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The Age
2 days ago
- General
- The Age
Blind cricket at the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics? Don't rule it out
A push for blind cricket to be included in the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics is gaining momentum, with International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons confirming a gold medal match at the Gabba is a possibility should the sport be approved. Australia's greatest off-spinner, Nathan Lyon, put the issue on the agenda last year, saying he wanted the country's best blind cricketers to get the chance to compete at a home Paralympics. '[Cricket] is now part of the Olympics, I think it would be pretty special for not just Australia but cricket worldwide if they were able to combine it into the Paralympics,' Lyon told AAP. 'It would open up a lot of things and be pretty special for world cricket ... I think it's pretty silly that it's not [in the Paralympics too].' With cricket on the Olympic program for LA 2028, Cricket Australia and Paralympics Australia are supportive of a potential bid to include blind cricket at Brisbane 2032. The sport was first played in Australia in 1922. The list of sports for Brisbane 2032 won't be finalised until next year, but Parsons said blind cricket would be seriously considered, provided it met certain criteria. 'We are receiving applications from all international federations, so it's still open,' Parsons said after announcing Nine Entertainment had secured exclusive broadcast rights for the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina. 'I cannot say at this moment whether the ICC [International Cricket Council] has made an application or not. We have some criteria; like number of countries, continents and regions [it is played in]. It needs to be a global sport. It cannot only be an Australian sport. The appeal here has to be strong.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Blind cricket at the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics? Don't rule it out
A push for blind cricket to be included in the Brisbane 2032 Paralympics is gaining momentum, with International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons confirming a gold medal match at the Gabba is a possibility should the sport be approved. Australia's greatest off-spinner, Nathan Lyon, put the issue on the agenda last year, saying he wanted the country's best blind cricketers to get the chance to compete at a home Paralympics. '[Cricket] is now part of the Olympics, I think it would be pretty special for not just Australia but cricket worldwide if they were able to combine it into the Paralympics,' Lyon told AAP. 'It would open up a lot of things and be pretty special for world cricket ... I think it's pretty silly that it's not [in the Paralympics too].' With cricket on the Olympic program for LA 2028, Cricket Australia and Paralympics Australia are supportive of a potential bid to include blind cricket at Brisbane 2032. The sport was first played in Australia in 1922. The list of sports for Brisbane 2032 won't be finalised until next year, but Parsons said blind cricket would be seriously considered, provided it met certain criteria. 'We are receiving applications from all international federations, so it's still open,' Parsons said after announcing Nine Entertainment had secured exclusive broadcast rights for the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milano Cortina. 'I cannot say at this moment whether the ICC [International Cricket Council] has made an application or not. We have some criteria; like number of countries, continents and regions [it is played in]. It needs to be a global sport. It cannot only be an Australian sport. The appeal here has to be strong.
RNZ News
3 days ago
- General
- RNZ News
From a tragic accident to a sporting dream
On March 4th 2016 Bailley Unahi suffered a severe spinal injury following the collapse of a crowded balcony at a Six60 concert on Dunedin's infamous Castle Street. Trapped underneath, her life may have changed in a few fateful moments but Bailley says there is much to be thankful for. She talks to Kathryn about the career she never knew she wanted and the sporting pursuit which she hopes will take her all the way to next year's Winter Paralympics. Bailley Unahi Photo: Red Bull
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
ITV viewers praise groundbreaking new crime drama's ‘genius' move
ITV viewers have praised a groundbreaking new crime drama for its 'genius' move. Code of Silence follows a deaf worker played by Strictly Come Dancing winner 4 Code Of Silence stars Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Elliis Credit: PA 4 She plays a deaf police caterer who gets called in on an emergency case to be a lipreader Credit: PA Although her character is from the police canteen, she's called in to be an emergency lip reader for an investigation in Canterbury. This is as she aims to support both herself and her mother as she's forced to work with highly dangerous criminals. Broadchurch actor After just one episode on screen, viewers have already lauded her brilliant performance. READ MORE ON ROSE AYLING-ELLIS However, ITV made another huge move to support the show which viewers thought was absolutely 'genius'. The official account of the network on X - formerly known as Twitter - stated that one commercial break would be completely silent in honour of the theme of the drama. All the adverts shown on screen would either feature sign language or would be subtitled. The post read: "Tonight's episode of Code of Silence will feature a silent ad break, where all adverts will be signed and/or subtitled and run without sound." Most read in Drama Viewers flocked to social media to praise the broadcaster for the 'genius' move, which some claimed was a landmark moment in TV. One viewer gushed: "ITV turning down the sound for the adverts during #CodeOfSilence and including subtitles and interpreters is a big, big WOW!!!." Rose Ayling Ellis previews the Winter Paralympics A second stated: "Brilliant idea! Am loving #CodeofSilence already. Rose Ayling-Ellis is a superb actor." While a third claimed: "That was a landmark moment in British TV. The first time that a mainstream channel has shown Adverts in complete silence with BSL & Subtitles. I hope this raise much needed awareness within the deaf community through this drama and the silent ads moment." " Bravo @ITV The advertbreak is genius. So thought provoking. Brilliant work," noted someone else. As a fifth fan wrote: "ITV1 just had a silent advert break between Code of Silence programme and had subtitles/signing on every advert to highlight what watching TV is like for deaf people. Nice touch," along with a string of clapping hands emoji. And a sixth added: "@ITV well done for the silent advertbreak for code of silence. Fantastic idea." 4 The likes of Call The Midwife star Charlotte Richie make up the ensemble cast Credit: PA 4 Viewers praised ITV for having a silent advert break with just subtitles or sign language Credit: PA Code Of Silence continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX .
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Russian Paralympian stripped of 2014 Sochi medals for doping breach
Russian Paralympian Nikolay Polukhin has been stripped of the medals he won at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi for violating anti-doping rules, The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said Thursday. The IPC's Independent Anti-Doping Tribunal found that the cross country and biathlon athlete provided urine samples that had been tampered with. As a result, Polukhin, now aged 42, has been stripped of a gold and two silver medals. The IPC said investigations were carried out following World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) evidence provided over state-sponsored doping in Russian sport between at least 2012 and 2015. "During that time period, the Moscow and Sochi laboratories utilised a 'Disappearing Positive Methodology' to conceal presumptive adverse analytical findings and, at the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, swapped out 'dirty' urine samples for 'clean' urine obtained from athletes for that purpose," the IPC said in a statement. Polukhin admitted using the heart medication trimetazidine (TMZ) out-of-competition in February 2014, which was permitted at that time, but denied knowledge of or participation in any sample swapping. However, DNA analysis in 2018 confirmed that the urine swapped into the bottle was a match for the athlete. "In the athlete's case, forensic analysis of the sample bottle showed scratches and marks and a urine residue tooth mark that could only have been caused by someone closing, then re-opening, then reclosing the sample bottle," the IPC said. Jude Ellis, the IPC's Head of Anti-Doping, said: "Nikolay Polukhin's case met the evidential threshold to charge the athlete with an anti-doping rule violation. "The resolution of this case draws a line under what has been a long running process into potential anti-doping rule violations by Russian athletes at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games." ea/nf
