Make no mistake the Wallabies’ near-death victory over the Springboks at Pretoria is one of the most important victories the national side has had in recent memory.
“The thing that makes this sport so exciting is the same thing that makes it suck,” tweeted Valentino Rossi’s Aussie mechanic Alex Briggs when reflecting on the tragic death of Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa following a horrific accident during last night’s San Marino Grand Prix.
For those who came in late… The bruised and battered Wallaby Justice League (WJL), bleeding from their latest gruelling encounter with the Springbok Injustice Gang (SIG), had assembled in their temporary Justice League HQ on the mythical high-veldt of South Africa, watched carefully from a distance by swarms of Bengali pirates and Bandar pygmies.
Saturday night was a dark one for Sydney FC, but if there’s one bright spot from their 3-1 defeat to Adelaide United, it’s that Japanese midfielder Hirofumi Moriyasu proved he has what it takes to compete in the A-League.
St Kilda’s thrilling and controversial four point win against Geelong has turned this year’s finals series on its head. The Cats loss means they must now must beat Fremantle on Friday night and then face a rampaging Collingwood in a preliminary final.
This is what September is all about. The Sydney Swans vs Carlton Blues game at ANZ Stadium yesterday was without a doubt one of the most entertaining games of the year. It was a game that any AFL fan would have loved.
South Sydney coach John Lang declared he’d put his house on a St George Illawarra premiership after the Dragons extinguished the Rabbitohs NRL finals hopes before they even got off the ground.
An 80th minute, 49m penalty goal from Wallabies fullback Kurtley Beale has given Australia an amazing 41-39 victory over the Springboks, their first at altitude in South Africa in 47 years.
While it’s far too early to jump to any broad conclusions, the Socceroos’ first steps under Holger Osieck were encouraging if not quite as green as the picturesque hills that surround St. Gallen.
Loading ...Why do rugby broadcasts include half-time interviews with players? Why does an interviewer ask a player to provide a breakdown of the game so far? How do we benefit from this info?
Loading ...Falling A-League attendances should be of great concern to the FFA after last weekend’s round pulled an average of just 7,000 fans to the five A-League games.
Loading ...It’s only the first week of the Magners League this weekend, the annual rugby union competition involving professional sides from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales, and it’s off to a cracking start. A glance at the table even after the first round has a few surprise names at the top.
Loading ...First, a couple of obvious but probably necessary caveats. I have never been an AFL coach. I do not know the pressure of coaching finals footy and I can only guess at what the head-man goes through.
Loading ...What a game! What a finale! Once again, the Wallabies nearly lost a game that appeared won. But, this time, luck was on their side despite the stupidity of Saia Fainga’a (have we finally seen the last of him under the Wallaby jersey? I hope so).
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Ian Chappell has blamed the ICC for not doing enough to stamp out match fixing in an interview with Matthew Slater on Nine’s Wide World of Sports Program yesterday morning.
Loading ...The Wallabies’ 41-39 victory over the Springboks in Bloemfontein broke their 47-year hoodoo of not winning at altitude.
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Cricket, and I include Australian cricket, is suffering from ignoring the multitude of bad player behaviour, illegal activities, shortsighted decision making and the abandoning of its core values.
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In last year’s NRL finals series, Melbourne Storm advanced to the Grand Final without having to play either teams that finished first or second over the 26 competition rounds. The McIntyre system, in my humble opinion, is flawed.
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Red Bull is having its best season on record, dominating the track with the RB6 car. They have the fastest car on the grid and look to be in a two horse race for both World Championships with McLaren. But while they are having the time of their lives, one man is being forgotten and that is Mark Webber.
Loading ...Australia’s resident goalkeeper recently exchanged pleasantries with Arsene Wenger, as the Arsenal boss attempted to sign Fulham’s experienced shot stopper. But what would this have meant for both English and Australian fans?
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It’s been a week since the axe fell across Matthew Knight’s skinny shoulders. A week where most Essendon fans breathed a sigh of relief on hearing of his sacking. In fact, there may have been dancing in the streets.
Loading ...Previously hailed the laughing stock of Australian Football, Brett Holman has turned around to be the saving grace of the 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign. And having previously writing him off as “hopeless”, we as the Australian Football Fans, have to apologise.
