As it continues to rain gold medals on Australian athletes, and the Commonwealth Games maintain their stranglehold on the local media, Crikey thought it was time to deliver a startling fact about the Games: Australia is not the only country competing at the event. You could be forgiven for thinking it was. If you look […]
One of the biggest jobs organisers of the Commonwealth Games gave themselves was convincing the Australian public the event is not a second rate Olympics. “Some of the world’s greatest athletes,” went the phrase, rather than, “The best the world has to offer.” It’s selling the Australian public short to suggest we don’t already know […]
The real test for Test debutant Stuart Clark came in the second innings. With Australia leading by 103 runs on the first innings, it was up to the bowlers to secure a manageable target. Following five wickets in the first innings and reports likening him to Glenn McGrath, Clark was under pressure to prove it […]
Although there is some serious AFL silverware up for grabs this weekend, you wouldn’t know it from reading today’s papers or listening to the radio news. Indeed, the Commonwealth Games have consumed the media’s attention. This morning, it’s all about Libby Lenton missing out on one of her seven gold medals, gazumped by Scottish swimmer […]
Now that the spot-fires along the Yarra have been extinguished, and Delta Goodrem has confirmed she survived the firestorm in the finale of the Opening Ceremony, the sporting events of the Commonwealth Games can finally take centre stage. On day one, there are 11 gold medals up for grabs. With the MCG still a few […]
Now that the Games are “here”, the scepticism expressed by the media over the scale of the event, the budget, the ban on TV cameras peeking at the opening ceremony rehearsals, tickets, and just about everything else, has magically given way to chest-beating optimism. The Age this morning proclaims: “After years of planning, a 180,000 […]
Now that everyone’s heart rates have returned to normal after Sunday night’s astonishing one-day match between Australia and South Africa, the commentary surrounding the game has hit its stride. Immediately after the game, Ricky Ponting seemed genuinely thrilled to have been a part of it, but has since become more reticent. “We bowled obviously very, […]
If Carlton fans thought last season was long, 2007 is shaping up as possibly the longest in the club’s history. Last Saturday, Denis Pagan’s men turned in an abominable display, getting thumped by Port Adelaide by 99 points. As Port Adelaide were lining up for goal kicking practise, a voice rang out of the PA, […]
A new front has opened up in the continuing conversation about technology and its role in officiating sport, with the US Open tennis tournament announcing it will use “instant replay” to assist in getting line calls right. The US Open is the first grand slam tournament to embrace the technology, but will only use it […]
Sydney FC yesterday walked away with the inaugural A-League premiership after beating the Central Coast Mariners 1-0. Although the pundits had trouble separating the two teams before the game, today nobody is surprised the shining silver trophy belongs to Sydney FC. They’ve been a standout team all season, on the field and off. At the […]
