Cadel Evans’ men’s senior world road championship victory isn’t only his most prestigious win, but the greatest by any Australian road cyclist. Australia is become a cycling super power.
Articles by Ross Stapleton 
The AFL’s stunning Karmichael Hunt recruiting coup
At a tumultuous news conference this morning, Karmichael Hunt confirmed that he has accepted a senior playing contract with the new Gold Coast AFL franchise from 2010.
Tour de France: Contador and Cavendish are crowned the kings of Paris
While ultimately the day belonged to Alberto Contador, the Paris finale offered a fitting stage for Bathurst’s Mark Renshaw to come a brilliant second to Britain’s Mark Cavendish.
Tour de France: Evans falters as Contador steams ahead
For Australia’s cycling cheer squad, the extent of Cadel Evans’ demise has come as a genuine shock. So how did Australia’s golden boy from a genuine yellow jersey chance to 12th place?
Tonight the Tour de France surely ignites?
Tonight’s brute of a 223km stage of La Grande Boucle offers any rider outside the Astana team their first realistic moment of truth since the Trans France Express took control of the race on just the fourth day.
Tour De France: Bastille Day offers palace plots and intrigues
What could be more French than on Bastille Day for the Tour De France to wake up all kinds of political machinations thick in the air.
After Michael Jackson Part 3: The tease of a new studio album
Popular culture commentator Ross Stapleton examines the life (and after-life) of Michael Jackson in a five-part series. Today, the third instalment .
After Michael Jackson Part 2: Beatles become Jackson’s security blanket
Popular culture commentator Ross Stapleton examines life after Michael Jackson in a five-part series. Today, the second instalment.
Aussies prang as Tour de Lance invades Andorra
Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for Australia in the Tour De France…
After Michael Jackson Part 1: where there’s a will…
Even by Elvis Presley standards, Jackson’s dying has provided one sensation after another. Ross Stapleton has written a five-part examination of life after Michael Jackson. Today, the first instalment.
The strange business of being MJ
How does such a notoriously dysfunctional American idol receive the kind of adulatory send-off even a Pope might envy? wonders Ross Stapleton.
Tour de France: sport’s ultimate enfant terrible faces doping chaos
The Tour de France is now beset by more drug controversies in its lead-up than ever before.
All systems go for AFL on the Gold Coast
The AFL’s latest franchise is a success story solely because it has so many things going against it.
Robbie Fowler: a very rich man in a small pond
Townsville Fury’s new recruit, Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler, could probably buy the whloe A-League if he wanted to, having just made the Sunday Times’ 2009 UK rich list.
Former AFL star says ASIC failed him
Former AFL player Craig O’Brien, a victim of alleged fraudulent property and investment scams by preying ex-Gold Coaster Glenn Duker says he’s been financially ruined by the swindle.
Relenza pioneer wants to create universal anti-viral
Professor Mark von Itzstein has told Crikey that he’s currently working on an anti-viral agent to shut down viruses like Swine Flu.
The Pastor, his Ponzi scheme and a fleeced flock
The liquidator of a company that had been operated by a former Gold Coast pastor and solicitor as a form of Ponzi scheme is now intent on pursuing civil actions against the pastor and his family.
Manipulating YouTube = priceless marketing for Britain’s Got Talent
The story of Susan Boyle is a neatly fashioned reality that, on closer examination, is cynically manipulative and deceptive.
The Beatles: remastered
From September the fortunes of The Beatles will make another mighty leap. And everyone will benefit.
