Take Your Seats Please
A common occurrence at most major sporting events is the over-pricing of tickets. It would appear that the IOC, and FIFA are completely out of touch with the economy in the countries they opt to host events. We saw it
Pain in the AIS?
The good thing about the Olympic Games is they have taken everyone’s minds of the gloom and doom that have dominated the news outlets due to the global recession, although here in Australia the sporting recession is hurting the nation
Rewards Before Success?
Over the past week Australia and possibly several other nations have engaged in much navel-gazing as athletes the public had been led to believe would come home from the London Olympics with Gold medals have ended up with silver. In
Fifty Years in the Making
The Olympics often throws up great stories of individuals who manage to overcome odds to not only win individual honours, but also an honour for their country that is incredibly rare. While nations like Australia are coming down hard on
If You Didn’t See It, It Never Happened
The British are well and truly into the Olympic swing of tings and merchandise is by all accounts selling well, especially a book entitled “The Great British Olympians,” which has been endorsed by the British Olympic Association. However all is
