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Is It Time to Grow Up?

Occasionally we all get flummoxed by an unexpected question. The question often more revealing than the answer. This happened to this writer at the recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. Someone whom I had only met a few times previously, but

Podcast #97 – The Role of the Media Manager, Sha’Carri Richardson’s Spot of Bother, and A Missed Opportunity.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

Despite so little international sport there is still plenty to discuss, especially with the Olympic Games just around the corner. Following on from one of our topics under discussion (Podcast #96)in this show we catch up with former Springbok Media

Some Rules Are Made To Be Broken

The Tokyo Olympic Games will be an Olympic Games unlike any that has gone before. Not only will the covid restrictions make life interesting for the athletes, the judges, umpires, official timekeepers and all of those involved in the media,

Time to Restore the Trust With Transparency

It was in December 2015 that the sporting world woke up to hear that law enforcement authorities had swooped and arrested many of the top officials in FIFA. Charges were laid against 18 individuals from 12 different countries. Those arrested

I Wanna Be Your Number One

Sport is all about taking opportunities when they come your way. One great example of this occurred in 1911 when Gaston Varielles the French centre failed to turn up for the rugby international against Scotland. Luckily in the crowd was