THE HUMILIATION of winning only one vote from FIFA’s 22-strong executive committee this morning caught Australia’s 2022 World Cup bidding team off balance. Bid leader Frank Lowy and his team were confident of at least making a strong showing but seemed stunned to find that some FIFA executives reneged on their promises of support. The
Thousands gather to watch drug user/dealer train
Richmond supporters have flocked to Punt Road to see star recruit Ben Cousins take his first steps with the Tigers. Nearly 3000 fans packed into the Punt Road oval to watch what normally would have been a routine pre-season training session, but turned into an impromptu rally of club faithful. His problems are not over
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Happy birthday Sir Don
As we come down from a high post Olympics it might be time to remember Don Bradman, born 100 years ago today and forever enshrined as one of the greats of cricket. In this article we read he wasn’t just on top of cricket but excelled everywhere he competed. Even some American observers appreciated the
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A good weekend of football
I’m West Australian born and bred and now live in Brisbane so with the Western Eagles (85-84) and the Broncos (15-8) taking the AFL and NRL cups respectively I’m more than happy. Both very good games of football but the Broncos win made the taciturn Wayne Bennett the most successful coach in league history (six
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Tour de France washup
Being an insomniac I took to watching the Tour de France and started doing so the night Landis hit a wall and lost buckets of time. I checked in the next night and was, like every other viewer, impressed by his comeback. He produced one of the most memorable rides in Tour history when he
Socceroos beaten
I’m less than happy with soccer – we play well for 89.5 minutes and we loose because an Italian fell over and got a free kick for his dramatics. They are clearly better at the “fall over and appeal for a penalty” tactic than we are. I’m definitely over soccer.
Wallabies and Socceroos Win
I’m not a soccer fan but I am Australian and I’ll watch any representative team on the world stage. I flicked back and forth last night for 80 minutes but got bored with the 1:0 score and gave up thinking, “Oh well, they tried”. I flicked back just a few minutes later and had missed
All Black cries over handbag
WELLINGTON Hurricanes forward Chris Masoe allegedly punched a patron in a bar before being hit with a handbag by teammate and former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga. Masoe, an All Black with a hardman reputation, was reported to have burst out crying when centre Umaga hit him. They were then tossed out on the street
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Socceroos qualify for World Cup
I’m not a soccer fan but I do appreciate skill, team spirit, lasting the distance, courage and any Aussie team winning. I watched the whole game, something I have never done before, and I mostly enjoyed it. I say mostly because I still find a score of 1-0 at full time fustrating. The game is
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