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Wallabies need to call on Ella and Campese’s expertise
_{By David Lord}
It’s never too late for the Australian Rugby Union to officially appoint Mark Ella and David Campese, the two most attacking Wallabies in history and a sheer ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 23/02/2012}
Clarke to win the 2012 Allan Border Medal
_{By Stoffy18}
In light of the recent saga surrounding Cricket Australia and Ricky Ponting, you could be forgiven for overlooking the upcoming Allan Border Medal, which takes place next ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2012}
Mundine cancels Trout fight to tackle Rocky Balboa
_{By Bob Nightly}
Anthony Mundine is poised to relinquish a world title fight with American super-welterweight champion Austin Trout in favour of a potential bout with Rocky Balboa. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 23/02/2012}
Why Richie Porte made the right call in going with Sky
_{By Felix Lowe}
Of Australia’s two stage race winners this season – Simon Gerrans and Richie Porte – the latter arguably has the most going for him in 2012. ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 23/02/2012}
Kevin Sheedy: Father, Teacher and Madman
_{By Andrew Sutherland}
Simon Madden once called Kevin Sheedy: “An enigma. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 23/02/2012}
Where to now for the Socceroos’ ageing squad?
_{By Davidde Corran}
Han Berger had a plan.
_{Sport Name - Football 23/02/2012}
Why Ashwin’s Mankad was a legitimate dismissal
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Much media attention has focused on the ever-controversial Mankad rule this week, following Tuesday’s match between Sri Lanka and India. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2012}
Calvin Johnson won’t break Jerry Rice’s record
_{By dan-talintyre}
Calvin “Megatron” Johnson had one heck of a season last year. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 23/02/2012}
Super Rugby expansion: Tokyo and LA?
_{By rsamuel10}
Who? A Japanese and American club. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 23/02/2012}
Collingwood Magpies: 2012 season preview
_{By Cameron Larkin}
Collingwood are an obvious player on the finals poker table. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 23/02/2012}
How 130 years of Waratahs, Reds rivalry kicked-off
_{By The Crowd}
The opening Waratahs vs Reds Super Rugby match of 2012 stands as a monument to 130 years of inter-state rugby rivalry. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 23/02/2012}
Maguire needs to bring pride and glory back to Redfern
_{By CurtisW1908}
The South Sydney Rabbitohs players have finally met their match in new coach Michael Maguire. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 23/02/2012}
Memories of the Master Blaster’s greatest Test innings
_{By Garfield Robinson}
Viv Richards once surprised an interviewer by telling him that he thought his best innings was the 61 he made in 1983 against India at Sabina Park. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 23/02/2012}
My mates told me the McIntye System had to go
_{By ScottWoodward.me}
My mates in Victoria could never understand why I liked the NRL’s McIntyre Final Eight System. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 23/02/2012}
A-League headed for NSL-style crash
_{By David Jones}
There, I’ve said it.
_{Sport Name - Football 23/02/2012}
Australian sports fans are living in the past
_{By Ben Anderson}
Take a quick glance at the sporting headlines this past year and you could have been forgiven for thinking it was 2002. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 23/02/2012}
NRL changes finals system: Bye, bye McIntyre
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
The newly formed Australian Rugby League Commission has wasted little time in flexing its muscle. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 22/02/2012}
NRL TVC: Back to the future with Bon Jovi [video]
_{By Sports Freak}
The NRL has tapped its 2011 commercial ‘Our House’ featuring Bon Jovi for its 2012 season launch, with one eye fairly set on the increasing competition in ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 22/02/2012}
Is Ponting’s decision to play on the right one?
_{By Joe Karsay}
Ricky Ponting’s press conference yesterday raised more questions than it answered. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2012}
Ponting stays on to seek Ashes redemption
_{By David Lord}
Ricky Ponting has redemption firmly in his in mind. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2012}
Call to end aggressive A-League expansion
_{By Michael Turner}
With the North Queensland Fury’s demise at the business end of last season, and the tattered glamour expansion entity that is Gold Coast apparently following the same ...
_{Sport Name - Football 22/02/2012}
My fearless predictions for the 2012 NRL Season
_{By shanebrien}
With the 2012 NRL Season just around the corner, I thought I would look into the crystal ball and outline my predictions for the coming year. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 22/02/2012}
Bennett and Sheens are the last of their kind
_{By CurtisW1908}
Being a coach in 2012 is a different beast to what our forefathers had to face. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 22/02/2012}
It’s not time to Palmer off Gold Coast. Yet!
_{By Davidde Corran}
There was a lot of anger, a lot of frustration and a lot of non-sense but in Clive Palmer’s 16 minutes on SBS TV’s The World Game ...
_{Sport Name - Football 22/02/2012}
Why Ponting should stay and we should let him
_{By Will McCloy}
Ricky Ponting apologised to the media yesterday. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 22/02/2012}
Who will be the next England manager?
_{By shreyasnarayan}
Fabio Capello’s nightmare with the English national football team did at last come to an end, although many fans including myself wished it had taken place after ...
