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Olympians face punishment if they kneel in protest at Tokyo 2021

Sports

June 10 (UPI) -- The International Olympic Committee has kept guidelines in place for disciplinary action for athletes who participate in protests, which include taking a knee, for the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The IOC Athletes' Commission published the guidelines in January. They ban athletes from taking a knee, raising a fist or refusal to follow protocol at medal ceremonies. Advertisement The IOC told Telegraph Sport Tuesday those guidelines haven't changed, as other sports leagues in the United States and in Europe have voiced support for the peaceful protest gestures. Protests against police brutality and racial inequality have spread into sports amid unrest in the United States after the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed while handcuffed and pin...

Cricketers could face punishment and penalty runs if they use spit on the ball when sport returns from coronavirus hiatus

Sports

The International Cricket Council are proposing a ban on using spit on the ball when the sport returns, which could see players punished if caught. The ICC are set to publish their ‘return to cricket’ guidance later this month, which are designed to help all levels of cricket return in a safe and healthy way following the coronavirus hiatus. AFP or licensors Ben Stokes had trouble with his knee while in New Zealand And, according to The Times, one of the measures includes a five-run penalty to a team if a player is caught using their saliva to shine up the ball. However, sweat would be permitted. The ICC’s cricket committee, chaired by former India spin bowler Anil Kumble, has proposed these new measures, and the ICC board will meet on May 28 to cons...

Spanking 'harms kids': Leading doctors group advises against corporal punishment

Health

When a 14-year old Texas boy stole his mom’s new BMW to go on a joyride with friends last month, his mom found him in traffic, pulled him over, and spanked him with a belt, ABC affiliate KGO-TV in San Francisco reported. The episode was caught on her daughter’s camera and started an online conversation about corporal punishment. It's a hot topic. The American Academy of Pediatrics has just come out with a new policy statement urging that parents avoid both "physical punishment and verbal abuse of children," citing evidence that links corporal punishment to "an increased risk of negative behavioral, cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional outcomes for children." Corporal punishment -- defined as noninjurious, open-handed hitting with the intention of modifying child behavior ...