FORGET THE upcoming Ashes for a moment – both Australia and England have suffered humiliating defeats by long-shot outsiders in quick succession. Chief writer RON REED found some reasons to enjoy watching it: More »
IN THE OLD DAYS, it was recorded as a “pass to comrade” and used only in desperation. Today, HANDball is taking over the great game of Australian Rules FOOTball, as GEOFF POULTER points out: More »
PETER COSTER wrote last week of the notorious Eau Rouge corner at the Belgian GP. On Sunday, he watched as two team-mates drove to the brink of disaster. More »
IN A NEW book FROM LILLIPUT TO LORD’S Australian author GREG YOUNG traces the amazing ability of the tiny island of Barbados to produce elite cricketers, More »
SPORTS FANS feared it might be a high-priced fizzer but the fight of the century didn’t disappoint chief writer RON REED. More »
NO GRAND FINAL is complete without Up There Cazaly, writes CHERYL CRITCHLEY. More »
DON BRADMAN birthday week is always a special time. The fabulous deeds of our sporting Colossus are indelible. But not all were in love with Australia’s only cricketing knight. KEN PIESSE reports: More »
THERE HAVE BEEN few more popular sports broadcasters over the past 50 years than Drew Morphett, who died on Friday night at 69. Chief writer RON REED pays tribute. More »
WE ARE entering the gloom season for the teams who are missing the finals. TERRY BROWN laments the long days ahead for the League losers. More »
Jeff wonders if dual citizenship could spread to the footy field. More »
HOT ON THE heels of cricket’s great pay dispute comes another political battle, this time at State level — and it’s going to be a close-run thing, says chief writer RON REED. More »
MAGPIES in the mire, Marmalade on the menu, Rex ropes them in and Tuddy sends them tumbling. SCOT PALMER’S PUNCHLINES provides plenty: COLLINGWOOD supporters hate to be reminded of it, but the famous Wayne Harmes boundary knock-on remains one of the great talk... More »