_{Sport Name - Football 22/02/2012}
Gold Coast United’s squad facing fire sale
_{By John Davidson}
With the implosion of Gold Coast United and prized youngster James Brown heading to the Newcastle Jets next season, a carve up of the United squad is ...
_{Sport Name - Football 22/02/2012}
What’s next for the UFC welterweight division?
_{By ErinT}
The landscape of the UFC welterweight division has dramatically changed over the past five months starting with the injury to Champion Georges St. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 22/02/2012}
Where will your NRL team finish in 2012?
_{By Bonco}
Most of the time when rugby league experts try to guess each team’s ladder position at the beginning of the year they end up looking like amateurs. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 22/02/2012}
Why Celtics’ current streak is cause for concern
_{By dan-talintyre}
When teams start to streak, people start to talk. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 22/02/2012}
Andy Carroll: Back from the brink?
_{By Base}
When Liverpool splashed the majority of the Torres cash on the young and largely untried Andy Carroll on the last day of the 2011 January transfer window ...
_{Sport Name - Football 22/02/2012}
Osieck’s Socceroos squad gives desperate Rijkaard hope
_{By Athas Zafiris}
The best way to look at Holger Osieck’s selection of the Socceroos squad to face Saudi Arabia is to walk a mile in the expensive shoes of ...
_{Sport Name - Football 22/02/2012}
The Mankad: Ashwin-Thirimanne, ethics and the law in the gentleman’s game
_{By dan-talintyre}
Cricket was almost changed forever this afternoon in the ODI match between India and Sri Lanka and not for the better either. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
How far can Ricky Ponting go?
_{By The Crowd}
Ricky Ponting announced that given his axing from the One Day International side, his focus will shift to Test cricket and Sheffield Shield for his Tasmanian Tigers. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
Ponting press conference confirms and denies nothing
_{By Geoff Lemon}
Perhaps speculation about Ricky Ponting’s future can be dragged out as long as Kevin Rudd’s, as a press conference this morning contained no new information. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
Super Rugby 2012 preview: Rebels
_{By The Crowd}
The Melbourne Rebels’ second season is near. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 21/02/2012}
Ponting punted from ODIs but can he still rise to the Test?
_{By David Lord}
A contrite John Inverarity played a straight bat yesterday when he named the Australian squad for the next ODIs against India and Sri Lanka. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 21/02/2012}
Five fearless predictions for the 2012 NRL season
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
With the 2012 rugby league season nearly upon us, it’s time once again to channel my inner Nostradamus and announce five fearless predictions. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 21/02/2012}
Palmer versus FFA: Public stoush exposes the flaws
_{By Adrian Musolino}
Gold Coast United owner Clive Palmer took to the box last night (SBS’s The World Game) in his escalating public war of words against Football Federation Australia. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 21/02/2012}
MLB: Another chance for Manny Ramirez
_{By Xavier Player}
For many, late February is the best time on the sporting calendar. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 21/02/2012}
Palmer’s frustration is with the FFA’s financing of football
_{By Tony Tannous}
There has been a rush to condemn Clive Palmer after his anti-football comments on the weekend, but stop for a second and you might just hear a ...
_{Sport Name - Football 21/02/2012}
NBA trade frenzy as deadline nears
_{By Nick Jungfer}
Nearly every season it’s the same deal. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 21/02/2012}
Five hot tips for the ATP Memphis tournament
_{By dan-talintyre}
After Roger Federer’s success at the ATP Rotterdam event, the tennis tour now moves to Memphis for its next event and features a string of quality players. ...
_{Sport Name - Tennis 21/02/2012}
Durant explodes for 51 as Thunder crack the Nuggets
_{By Samuel Candido}
Kevin Durant sunk a whopping 51 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s thrilling 124-118 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 21/02/2012}
NRL pre-season finally brings back the biff
_{By Chris Chard}
With the pre-season underway, NRL supporters and Clive Palmer can sit back and enjoy what we’ve all waited months to see – exhausted sweaty athletes fumbling easy ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 21/02/2012}
Why Super Rugby trials are hard but worth the effort
_{By Matt Hodgson}
A week away from the start of the Super Rugby competition, having completed our trial games, the age-old question is raised: are trial games beneficial to the ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 21/02/2012}
Carlton Blues 2012 season preview
_{By Cameron Larkin}
High expectations.
_{Sport Name - AFL 21/02/2012}
What does Olympic performance mean to you?
_{By Luke Doherty}
I’ve loved the Olympics ever since I was a kid. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 21/02/2012}
Can Israel Folau match Karmichael Hunt’s lengthy strides?
_{By Vince Rugari}
Saturday was a big day for the two money men poached from rugby league to join the AFL expansion army. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 21/02/2012}
Early success in pursuit of cycling Olympic gold
_{By Tim Renowden}
Australia’s dual-world champion cycling pursuit team must now be considered favourites for Olympic gold, having beaten their British rivals on the London Olympic velodrome. ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 21/02/2012}
It’s make or break time for Luke Walsh
_{By CurtisW1908}
Despite a disastrous 2011 campaign and many suggesting an even worse 2012, the Penrith Panthers have re-signed much maligned playmaker Luke Walsh for another three years. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 21/02/2012}
Who are the Super Rugby smokies for 2012?
