Sport

How FIFA crooks stole Australia’s World Cup cash

How FIFA crooks stole Australia’s World Cup cash

Tweet Forensic auditors in the Caribbean reveal that a FIFA official stole a sack full of money from the Australians bidding to host the World Cup, writes Andrew Jennings. FIFA’s Jack Warner and the FFA’s World Cup “consultant”...

 

Raging Ray Hadley tells lies very badly

Raging Ray Hadley tells lies very badly

Tweet The NSW Government disputes radio bully Ray Hadley’s claims police aren’t investigating him and his son over an alleged assault at his house. Peter Wicks reports. Ray Hadley with his son Daniel: both accused of committing an alleged...

 

Australia’s sporting shame

Australia’s sporting shame

Tweet  Cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson takes on Australia’s latest sporting scandal. read more »

 

Armstrong agonistes

Armstrong agonistes

Tweet A public confessions is not good enough, says Bob Ellis, Lance Armstrong should be gaoled for fraud — but should not have his titles rubbed out. WE REWRITE history now. Just as Pravda would publish different photos of Stalin on the...

 

On your bike, Lance

On your bike, Lance

Tweet Lance Armstrong will be seen making his “confession” to Oprah Winfrey later today. Fellow Texan James Moore says he should just ride away. HOW I’D LOVE to not think about Lance Armstrong. Again. Ever. But I live in Austin....

 

Getting the Order right for Tendulkar

Getting the Order right for Tendulkar

Tweet Senior correspondent Barry Everingham wishes the mainstream media would do their research about the decision to award Sachin Tendulkar an honorary Order of Australia. THE DECISION to invest Sachin Tendulkar with an honorary Order of...

 

Fools and gold: Australia’s first AFL Olympics

Fools and gold: Australia’s first AFL Olympics

Tweet Channel Nine set the commentary bar extremely low and did Olympic sports a huge disservice, says former athlete Luke Sulzberger. Having won a gold Logie himself, it satisfies a certain illogic that Karl Stafanovic should have been at...

 

The chosen – and the unchosen – ones

The chosen – and the unchosen – ones

Tweet John Pilger describes how sports fanatical Australia’s less than outstanding showing at the London Olympics offers a glimpse of a secret past. Don Bradman on the ground after being dismissed caught behind off Eddie Gilbert for a...

 

Olympian Perspective

Olympian Perspective

Tweet When considering Australia’s performance at the Olympics, it’s important to look at the big picture, says Gee. read more »

 

The whinger royale

The whinger royale

Tweet Senior correspondent Barry Everingham says the gold medal for Olympic whinging must go to that Princeling of pomp and pointlessness — chief British royalist David Flint. The Australian monarchists’ hierarchy WELL I’M BACK...

 
 
 
 

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