Hockey

Fine? No Thanks

In the past few days reports were published in the press in Pakistan announcing that the Pakistan Hockey Federation(PHF) had averted a ban for their national team, and that the International Hockey Federation(FIH) “had imposed a fine of around Rs

Our Way or The Highway!

The world has certainly changed since I was growing up. As a child I was encouraged to ask questions. The theory being that by asking questions you would acquire knowledge and be able to form opinions of your own based

The Club v Country Conundrum.

They say if you wait long enough everything changes. It was back in the early 2000’s that a meeting took place between the then coach of the Socceroos Frank Farina and coach of the Kookaburras Barry Dancer to look at

Sporting Unity

Sport over the years has witnessed some wonderful signs of unity, times where political and religious differences have been set aside, and athletes have risen above such clashes and respected their opponents as fellow athletes and individuals. Of course sadly

Global Rugby, A Game For All?

Sport used to be about competition. It was based around a tough contest when the whistle, siren or gun sounded and the forming of friendships once the contest was over.  This was the case not only at the highest level