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With the first sighting of Peter Roebuck in the SMH, bemoaning the lack of substance that is Twenty20 cricket. Four hundred runs were scored between 6pm and 9.30pm, a tight match unfolded and a good night was had by almost everyone. It all sounds exhilarating but it felt oddly banal. And in the latest from [...]

The Bronx is Burning is a 2007 eight episode ESPN series (yeah, they make drama too. Who knew?) about the famous 1977 Yankees. Due to the tyranny of distance, my interest in baseball is casual but there’s alot I find attractive about the game, and the mythology that surrounds it. By accident of birth I’m [...]

In a day and age where so many sports people are as stage managed as politicians it’s refreshing to see there’s at least one guy who likes to let his hair down and not take everything so seriously, especially someone who is the real deal and the number three mens player in the world. The [...]

This is the busiest time of my year – the time when all the deadlines I have ever had coalesce, whilst working three jobs, and being a single parent (my now ex-partner ALWAYS goes away at this time). And then there’s the only real reason to live, finals football. 66%/$1.57 Power Eagles $2.35/34% 30%/$2.25 Hawks [...]

And so it begins. 25 rounds regular season rounds played. 3 million people through the turnstiles. 8 teams nursing Mad Monday hangovers. 8 teams left to fight it out for the premiership. I’m excited. This promises to be a great finals series and I expect some interesting twists before September 30th. I wouldn’t bank on [...]

Group B Australia Should win: Bolster rah rah sense of entitlement and superiority. It is the way of the universe. Can’t fight it. Shouldn’t win: Oh, I couldn’t cope. Wiki says: Mark Champion. No, seriously that’s what came up. You heard it here first. Wales Should win: The accents – so cute! The singing. The [...]

The Dally M Awards were held tonight with even the PM giving up meeting some guy called Bush to present the award. And the winner is Jonathan Thurston, riding a late season wave of form to run down the Tigers’ Robbie Farah. Some interesting points was that, unlike of sports south of the border, the [...]

With the Marshal Petain cup due to get underway, some of the Aussies players may have a tough time in France with the local language. As a service to our brave Wallabies I’ve put together a collection of handy phrases (Using Babel Fish) in the guise of a typical conversation. Bonjour. Mon nom est Lote [...]

It was a disappointing night last night as Craig Mottram really screwed the pooch in a very slow 5000m final. Craig Mottram has been left searching for explanations after finishing a distant 13th in the 5,000m at the world athletics championships in a race tailor-made for winner Bernard Lagat. After Kenyan Ben Limo stepped aside [...]

The Marshal Petain Cup (trading as IRB Rugby World Cup 2007) gets under way this week so its time to preview where the teams stand. In addition to the technical insight, I added an extra diagnostic tool: Wikipedia. From the team page, I pressed “random article” and let the Wiki lead me where it may. [...]