_{By Brett McKay}
This coming season might be the most unpredictable in recent memory. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 21/02/2012}
Jeremy Lin plays the best game of his NBA career
_{By Cameron Larkin}
The Broadway show starring Jeremy Lin once again wowed the crowds when the Dallas Mavericks rolled into Madison Square Garden to take on the NBA’s hottest player ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 21/02/2012}
Aussies Abroad in WTA and ATP Feb 21-27
_{By southendaussies}
Sam Stosur’s performance at the Doha WTA tour event headlines another week of Aussies Abroad, with the Australian making the final before losing to world No. ...
_{Sport Name - Tennis 21/02/2012}
Palmer’s comments disrespect the game
_{By shanebrien}
A 17-year-old was handed the captain’s armband by the club owner, the coach was temporarily stood down by the owner for making a mockery of the decision ...
_{Sport Name - Football 21/02/2012}
2012 AFL season preview: Richmond
_{By Michael DiFabrizio}
What does 2012 have in store for Richmond supporters? Our next AFL season preview takes a look. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 21/02/2012}
Ricky Ponting, you are the weakest link: Goodbye!
_{By Red Kev}
Australia has now played five ODIs this summer, and Ricky Ponting has contributed 18 runs (2, 1, 6, 2, and 7) at a strike rate of 27. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/02/2012}
Ugly video gives boxing another black eye
_{By John Davidson}
A shocking brawl involving camera tripods, glass bottles and threats of shooting erupted after British heavyweights Dereck Chisora and David Haye went toe to toe at a ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 20/02/2012}
Chisora and Haye: The ugly side of the sweet science
_{By Purple Shag}
In a sport where taking blows to the head is a key element found in the job description, it is of little surprise that many of the ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 20/02/2012}
Ponting plummets out of form, can’t be picked again
_{By David Lord}
It’s the end of the ODI road for Ricky Thomas Ponting. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 20/02/2012}
Gold Coast sinking under the weight of Clive Palmer’s ego
_{By apaway}
Owners need to own and let the coaches coach. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 20/02/2012}
Super Rugby 2012 preview: Brumbies
_{By Elisha Pearce}
As old mate Bob Dylan once wrote, “he not busy being born, is busy dying. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 20/02/2012}
Super Rugby 2012 preview: Western Force
_{By Elisha Pearce}
The Western Force are the Australian rock band Eskimo Joe. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 20/02/2012}
It’s time to cut Gold Coast United loose
_{By Adrian Musolino}
Gold Coast United has reached the point of no return, with owner Clive Palmer engaging in a public war of words with the governing body, Football Federation ...
_{Sport Name - Football 20/02/2012}
Reviewing the rucks: GWS, Demons, Hawks
_{By Damo}
Lets take our look at the next lot of ruck divisions for the 2012 season, starting with the new kids on the block, GWS Giants. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 20/02/2012}
Manly Sea Eagles lose World Club Challenge
_{By Patrick Angel}
The World Club Challenge between Leeds Rhinos and Manly Sea Eagles was an electric match, helped along by the sell-out crowd on a cold and windy night ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 20/02/2012}
Injured NRL stars could make 2012 very different
_{By PuntPal}
2011 is remembered for Manly’s premiership, Queensland’s sixth Origin victory, Darren Lockyer’s retirement, the Titans’ dreadful wooden spoon, and even the Adam Blair versus Glenn Stewart ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 20/02/2012}
Say goodbye to Gold Coast United
_{By Mike Tuckerman}
“The A-League is a joke. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 20/02/2012}
Which AFL teams won’t feature in 2012 finals action
_{By Michael Filosi}
This time of year in the winter football codes, you’d be forgiven for thinking every team was destined for premiership glory. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 20/02/2012}
Despite Crusaders loss, gallant Rebels are rising
_{By Stuart Fazakerley}
I’ve loved reading the comments and reactions to the first two trial games from the Melbourne Rebels. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 20/02/2012}
2012 AFL season preview: Hawthorn
_{By Michael DiFabrizio}
Welcome to the first of a full series of detailed, comprehensive AFL previews for each club for the 2012 season, starting with Hawthorn. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 20/02/2012}
Star Tahs rested in Tonga trial triumph
_{By John Davidson}
Livewire scrum half Sarel Pretorius will be the key for the New South Wales Waratahs this Super Rugby season if Friday night’s trial win over Tonga is ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 20/02/2012}
Soa ‘The Hulk’ Palelei eyes CFC heavyweight title, UFC
_{By ErinT}
2012 is already set to be a big year for MMA in Australia with the return of the UFC to Sydney in March, a rumoured Ultimate Fighter ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 20/02/2012}
Gold Coast United: Full of great talent but also careless Clive Palmer
_{By Daniel Quinn}
Just what is going on at Gold Coast United in the past week? After appointing a 17-year old captain, Clive Palmer derided football as a “hopeless game” ...
