Sport Archives - Star Observer /category/news/sport Setting Australia鈥檚 LGBTI agenda since 1979 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:50:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Sport Archives - Star Observer /category/news/sport 32 32 Sam Kerr and Partner Kristie Mewis Announce They’re Pregnant /news/sam-kerr-and-partner-kristie-mewis-announce-theyre-pregnant/233935 /news/sam-kerr-and-partner-kristie-mewis-announce-theyre-pregnant/233935#respond Mon, 18 Nov 2024 23:50:55 +0000 /?p=233935 Matildas captain, Sam Kerr, has announced that she and partner, Kristie Mewis, are expecting a baby in the coming year. Yesterday evening, the pair uploaded a collage of black and ...

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]]> /news/sam-kerr-and-partner-kristie-mewis-announce-theyre-pregnant/233935/feed 0 Whoopi Goldberg Launches New Channel Dedicated To Women’s Sports /news/whoopi-goldberg-launches-new-channel-dedicated-to-womens-sports/233856 /news/whoopi-goldberg-launches-new-channel-dedicated-to-womens-sports/233856#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:07:11 +0000 /?p=233856 Whoopi Goldberg has announced on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon聽that she’s launched the first global women’s sports channel. The network, All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) will broadcast women’s sports ...

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]]> /news/whoopi-goldberg-launches-new-channel-dedicated-to-womens-sports/233856/feed 0 AFLW Athlete Dakota Davidson Speaks Out After Copping Anti-LGBT & Gendered Abuse /news/aflw-dakota-davidson-anti-lgbt-gender-abuse/233765 /news/aflw-dakota-davidson-anti-lgbt-gender-abuse/233765#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:51:17 +0000 /?p=233765 Brisbane Lions key forward Dakota Davidson has spoken out about receiving ongoing gendered abuse 鈥 which is transphobic in nature, despite Davidson being a cisgender woman 鈥 after she was ...

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]]> /news/aflw-dakota-davidson-anti-lgbt-gender-abuse/233765/feed 0 Celebrate Rainbow Pride in Footy at The AFLW Pride Round 2024 /news/celebrate-rainbow-pride-in-footy-at-the-aflw-pride-round-2024/233351 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:01:54 +0000 /?p=233351 Come together and cheer on for the inclusive spirit of sport at the AFL’s AFLW Pride Round (presented by NAB) happening this week all across Australia, from October 8 – ...

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]]> Two Aussie Cities Remain In Bid For 2030 Gay Games /news/two-aussie-cities-remain-in-bid-for-2030-gay-games/232655 /news/two-aussie-cities-remain-in-bid-for-2030-gay-games/232655#comments Sun, 25 Aug 2024 07:09:01 +0000 /?p=232655 The bidding for the 2030 Gay Games is still underway, however a new shortlist has both Melbourne and Perth in the running to host the international LGBTQIA+ event. After two ...

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]]> /news/two-aussie-cities-remain-in-bid-for-2030-gay-games/232655/feed 2 Imane Khelif Files Harrassment Lawsuit Naming JK Rowling And Elon Musk /news/imane-khelif-files-harrassment-lawsuit-naming-jk-rowling-and-elon-musk/232486 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:55:25 +0000 /?p=232486 Gold winning Olympic boxer Imane Khelif is fighting back against the harassment she faced prior to her historic win, filing a lawsuit in Paris this week. After officially filing the ...

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]]> Brisbane Is Officially Hosting The 2026 Bingham Cup /news/brisbane-hosting-2026-bingham-amanda-mark-cup/232459 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 05:01:49 +0000 /?p=232459 It’s official: the Brisbane Hustlers Rugby Union Football Club won the bid, which means Brisbane will be the host city for the 2026 Bingham聽and Amanda Mark Cup! 馃帀馃帀馃帀 This prestigious ...

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]]> Tom Daley Confirms He Is Retiring From Diving /news/tom-daley-confirms-he-is-retiring-from-diving/232453 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 01:57:31 +0000 /?p=232453 UK competitive diver and Olympic medallist Tom Daley has confirmed that 2024 Paris Olympic Games were his last, and he is retiring from diving. The 30-year-old won a silver medal ...

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]]> Team LGBTQ Comes 7th On Medal Tally In Queerest Olympics Ever /news/team-lgbtq-comes-7th-on-medal-tally-in-queerest-olympics-ever/232448 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 06:24:41 +0000 /?p=232448 The 193 LGBTQI+ athletes at this year鈥檚 Paris Olympics have performed phenomenally with a total of 42 medals, which would put Team LGBTQ in 7th place overall if they were ...

