There was atmosphere and passion aplenty in Bonn on Friday as Anand and Kramnik fought out one of the greatest World Championship games of the modern era, writes Ian Rogers.
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World championship chess: Live from Bonn
Vladimir Kramnik is taking on Viswanathan Anand recently voted India’s greatest sportsman of the past 60 years, writes Australia’s first Grandmaster Ian Rogers.
How big media omits Woolworths from damaging pokies yarns
Melissa Fyfe had a cracking page one story in The Sunday Age yesterday revealing the rorting of so-called community benefit payments by various AFL clubs at their pokies venues, writes Stephen Mayne.
The biggest NRL grand final trouncing of them all
The Storm have only themselves to blame for the humiliating defeat in yesterday’s NRL GRand Final. By Jeff Wall.
Hawks too good on the day (and keep the dynasty talk at bay)
Hawthorn’s story over the past 12 years has been a remarkable one. Its ability to pick itself up from the rubble when the membership voted to stave off a merger with Melbourne has been astonishing, writes Charles Happell.
Hot Form Charts: Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you complete your tipping for the weekend.
AFL ignoring the “not interested” message from Sydney
Why aren’t the shareholders in the AFL up in arms about the League’s plans to spend $100 million on growing a new team in Sydney, and a new team on the Gold Coast? asks Glenn Dyer.
The sports review should aim for some new goals
Beyond winning medals on the world stage, Federal sports policy needs to be a lot more than it’s been, writes John Mendoza.
H.G.’s Golden Nuggets: Losing starts with silver
Australia’s medal tally has seen off the challenge of the Shaky Isles but we are locked in a death struggle with Great Britain, writes H. G. Nelson.
Phelps is not the Greatest Olympian Ever. Not yet
Sure, Michael Phelps is freakishly good, great even, but he is still on Olympics away from being the greatest ever, writes Adam Schwab.
Tim Costello: Souths can’t be blamed for addiction to pokies
If the NSW State Government Treasury can surmount all moral objections to reap huge financial rewards why would a football club deny itself? writes Tim Costello.
Greedy greed and horses
Greed is the cause of racing’s money laundering problem, writes Richard Farmer.
Drugs and sport: an obvious combination
Why exactly do we ban performance-enhancing drugs for athletes, wonders Dr James Connor?
H.G.’s Golden Nuggets: Lethal Liesel and the Sea Cucumbers
Superlatives were thick as Beijing smog as the Aussie assault continued yesterday, writes H. G. Nelson
H.G.’s Golden Nuggets: Killer Jackson and Matt’s fat 30
Suddenly it is Day 3 of competition and a lazy susan of sporting snacks is on the revolve, writes H.G. Nelson.
$40 million: it’s how much each gold medal costs us
Each Olympic gold medal in the last 20 years has cost Australian taxpayers about 40 million, writes James Connor.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you complete your tipping for the weekend.
Robert Harvey’s career an antidote to the ills of world sport
In an era when so much sporting news is about cheating, doping, boozing and fighting, Robert Harvey’s AFL career is anomalous in the best possible way, writes Adam Schwab.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you complete your tipping for the weekend.
Chairman Jim Stynes puts the Hollywood back into Melbourne
Club legend Jim Stynes is being hailed as the saviour of languishing AFL team Melbourne. He certainly has a gift for self-promotion, writes Charles Happell.
Forget Sonny Bill. News Ltd is the real threat to rugby league
The current fracas between Sonny Bill Williams and the NRL is not the real problem facing the competition. For that, you need look no further than NRL part owner News Ltd, writes Glenn Dyer.
How to win the Tour de France, part two
Ever wondered how the Tour de France works. Here is the second in a two part series on how the great race is run and won. By freelance journalist Nahum Ayliffe.
Crikey’s AFL & NRL Hot Form Charts
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you complete your tipping for the weekend.
On-field violence could put football clubs in court
Football players are employees and their actions could pose legal issues for their employers, writes Greg Barns.
How to win the Tour de France, part one
Ever wondered how the Tour de France works. Here is the first in a two part series on how the great race is run and won. By freelance journalist ,Nahum Ayliffe.
