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I'm an all around sports enthusiast. My most memorable sporting moment was seeing the Socceroos qualify for the World Cup and then watching them play in Germany.
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Melbourne City have been knocked out of the Australia Cup by A-League rivals Sydney FC, going down 2-1 at AAMI Park. The Sky Blues…
After two weeks of the AFL finals series, there are four teams solely focused on winning the flag in 2022, while the remaining 14…
The Socceroos take on Vietnam tonight in a must-win World Cup qualifier in Melbourne. Socceroos coach Graham Arnold will be absent after testing positive…
The Socceroos will recommence their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign this Thursday at AAMI Park when they host Vietnam in their seventh game of…
When Josh Giddey became the youngest NBA player to record a triple-double on January 3rd against the Dallas Mavericks, he showed tremendous humility and…
Australia’s Josh Giddey has become the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple double. Yes, you read that right. This is not…
The Sydney Thunder have put a dampener on New Year's Eve celebrations at the Adelaide Oval by beating the Adelaide Strikers by 22 runs.…
Congratulations to 2021-22 Premier League champions, Manchester City. Wrapping up the title in December with 18 games still remaining in the season is a…
Both the Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory look like missing the A-League finals this season but more alarmingly, neither club appear to be setting…
Melbourne Heart on fire. After going nineteen matches without a win, the Heart have now gone seven matches unbeaten with six wins and a…
Shinji Ono and Alessandro Del Piero will be part of the A-League no more when season 10 kicks off later this year, if you…
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Round 10 of the A-League served up another batch of water cooler talking points for Monday morning. Does Muscat have any choice but to…
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Socceroos coach Ange Postecoglou has made it clear to World Cup aspirants that they need to be playing regular football if they want to…
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The team that ended Australia's World Cup drought in 2006 has been labelled the 'golden generation'. At the time they were, comprised of good…
With some shock results and some teams with question marks producing stellar performances, the English Premier League title race appears to be wide open.…
Interesting point around Behich, when Leckie first came back to the A-League I thought he was done and no chance of making the World Cup squad. Turned out he just needed some time and maybe to get used to the heat and the harder pitches in Australia again.
Will new-look City's lack of service impact Jamie Maclaren in 2023-24?
Couldn’t agree more about coming back to the field for the competitions sake. Some may question the quality or the fact it’s a development league but one thing that keeps interest is healthy competition. Even with the emergence of Adelaide and the Mariners late last season gave it some interest before finals.
Will new-look City's lack of service impact Jamie Maclaren in 2023-24?
As a few have said Rado does appear out of his depth and a good number two but maybe not a number one. If Kisnorbo is sacked at Troyes there’s every chance that change is made.
Will new-look City's lack of service impact Jamie Maclaren in 2023-24?
Agree with this. I disagree with the decision but after reading the rules I thought it was correct with the way it’s written.
“Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offender is cautioned if the offence was an attempt to play the ball; in all other circumstances (e.g. holding, pulling, pushing, no possibility to play the ball etc.) the offending player must be sent off.”
Could a National Second Division be more popular than the A-League?
Appreciate your thoughts everyone. Certainly plenty for the AFL to consider over the next 5-10 years. Hard to say either of the latest expansion clubs have been a raging success but it might just take more time before they start to see a return on that investment. Perhaps there lies some hesitation to go to 19, 20 and beyond.
How to create a fairer AFL home and away season for all
Part of my daily routine to see if OKC are playing and what Giddey’s putting up. So good and taking on that extra responsibility without SGA and Dort!
Josh Giddey shatters 61-year old NBA record with third straight triple-double
Oh Paul! You dragged me in with the headline. Love Seinfeld, love that episode and love Jimmy Butler. As a Timberwolves fan I was disappointed to see him go after he took us to the playoffs for the first time in a long time. He’s lifted the floor of every team he’s been on, problem is (like you explained in Minnesota) the other stars don’t like being told to work harder. With Ant and KAT at the Wolves now they look like they’re building something but they could be a lot further along had Jimmy stayed. Jimmy’s got something in Miami!
NBA Week: Jimmy doesn’t like misunderstandings - Butler a character straight out of Seinfeld
Great thoughts. I think just as much as the Williams sisters dominated with power and then others were able to match them (to a point). You’d have to think there are players out there working on dealing with Ash’s weapons. If she’s number one and they know there’s a good chance they’ll have to beat her to win a grand slam, they’ll train to combat her slice and then Ash may need to look at something else. Easier said than done but while it’s working for Ash, why not keep going.
Shades of Serena dominance as Barty storms into Australian Open final vs. Collins
I think Ash would be a great poker player. Gives away nothing on the court and then grins away after the game when she’s taken all your money. Haha.