_{Sport Name - Football 19/02/2012}
Aussie run outs a waste of space
_{By David Lord}
Why have the Australians lost their last two ODIs against India and Sri Lanka? Run outs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 19/02/2012}
Football fans are a national living treasure
_{By Athas Zafiris}
The A-League history books will record that on February 17, 2012, Melbourne Heart defeated what was ostensibly the Gold Coast United Youth Team at AAMI Park by ...
_{Sport Name - Football 18/02/2012}
James Sutherland and Jake White clear the air
_{By David Lord}
A breath of sporting fresh air at last from Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland and new Brumbies coach Jake White. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 18/02/2012}
Adelaide will improve long-term, not in 2012
_{By Cameron Larkin}
I guess that the Adelaide Crows can technically claim they’re the pride of South Australia, but fans of either South Australian team will likely tell you that ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 18/02/2012}
Five Australian golfers who could win 2012 majors
_{By Michael Green}
Jason Day and Adam Scott went within a whisker of winning the US Masters last year, and Australian golf fans are expecting a little more in 2012. ...
_{Sport Name - Golf 18/02/2012}
Portland Trailblazers have home court disadvantage
_{By dan-talintyre}
You’d be forgiven for taking a quick look at the Portland Trailblazers’ 2012 season and thinking that they are travelling just fine. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 18/02/2012}
English rugby must rediscover cockiness
_{By Rugby Fan}
It’s an odd time for England supporters. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 18/02/2012}
England! Ignore Alf Ramsay, find a Maradona
_{By jamesb}
Fabio Capello has joined a long list of unsuccessful England managers after he resigned from the position just four months before the Euro championships begin. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 18/02/2012}
Football pedigree continues at Sydney Olympic FC
_{By SOFC1957}
Their father Angelo and older brother Dimitri are among the list of former Sydney Olympic FC players, thus it comes as no surprise that the younger members ...
_{Sport Name - Football 18/02/2012}
GWS releases its club song
_{By The Cattery}
The last piece of the GWS puzzle is now in place, perhaps the piece that will leave the most lasting legacy. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 17/02/2012}
The AFL announces a loss for 2011
_{By The Cattery}
The AFL has released its financial results for 2011, announcing a loss of $23. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 17/02/2012}
Arsenal are victims of AC Milan’s revival
_{By Iain Strachan}
With a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday, AC Milan turned the tables on English opposition, and demonstrated the extent of their revival project under Massimiliano ...
_{Sport Name - Football 17/02/2012}
Toovey or not Toovey, that is the question
_{By David Lord}
Nobody is more Manly than new coach Geoff Toovey. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 17/02/2012}
What if the Kings were thrown into Super Rugby?
_{By The Crowd}
Is the inclusion of the Southern Kings from 2013 really so impractical at this point in time? Putting aside the politics, and the rights and wrongs, I’ve ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 17/02/2012}
Listen to the fans and allow Central Coast Bears in
_{By Beowulf}
So who runs the game, anyway? David Gallop constantly says it’s the fans. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 17/02/2012}
Answer to NRL expansion found in Hobart
_{By CurtisW1908}
It seems every man and his dog has an opinion on NRL expansion and whom the next two licenses should go to. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 17/02/2012}
A-League finals pursuit hits top gear
_{By Robbie Di Fabio}
With only six weeks remaining before the conclusion of the home and away A-League season, the race for a place in the coveted top-six is beginning to ...
_{Sport Name - Football 17/02/2012}
Reviewing the rucks: Freo, Geelong and GC
_{By Damo}
Before this next lot of reviews, it’s worth pointing out some of my criteria for these gradings. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 17/02/2012}
Memo to Michael Clarke: tell Haddin where he stands
_{By Spiro Zavos}
First, we had Brad Haddin telling the public (and presumably the Australian cricket selectors) that he had been dropped from the ODI side, rather than being rested ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 17/02/2012}
Contador ban means Evans may go back to back
_{By Joe Karsay}
In the fall out from the Alberto Contador suspension, one question remains: how will it impact the 2012 Pro Tour and in particular the Tour de France? The ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 17/02/2012}
Bleiberg and Palmer fall out over Cooper captaincy decision
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
The appointment of 17 year-old debutant Mitch Cooper as captain of Gold Coast United at tonight’s A-League fixture put coach Miron Bleiberg in some hot water with ...
_{Sport Name - Football 17/02/2012}
Smiles come easy at clubs with big personalities
_{By Mike Tuckerman}
Here I was thinking the A-League needs an injection of humour and along comes the comedy crew from Skilled Park. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 17/02/2012}
GreenEDGE in Oman
_{By SE Informer}
Are you wondering how the inaugural Australian Cycling Team GreenEDGE is going in the Tour of Oman? Well here is the latest. ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 17/02/2012}
Lay off Ullrich and let’s move on
_{By Felix Lowe}
They say bad luck comes in threes – and so after the recent doping rulings of Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador came another much-belated decision involving Jan ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 16/02/2012}
Australian rugby needs its version of college football
_{By ruggerman}
Two articles this week struck me as particularly interesting. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 16/02/2012}
Where are Australian rugby’s Nathan Tinklers?
