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The Wallabies had just backed up the Rugby World Cup win with a successful tour of Ireland and Wales, marred only [...] Matthew Horan: How I missed cricket’s Ball of the Century](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/how-i-missed-cricket-shane-warne-th.jpg)
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Their findings suggest that simply wearing a red shirt has given football teams an advantage – thanks to our deep-rooted biological response to the colour.
The research, by the University of Plymouth and Durham University, [...] Chris Court: A red shirt is the key to sporting success](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/manchester-united-th.jpg)
![Danny Tiatto has cultivated a controversial headline or two throughout his career, but the hardman showed his softer side this week when committing to a guest role with the Melbourne Knights. It’s a poetic homecoming for one of the club’s favourite sons in the dwindling twilight of his football journey.
Tiatto trained for the first time [...] Paddy Higgs: Knights to gain from Tiatto’s poetic homecoming](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/tiatto-roar-th.jpg)
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I say ‘unfortunately’ because this title [...] Spiro Zavos: It’s Game On for NH v SH rugby bragging rights](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/gold-olympic-world-rugby-james-oconnor-th.jpg)
![Am I the only person writing on Test cricket these days? After seven One-Day Internationals in England, the ICC Champions Trophy starts the South Africa today, then the Airtel Champions Twenty20 in India starts on October 8, followed by more Fifty50 ODIs between Australia and India in India.
Test matches will recommence in November.
But [...] Kersi Meher-Homji: Short history of foreign-born Australian Test cricketers](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ipl-mutant-symonds-th.jpg)
![God bless government bureaucracy! Until now, there was rarely any good news coming from the pen pushers and red tape merchants that patrolled our nation’s capital, but suddenly they are resembling the super heroes that reside in the Hall of Justice.
Fresh from writing us all cheques to save us from the perilous state the [...] Steve Kaless: The lighter side of visa paperwork](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lighter-side-visa-th.jpg)
![Saturday’s AFL Grand Final loss is a bitter pill to swallow for the St Kilda Footy Club after such a tight contest, but as reflected by Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt in his post-match captain’s speech, it’ll be the source of great motivation to go one better in 2010.
Speaking on Sunday, beyond the immediate emotion of [...] Ben Somerford: Can the Saints get their own redemption in 2010?](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/can-saints-redemption-2010-Riewoldt-th.jpg)
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“Despite agreeing to a [...] Davidde Corran: Arrogant, irritating Aussies are New Zealand’s best hope](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/new-zealand-all-whites-th.jpg)
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This summer young Martiin, a fair-haired, skinny kid, is averaging 69.9 strokes every round he plays at the tough Pinehurst course, which is 5,614 [...] Spiro Zavos: Tiger Woods’ successor is just 11 years-old](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/tiger-th.jpg)
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The Minister, in the great tradition of the Rudd Government’s penchant for [...] Spiro Zavos: Should successful athletes pay back their AIS costs?](http://www.theroar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/should-successful-athlete-pay-back-th.jpg)