Shades of Serena dominance as Barty storms into Australian Open final vs. Collins
Not too far off. Hope Leckie finds his old form and a big win is coming.
Who starts for the Socceroos in tonight's must-win World Cup Qualifier?
Agree with Devlin, getting good wraps in Scotland. Hope King does start now over playing Grant or Karacic out of position.
Who starts for the Socceroos in tonight's must-win World Cup Qualifier?
Unfortunately Stuart it’s all the heart ache that every fan goes through that makes the good times all the better. On a national team level it would always be felt, just with different versions. For some it’s making the latter stages of qualification, for us it’s World Cup qualification, for others it’s getting out of the WC group stage and for others it might just be winning the thing. Look at our qualification for 2006, what made that more special was the heart ache against Uruguay, Iran and versions before that. Our three WC qualifications since have been less dramatic but also they’ve been less emotional because they haven’t had the extended absence of qualification. Call me naive but I think the Socceroos will qualify, however unless things change in player development (even with the World Cup expansion) and with Asian countries improving qualification in the future will be far from guaranteed.
Should we give up on the Socceroos now before it all just hurts too much?
Agree that Arnold would go. Mat Ryan being captain and still only 29 as a goalkeeper won’t go. But they may shake up the squad and bring in some younger players looking to give the 2023 Asian Cup a good crack!
What is the Socceroos' path to automatic World Cup qualification?
Great thought Grem! Don’t know what sport would be second-most popular worldwide but football really is different to any other sport. I know the WC places open up from 2026 but so many Asian countries are getting better all the time so continual improvement is needed.
What is the Socceroos' path to automatic World Cup qualification?
What’s wrong with a balance of the two arguments? The starting line up had enough youth and inexperience anyway. At halftime when you’re 9-0 up give a debut and bring a player you’re likely to need later in the tournament 45 mins in her legs. Do the same at 60 mins. Then if no injuries give another player some time. As much as they’re there to win the Asian Cup there’s got to be some thought into that 2023 World Cup squad too.
'Really disappointed': Pundit tears into Matildas approach after Kerr breaks record in 18-0 win
Surely they can’t get away with not having a female expert and caller. It’s added so much to the Fox and Seven coverage.
Welcome back! Nine to return to cricket coverage at T20 World Cup
Not sure why the AFL wouldn’t allow it. Chance to attract some exposure to the game and imagine if a kid with vision difficulties sees Cox wearing them and normalising it.
Mason Cox plans to sport AFL-first new look in 2022
I’d get behind him over Kyrgios 100 times out of 100. Unfortunately the public loves the drama and journalists will keep giving it to them rather than writing considered articles such as this. Great piece Paul and good luck to Alex.
About time Australia rallied behind Demon as Open campaign heats up
No discrimination of any kind should be allowed or tolerated. Disgusting that this still happens.
'Love will always win': Cavallo suffers homophobic abuse during A-League match
Surely the decision is less about a team for the fifth test in an already won series and more about the ten tests on the sub-continent in 2022. Khawaja is much more likely to have an impact in those tests so have a look ahead to those games and what your team looks like.
'A huge call': Khawaja to be axed despite comeback ton, says Ponting
Feel like Simmons needs to make a call on his Boomers career well before Paris so they know where they stand either way. In or out?
Giddey is smashing records, but now he has to turn stats into wins
PeterCtheThird – the original headline focused more on the achievement rather than the last line of the article. But ah well. I don’t think he can do much more than he’s doing at the moment but I would hope that over the next 3-4 years this team progresses with Giddey a key element. Just look at the likes of Westbrook who is great for stats but terrible for team success and hope he is the complete opposite to that.
Giddey is smashing records, but now he has to turn stats into wins
Hopefully things settle soon or a bold call to go into a hub or series of hubs is made. If this is what’s happening with 12 A-league men’s teams and 10 A-league women’s teams, throw in 8 BBL teams, I can only imagine what happens when the 18 AFL and 16 NRL teams start to play. It’s a real shame for the A-league teams though, just need to play as many games as often as they can.
COVID playing havoc with A-League fixtures - more games postponed
Would like to see Cam Green get a score in this game. He’s been great with the ball with an average of 11, economy rate of 1.68 and 7 wickets, including some crucial scalps. However at a series average of 17.33 with the bat, I’m sure the selectors would like a little more from their number 6.
Khawaja gets his chance as Pat Cummins confirms Australia's XI for Sydney's Ashes Test
I’d prefer PIF stay well away from the A-League. No doubt all owners have some dirty laundry but I’d rather not see them involved.
Will new-look City's lack of service impact Jamie Maclaren in 2023-24?