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The bump is dead. The marking contest is dead. Contact footy is dead. Or so we’ve been told recently. To my eyes, it all looks much the same.
Last week I talked about Australia’s seam bowlers. Let’s now look at Australia’s batting options for the upcoming Ashes series.
“How did it go?” I asked a young Frenchman when he’d finally retrieved something akin to a normal breath after the 7.2-kilometre individual time trial at the recent Tour of Friendship race in Thailand.
Sometimes there is so much going on in rugby league that you want to comment on a whole range of things – starting with Daly Cherry-Evans.
Just what is it in the water out Penrith way that helped produce incredible wins against defending premiers Melbourne and the hapless (or should I say hopeless) New Zealand Warriors?
Just as well Wallaby coach Robbie Deans is a resilient character. He’s copping it left, right, and centre over the 25-man squad he’s selected for the three-Test series against the Lions.
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Cheap Seats Podcast: episode four
By The Roar, Today
Ryan O’Connell and Brett McKay have, unbelievably, been asked back to do another episode of The Cheap Seats Podcast.
Last Friday, Newcastle Jets announced the winning design for its 2013-2014 away kit. There were three kits to choose from but, by popular demand, the winning design was hardly new.
On Tuesday, the Sydney-based Australian Turf Club made changes to its Spring Carnival program that could deny harbour city racegoers the opportunity to watch the best staying colts next season.
If you watched the latest Mike Hussey masterclass in the Indian Premier League semi-final and didn’t have at least the smallest suspicion that what you were witnessing was not all as it should be then well done.
For all the compelling talking points the weather-honed Giro d’Italia has given us over the past two weeks, events at the Tour of California provided some equally significant topics to reflect on.
As we enter the final week of racing in the 2013 Giro d’Italia the battle for overall glory is still far from decided.
The Roar of the crowd
Your sports opinion. Write your own articleSuper Rugby teams will skin the Lions
By Legalydum, Today
The last time the British and Irish Lions toured here, 2001, Australian teams won three contests: the last two Tests and the Australia A game.
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NRL fans: the English are coming
By John Davidson, Today
Rugby league supporters should expect to see a whole lot more English talent joining Sam Burgess, James Graham and Gareth Widdop in the NRL in the next few years.
Super B to the rescue for rugby?
By Working Class Rugger, TodayIn case many may have missed it, our new leader Bill Pulver has returned from his expedition to the land of milk and Guinness in his efforts to gauge the temperament of the IRB on his proposed law variations for his Super B brainchild.
Australian rules football and improving Indigenous relations
By Jackson Clark, Today
With Indigenous Round approaching, I thought it would be good to take a look at the Indigenous contribution to our game.
Picking your ‘First V’ for the Wallabies
By Elisha Pearce, Today
Let’s conduct a thought experiment: if you could start a rugby team from scratch, using players currently in your own country, who are the first five players you would choose in order of importance?
Stayers in Australia: Are imports the problem or the solution?
By Alfred Chan, Today
There has recently been a drastic increase of horses imported to Australia. It has now extended beyond the cashed up metropolitan stables, and smaller stables appear to have given up on training local talent.
Looking forward to the 2015 Wallabies
By Who Needs Melon, Today
Walking home from work the other night I was nearly run down by a clearly out of control DeLorean. As it disappeared in a puff of light I found a shred of newspaper by my side dated ninth August 2015.
Giro d’Italia 2013, Stage 16: The Daily Roar
By Damien Chamley, TodayControlled Chaos. That’s how I would summarise today’s Stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia. An unexpected sunny day roused the peloton to a day of action and aggression, though in the end, it all seemed somehow controlled by one man and one team.
Fourth place should not be cause for jubilation for Arsenal
By Joel Tiller, Today
As a long-time fan, everything that concerns me about current culture at Arsenal Football Club was encapsulated by the celebrations of its players on Sunday.
How does the A-League rate?
By dinoweb, Today
It’s a question we all have an opinion on, fans and detractors alike. A much-publicised survey came out a few weeks ago, ranking Australia in the top 20 leagues of the world, but is this reasonable?
Daniel Geale to face English opponent Darren Barker
By John Davidson, Today
Daniel Geale’s US debut will be against Londoner ‘Dazzling’ Darren Barker, a fighter similar to the Tassie tyro, as he maps out a path to Sergio Martinez.
Has cricket corruption been filed in the ‘too hard’ basket?
By Tim Holt, TodayYou had to laugh when realising the exposing of corruption was the only time this year’s version of the greed-inspired Indian Premier League received any semblance of coverage.
Philippines avoids relegation, stays in Asian Five Nations top division
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