...sport without a female competition, it is finally allowing women's boxing in the 2012 London games. Why the holdup? "There's an aversion to seeing women fight," says Allan Tremblay, president of Orion Sports Management, who is promoting Julaton's upcoming match with Brown. "It takes some getting over sometimes with guys, and particularly other women." [...] Industry insiders say some boxing promoters...

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US President Barack Obama greets members of the 2009 championship Women's Professional Soccer team Sky Blue FC during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, July 1...championship Women?s Professional Soccer team Sky Blue FC in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, July 1, 2010. Video: President Obama Welcomes Sky Blue FC

...and stories in the Australian media saying she had both male and female sex organs caused outrage in her home country and led some public officials to rally behind her. Last month, South Africa's sports ministry abruptly canceled a news conference in which it was expected to announce Semenya's return. source: The NYT I'm very happy for her, but gender norms in sports are still bullshit...

The public have made clear their reaction to the latest sumo scandal that has already ended two careers and several reprimands and demotions. Ozeki (champion) Kotomitsuki (photo) and stablemaster Otake...it would not carry its live broadcast of the Nagoya tournament. This is the first such cancellation in the 57-year history of sumo broadcasts on NHK. other headline news at j-z source: JapanZone

Like many foreign loan words, fast-food giant McDonald’s is often abbreviated by the Japanese in everyday conversation. But, asks J-Cast, is it “Maku” or “Makudo?” Tokyo natives often call the restaurant...on for now. But as one Tokyoite, posting on an Internet forum, reasons, “No one asks for ‘Morning Makudo,’ or a ‘Big Makudo,’ right?” View Poll: #1588069 source: JAPANTODAY (SHUKAN POST)

Broadcaster TBS experienced its highest-ever ratings with Tuesday night's broadcast of the World Cup match between Japan and Paraguay. During the match's scheduled broadcast time, ratings averaged 57...shootout were counted under a separate time slot, but even that period averaged 53.5% ratings. Overall, the match reached an estimated 77.8% of the television-viewing audience. source: TOKYOGRAPH

Shinji Okazaki has warned Paraguay that Japan have "nothing to lose" as they bid for a historic place in the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finals on Tuesday. The Samurai Blue put poor form in the build...my friends it sunk in (that I had scored at the World Cup) and now I am hungry for more," he added. "I have got an image of how I want to play at this tournament source: FIFA View Poll: FIFA