Warner backs Khawaja over writing daughters’ names on shoes for Test

Warner backs Khawaja over writing daughters’ names on shoes for Test

Usman Khawaja continued his human rights protest over the Israel-Hamas war in the Boxing Day Test.

  • byMalcolm Conn

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Middle East reference was why ICC rejected Khawaja’s dove logo

Middle East reference was why ICC rejected Khawaja’s dove logo

The dove is a universal symbol of peace,but Usman Khawaja’s request to wear a logo of the bird on the field in the Boxing Day Test was rejected because it referred to “the Middle East”.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Chairman must remember who gave him seat of power

Chairman must remember who gave him seat of power

NSW Premier Chris Minns seems to forget there are millions of voters in the state being overlooked in the government’s authoritarian approach to the ad hoc planning of housing in NSW.

This is the image Usman Khawaja wanted to wear at the Boxing Day Test,but the ICC said no

This is the image Usman Khawaja wanted to wear at the Boxing Day Test,but the ICC said no

Khawaja trained for the Boxing Day Test in shoes showing an image of a black dove holding an olive branch,but the International Cricket Council says he can’t wear them in the game.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Remotes at the ready:Watching sport will cost more in 2024

Remotes at the ready:Watching sport will cost more in 2024

Sports viewers will not want to lose their remote controls in 2024 for there will be plenty to enjoy,but as the broadcast market continues to splinter,it will come at a cost.

  • byJon Pierik
‘Makes no sense to me’:Khawaja to fight armband charge

‘Makes no sense to me’:Khawaja to fight armband charge

Usman Khawaja is on a collision course with the International Cricket Council,saying the black armband he wore during the Perth Test was for a personal bereavement.

  • byAndrew Wu
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Perth Test stalemate as a cricket earthquake rumbles in India

Perth Test stalemate as a cricket earthquake rumbles in India

Amid a stodgy afternoon of Test play in Perth,a report out of India suggested shifting ground under everyone’s feet in cricket.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Khawaja may let black do the talking,but words are never just words

Khawaja may let black do the talking,but words are never just words

When he was stopped from wearing shoes with a message of solidarity for Gaza,Usman Khawaja did something better. His black armband says so much more than a slogan and gives the ICC a new problem.

  • byMalcolm Knox
Khawaja wears black armband in solidarity with Palestinians

Khawaja wears black armband in solidarity with Palestinians

Usman Khawaja has found a way to show solidarity for Palestinians caught up in the conflict in Gaza,wearing a black armband when he went out to open the batting on day one of the Perth Test against Pakistan.

  • byDaniel Brettig
ICC bans transgender women from elite cricket to protect ‘integrity and safety’
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ICC bans transgender women from elite cricket to protect ‘integrity and safety’

Brisbane-born Danielle McGahey appears to be the catalyst for the change,which means players who have gone through male puberty will be banned from international women’s cricket.

  • byGlenn Moore andJon Pierik
Legacies of two Australian sides on the line against superstar-studded India

Legacies of two Australian sides on the line against superstar-studded India

For Pat Cummins’ men,this is the fourth and final major campaign of a reputation-defining year in which a group with potentially eight future Hall of Famers state their case to being not just a very good Australian team but a great one.

  • byAndrew Wu