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Crossing The Line – Politics and Sport

“It used to be all about winning,” those were the words uttered by a top athlete from the United States about sport in his era, the 1980’s. “Now it’s about entertainment,” he added with a tone of regret. Few would

Oi – Were you Watching?

“Oi” appropriately is an exclamation, rather than a word to attract someone’s attention, and the Oi Hockey Stadium certainly managed to attract people’s attention at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. After a few minor hiccups in the lead up to

Hockeyroos Enter The Olympic Record Books

Modern day sport is focussed on attack and scoring goals. Maybe that is why one Olympic record has been missed by many, one that the Hockeyroos can now claim. Many will tell you that goals and goal-scorers win you games.

A History Of Hard Decisions Not Made

“The show must go on” is a phrase that is believed to have originated in the circus. So it is an appropriate phrase to use when referring to the five ring circus that is the modern Olympic Games. The phrase

Podcast #96 – The Australian Boomerang Championships, The World Test Cricket Championship and Attending Press Conferences Are All Under Discussion

Not the Footy Show Podcast

It is not often you have a tie in any sporting Championships. Usually there is some way of separating those tied for first. That was not the case in the Australian Boomerang Championships and we catch up with one of