals and finals.

- The great success of the Australian Open and how it has developed and grown over the years.

- Controversial decisions made in regard to sport on Australia Day e.g., no First-Class cricket.

- A famous boat race that takes place on Sydney Harbour every Australia Day that involves a major form of transport in the city

- The Bicentenary Celebrations in 1988 and the fond memories.

We have our Fair Dinkum and Ratbag awards of the week and top sportsperson. We also have our Quote of the week, Quiz and our segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now. Glenn also has some more cracking jokes.

Australia Day Special Sources

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2. The sydney morning herald ‘cricket reveals plan to respectfully deliver australia day games’, by jon pierik, 20/11/24.

3. Australia day.com ‘ferrython’, national australia day council, n.d.

4. Daily mail.co.uk ‘cricket bosses make shock decision about teams playing on australia day’, by andrew prentice for daily mail australia, 30/10/24.

5. ausopen.com ‘fast facts’, tennis australia, 2024.

6. redbull.com ‘7 surprising facts about the australian open’, by javier romero, 18/1/24.

7. Fd tennis.com ‘25 fun facts about the australian open to impress your friends’, by alexi demajo, n.d.

8. purevpn.com ‘top australian open facts you didn’t know’, 2023.

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12. Dead on arrival ‘celebration of a nation-australia 1988-bicentennial tv spot’, 1/7/2012.

13. sbs.com ‘melbourne storm to scale back welcome to ceremony celebrations’, by bronte charles NITV,16/12/24.

14. Teacher professional development.com ‘20 sports trivia questions and answers”, tpd, 16/9/24.

15. Australia day regatta.com ‘the 189th australia day regatta, a celebration for all sailors’, australia day regatta inc. 2024.

16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Open

17. bandt.com ‘australian open 2025 set to increase sponsorship by at least 35%’, by aimee edwards, 12/11/24.

18. FA7273 bruce bur ‘sydney ferry karrabee sinks 1983’, 5/9/2011.

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22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karrabee_(ferry)

23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Gibbs

24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Hamlin

25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungaree

26. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerald-class_ferry

27. https://www.azquotes.com/author/24913-Rod_Laver

In this special episode Paul and Glenn begin our first episode for the year by talking about the life of the man known as “The Greatest”, the one and only Muhammad Ali. January 17 is the birthday of the great man and in this episode, we celebrate his incredible boxing career and other lifetime achievements and the legacy he has left.

Muhammed Ali-The Greatest Sources

1.Goeky ‘Muhammad Ali-black superman’, by Johnny Wakelin 28/10/2006.

2.kids.britannica.com ‘muhammad ali’, 2024, encyclopedia britannica inc.

3.ducksters.com ‘biography-muhammed ali’, n.d.

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5.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_Dundee

6.Flying echidna ‘norman gunston and mohammed ali’ 5/7/2016

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16. I am Ali, documentary, NBC Universal Australia, director and writer Clare Lewins, 2014.

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19. News yale.edu ‘muhammad ali originally named for ardent and Yale alumnus cassius clay’, 9/6/2016. Susan gonzalez.

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23. grammarly.com ‘iambic pentameter: definition and examples’, by parker yamasaki, 6/3/23.

24. History hit.com ‘10 facts about muhammad ali’, by shannon callahan, 22/5/23.

25. Saranghae jazzmin ‘muhammad ali recites poetic prediction about fight with sonny liston’, 5/11/24.

26. history.com ‘10 things you may not know about muhammad ali’, by christopher klein, 23/8/23.

27. Ibhof2 ‘muhammed ali:this is your life?’, 28/6/2011.

28. Rubin, Mike (5/6/2016). "Muhammad Ali: 4 Ways He Changed America". Rolling Stone.

29. Abc news ‘muhammad ali moments alongside sportscaster howard cosell’, 5/6/2016.

30. boxingGOATEdits ‘ali and cosell-moving reunion, 1992’ #edit#boxing#muhammadali#rip, 31/10/23.

31. Second shout.com ‘larry holmes didn’t hesitate to name the greatest heavyweight of all time”. By kristan caryl, 24/11/24.

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33. Nbc news.com ‘muhammad ali’s likely to reap in the cash for years to come’, by martha c.white, 7/6/2016.

