sidelined

First up: this is the highest-scoring round this season and possibly ever (I’m not tragic enough to check). A demolition masterclass from the best attacking team this season, another enthralling 3-3 draw, a showdown between the league leaders and Revolving Door FC. Oh, and Melbourne’s luck finally ran out

One of the more hilarious sporting sub plots of this year is the elevation of Alan Jones to serious Wallabies coach contender on a creeping miasma of self-generated noise and media credulity. QRU boss Peter Lewis threw out some speculative rhetoric on the need to make a radical choice as the next coach, and [...]

“Look, should Branko have been sacked without a full season? No, that’s crazy talk. Is this a farce? I, and many working families right across this country think so. Will I be putting forward my name as a replacement? Look, we will release all Sydney City United-related policies in due season, but more what’s more [...]

Snipped from The Grauniad.
Chabal … last night … hot funk … how could you!
I think I’ve had that dream

I was there four years ago, way up on high at Telstra Stadium ,when Jonny Wilkinson in an act of unrivaled sporting cruelty tore the heart of Australia and denied us a World Cup on home soil.
Last night, Wilkinson (and a committed English team) again denied Australia a chance at glory in the Marshal [...]

Loudly whispered suspicions have been confirmed that Olympian Marion Jones used performance enhancing substances in the lead up to the Sydney Olympics.
Jones has said that “tapped around the truth for too long”. Tapped around the truth? Ms Jones, you have stomped on the truth then run it over with a steam roller before burying [...]

An awesome round is in the offing here, with two established grudge matches and two desperate teams staring at a miserable season battling it out with teams on the rise. Crunchtime is approaching, as several sides have the opportunity to consolidate top-four positions and challenge the Fisherfolk Hegemony for the no.1 spot.
Excellent…

Aussie footballers are nothing compared to this virtuoso performance by AC Milan keeper Dida. When are we gonna get serious about the sport in this country?
Bravo Dida, bravo.