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Friday 26 June 2020
Thursday 25 June 2020
Divided Koreas mark 70 years since war began, but no treaty in sight
Many of the veterans who gathered in the South Korean border town of Cheorwon said they hoped for more peaceful relations with North Korea, but weren't optimistic as they said Pyongyang's policies hadn't changed.* This article was originally published here
Wednesday 24 June 2020
Eddie defends journalists over McKenna furore
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has defended journalists after calls for certain reporters to issue apologies to Essendon star Conor McKenna amid the COVID-19 saga.
The media's treatment of McKenna has come into question after questionable reporting following his positive test for COVID-19 last weekend.
However, McGuire argued that all the reporting and the comments made surrounding McKenna's plight were made "in good faith".
"I look at all of that and I say every one of those comments was said in good faith at the time with the available evidence on the table," he told Footy Classified.
"Don't forget, the CEO GIllon McLachlan got up and said the game has been postponed, he's got coronavirus and then I think Essendon released that he had some issues as far as where he was and what he was doing.
"I think everyone has to take a deep breath and we'll get through."
McGuire's comments came after AFL Players' Association CEO Paul Marsh and AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield called out the media's treatment of McKenna.
"I think it's been pretty disappointing in a lot of respects in terms of how Conor has been treated in the last few days," Dangerfield told SEN's Whateley.
"He's been treated like a criminal at times. If he had caught it, he's caught one of the most contagious viruses there is and yet we treated him the way that we did.
"Hopefully we can re-align ourselves in terms of how we deal with the player that is going to contract it.
"I think it's been good to see some in the media come out and put their hands up saying they went too hard, too early. I hope that we all learn from it."
Dangerfield was not the only player to back up McKenna, with Hawthorn defender James Sicily taking to social media to air out his grievances.
https://twitter.com/J_Sicily/status/1275365151923826688Kangaroos premiership star David King, who was one of the more vocal critics of McKenna, tweeted that he would seek out the Essendon defender for an apology.
https://twitter.com/davidking34/status/1275407817239752709King's apology came after the commentary surrounding McKenna's positive test received widespread criticism.
https://twitter.com/CathMurphySport/status/1274618696229515264https://twitter.com/BrendoCasey/status/1274315629852385282https://twitter.com/JohnFogartyIrl/status/1275344462789705728https://twitter.com/CathMurphySport/status/1275598451963654144* This article was originally published here
Tuesday 23 June 2020
Monday 22 June 2020
UFC debate: Dustin Poirier vs. Dan Hooker stakes; Mike Perry's no-coach plan
Will the Dustin Poirier-Dan Hooker winner be in line for a title shot? Will Mike Perry's unusual plan backfire? Our panel weighs in.
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Saturday 20 June 2020
Blaydes sets takedown record, outpoints Volkov
Blaydes worked his game plan to perfection, scoring a UFC heavyweight record 14 takedowns.
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