

Men are to be allowed to box against women at the Olympic Games. Admittedly, they will have been men who have undergone—subjected themselves to—certain changes, surgical and ...

A straw poll of taxi drivers in Paris that I conducted in the run-up to the Olympics suggested less than enthusiasm for them. While such straw polls may not even be representative ...

The first article I ever wrote for Taki’s was about the men’s 2022 soccer World Cup held over in Qatar, complaining about how the whole event had been turned into a vast moral ...

It says a lot about the vulgar character of our time that The New Republic would publish an article called “Why Has the World Gone Easy on Cristiano Ronaldo?” The soccer star ...

Australian Anthony Mundine is a world champion boxer. Before his move to boxing in 2000, he was one of the most prolific NRL players in the country. He maintains an extensive ...

On Sunday, just before their teams squared off in South Philly, Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid confronted Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins. Television footage showed ...

Baseball season reminds us of the identity-politics group that doesn"t bark"left-handers. Why are certain aggregations of once-persecuted people such as blacks or gays so ...

In both politics and sports fandom, the fundamental question is: "Whose side are you on?" Exploring who roots for whom affords perspective on the big questions of who is ...
In professional wrestling, the designated hero in a match is known as the "face" (short for "babyface") and the villain is the "heel." At the other end of ...