_{By Bay35Pablo}
Nathan Tinkler, flush with funds from a successful mining entrepreneurship and Novocastrian pride, is the great white hope of Newcastle sport. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 16/02/2012}
2012 AFL season preview
_{By Cameron Larkin}
2012 is shaping up to be an intriguing AFL season. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 16/02/2012}
The Premier League goal-scoring conundrum
_{By Purple Shag}
The sporting domain has a tendency to produce the absurd. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 16/02/2012}
Manly Sea Eagles should beat the Leeds Rhinos
_{By League Freak}
In what is sure to be one of the coldest World Club Challenge’s ever played, the Leeds Rhinos will host the Manly Sea Eagles for the right ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 16/02/2012}
A-League youngsters burst onto the scene
_{By Daniel Quinn}
Round 19 of the Hyundai A-League gave spectators a taste of the future, with several clubs giving youngsters a go. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 16/02/2012}
The delicate balancing act of Supercoach
_{By The Cattery}
A brand new AFL season is upon us, which can only mean one thing. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 16/02/2012}
Matt Giteau is a twit for his Robbie Deans tweet
_{By Spiro Zavos}
It was a case of “there he goes again” when Matt Giteau rather indulgently tweeted another attack on Wallabies coach Robbie Deans. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 16/02/2012}
Are the Bears finally to come out of hibernation?
_{By David Lord}
North Sydney Bears stalwart Greg Florimo has lifted the tempo for the recall of his club to the NRL, as the expansion debate hots up. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 16/02/2012}
The mystery and tragedy of Andrew Krakouer
_{By Andrew Sutherland}
Mick Malthouse described Andrew Krakouer as “such a beautiful kid. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 16/02/2012}
The rise, and rise, of the Australian football coach
_{By Davidde Corran}
It is unequivocally good news for Australian football. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 16/02/2012}
A simple vision for a nationwide NRL
_{By JezRu}
With a new Independent Commission and an impending television rights deal upon us, it’s an appropriate time to think about expanding the NRL again. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 15/02/2012}
Cavendish vs Greipel for sprint crown in 2012
_{By The Crowd}
The Mark Cavendish lead-out train, punctuated by the Manx Missle’s withering final burst, dominated the flat-stages of 2011. ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 15/02/2012}
A-League: The road to the 2012 final series
_{By Griffo}
With six rounds to go to the 2012 A-League final series, fans of eight clubs are wondering where their team will sit come the final whistle of ...
_{Sport Name - Football 15/02/2012}
Reviewing the rucks: Adelaide and Brisbane
_{By Damo}
When the new substitute rule was introduced, essentially forcing clubs to think harder about their on field structures and concoct plans on how best to use their ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 15/02/2012}
How vulnerable is Green Bay next season?
_{By dan-talintyre}
By now it’s fairly safe to say a couple of things about the Green Bay Packers. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 15/02/2012}
Why Celtics should thank All Stars selectors
_{By dan-talintyre}
Whether you like the Boston Celtics or not, and regardless of whether you think Rajon Rondo is a quality basketball player, nearly everyone agrees that he should ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 15/02/2012}
Time for a trans-Tasman rugby championship
_{By SAMURAI}
In recent weeks, reports have emerged that the Super Rugby franchises in South Africa have threatened to abandon the Super Rugby championship next season if the proposed ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 15/02/2012}
What’s to be done with Gold Coast United?
_{By Adrian Musolino}
It’s the white elephant in the room Football Federation Australia (FFA) needs to address: Gold Coast United and its unsustainable supporter base. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 15/02/2012}
Cricket squad goes back to the future – but where is Haddin?
_{By Bonco}
Yesterday a new squad was picked for the Australian side for their next two One Day Internationals in Sydney and Brisbane. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 15/02/2012}
Qatar down, Oman next, but real Tours loom
_{By John Davidson}
With the tiresome Tour of Qatar out of the way, the eyes of the cycling world can move forward to what looms as bumper year for the ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 15/02/2012}
Victory on Valentine’s: A beginners guide
_{By Chris Chard}
There comes a time in every man’s life when he wants to take his relationship to the next level. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 14/02/2012}
GWS Giants look to the future with captaincy
_{By Will McCloy}
The new Greater Western Sydney co-captains spent some time with Aussie cricket legend Steve Waugh after the captaincy announcement this morning, and let’s hope they were listening. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 14/02/2012}
Crackdown on clean studs-up tackle is insane
_{By johnhunt92}
To use studs or not to use studs? That is the question facing football players currently from the Premier League to the A-League. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 14/02/2012}
What will Super Rugby bring us in 2012?
_{By dlang30}
For a little bit of fun, I am going to share with everyone who I think will be both contenders and pretenders for another year of Super ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 14/02/2012}
How Mike D’Antoni’s faith has led to Jeremy Lin phenomenon
_{By dan-talintyre}
It’s no secret now – everybody has heard of Jeremy Lin. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 14/02/2012}
English football close off the world to look inward again
_{By apaway}
Football in England has become a game of contradictions. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 14/02/2012}
UFC: Ellenberger vs Sanchez fight previews and analysis
_{By ErinT}
Giving the fans something a little different to think about, the UFC presents a mid-week fight night in UFC on Fuel: Ellenberger vs. ...