34. Bahrain54321 ‘muhammad ali and will smith on islam and respond to 9/11 terrorism’, 1/6/2013.

35. Jim carroll’s blog ‘me, we’, 24/5/2015.first published in campaign 2/4/2015.

36. Midamode ‘sir michael parkinson on muhammad ali’,sky sports 5/6/2016.

37. Imdb ‘muhammad ali, When we were kings’, 1996, director leon gast.

38. Ghost Ridah AK47 ‘muhammed ali rare rhyme’, 20/4/2014

39. Kinofritze ‘muhammad ali-the poetry of smokin joe’, 10/11/2011.

40. The varsity.ca ‘a retrospective look into the legacy of the great muhammad ali’, by elim haile,k 25/2/24.

41. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lineal_championship

42. Usa today.com ‘rasheda ali discusses her concerns over son’s exposure to head trauma in combat sports’, by josh peter, 24/2/24.

43. https://www.essentiallysports.com/stories/boxing-news-muhammad-alis-children-where-are-they-now/

44.espn.com.au ‘muhammad ali’s 10 best quotes’, by darren rovell, 4/6/2016.

45. Word counter.com ‘muhammed ali quotes”, by alan reiner, 21/7/24.

46.Poetry soup.com ‘best muhammed ali poems’, 2024.

Paul and Glenn are back, this time for our final episode of the year where we look back on the year that was and discuss the highlights and lowlights of 2024. In this episode some of what we discuss include:

- The many interesting topics we discussed throughout the year, from Crazy excuses, Clutch plays, Religion and Sexuality and Questionable sports.

- The Paris Olympics and the joy of Aussie Gold eg, Kaylee McKeown, Cameron McEvoy, Arianne Titmus, Molly O’Callaghan the Fox sisters.

- Major Events and Achievements eg, Penrith Panthers winning four in a row, Scott Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. Spain winning the Euro.

- Paying respect to well-known sportspeople who passed away in 2024.

- Paul gives his major Claps and Slaps for the year in sport and his top Clap and Top Slap

- A few predictions for 2025.

We also have a 2024 year in sport Quiz and Glenn finishes off the show with a cracking joke

2024 Sports Shack Year in Review Sources

1. bbc.com ‘bbc sports personality of the year 2024’, channel one, 2024.

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbora_Krejcikova

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_LPGA_Tour

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Melbourne_Cup

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neale_Fraser

6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Redpath

7. On this day.com ‘athletes who died in 2024’,

8. Espn cricinfo.com ‘frank duckworth, co-inventor of DLS method, dies at the age of 84’ by espn cricinfo staff, 25/6/24.

9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Ledecky

Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining and action-packed episode. This week we continue on the topic of fashion and discuss some sportspeople from over the years with bad haircuts. Some of who we discuss include:

- A former Darts world champion known for his colourful Mohican hairstyle and extravagant clothing and is called the “Snakebite”.

- A former Brazilian soccer legend who while staring and leading his nation to a fifth World Cup in 2002, is also remembered for his terrible haircut which he used to distract the public from an injury.

-Felise Kaufusi, Willie Mason, Kevin Naiqama

- Colin Miller, Kevin Pieterson

- David Beckham, Marouane Fellaini, Carlos Valderrama, Ivan Perisic

-Andy Murray and Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati

- Antonio Garay, Jared Allen, Jeff Reed.

-Nick Cummins, Dustin Martin

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now? and Glenn finishes off with a cracking joke.

Sportspeople With Bad Haircuts Sources

1. wmagazine.com ‘a history of the world cup in 14 bad haircuts’, by fan zhong, 16/6/2018.

2. Nicki swift.com ‘the worst sports haircuts of all time’, by antonia georgiou, 30/1/23.

3. Bleacher report.com ‘the 50 worst haircuts in sports’, by zack pumerantz, 14/8/2012.

4. football365.com ‘the ten worst haircuts in football, including two manchester united players and haaland’s wig on a robot’, by john nicholson, 16/2/24.

5. Fox sports.com ‘fox sports’ bad hair XI, captained by Colin ‘funky’ miller’, tom morris, 27/11/2018.

6. The kennel.net.au ‘nrl players with shockin hairdo?

7. Essentially sports.com ‘from roger federer to andy murray-andy roddick ranks the worst hairstyles ever’, by aryan sharma, 17/5/2020.

