baseball

Specialisation Is Not Fun

Why do we play sport? There are a number of different reasons. Some play to stay fit, some play to be a part of a team or a community, and a small minority play for a living. Many in that

Must There Always Be A Winner?

Overnight India fought back after a draw and a loss to beat Australia’s Kookaburras in a three test Hockey series. This meant that the series was tied at one win a piece. Yet there had to be a winner! So

Selection Process Starts Again

Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have taken the step of officially launching the bidding process for sports hoping to be added to the Summer Games in Japan, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) confirmed last week. The two news sports

Celebrating Milestones, But Still Struggling for Recognition

The A-League is celebrating ten years in existence, and is soon to enter those terrible teenage years. It has faced a number of challenges in recent years, clubs withdrawing, owners walking away and this season probably one of its biggest,

This day in sport: 14 April 1910

President kickstarts baseball tradition United States President William Howard Taft inaugurated the baseball season by throwing out the first ball to Walter Johnson, before the Washington Senators’ home game against Philadelphia. The act began a baseball tradition that Taft’s successors