Peng Shuai’s supporters won a small victory as Tennis Australia reversed its ban on “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park yesterday, thanks to fans and supporters of the alleged victim of Chinese communist persecution….
There is an Irish song much beloved in Australia that tells of a young man in Ireland who steals some corn and is sentenced to a penal colony in Australia but keeps hope alive because he is in love and…
Top seed Ashley Barty plays at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park this afternoon following what promises to be a thrilling morning to start the Australian Open, featuring defending champion Naomi Osaka against Camila Osorio and the most famous Greek…
France was in the news because the country’s top tennis player, Gaël Monfils (world rank no. 21), reached the final at Adelaide in a run-up tournament for the Australian Open, a good start for one of the most talented and…
After the Peng scandal, Djokogate? Not at all. Peng Shuai is a Chinese tennis player, one of the best in the world on the women’s tour just a few years back, now a prisoner of the Red Chinese. They do…
’Twas a nice Christmas Day, and since it was early in the morning and since my sweetheart was sleeping in I took my sneaks and my racquets and sneaked out quietly. She was not lazy. It was just after sunrise…
Of Steve Simon, president of the Women’s Tennis Association, you can say he is a sports entrepreneur who puts his money where his mouth is. He has been expressing urgent concern for the safety and well-being of Peng Shuai, the…
In early November, the Chinese (PRC) tennis star Peng Shuai wrote on her blog that she had been aggressed in 2018 by a Communist Party boss and vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli, who made her his concubine. The blog post, on the…
Novak Djokovic won 27 matches in a row over the past months, but he lost the one he most wanted, smiled through his tears, and said it all, “Tonight, even though I didn’t win the match, my heart is filled…
