Ireland

Drawing A Long Bow?

No doubt most of us can remember being told as a child not do something. Don’t open that box, don’t look in that cupboard. As soon as we were told not to do something it made many of us more

Another Award Where Popularity Is The Key

It is hard to believe that once upon a time there were very few trophies awarded for winning in sport. In the ancient Olympic Games, an olive wreath was the prize. When the modern Olympics commenced in Athens in 1896

Short Formats of Sport May End Up Being The Short Straw For Some

Sport should be black and white, as after all there are usually winners and there are losers; occasionally honours are shared. In some sports where the result is based on a judges opinion it can be subjective, and history is

Vale BG Joshi

There are some sports that have recorded their history with great pride and preserve those records meticulously. There are some clubs that do the same. Regrettably there are many more who haven’t. When I was first asked to commentate hockey,

Should the Hockey Sisters Be Doin’ It For Themselves?

At the start of last week it came as no surprise to any involved in Hockey in Australia that dual Olympic Gold medallist Katrina Powell was appointed coach of the Hockeyroos until the end of the Tokyo Olympic Games. It