8. Inside sport.com ‘best and worst sports hairstyles of all time’, by curtis figon and anthony difederico, 1/6/2015.

9. Ray stevens music ‘ray stevens- ‘the haircut song (music video)’, 16/5/2013.

10. Fox sports.com ‘we’ll be off to turkey: felise kaufusi’s hilarious explanation for new haircut’, by fox league, 5/5/24.

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13. boston.com ‘bieber takes a cut at brady’s hair’, by steve silva, 14/10/2010.15.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_(Brazilian_footballer)

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39. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-dart_finish

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41. Daily mail.com ‘two-time world darts champion peter wright reveals he lives on a budget of just 212 pounds per week’, by michael pavitt, 16/12/23.

Paul and Olivia are back for another action-packed and entertaining episode. This is our seventh edition where we discuss and share some interesting, fascinating and bizarre facts in the world of sport and different athletic endeavor's. Some of what will be discussed include:

- An American Rock climber known for his free solo ascents of big walls.

- The former Indian cricket superstar who once fielded for Pakistan.

- A former English middle-distance runner who broke a record that was thought to be humanly impossible.

- A former NHL goalkeeper who was known as “Mr Goalie”, played a record number of consecutive games and invented his own form of keeping.

- Former English strongman Eddie Hall and his World records.-Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hoff and why he is known as “The Iceman”.

- What former MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry did the day man landed on the moon.

- Why Swimmers spread Icy Hot all over them.

- The lowest final scores in Rugby League, NBA, NFL and AFL.

- The fastest ever climb of Mt Everest

- American skateboarder Tony Hawk and his 900-degree spin.

- Unusual sports e.g., Regball, Soapbox, Canal Jumping, Ear pulling and Death Diving. The bizarre and hectic Japanese sport of Bo-taoshi

- The highest ever paid player in Major League Baseball

- The longest ever successful penalty goal kicks in Rugby Union. The longest ever drives in golf.

- Japanese tennis icon Shingo Junieda and his many Grand Slam records.

- Luke Aitkins the American professional skydiver and base jumper and his death-defying feat.

- A man who went canyoning and had to make a drastic decision when a 800 pound boulder crushed his arm.

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Background Music- Energizer by RA from Soundroll from Upbeat.

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed and informative episode. This week we are going to discuss some sportspeople from over the years who are known for their great love of fashion and how fashion in sport has changed greatly. Some of what will be discussed include:

- A former Russian tennis star who was not only remembered for her on-court success and loud grunting, but also for her stunning, good looks, modelling and launching her own collection of fashion accessories.

- A former American tennis player who stunned Wimbledon in 1985 when she took to the court wearing a white cat-suit.

- Former French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen and the influence in changing women’s fashion in tennis.

- Famous hats eg, Greg Norman, Ritchie Richardson

- The Williams sisters

- Roger Federer, Lewis Hamilton, Christiano Ronaldo, David Beckham

- Dennis Lillee and the necklace and unbuttoned shirt.

- Aryton Senna

- Victor Cruz

- Russel Westbrook, Dwayne Wade

- Skylar Diggins

- Muhammad Ali

- Johan Cruyff

- Shai-Carri Richardson, Allyson Felix.

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz and Who Am I? There is also our segment Where Are they Now? and Glenn has another cracking joke.

Sportspeople and Fashion Sources

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3. clichemag.com ‘world’s most fashionable sportswomen’, 7/1/2022.

4. https://www.drummondgolf.com.au/brand/greg-norman.html

5. mashable.com ‘8 times women athletes threw out their sexist uniforms’, by siobhan neela-stock, 5/8/2021.

6. Sports illustrated.com ‘fashionable 50’, brandon williams, heather zeller, rachel johnson, n.d.

7. gq.com ‘elite on and off the field:the most stylish athletes of the 21st century’, by will lennox, 18/4/24.

8. gq.com ‘gq’s ranking of the most stylish sportsmen ever’, by stuart brumfitt, 6/4/2022.

9. vogue.com ‘the fastest woman in the world was the most fashionable, too:flo-jo’s olympics style’, by marjon carlos, 8/8/2016.

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesper_Parnevik

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Paul and Glenn are back for another informative episode. This week we will discuss some of the well-known sportspeople from over the years who have passed away suddenly. We pay our respects to former test cricketer Phillip Hughes on the 10th anniversary of his tragic death which stunned the nation and the cricket world. Some of who we will discuss include:

- Shane Warne, Andrew Symonds, Dean Jones, Hansie Cronje, Ben Hollioke.

