Amid the tidal wave of commentary surrounding Wayne Rooney’s broken foot, an intriguing battle is emerging between the young striker’s on-field masters. In the white corner, English coach Sven-Goran Eriksson wants Rooney in Germany, even if he only manages to recover in time to play during the final stages. Why wouldn’t he want him there? […]
According to the AFL, the game between Fremantle and St Kilda is not finished. The players have showered and gone home, the crowd have gone back to work, and the umpires have returned to their nine-to-fivers, but somehow the match still hangs in the balance. A final result will be known tomorrow, decided by committee […]
Broken foot may not keep Rooney out of World Cup: Just six weeks from the start of the World Cup, the sight of English super-striker Wayne Rooney lying on the pitch with a broken foot was shocking to English soccer fans. Compatriot Michael Owen suffered a similar injury on 31 December last year and is […]
The word “miracle” has been used to describe the story of survival of the two trapped miners in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. Nobody could be more relieved about this than the families of the miners, the mine operators, rescuers, the local town, and anyone else with a personal interest in the story. Nobody, that is, except for […]
There’s a war going on and as usual it’s hard to know who to believe. Telstra Stadium officials are saying the surface is safe for tomorrow night’s match between the Swans and Geelong. Players and coaches are saying they won’t play if it’s not. And as usual, fans are stuck in the middle waiting to […]
Not everyone is as excited about Michael Schumacher’s return to the podium in Sunday night’s Imola GP as Michael Schumacher. Frank, an F1 fan, wrote the following on the BBC website: “Imola showed what is wrong with F1 – no overtaking – I could have won that race in my wife’s Corsa if I’d started […]
Despite Jason Gillespie eking his way to a record-breaking 201 not out, running out his captain along the way, outscoring his more highly fancied batting partners, and setting up victory for Australia, he remains an unlikely starter for the Ashes come November. Unless, of course, the selectors are prepared to pick him as a batsman […]
If talk was all it took for Melbourne to beat the reigning AFL premiers Sydney this week, they’d already have a handy lead. But unfortunately for the Demons, the game doesn’t start until 1.10pm on Sunday, and putting a positive spin on recent losses will count for nothing come the opening bounce. Coming off three […]
There may not have been a tougher job in football than president of the Carlton Football Club when Ian Collins took on the role three years ago. Except maybe Collins’ other job – Telstra Dome boss. While Carlton was losing games at an alarming rate, the rest of the AFL was openly criticising the quality […]
After his team pummelled the Tigers in round one, Bulldog Ryan Griffen made a grave mistake: he gave the media an honest answer to a question during a post match interview, saying the Tiger’s “basically gave up” after half time, an honest opinion that led to all sorts of trouble for the youngster. Speaking on […]
