WHAT DO DONALD TRUMP, THE OLYMPICS AND SURFING HAVE IN COMMON? IT'S ALL ABOUT SPORTS POLITICS

The US President Donald Trump finished his 15-minute address to the United Nations after an hour by inviting the big beautiful world to his big beautiful country for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ - Canada, Mexico and the United States and the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games. There's a whole lot more going on behind the scenes when it comes to sport and politics. Just ask cricket. This past week the ICC suspended USA Cricket just as the sport plans to return to the Olympic fold in LA after 128-year absence. And surfing's battle to retain it's own US Olympic team continues after US Ski and Snowboard made a power play with all the promises of Aladdin's magic carpet. Despite a recent horrific surf injury, leaving former world champion surfer Ian Cairns in a neck brace, he and a core group of others including former world champions, congressman and senators, are fighting for US Surfing to be re-certified by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee staving off the USSS bid to gain control.