- Geoff Selby, Ben Alexander, Paul Green, Peter Jackson, Olsen Fillipina

- Kerryn McCann, Kevin Kiptum

- Andres Escobar, Aryton Senna

- An American track and field star who shattered world records at the 1988 Olympics and passed away suddenly at just 38 years of age.

- A three-time major winner and American golfer who was famous for his colourful outfits on the course and his enthusiasm and tragically died in a plane crash.

- Gary Dowling, Steve Folkes

- David Hookes

- Bob Woolmer, Peter Roebuck

- Phil Walsh

- Clinton Grybas

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and Miss Olivia is back to conduct the Quiz and Who Am I? We have our Where Are They Now? segment and Glenn finishes off with another great joke.

Shock Deaths in Sport Sources

1. Real schools.com ‘why is phil hughes death so hard to process?’, n.d.

2. Espn cricinfo.com ‘’phillip hughes’, n.d.

3. cricket.com ‘abbott details hughes incident’, dave middleton, 13/10/2016.

4. abc.net.au ‘#putoutyourbats: cricket fans around the world put out their bats to pay tribute to phillip hughes’, by patrick wright, 28/11/2014.

5. Sydney morning herald.com ‘phillip hughes farewell by thousands at macksville funeral’, by andrew wu, 3/12/2014.

6. Abc news (australia) ‘michael clarke’s eulogy for phillip hughes’, 3/12/2014.

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Wheldon

8. ranker.com ‘25 professional athletes who died young’, by ranker sports, 3/7/24.

9. New york daily news. ‘Athletes gone too soon’, nydaily news staff, 27/5/24.

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Brock

11. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malcolm_Marshall

12. Ban live export ‘darren millane dies 1990 collingwood highlights 1990’, 3/12/2020.

13. Bbc sport.om ‘gary speed’s death, 12 years on:why? How did this happen? How can it happen?’, by ian hunt, 24/7/23.

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Griffith_Joyner

15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hookes

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17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Woolmer

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Folkes

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20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_Grybas

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22. the-sun.com ‘fore father: who are payne stewart’s children, aaron and chelsea? Get to know the former PGA tour star’s family’, alexandra chomik, seo reporter, 16/6/24.

23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payne_Stewart

24. clubhouse.swingu.com ‘10 facts about payne steward 25 years after his US Open win at pinehurst’, adam west 13/6/24.

25. Pga tour.com ‘payne stewart honoured with memorial flag sunday on pinehurst’s 18th green’, by kevin prise, 16/6/24.

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31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learjet_35

Paul and Glenn are back for another action-packed episode. This week we will discuss Sportspeople from over the years who through their actions changed the rules of their sport. It may have been through a controversial strategy they utilized or simply through their sheer athletic brilliance that set them apart from the rest. Some of what will be discussed include”

- A well-known former English soccer player whose tears and signs of despair at the 1990 World Cup is thought to be the catalyst for the change in the yellow card rule.

- A former American basketball great who was so dominant in college basketball that the dunk shot was banned.

- Terry Hill and the draft

- Eric Simms, Walter Lindrum,

- Tiger Woods, Oscar Pistorius

- The “Bodyline” strategy during the 1932/33 Ashes series used by England.

- Muttiah Muralitharan

- Bob Gibson

- The tragic death of Phillip Hughes and the changes made to cricket helmets.

- Wilt Chamberlain, Darryl Dawkins, Don Nelson

- Wayne Gretsky, Martin Brodeur

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where are they Now? and Glenn finishes off with a cracking joke.

Sportspeople Who Changed the Rules Sources

1. Great australian sporting moments ‘lindrum leaves them for dead’, pg 82/83, michael roberts, with michae, tormay, the miegunyah press.

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Pistorius

3. The sportster.com ‘top 12 athletes so great that the rules had to be changed’, by TS staff, 10/4/2015.

4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Hill

5. rabbitohs.com ‘eric simms: the prolific points scorer’, by ross mackay and michael curin, 28/5/24.

6. quora.com ‘what are some rules in sports that were changed because of one player?’, jeff hoyle, 2021.

7. wisdom.com ‘bending the rules: when the ICC discovered almost every bowler in cricket history had an illegal action’, 30/7/2022.

8. sbnation.com ‘the story of baseball’s first curveball’, by michael imhoff, 1/12/2018.