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]]> Billie Eilish Closes Out Gayest Olympics Ever /artsentertainment/billie-eilish-closes-out-gayest-olympics-ever/232440 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 05:48:31 +0000 /?p=232440 Global queer superstar Billie Eilish has helped close out the 2024 Paris Olympics, further solidifying 2024鈥檚 Games as one of the gayest ever.聽 After setting the internet alight earlier this ...

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]]> Imane Khelif Wins Gold In Paris After Anti-Trans Boxing Controversy /news/imane-khelif-wins-gold-in-paris-after-anti-trans-boxing-controversy/232419 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 23:46:27 +0000 /?p=232419 Imane Khelif has overcome her critics and fought hard to take home a gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The win follows the wave of controversy the Algerian boxer faced ...

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]]> Aussie Athlete Campbell Harrison Defies Trolls With Olympic Gay Kiss /news/aussie-athlete-campbell-harrison-defies-trolls-with-olympic-gay-kiss/232386 /news/aussie-athlete-campbell-harrison-defies-trolls-with-olympic-gay-kiss/232386#comments Wed, 07 Aug 2024 07:39:20 +0000 /?p=232386 Australian Olympic climber Campbell Harrison has kissed his boyfriend following his Olympic loss, defying online trolls. Campbell had previously been subject to a barrage of online hate from homophobic trolls ...

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]]> /news/aussie-athlete-campbell-harrison-defies-trolls-with-olympic-gay-kiss/232386/feed 2 Porn Site Offers Pole Vaulter $250k To Get Olympics-Ruining Dick Out On Camera /news/international-news-news/porn-site-offers-pole-vaulter-250k-to-get-olympics-ruining-dick-out-on-camera/232364 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:03:04 +0000 /?p=232364 French pole vaulter聽Anthony Ammirati has allegedly been offered US$250,000 to get his “talent below the belt” out on camera. Ammirati became a viral sensation for all the wrong reasons over ...

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]]> Imane Khelif Speaks Out For First Time Over Anti-Trans Boxing Controversy /news/imane-khelif-speaks-out-for-first-time-over-anti-trans-boxing-controversy/232362 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 01:17:50 +0000 /?p=232362 Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has spoken out for the first time since the media frenzy about her gender, and anti-transgender hate campaign against her, began last week.聽 The Algerian athlete ...

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]]> Parisian Pole Vaulter’s Penis Dashes Olympic Dreams /news/parisian-pole-vaulters-penis-dashes-olympic-dreams/232348 Sun, 04 Aug 2024 09:49:34 +0000 /?p=232348 Yes, you read that correctly, a French Olympian has had their Olympian dreams shattered by the interruption of their own penis. The hilarious and unfortuante incident has set the internet ...

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]]> Tom Daley Takes Out The Silver To Win His Fifth Olympic Medal /news/tom-daley-silver-win-fifth-olympic-medal/232252 /news/tom-daley-silver-win-fifth-olympic-medal/232252#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:27:05 +0000 /?p=232252 Overnight, LGBTQI+ activist and UK diver Tom Daley has won his fifth Olympic medal, taking out the silver in synchronised diving at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Daley and his partner ...

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]]> /news/tom-daley-silver-win-fifth-olympic-medal/232252/feed 1 Grindr Disables Location Services At Paris Olympic Village /news/grindr-disables-location-services-at-paris-olympic-village/232201 Sat, 27 Jul 2024 03:36:03 +0000 /?p=232201 While the Paris Olympics are now officially underway, a small detail about Grindr services in the Olympic Village has caught the attention of many. Whilst attempting to use location services ...

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]]> Tom Daley Puts 2024 Paris Olympics ‘Anti-Sex Beds’ To The Test /news/tom-daley-puts-2024-paris-olympics-anti-sex-beds-to-the-test/232145 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:19:48 +0000 /?p=232145 In the countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics, beginning in a few days, British diver Tom Daley has released a video putting one of the enduring myths of the games ...

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]]> Lance Collard Given AFL’s Longest Suspension For Using Homophobic Slurs /news/lance-collard-afl-homophobic-slurs/232092 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:26:31 +0000 /?p=232092 After using 鈥渕ultiple鈥 anti-gay slurs in a recent VFL match, Lance Collard has been handed the longest suspension for homophobic behaviour in AFL history. He is the third Aussie Rules ...

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]]> Ex-F1 Driver Ralf Schumacher Comes Out In Heartfelt Instagram Post /news/ex-f1-driver-ralf-schumacher-comes-out-in-heartfelt-instagram-post/232031 /news/ex-f1-driver-ralf-schumacher-comes-out-in-heartfelt-instagram-post/232031#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:55:00 +0000 /?p=232031 Former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has come out publicly in an Instagram post in which he declared his love for his partner, Etienne. The 49-year-old six-time race-winning F1 driver ...

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