澳大利亚政治家巴兹尔·赞皮拉斯 (Basil Zempilas) 否认贬低女子运动，此前有关新闻与网球的潜在收视率较低的对话被误解。 Australian politician Basil Zempilas denies disparaging women's sport after a conversation regarding lower potential viewership for news versus tennis is misconstrued.

澳大利亚政治家、前电视节目主持人巴兹尔·赞皮拉斯 (Basil Zempilas) 否认曾发表过有关女子运动的贬低言论，此前他与第九频道记者的对话被断章取义并分享到社交媒体上。 Basil Zempilas, an Australian politician and former TV presenter, has denied making disparaging remarks about women's sport after a conversation with a Channel 9 reporter was taken out of context and shared on social media. 交流提到，与澳大利亚女子网球公开赛决赛一起播出的新闻报道的潜在收视率较低。 The exchange referenced lower potential viewership for a news story airing alongside the women's Australian Open tennis final. 记者证实，这些评论被误解了，赞皮拉斯只是在讨论新闻和网球比赛之间的收视率竞争，而不是批评女子体育。 The reporter confirmed that the comments were misunderstood and that Zempilas was only discussing competition in viewership between the news and the tennis matches, not criticising women's sports.