9. New york post.com ‘sidney crosby blasts nhl’s terrible helmet rule after penguins game 7 loss’, jenna limoncello, 16/5/2022.

10. quora.com ‘ ‘what are some rules in sports that were changed because of one player?’, jay moses, 2021.

11. `quora.com ‘ ‘what are some rules in sports that were changed because of one player?’ by mark cobden, 2021.

12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne

13. goal.com ‘how paul gasgoigne’s talent and tears helped spark an english football revolution’, by matt o’connor-simpson, 4/12/2022.

14. Portable press.com, uncle john’s blog ‘4 sports rules changed because of specific players’, 22/8/2016.

15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brodeur

16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hack-a-Shaq

17. Sky news.com ‘phillip hughes death sparks cricket changes’, 11/5/2016.

18. International cricket council ‘Concussion management guidelines’, february 2024.

19. The hockey spotlight.com ‘nhl rules that changed the sport forever’, by benjamin c, 3/11/23.

20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar

21. sportskeeda.com ‘which basketball player is widely credited with inspiring ncaa to temporarily ban slam dunks?’, by kevin mccormick, 9/9/23.

22. jr.nba.com ‘basketball positions’, 2024.

23. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wooden

24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_shot

Paul and Glenn are back for another entertaining and informative episode. This week we will discuss the topic of Sexuality and Sport. Some of what will be discussed include:

- How sexuality has been a neglected area of sports studies until recent years.

- The sad fact many sportspeople for years have hidden their sexuality from the public.

- Sportspeople who have been open about their sexuality

- The sad story of Justin Fashanu.

- A well-known Rugby League international forward and actor who became the first Rugby footballer in the world to announce he was gay.

- Gender equality through time.

- Women in sports who fought for equality e.g., Billie Jean-King

- Homophobia, transphobia and discrimination on the grounds of ones sexual orientation or gender identity in sports.

- The controversy surrounding transgender athletes and some well-known transgender athletes.

- Some well-known gay athletes

- An American former professional tennis player and ophthalmologist who is well-known for undergoing male to female sex reassignment surgery and was successful in being allowed to compete on the women’s tour.

We give our Claps and Slaps for the week and also have our Quiz and segments Who Am I? and Where Are they Now? and Glenn finishes off with another cracking joke.

Sexuality and Sport sources

1.Daily mail.co.uk ‘raised in a megachurch, studying to be a pastor and anti-gay social media posts: inside the very religious world of the manly players .....’, by charlotte karp for daily mail australia, 27/6/2022.

2.Wiley online library ‘sexuality and sport’, by caroline fusco, the blackwell encyclopedia of sociology, 19/11/2019.

3.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren Richards

5.Cato institute.org ‘transgender athletes, fair competition and public policy’, by dennis. L.weisman, fall 2022.

6.The society pages.org ‘sex discrimination in sports and society: why transgender athletes matter’ by chris knoester, 7/9/23.

7.The daily telegraph.com ‘i didn’t want to come out: inside teenage ian thorpe’s olympic struggle’, by jonathan moran, 23/2/24.

8.Clearinghouse for sport.com ‘sexuality and gender perspectives on sports ethics’, 2/2/2022.australian sport information network.

9.outsports.com ‘steven davies, an inspiration to gay guys in cricket, ..’, by jon holmes, 15/9/23.

10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fashanu

11. ranker.com ‘the greatest gay icons in sports’, celebrity lists, 15/9/24.

12. https://lgbt-speakers.com/speaker/ben-cohen

13.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Cohen_(rugby_uni)

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Rapinoe

15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balian_Buschbaum

17.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Roberts_(rugby_lea)

18.Fox sports.com ‘ian roberts speaks about being an openly gay man in the NRL, the tragedy that made him come out’,staff writers from fox sports, 26/5/2016.

19.Yale alimin magazine.com ‘trans pioneer, trans pioneer and eye surgeon’, by jacqueline white, nov/dec 2015.

20.tennis.com ‘decades later, renee richards breakthrough is as important as ever’, by steve tignor, 31/3/2021.

23. Sportand dev.org ‘six trans athletes who made a mark in the global sports arena’, 15/11/2022.

24. olympics.com ‘gender equality through time’ international olympic committee, 2024.