_{Sport Name - No Category Assigned 14/02/2012}
Cricket bringing people together at the Adelaide Oval
_{By Nick Jungfer}
Racial slurs, violence at sporting events, opposing groups of fans having to be segregated by tall, steel fencing; we’ve heard it before. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
Wales return to form in Six Nations
_{By RodCrowley}
With round two of the Six Nations complete, it is Wales who lead the way following their emphatic victory over a brave Scotland in Cardiff on Sunday. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 14/02/2012}
Aussies Abroad in WTA and ATP Feb 14-20
_{By southendaussies}
It was another busy week for Aussies Abroad in both the WTA and ATP with plenty going on both here and abroad. ...
_{Sport Name - Tennis 14/02/2012}
Perth Heat goes back-to-back
_{By The Cattery}
The Perth Heat won back-to-back Australian Baseball League titles when they defeated the Melbourne Aces 7-6 on Sunday night at Barbagallo Ballpark, Perth. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 14/02/2012}
UFC features Aussie made Bernardo ‘Trekko’ Magalhaes
_{By Sam Brown}
Australia may be a small fish within the global MMA sea but that hasn’t stopped us producing our share of sharks. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 14/02/2012}
Who will challenge in this MLB season?
_{By dan-talintyre}
We all know that in Major League Baseball money talks – and it talks pretty darn loud. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 14/02/2012}
Super League on the up in 2012
_{By Matt_S}
Before a ball was kicked, the Super League heralded the 2012 season in controversial circumstances. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 14/02/2012}
Sunderland defying expectations under O’Neill
_{By dan-talintyre}
December had just begun and Sunderland were truly down in the dumps. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 14/02/2012}
Will free agency open up the premiership window?
_{By Redb}
2011 was the final year the draft and trading windows operated under the current system, before free agency will hit the AFL player trade system in 2012. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 14/02/2012}
Benji Marshall chasing that elusive NRL premiership
_{By CurtisW1908}
Benji Marshall is the biggest name in our game. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 14/02/2012}
Cricket taking guard against depression
_{By shanebrien}
It is a glamorous lifestyle; traveling the world, making a lot of money playing the game you love. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
Australian baseball finally out of the woods
_{By The Crowd}
Perth Heat have illustrated what city-based competitions can mean to a smaller sport. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 14/02/2012}
It’s been a tough road, but has India turned the corner?
_{By Kersi Meher-Homji}
Suddenly Michael Clarke has a fight on his hands, apart from hamstring injury in his leg. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
Five tips for the World Tennis Tournament
_{By dan-talintyre}
After the 2012 Australian Open, the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is the first serious event on the ATP calendar. ...
_{Sport Name - Tennis 14/02/2012}
Here’s hoping Arnold lets Rogic and Amini loose
_{By Tony Tannous}
It’s still a few weeks away, but hands up who else is licking their lips at the thought of watching youngsters Tomas Rogic and Mustafa Amini in ...
_{Sport Name - Football 14/02/2012}
Who the hell is Jeremy Lin?
_{By Ryan O'Connell}
These types of stories are pretty rare in the modern era. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 14/02/2012}
Heady task awaits Saint Nick and his merry men
_{By Vince Rugari}
It’s just as well that St Kilda’s new leadership group is the size of a small army. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 14/02/2012}
Dave fires a Warner shot in ODI captaincy bid
_{By David Lord}
Why is there any conjecture over David Warner’s credentials to captain the Australian ODI side in Michael Clarke’s absence? Clarke has a hamstring injury that will keep him ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 14/02/2012}
NAB Cup banished from free to air
_{By Andyc}
The AFL rarely give an inch, so the banishing of the NAB Cup from Free To Air television will come as a major surprise to fans and ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 13/02/2012}
Black Caviar needs a heavyweight bout with Frankel
_{By jcinque}
It’s not often that a sport like horse racing is responsible for a truly great clash of the titans but that would be the case if Australia’s ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 13/02/2012}
Luis Suarez has brought shame on English football
_{By Mike Tuckerman}
“We are extremely disappointed Luis Súarez did not shake hands with Patrice Evra before yesterday’s game,” read a statement from Liverpool FC in the wake of an ...
_{Sport Name - Football 13/02/2012}
Australia lose but Forrest stands out from the trees
_{By David Lord}
Peter Forrest was the only plus to surface from the highly-criticised rotation policy for yesterdays ODI between Australia and India at Adelaide. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/02/2012}
Umpiring errors aren’t a sin in an imperfect world
_{By Michael Filosi}
How would you feel if every time you made an error at work, fifteen thousand people were made aware of it? Worse still, when attention was drawn ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 13/02/2012}
Worried about a London Olympic gold medal drought?
