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From Jack Eichel to Super League, these were the most controversial moments of 2021 in sports.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Beach Volleyball - Women - Round of 16 - Canada (Bansley/Brandie) v United States (Claes/Sponcil) - Shiokaze Park, Tokyo, Japan - August 1, 2021.
The arbiters fixed the score to 4–0 in Israel's favour after the game's default times were finished. Israel's top-board player Marsel Efroimski said that it "was a shame that politics is mixed with sports". Chess journalist Leon Watson commented that the problem with Iran was a big reason why chess was out of the Olympic movement until 1995.
The National Football League (NFL) is the premier professional American football league in the United States, and is also one of the major North American professional sports leagues. Controversies in the NFL include subjects such as questionable championship rulings, team relocation decisions, and criminal behavior by players.
An American football team named the Bishop Sycamore Centurions, based in Columbus, Ohio, purported to be the high school football team of Bishop Sycamore High School.The high school was advertised as an athletic sports training academy, but after a blowout loss to IMG Academy that was televised on ESPN on August 29, 2021, there was increased scrutiny and an investigation into the school's ...
On 30 July 2021, Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya criticized the national sports authorities and team management for forcing her to run the 4 × 400m relay without her consent. [220] On 1 August 2021, Tsimanouskaya was expelled from further competitions by the Belarusian sports authorities, reportedly as a consequence of her criticism.
Chakra (2021 film) Concerns and controversies at the 2020 Summer Olympics; Concerns and controversies at the 2020 Summer Paralympics; Controversies regarding COVID-19 contracts in the United Kingdom; Controversy over academic freedom at the University of Ottawa; COVID-19 lab leak theory
Minnesota Vikings boat party scandal (2005) – a sex party involving several members of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL); National Football League player conduct controversy (2007–present) – various off the field incidents involving American football athletes from the NFL, including Adam "Pacman" Jones, Terry "Tank" Johnson, Chris Henry, Ben Roethlisberger, Ray ...