25. Billy bragg ‘billy bragg-sexuality (official video) 11/12/2021.

26. New york times.com ‘8 times women in sports fought for equality’, by sarah mervosh and christina caron, 8/3/2019.

27. Bleacher report.com ‘3 reasons why augusta national waited so long to admit women’, ron juckett, 21/8/2012.

28. lords.org ‘women and girls’, mcc, the club, n.d.

29. HRC Foundation.org ‘get the facts about transgender and non-binary athletes’, the human rights campaign, n.d.

30. Sport and dev.org ‘six trans athletes who made a mark in the global sports arena’, 15/11/2022 sport and dev community.

32. The new zealand herald.co.nz ‘five famous transgender athletes’, 5/3/2017.

35. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Burke

36. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kopay

Paul is back for another action-packed, entertaining episode with Glenn who returns from a few weeks away. In this episode we will be discussing the relationship between Sport and Religion and talk about some well-known sportspeople whose strong faith has played an important part in their lives. Some of what will be discussed include:

- A former New Zealand Rugby great who would not play on Sundays due to his strong Christian beliefs and missed some major internationals for his country.

- A current successful American golfer who is a devout Christian and gives credit to God for his success.

- The controversial religious beliefs of Israel Folau

- Muhammed Ali

- George Foreman

- Will Hopoate

- Religion and team sports eg, cricket.

- Margaret Court and her controversial religious comments.

- Serena Williams

- Mike Tyson

- Steph Curry

- Tiger Woods

- Peyton Manning

- Virat Kohli

- Dara Torres

We have our Claps and Slaps for the week and our Quiz. We also have our segments Who Am I? and Where Are They Now? and Glenn finishes off the show with a cracking joke.

Sport and Religion sources

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jones_(rugby_union)

2. https://www.rugbypass.com/players/michael-jones/

3. The coconet. tv.com ‘michael jones on the all blacks, testing faith and career-blighting injuries’, espn.uk. N.d.

4. 1news.co.nz ‘england stepping into unknown against razor’s all blacks’, tvnz, 2024.

5. The roar.com ‘sir michale jones: perfectly balanced on and off the field’, peter darrow, roar guru, 3/11/2021.

6. Bleacher report.com ‘the 25 most religious athletes’, by amber lee, 30/11/2011.

7. Movie guide.org, ‘5 professional athletes who are outspoken about their faith’, 18/4/24. By movie guide contributor.

8. edition.cnn.com ‘sports stars you didn’t know were religious’, 5f/4/2015.

9. World religion news.com ‘top 10 most successful religious athletes’, by derek welch, 2017.

10. Sydney morning herald.com ‘in rugby league, the that prays together stays together’, by roy masters, 31/3/2018.

11. Financial review.com ‘god, gays and rainbows wreak havoc on rugby league’, aaron patrick, 29/7/2022.

12. amp.dw.com ‘cricket in pakistan infused with ideology’, by shamil shams, 29/10/2021.

13. Mustafa al-azzawi ‘most inspirational words from muhammed ali after beating george foreman’, 9/2/2013.

14. 100huntley big george foreman-the night i met jesus christ, 1977’, 29/5/2012.

15. @just-inquisitor ‘george foreman goes into a powerful payer’, 3/3/23.

16. The catholic leader.com ‘sacking of wallaby israel folau has triggered questions about freedom of religion and expression’, by mark bowling, 25/5/2019.

17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly_pride_jersey_player_boycott

18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Foreman

19. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hopoate

20. Craft recordings ‘spirit in the sky-norman greenbaum, official lyric video’, 24/1/2020.

21. cricket.com ‘khwaja being supporter through ramadan’, by martin smith, 19/6/2016.

22. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Court

23. The guardian.com ‘anthony mundine retires from boxing and apologises for infamous 9/11 remarks’, by australian associated press, lenore taylor 24/3/2021.

24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler

25. The cricket lounge.com ‘explained: how virat kohli transformed himself into a spiritual person’, by cricket lounge, 18/8/24.

26. The new zealand herald.co.nz ‘australian radio host calls for sonny bill williams to be sacked over social media posts’, new zealand herald. 23/4/24.

27. Bleacher report.com ‘the 25 greatest jewish athletes of all time’, by alan rubenstein, 16/8/2010.

28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hart_(rugby_union_coach)

29. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranfurly_Shield

30. espn.scrum.com ‘Michael Jones, rugby world cup timeline’, chris malais, october, 2008.

31. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flanker_(rugby_union)

32. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niko_Jones