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I deal in fact, not opinion, and it is now a confirmed fact that cricket is most interesting when the Australian team performs poorly.…
The problem with a lot of so-called sports stars is their lack of true personality. Luckily, there are some exceptions, and Marco Simoncelli was…
The possibility of Europe's biggest clubs leaving local leagues and playing in a new European league on a weekly basis - which I'm sure…
[caption id="attachment_50719" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="New Zealand\'s Sonny Bill Williams gets away from Takehisa Usuzuki of Japan during the Rugby World Cup. Photo credit David…
And so the sun sets on another EPL season. Poetic and even legal types overuse this phrase, failing to admit it always comes up…
Okay, some things we encounter in life are just plain weird - Mike Gibson's hair style; that Puerto Rican guy who swears he is…
The English FA is pondering the introduction of salary caps, thus arousing the great political bout of the 20th century: in the red corner…
[caption id="attachment_2674" caption="World champion MotoGP racer Casey Stoner - AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin"][/caption] As a practicing psychologist and motorbike rider, I tell you, Casey…
I have basically given up on being entertained by cricket, but I was surprisingly entertained by the game in Bangladesh on Saturday night, with…
[caption id="attachment_39846" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Newcastle Jets strip colours"][/caption] Newcastle Jets fans are angry that their new owner Nathan Tinkler wants to change their jersey…
One-day crowds, what's up with them? How could one not notice the vacant stands staring at us from the MCG. Not the usual thing…
The overall long term problem for the Australia football team is summed up in that Korean goal. The defense was split wide open, earthquake…
I like The Roar - a place for retort at commentators' wisdom or dribble, and a place to dribble yourself. It beats by far…
I'm not the most patriotic chap. I was, but not now. I question why, too. Then Perth reminded me. Punter shouting abuse to the…
I ask you, is there any limit to the talents of Shane Warne? I tuned into the new talk show "Warnie" and I must…
It's a hot topic, World Cup hosts. I've noticed the contrast in attitude towards Qatar and Brazil, not on footballing credentials, but cultural reasoning.…
In the World Cup bid, I noticed we didn't claim Australia to be football mad, just sports mad. So why isn't football popular here…
[caption id="attachment_37832" width="300" caption="Australia\'s Ricky Ponting, left, rubs his chin as England\'s captain Andrew Strauss applauds teammate Alistair Cook. AP Photo/Rick Rycroft"][/caption] My wounds…
We are all shocked of the loss of the 2022 World Cup bid - and the extent of it. But I am afraid to…
Oh woe is me. The audience got a little hot after I proposed Australia has dominated the Aussie summer of cricket for too long…
Now what was that we were saying about dignity? You’re fantastic. You should have been on the FFA board at the presentation instead of Elle. You would have went down a treat. More please.
World Cup bid loss reaction despicable