Melbourne Victory coach Ernie Merrick had every right to criticise Football Federation Australia and the Asian Football Confederation over the AFC Champions League fixture list.
The furore from the Sharks over the refereeing of the Australian referee, Paul Marks, in his handling of the match against the NSW Waratahs was always going to happen in Super Rugby, sooner or later.
Maybe it’s the frustrating search for parking or the smell of the local junior footy club’s sausage sizzle, or perhaps the sight of the dodgy scoreboard and antiquated timer, but watching Aussie Rules at a suburban venue certainly has its charm.
Australian rugby Referee Paul Marks has paid the price for his controversial decision not to award the Sharks a penalty try in the final minutes of their Super 14 loss to NSW last Saturday night.
Cricket officials might have to seek Lara Bingle’s advice to determine who captains Australia’s Test team.
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Michael Clarke’s immediate cricketing future seems no clearer than his romantic future, despite being named in Australia’s Test team to play in New Zealand next week.
Marcus North is just hanging on, Phil Hughes and Steve Smith are ready to pounce and Ryan Harris should prepare for the Ashes after Cricket Australia (CA) named a 14-man squad for next week’s two-Test series against New Zealand.
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh says it would be very unfair if Michael Clarke’s captaincy aspirations were harmed by his decision to return home from the tour of New Zealand for personal reasons.
New Test tourist Steven Smith says words probably wouldn’t be adequate to explain achieving a childhood dream if he gets the chance to strut the five-day stage in New Zealand.
For Carlton fans, there is a second disturbing picture Brendan Fevola creates for them in 2010. It’s the vacant goalsquare laid bare after his 11 years spearheading the AFL club’s attack.
For Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams, it’s a sunny dawn after a dark, wretched nightmare.
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The heinous farce that was the Australian cricket summer has now continued in the current New Zealand tour. The news of Michael “Pup” Clarke returning home to support his fiancée has many fans trembling with disappointment.
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Rugby has been the national sport of Samoa, Fiji and Tonga since the Marist Brothers introduced the sport there over 90 years ago. It is a religion and part of their culture.
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It is a date that is etched in the minds of sporting fanatics around Australia. Thursday March 25, 2010 is the date when the new AFL season begins.
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Well, the season is about to start and all us NRL nuts cannot wait. We also have the “pleasure” of looking forward to the “champion” of our great game, Channel 9, running their Footy Show.
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The return of the great Michael Schumacher to Formula One this weekend has overshadowed another resurrection; that of Felipe Massa.
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The NSW Waratahs are faced with a seemingly impossible choice: to win ugly or to lose pretty. Against the Sharks, their fans cast their vote.
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This Saturday afternoon, Brian O’Driscoll will captain Ireland for the 63rd time and earn his 100th cap for his country as he runs out onto Croke Park to play against Wales.
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One of the main talking points about the Melbourne Rebels is where they will source their players from. Over the years a number of players from outside the Tri-Nations have had cracks in various Super rugby franchises, with varying degrees of success.
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The International Cricket Council are these days labelled a ‘toothless tiger’ with ‘no get up and go’, who are afraid to make the hard decisions. Not so in 1960.
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Pop quiz: What’s the only thing worse than sitting in the driving rain in the south east corner of Canberra stadium whilst all the “action” is happening one hundred metres away in the north-west corner?
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It’s been a pleasure Mr. Gallop, but your time is up. As we’ve all heard before the NRL is in for a challenging few years as it attempts to counter the AFL’s efforts to inhabit its base of Western Sydney, and many seem to believe that Gallop is the man to lead the charge.
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Some of you may remember an article I wrote regarding who should play for the Melbourne Rebels. Perhaps I should have called them the “Victorian Rebels”, but that is a different discussion the administrators will have to sort out amongst themselves.
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Many articles in recent years have spent time trying to come up with a better way to decide a game than by using penalty shootouts.
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On June 12, the Wallabies go up against England at Subiaco in Perth and a week later at ANZ Stadium in Sydney.
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The NSW Waratahs won their game on Saturday evening against the Sharks but are losing the war.
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Dear Con, Bad luck about Sunday. Your players (you own them right?) stuck it out til the death and performed admirably, if a little ugly.
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With much change about to occur in the Australian football landscape over the next few years, I thought it might be instructive to look at end of year financial performances of the AFL clubs for 2009.