_{By aussiepolliessport}
There has been much said over the last year about Australia’s poor medal prospects at the 2012 London Olympic Games, especially when it comes to gold. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 13/02/2012}
Victory, Mariners deliver hope, glory and entertainment
_{By Athas Zafiris}
Don’t you just love it when your modest expectations are exceeded. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 11/02/2012}
Mathews heroics almost shakes Clarke’s resolve
_{By David Lord}
Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews severely tested the resolve generated in the Australian team by captain Michael Clarke at the WACA last night. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/02/2012}
Resurgent Pakistan inspire new generation to play
_{By shanebrien}
You can now include 2012 alongside 2011 and 2009 as historic moments in Pakistan cricket, but for such very different reasons than the turmoil that came before. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 11/02/2012}
Rugby league’s new era: where to now?
_{By joshie93}
At 11.
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 10/02/2012}
Liam Miller: Bargain buy of the A-League season?
_{By John Davidson}
Perth Glory are flying at the moment and one of the reasons is the form of their former Manchester United, Celtic and Leeds United player, Liam Miller. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 10/02/2012}
Does the A-League need an injection of humour?
_{By Mike Tuckerman}
Arryverdici Fabio read one of the snappier headlines in the English press yesterday, as the London tabloids enthusastically endorsed one of their own in Harry Redknapp to ...
_{Sport Name - Football 10/02/2012}
Twenty20 cricket not up to the test
_{By rozamate}
After watching the two Twenty20 internationals between Australia and India, I would like to offer a 17-year-old’s opinion on my preferred style of the game. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/02/2012}
AFL clubs’ leadership groups getting out of hand
_{By Redb}
I sat and watched a Fox Sports News segment on St Kilda’s captain and leadership group the other day just shaking my head. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 10/02/2012}
Melbourne derby reveals tale of two journeys
_{By Robbie Di Fabio}
It was intense, forceful and at times an affair devoid of its pretty nature. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 10/02/2012}
Why sporting seasons should never cross paths
_{By Chris Chard}
Much of the talk in sports circles this week has revolved around Channel Nine’s scheduling clash between a One Day cricket international and an opening round NRL ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 10/02/2012}
Midweek regional matches not hitting the mark
_{By Adrian Musolino}
No midweek A-League this week? So accustomed have we become to Wednesday night football in the last two seasons, it just didn’t seem right having no live ...
_{Sport Name - Football 10/02/2012}
Like father, like son: Alister McDermott on a fast track to the Test team
_{By Melanie Dinjaski}
With his bright red hair, tall frame and fierce winning instinct, Alister McDermott cuts a familiar figure on the cricket pitch. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 10/02/2012}
Independent Commission four years in the making, but worth the wait
_{By David Lord}
It would be a positive start for rugby league’s new Independent Commission if Melbourne and Manly removed their knives from David Gallop’s back. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 10/02/2012}
O’ so close for John: How JON almost landed the biggest job in sport
_{By Stoffy18}
John O’Neill has been overlooked as Manchester City chief executive, marginally missing out on what would be one of world sports top jobs. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 09/02/2012}
Who’s to blame for the Majak Daw beat-up?
_{By Michael DiFabrizio}
For a player who’s never played a game of senior AFL footy, North Melbourne rookie Majak Daw sure gets a lot of attention. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 09/02/2012}
Capello ‘walks’ from England’s top job
_{By Purple Shag}
English football circles are spinning tonight with the news that Fabio Capello has quit as manager of the English national team. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 09/02/2012}
Mayweather and Pacquiao have shamed boxing
_{By Adam Santarossa}
Well.
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 09/02/2012}
Will Tom Brady’s legacy be affected by one drop?
_{By benwalker}
So there are four minutes to go in Super Bowl XLVI and New England quarterback Tom Brady is marching his team downfield, holding on to a 17-15 ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 09/02/2012}
Why Manchester United are never really beaten
_{By M_Campbell23}
As a Manchester United supporter, I’m often accused of being a bandwagon rider. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 09/02/2012}
Die Lowen a chance for a Bundesliga rise?
_{By janek.speight}
It is approaching crunch time for many clubs around Europe, but in one of the lower echelons, a true fairytale could be in the making. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 09/02/2012}
Steve Waugh is right about cricket’s succession plan
_{By aussiepolliessport}
Former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh says the need for succession planning, particularly for the coming post-Ponting years, is upon us. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 09/02/2012}
Crows changing, but will this AFL preview change your life?
