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The Politics of Sport or is it the Sport of Politics?

There are many who will say that there is no place in sport for politics. Yet ironically sport has been used frequently by politicians to gain favour. It was a sporting boycott that resulted in South Africa slowly dismantling the

A Fail For Ten

There are many around the world who will tell you the standard of journalism has dropped in recent years as news outlets look to get news out fast on the internet rather than check facts and research a story. Equally

Ping Pong Ping

One event that slipped past us took place in London at the start of the year and that was the World Championship of Ping Pong, held at Alexandra Palace.  Sixty four of the World’s top Ping Pong players did battle for

The Wrong Road to the Top?

A recent casual conversation with an elite Australian athlete can only be classified as “Naive.” The question as I walked way was whether I was the one who was naive, or were they? The issue that had me questioning was

The Price Of Failure Still to be Calculated

The FIFA World Cup has come to an end and Germany were the worthy winners. There have been many memorable moments, great goals great saves and great skill. Sadly as always some not so memorable moments too in terms of