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Changing the Rules to Suit Their Own Needs?

The Test Championship of Cricket was always intended to be another cash cow for the big three, India, England and Australia. So understandably the triumvirate are more than a little miffed that South Africa have crashed the party. They have

Telling a Story, But Is It The One Fans Want to Hear?

“That is not the narrative we are trying to promote.” These were words uttered by a media manager in sport in the past month. Is this is what is wrong with sport today? People trying to tell a story that

A Major Hick-Up

Football, and many other sports clubs at all levels have always been about communities. Many historically represent a community. In Europe they have represented a town or a city, whereas in Australia many were built up by migrant communities and

Banned Camp.

Not the Footy Show Podcast

There used to be a saying that sport reflected life. That often it was unfair. Of course this was in the main referring to sporting competition, and how some days decisions go your way, and others they do not. Some

Entertaining Sport or Sport as Entertainment?

Just over a week ago the world witnessed entertaining sport, and sport as entertainment, and it appeared that the majority preferred the former. The sport as entertainment was the boxing bout between you-tube sensation turned boxer Jake Paul and former