_{By S120}
Having been a haphazard reader of The Roar over the last few years, I always presumed that my first published piece would be a cunning, searing and ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 09/02/2012}
Hey, Victory! Give them kids a go
_{By Daniel Quinn}
Where some criticised the Melbourne A-League derby as lacking excitement, one good thing that emerged was Melbourne Heart youngster Craig Goodwin. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 09/02/2012}
Federal Court has it wrong on sports broadcast copyright
_{By The Cattery}
In a rare show of solidarity, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou and NRL boss David Gallop were photographed together yesterday walking through the corridors of power on Capital ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 09/02/2012}
Wales show Southern Hemisphere how to play running rugby
_{By S120}
There has long been a view in the Southern Hemisphere that the best rugby is played exclusively below the equator. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 09/02/2012}
Sonny Bill needs to start boxing full time
_{By John Davidson}
Sonny Bill Williams took care of an ordinary Clarence Tillman III with little fuss last night, but if he wants to go really far in the boxing ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 09/02/2012}
Dan Parks and the unsolved questions of expat rugby
_{By Garth Hamilton}
The contradictions of modern rugby stand evident in the career of Dan Parks, the duality never better expressed than in the jealous mixture of pride and persecution ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 09/02/2012}
A-League coaches are saying but not doing
_{By Davidde Corran}
Melbourne Victory’s position as the A-League’s biggest club was highlighted over the last week as interim coach Jim Magilton continued to make headlines. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 09/02/2012}
AFL’s most hated club turns 120 years old
_{By Andrew Sutherland}
This Sunday marks the 120th anniversary of Australia’s most famous sporting club. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 09/02/2012}
Contador reinforces cycling’s association with drugs
_{By Joe Karsay}
This has been an epochal week for cycling – a sport which, despite best efforts, cannot distance itself from the poisonous association with performance-enhancing drugs. ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 09/02/2012}
Alberto Contador’s ban: WADA load of nonsense
_{By Felix Lowe}
It took 585 days (and will rumble on for at least another 30) but finally the outcome of the 2010 Tour de France has been settled: CAS ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 08/02/2012}
Chauncey Billups injury: Is his career over?
_{By dan-talintyre}
Chauncey Billups looked like he’d been shot. ...
_{Sport Name - Basketball 08/02/2012}
The NRL’s scariest players
_{By CurtisW1908}
They are the hired guns of their generation. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 08/02/2012}
Let’s talk about selection, Test fans
_{By Red Kev}
It is obvious that Australia’s batting line-up is not settled. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
Super Bowl blunder: How the Giants almost lost by scoring
_{By stojo01}
The 46th Super Bowl on Monday threw up the most bizarre piece of television in recent memory – and no I don’t mean Madonna’s lip-synced geriatric attempt ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 08/02/2012}
Khawaja shouldn’t have been Shaun from the Test side
_{By David Lord}
National selectors mustn’t make the same mistake again with Shaun Marsh. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
Is the All Stars match increasing the divide?
_{By Purple Shag}
Last weekend’s All Stars showpiece gifted us some great footy with a high scoring game played at blistering pace facilitated by two talented teams, including a few ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 08/02/2012}
Cricket Australia must take a stand against racist spectators
_{By Athas Zafiris}
Cricket Australia has a problem. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
Has the AFL captain become irrelevant?
_{By Ben Waterworth}
Author and leadership expert Leroy Eimes once said: “A leader is one who sees more than others see, who sees farther than others see, and who sees ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 08/02/2012}
Is Heath Shaw the right leader for Collingwood?
_{By johnhunt92}
Heath Shaw is a very good footballer who is vital to the success of the Collingwood Magpies. ...
_{Sport Name - AFL 08/02/2012}
Pakistan win shows what’s beautiful about the game
_{By Vas Venkatramani}
The weight of expectation is a funny thing: pressure is there where once there was none. ...
_{Sport Name - Cricket 08/02/2012}
What opening matches of Six Nations taught us
_{By SAMURAI}
With the Australian rugby preparing for the grueling season of Super Rugby and the inaugural Rugby Championship, my appetite was satisfied by ESPN over the weekend with ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby Union 08/02/2012}
The musings of a gutted Pats fan
_{By benwalker}
I’m writing this article after my beloved Pats – the New England Patriots – lost Super Bowl XLVI to the New York Giants in Indianapolis. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 08/02/2012}
The NRL needs a vision
_{By Rob9}
Whether you love him or loathe him, Australian rugby league fans have got him for another four years. ...
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 07/02/2012}
Sonny Bill Williams and Clarence Tillman in weigh-in scuffle [video]
_{By The Roar}
The punches flew early this morning between Sonny Bill Williams and his boxing opponent Clarence Tillman III, as the face-off at weigh-in erupted into short, heated melee. ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 07/02/2012}
The problem with Melbourne Victory’s ‘hole’ season
_{By anthcol}
Whether it be through tactical ineptitude or players not following instructions, Melbourne Victory play their football with not enough emphasis on the most dangerous position on the ...
_{Sport Name - Football 07/02/2012}
Contador’s stripped title is no justice for Schleck
_{By ceriseblood}
Who won the 2006 edition of the Tour De France? To be honest, I had to look it up myself. ...
_{Sport Name - Cycling 07/02/2012}
Sonny Bill looking sharp for his first real test
_{By John Davidson}
The assistance of Tony Mundine as well as some impressive sparring partners has put Sonny Bill Williams in prime shape for his New Zealand heavyweight title tussle ...
_{Sport Name - Other Sports 07/02/2012}
Time for a Sydney FC clean out
_{By John Davidson}
With Viteslav Lavicka gone at the end of the season, it’s time for Sydney FC to ready itself for a player clean out. ...
_{Sport Name - Football 07/02/2012}
NRL All Stars must stay in February
_{By Will McCloy}
Here we go again.
_{Sport Name - Rugby League 07/02/2012}

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