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It was June 2017 that I wrote my first article for this site, a piece comparing the back three defensive systems of the All Blacks and the Wallabies and why one system encouraged counterattack and the other made it almost impossible.
Sport is not going to cure coronavirus, but maybe coronavirus will prompt sport to finally cure itself.
So with the AFL closing its doors until at least May 31, we will soon begin to hear from the clubs that won’t make it through this crisis.
What did we miss with Round 1 of the AFL? Was it the story of a comeback by a team?
Cricket Australia may be wondering what impact COVID-19 will have next summer, but it is far better than being in the shoes of the England and Wales Cricket Board.
The COVID-19 virus that has now become a global pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works of every one of Australia’s sporting codes and the impacts will be felt both this season and in seasons to come.
Recently, the FFA have made comments about starting an expressions-of-interest process for a national second division.
Well, I hate to say I told you so, but if that wasn’t the poorest home performance since the construction of Forsyth Barr Stadium, then somewhere in the past I missed a genuine horror show.
While the independence of the A-League was thought by most to make Wellington Phoenix safe from expulsion, there is still a narrow possibility that they could be axed.
With some of the doom and gloom going on around the state of the A-League based on this season’s crowd sizes, I think it’s important to have a bit of perspective.
What a debacle the Black Caps tour of Australia was. First, let’s look back at the three units of cricket.
Most Australian tennis fans face an ongoing dilemma: do they support Australian players in what is overwhelmingly an individual sport or do they reserve their patriotism for team events such as the Davis Cup, Federation Cup and the newly established ATP Cup?
This is the end of an era for New Zealand rugby, there is no doubting it.
On Saturday December 7, in the hastily constructed Diriyah Arena on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Anthony Joshua meets the man who handed him his first professional defeat, taking his heavyweight titles in the process, Andy Ruiz Jr.
A certain news article recently caused a minor stir by putting the spotlight on the all-time record attendance for an NBL game in Sydney and comparing it to the Big Blue at Kogarah.
When the A-League first started, Melbourne Victory were the only team in the city, but since then two more sides have been added and Melbourne City could be in peril.
Since the inaugural competition in 1987, the final of the Rugby World Cup has been a rather insular event, hosted by just the elite nations of the game – but that is about to change.
Rugby league clubs have always looked at ways of taking advantage of the rules.
I’ve already gone through Graham Arnold’s options for the striker role in their next match against Jordan and now I’ll go through the midfielders and wingers to sort the wheat from the chaff.
