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Chewing the fat with Hawkey and his mate
BEING one himself, Bob Hawke knew a lot of cricket fans – as chief writer RON REED discovered one memorable day in South Africa. More »
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May 2019
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Nick Kyrgios Uses Underarm Serves and Drop Shots to Reach Second Round in Rome
Daniil Medvedev. The result was 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, and the match came to an end in only one hour and 33 minutes. It was an impressive enough outcome for the unseeded Kyrgios to beat the 12th seeded Russian, but it’s the style in which he did it that drew the atten... More »
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Goofy grin then gloom for Ricciardo
MAX Verstappen continues to show his class while Daniel Ricciardo seems to be going nowhere. PETER COSTER reports on the Spanish GP More »
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40 years on footy’s big feud is alive and well
EMERGING Blues gave their old heroes a run for their money against the arch rivals, says Chief Writer RON REED More »
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Taking the Mick out of footy
GOING through old files in search of material for a forthcoming book, Chief Writer RON REED came across this 1987 interview with legendary TV commentator Mike Williamson, who died this week, aged 91. More »
Forget the odds – Australia are the real favourites to win the World Cup
It’s always quite astounding when the previous winners of a particular World Cup – in any sport, really – are not the favourites to do so again when it comes around four years later. Yes, there are many arguments of how long four years can be for any previous ... More »
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The History of the AFL
The Australian Football League is the top level of Australian rules football, with the best professional players making up the 18 competing teams. The AFL Commission which oversees the competition is also the official governing body of the entire game of Austr... More »
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More winners for the man who wasn’t there
A COUPLE OF familiar faces were nowhere to be seen at the Warrnambool races but that didn’t worry anyone, says chief writer RON REED: IT TOOK until the 29th of 30 races for the ghost of Darren Weir to be formally identified at Warrnambool’s three-day May racin... More »
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Fear of failure haunts Ricciardo
Did Daniel Ricciardo make the wrong career move when he signed for Renault in his quest to win a world driver’s championship? PETER COSTER reports. More »
